ARTISTS
Catherine Opie鈥檚 鈥淔reeways鈥� series to be featured in the visual identity of Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles
Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles, the modern and contemporary art fair for Los Angeles, is delighted to announce that Catherine Opie
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12 Sep, 2011
Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles, the modern and contemporary art fair for Los Angeles, is delighted to announce that Catherine Opie, the iconic American photographer, has contributed her 鈥淔reeways鈥� series to the visual identity of the 2011 fair.
Opie鈥檚 鈥淔reeways鈥� celebrate Los Angeles鈥� quintessential monuments. The 鈥淔reeways鈥� series, the first in Opie鈥檚 longstanding exploration of the urban landscape, visually captures how communities are defined and bisected geographically as much as they are politically. Shot in swooping panoramic frames, the grandiose structures are void of cars, trucks and buses. Opie is able to closely focus in on the complex roles freeways occupy in our modern networked society through her empty shots that visually portray the emptiness and loneliness of Los Angeles鈥� circulatory system. 鈥淔reeways鈥� marked Opie as a new and distinctive contributor to the field of contemporary photography.
Selections from Opie鈥檚 鈥淔reeways鈥� series will be woven into the fair鈥檚 printed materials including a dedicated full-color layout in the inaugural Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles catalogue as homage to Opie鈥檚 work in the city of Los Angeles. Nat Trotman鈥檚 introductory essay in Catherine Opie: American Photographer will accompany her images in the printed catalogue.
Adam Gross, Executive Director of Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles noted that 鈥淐atherine鈥檚 work, and in particular her 鈥楩reeways鈥� series, uses the mundane and daily ways of being as a vehicle to explore the psyche of the city and 鈥楩reeways鈥� illustrates how the city of Los Angeles can act as catalyst for artistic production. We are honored that the inaugural edition of our fair will feature such iconic work in our printed materials.鈥�
Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie has produced a complex body of photographic work, creating series of images that explore notions of communal, sexual, and cultural identity. Opie鈥檚 work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her selected solo exhibitions include shows at the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; St. Louis Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Photographers鈥� Gallery, London. Selected group exhibitions include Age of Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The American Century: Art and Culture 1900鈥�2000, Whitney Museum of Art; the 1995 Biennial and the 2004 Biennial, Whitney Museum of Art. Opie was a recipient of the United States Artists Fellowship in 2006. In September of 2008, the Guggenheim Museum in New York opened a mid-career exhibition titled, Catherine Opie: American Photographer. Opie is represented by
Regen Projects in Los Angeles.
ABOUT Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles:
The Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles art fair will demonstrate the rich and diverse cultural landscape of Southern California and underscore Los Angeles鈥� influential position within the contemporary art world. This exhibition will bring together the local and international artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and art enthusiasts that play important roles in the vibrant Southern California art community. The directive of Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles 2011 will be to contextualize works by the many critically acclaimed artists working in and from Los Angeles and to emphasize the increased recognition of Los Angeles as an international art capital.
Opie鈥檚 鈥淔reeways鈥� celebrate Los Angeles鈥� quintessential monuments. The 鈥淔reeways鈥� series, the first in Opie鈥檚 longstanding exploration of the urban landscape, visually captures how communities are defined and bisected geographically as much as they are politically. Shot in swooping panoramic frames, the grandiose structures are void of cars, trucks and buses. Opie is able to closely focus in on the complex roles freeways occupy in our modern networked society through her empty shots that visually portray the emptiness and loneliness of Los Angeles鈥� circulatory system. 鈥淔reeways鈥� marked Opie as a new and distinctive contributor to the field of contemporary photography.
Selections from Opie鈥檚 鈥淔reeways鈥� series will be woven into the fair鈥檚 printed materials including a dedicated full-color layout in the inaugural Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles catalogue as homage to Opie鈥檚 work in the city of Los Angeles. Nat Trotman鈥檚 introductory essay in Catherine Opie: American Photographer will accompany her images in the printed catalogue.
Adam Gross, Executive Director of Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles noted that 鈥淐atherine鈥檚 work, and in particular her 鈥楩reeways鈥� series, uses the mundane and daily ways of being as a vehicle to explore the psyche of the city and 鈥楩reeways鈥� illustrates how the city of Los Angeles can act as catalyst for artistic production. We are honored that the inaugural edition of our fair will feature such iconic work in our printed materials.鈥�
Since the early 1990s, Catherine Opie has produced a complex body of photographic work, creating series of images that explore notions of communal, sexual, and cultural identity. Opie鈥檚 work has been exhibited extensively throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. Her selected solo exhibitions include shows at the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; St. Louis Art Museum; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; The Photographers鈥� Gallery, London. Selected group exhibitions include Age of Influence, Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The American Century: Art and Culture 1900鈥�2000, Whitney Museum of Art; the 1995 Biennial and the 2004 Biennial, Whitney Museum of Art. Opie was a recipient of the United States Artists Fellowship in 2006. In September of 2008, the Guggenheim Museum in New York opened a mid-career exhibition titled, Catherine Opie: American Photographer. Opie is represented by
Regen Projects in Los Angeles.
ABOUT Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles:
The Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles art fair will demonstrate the rich and diverse cultural landscape of Southern California and underscore Los Angeles鈥� influential position within the contemporary art world. This exhibition will bring together the local and international artists, dealers, collectors, museums, and art enthusiasts that play important roles in the vibrant Southern California art community. The directive of Art Platform鈥擫os Angeles 2011 will be to contextualize works by the many critically acclaimed artists working in and from Los Angeles and to emphasize the increased recognition of Los Angeles as an international art capital.
