Picturing People
- ISBN-10
- 0941548597
- ISBN-13
- 9780941548595
- Series
- Picturing People
- Category
- Portrait photography
- Pages
- 115
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
- Publisher
- Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago
- Authors
- Arthur C. Danto, Dawoud Bey, Julie Bernson
Description
Since 1975, Chicago-based photographer Dawoud Bey has developed a body of work distinguished for its commitment to portraiture as means for understanding contemporary social circumstances. Ranging from chance street encounters to studio portraits, Bey has investigated a range of methods to find increased engagement with his subjects, and the resulting candor and expression such images convey. The Renaissance Society is pleased to present a career survey of Bey's work, including a new chapter of Strangers/Community featuring portraits of individuals from Hyde Park, Chicago, home to both the University of Chicago and the artist. 0Exhibition: The Renaissance Society, Chicago, USA (13.05-13.07.2012) / Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, USA (07.06.-08.09.2013) / The Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art, Kansas State University, USA / McDonough Museum of Art, Youngstown State University, USA.
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