Vancouver-based artist Jeff Wall (b. 1946) will be presenting several new photographic works in the Bank of America Project Gallery on the first floor of the museum. Shot in Los Angeles, these new works take as their subject homeless individuals who live in the streets, under highways and in urban back alleys, positioned within compositions that reference the history of figurative painting and sculpture. Wall’s photographs involve extensive staging of each fictional scene that he depicts. He works in a manner similar to that of a film director, with his projects involving extensive lighting, actors and elaborate preparations of each location. Since the 1970s Wall has been producing enigmatic, large-scale works that place photography in direct dialogue with painting’s art history and with conceptual art practices related to the photographic medium. Urban development, class and social issues have continually been subjects in his works and specifically homeless individuals have appeared repeatedly within his investigations; all themes that create a strong dialogue with Miami’s rapidly changing urban context.
Mexican and Latino Art Museum | San Francisco | In Association With The Smithsonian Institution - Th
Fort Mason Center, 2 Marina Blvd., Building D
San Francisco
Project Gallery: Jeff WallPerez Art Museum Miami - PAMM Main address:
Perez Art Museum Miami - PAMMWells Fargo Center1103 Biscayne Blvd.FL 33132Miami, United statesPerez Art Museum Miami - PAMMWells Fargo Center1103 Biscayne Blvd.FL 33132Miami, United statesVancouver-based artist Jeff Wall (b. 1946) will be presenting several new photographic works in the Bank of America Project Gallery on the first floor of the museum. Shot in Los Angeles, these new works take as their subject homeless individuals who live in the streets, under highways and in urban back alleys, positioned within compositions that reference the history of figurative painting and sculpture. Wall’s photographs involve extensive staging of each fictional scene that he depicts. He works in a manner similar to that of a film director, with his projects involving extensive lighting, actors and elaborate preparations of each location. Since the 1970s Wall has been producing enigmatic, large-scale works that place photography in direct dialogue with painting’s art history and with conceptual art practices related to the photographic medium. Urban development, class and social issues have continually been subjects in his works and specifically homeless individuals have appeared repeatedly within his investigations; all themes that create a strong dialogue with Miami’s rapidly changing urban context. Book tickets
TheArtKey.com is a product of ArtKey Media Inc., a Swiss media company. Its mission is to offer individuals and companies creating or offering visual art (such as artists, art galleries, art academies, auction houses, art fairs, etc.) and art interested people (such as art lovers, art collectors, etc.) a global platform to promote and find art.
Our team has all core competences necessary to accomplish this mission: Artists, art connoisseurs, IT specialists, editors and entrepreneurs.
