The Terror and Pleasure of Staying at Home
How did an early 1990s exhibition anticipate the transformation of family life in the U.S.?
The U.S. debut of an ongoing series by one of the most influential photographers of our time
On Saturday, May 10, 2014, Aperture hosted a panel discussion addressing street photography in the twenty-first century, featuring Philip-Lorca diCorcia, James Nares, and Katherine A. Bussard. The panel was moderated by Brian Sholis, associate curator of photography at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Philip-Lorca diCorcia’s dark and defining series, Hustlers, was shot against a backdrop of devastation and despair during the AIDS pandemic in the late 1980s and early 90s. The work served as a defiant response to (largely) right-wing bigotry targeting the First Amendment rights of homosexuals — specifically, those working in the arts.
Link: Philip-Lorca DiCorcia on Shooting in Public « Prison Photography‘I never talk to them… I don’t ask their permission. I don’t pay them… And eventually…I got into trouble’