John Waters

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American | 1946

John Waters is an American photographer who was born in 1946. His work is currently being shown at Arthur Roger Gallery in New Orleans. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Grand Str) have featured John Waters's work in the past.John Waters's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 122 USD to 27,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2001 the record price for this artist at auction is 27,500 USD for Campaign Button, sold at Phillips New York in 2019. John Waters has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for BmoreArt in October 2025.

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Visual Chemistry - Business Men ,1988

By John Waters

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Hollywood Smile Train ,2009

By John Waters

Campaign Button ,2004

By John Waters

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Set of 10, Change over Marks - John Waters

Set of 10, Change over Marks ,2003

By John Waters

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Visual Chemistry - Business Men - John Waters

Visual Chemistry - Business Men ,1988

By John Waters

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Signed Hairspray Program

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Visual Chemistry - Cow ,1988

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Untitled (Show Starts in One Minute - John Waters

Untitled (Show Starts in One Minute ,1999

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Past Exhibitions

My Amazing Friends

Jeffrey Deitch, New York (Grand Str)

Soho | New York | USA

08 Feb, 2025 - 22 Feb, 2025

The Salesman

56 Henry (105)

New York | USA

27 Oct, 2023 - 10 Dec, 2023

ONLINE: Relentless Melt

LAUNCH F18

Tribeca | New York | USA

05 Mar, 2022 - 26 Mar, 2022

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Articles

BmoreArt News: Amy Sherald, Hilton Carter, Inviting Light

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Coverage

鈥� ..Within these 鈥渓ittle movies,鈥� as Waters calls them, the artist redirects and highlights the damaged narrative that the public often overlooks... 鈥�
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Boesky Gallery (509 W 24th Str.)

鈥� ..Waters鈥� films are full of twists and quirks... 鈥�
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Laumeier Sculpture Park

鈥� ..Waters revels in the terrible frustrations of today's film business combined with the hostility that outsiders feel towards the contemporary art world, hoping to bring into focus a fresh breed of humor,... 鈥�
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Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills

鈥� ..Editing them from their original context, Waters recombines film stills into ""little movies"", as he calls his particular form of narrative sequence... 鈥�
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Gagosian Gallery, Beverly Hills

鈥� ..Using an insider鈥檚 bag of tricks and trade lingo, Waters celebrates the excess of the movie industry... 鈥�
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Arthur Roger Gallery

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