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Photography For Sale
Color:  Orange
Pill Head Study in Orange
Located in MADRID, ES
Pill Head Study in Orange
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2010s Photography

Mexican Flying Wrestler
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Mexican Flying Wrestler Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 1990s Size: 11x9in Edition: 12 Signed, dated and numbered by hand on label Stamped ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Ode to Picasso's 'Portrait of Dora Maar'
Located in New Orleans, LA
Inspired by Pablo Picasso's "Portrait of Dora Maar", 1937 Edition 1 of 5 with 2 APs “Ode to Picasso’s 'Dora Maar’' is a self-portrait of E2 arti...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Landscape Photograph Large Nature Mountains Trees Sunset Wildlife India Orange
Located in Norfolk, GB
Aditya Dicky Singh, Untitled, photograph on fine-art Hahnemuhle archival paper 31" x 55" unframed (79cm x 140cm) 2022 Edition 1/10 *Should you ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Archival Ink

Accessory Story
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Liz Von Hoene is an award winning fashion photographer and director known for her immaculate concept driven images that strike the right balance between sophistica...
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2010s Photography

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Photographic Paper

"Fluidity Nr 12" 40x30inch Original photography Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fluidity Nr 12" 40x30inch Original photography Edition of 10 by Lika Brutyan "Fluidity Nr 12" 40" x 30" inch Original photography by Lika Brutyan from the ""Fluidity" series Lim...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment, Rag Paper

Mooncake II. Still Life . Color Print
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Mooncake II, 2020 by Shine Huang Archival pigment print on Hahnemuhle fine art paper. Image size: 20 in. H x 20 in. W Edition 1/6 Signed on verso in ink. U...
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2010s Minimalist Photography

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Archival Pigment

Kakoma, From the series Lous and The Yakuza. Mixed media fashion color photo
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Kakoma, 2022 by Hunter & Gatti From the series Lous and The Yakuza Acrylic and oil wax on fine art paper 255 grs. Image size: 20.6 in H x 15.7 in W Unframed This is a project togeth...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Wax, Oil, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Dark Materials IX by James Sparshatt. C-type print
Located in Coltishall, GB
There is a something about being a child on the beach where the sheer exuberance of running into the waves transcends the normal social barriers, and the shared exhilarance allows fo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Color of Sound 7
Located in Nashville, TN
Mark Jackson has been a photographer for 30 years, always creating and making. In 2017, he began experimenting with his own approach to art and printmaking - “I realized I was onto s...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Mixed Media

Flora Italiana (Papavero Arancio Piene) - large botanical still life photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original large format still life photograph from Linda Rosewall's series "Flora Italiana", an intensely beautiful body of works exploring the botanical splendor of Italian flowers with highly detailed captures Flora Italiana ( Papavero Arancio Piene ) bright orange poppy flower petals 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76cm) signed edition of 25 64 x 48 inches (162 x 122cm) signed edition of 7 archival fine art pigment print signed & numbered by artist on label custom/larger sizes are available on request ___________________ About the artist Linda Rosewall’s artistic path was cemented during her childhood. She was inspired by her farther, an accomplished musician and composer who raised his six children as a performing family act. The experience of traveling the United States and Canada in a small airplane piloted by her father provided the opportunity for Linda to capture these moments on her small Kodak Instamatic Camera. At the age of 18, she enrolled at Columbia College of Fine Arts Chicago. During her studies, Linda apprenticed under photographer Norman Bilisko and later worked with Dennis Manarchy...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Pegasus Mythical Winged Divine Horse Vintage Sign. Mid Century Street Signs
Located in Miami, FL
Red and white gas station signs and parking signs form an abstract pattern in an early example of color photography from 50 years ago in 1972. Signed ...
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1970s Abstract Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Golden Girl 2 - Signed limited edition pigment print, Gold light, Ambiance
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Golden Girl 2 Large scale photograph by Michael Banks - Archival Pigment print on fiber based paper ( Hahnemühle Photo RAG Baryta 315 gsm ) Limited Editions of 5 , signed + numbered...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital, Pigment, Archival Pi...

Blondie Orange - Hand Signed Limited Edition
Located in London, GB
Blondie Orange - Hand Signed Limited Edition Archival Pigment Print This piece is a modern reworking of Debbie Harry, from Blondie. BATÍK is a London based contemporary pop art i...
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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Archival Pigment, Color

Untitled, from the series of 'Hanabi' – Rinko Kawauchi, Sky, Firework, Night
Located in Zurich, CH
RINKO KAWAUCHI (*1972, Japan) Untitled, from the series 'Hanabi' 2001 C–type print Sheet 25.4 x 20.3 cm (10 x 8 in.) Edition of 6; Ed. no. 3/6 framed Reminiscent of Japanese phot...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print

Untitled - Oilfields
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Untitled (Oilfields), 2004, 60x60cm, Edition 3/10. Analog C-Print, based on the original Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #1206.03. Not mounted. O...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie - Limited Edition Mick Rock Estate Print David Bowie backstage, 1973 (photo Mick Rock). All prints are numbered by the Estate. Edition size varies according to print s...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Copiers All Washed Up
Located in Kansas City, MO
Nick Vedros Copiers All Washed Up Archival Pigment Print Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta 325 gsm Year: 1990s Size: 11x12in Edition: 10 Signed, dated and numbered ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment

Framed Photography, Landscape Prints, Orange Rock Prints-Strokes of Lava
Located in Delaware , OH
Framed Photography, Landscape Prints, Orange Rock Prints-Strokes of Lava ABOUT THIS PIECE: This art photography piece named "Strokes of Lava" was part of ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Color

'Sombras Doradas (4)' Large Scale Photo, Desert Silhouette Sunset Yellow Gold
Located in Penzance, GB
'Sombras Doradas (4)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Shadows painted on the finca wall: low December sun, golden, luminous,...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Bullfighter
Located in New York, NY
Digital C-print Signed, dated, and numbered, verso 15 x 15 inches, image (Edition of 25) 22 x 22 inches, image (Edition of 15) 31 x 31 inches, image (Edition of 15) This artwork is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. A stylistic precursor of such artists as Pierre et Gilles and David LaChapelle, James Bidgood revolutionized gay male...
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1960s Other Art Style Photography

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C Print

'Sombras Doradas (2)' Large Scale Photo, Shadows Silhouette Sunset Yellow Gold
Located in Penzance, GB
'Sombras Doradas (2)' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Shadows painted on the finca wall: low December sun, golden, luminous, casting soft silhouettes through the aperture of the Eucalyptus leaves. Sophia's poetic photographs are an exploration of the balance in all things: in the sensual interplay of light and shadow; in wild raw energy and serene stillness; in the enduring and the effervescent. They are a contemplation of the awareness that everything in existence is temporary, they speak of the ephemeral nature of all things. Moments, feelings, experiences cherished and appreciated in their impermanence, for that is where the beauty comes from. 'I work with time, and the immeasurable spaces of experience within... tangible traces, evidence left behind, records; process in action, stilled'. 60 x 40 inches Limited edition of 25 Archival Print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® paper, one of the most beautiful and high quality art papers available. The luxurious matt finish provides a reflection free image that is rich in detail, depth and tone. Hand signed, titled and numbered to the lower right corner on an approximately 1 inch white border. Each print comes with a Certificate of Authenticity featuring a signature and edition number. Other sizes available, please contact * Please note that images of the artwork in situ and framed are an indication of how the piece can look, and in the context of other artworks. The artwork is being sold unframed. Framing options are available, please contact. Discounted pricing for multiple artwork purchases, please contact for further information. ________________________________ About The Artist Sophia Milligan...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment

Times Square Theater Posters Morosco Theatre. FORTY CARATS
Located in Miami, FL
Street Photographer Mitchell Funk breaks with tradition and shoots street photography in color. Today in 2022 this does not seem like a big deal. But 53 years ago in 1969 it was quit...
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Photography

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Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Sunk by Abi Polinsky, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Sunk by Abi Polinsky 2022 L 30" x H 40" 76.2 cm x 101.6 cm Drawing from his experience in fashion photography, Polinsky creates captivating portraits. — Unframed. Edition 1 o...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Hallway III (Suburbia) - Contemporary, Polaroid, Photography, Portrait
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Hallway III (Suburbia) - 2004, 20x24cm, Edition of 1/10, digital C-Print based on a Polaroid, Not mounted. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 430.01. This pro...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

A brief movement after death 22
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 22 2017 Pigment print with china marker 18.25 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm) $4,500 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

A brief movement after death 14
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 14 2017 Pigment print with china marker 18.25 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm) $4,500 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Photography

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Archival Pigment

A brief movement after death 18
Located in New York, NY
A brief movement after death 18 2017 Pigment print with china marker 18.25 x 24 inches (46.4 x 61 cm) $4,500 This work is offered by CLAMP in New York City.
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

School Fun, Burnham Market - Multi-color vintage book photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
School Fun, from Richard Heeps series 'In The Treasure Trove', featuring the multicolour spines of the iconic children's Annuals, photographed in a vintage bookshop...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin

Leandro Franco - Lips Trilogy #1
Located in New York City, NY
Leandro Franco Lips Trilogy #1, 2020 (Fashion Photography) 20 x 20 inches 50 x 50cm edition of 13 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label. Signed, titled, numbered and dated by th...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Balenciaga, Orange Coat Arms Crossed, 1953
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga Orange Coat Arms Crossed -- Shot in 1953 and published in the September 6, 1954 issue of LIFE. The model, wearing a Balenciaga Orange Coat, poses for buyers from I Magnin....
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1950s Modern Photography

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Giclée

Orange Landscape Photography, Rock Prints, Large Wall Art-Splintered Amber
Located in Delaware , OH
Landscape Photography, Rock Prints, Large Wall Art-Splintered Amber ABOUT THIS PIECE: This art photography piece named "Splintered Amber" was part of a la...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Rag Paper, Color

"In the Deep" Abstract Color Water Photograph, golden orange wave (Series 3, #8)
Located in New York, NY
Large Scale Limited edition color photograph, 40"x60" depicting an abstract waterscape that has a painterly feel. In this photograph, the artist has captured a cresting wave, amids...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Pink Bardot Triptych - Oversize
Located in London, GB
Pink Bardot Triptych - Oversize by Batik Stunning artwork on exquisite vivid Hahnemühle art paper. Limited Edition to 3 only this size. A beautifully cr...
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2010s Pop Art Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Frenzy (Sidewinder) - not mounted, analog, last Edition - Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Frenzy (Sidewinder) - 2005 125x156cm, Edition 5/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3048.05, Not mounted. This piece was used by the Salzburger Festspiele 2008 for the main image campaign. Stefanie Schneider, Sidewinder Exhibit • Galeries of the City of Salzburg • Galerie am Mozartplatz July 16 – August 29, 2008 “For love is as strong as death” – this motto, taken from King Salomon’s Song of Songs, is at the programmatic center of the Salzburg Festival...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled 1 by Abi Polinsky, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Untitled 1 by Abi Polinsky — Unframed. Edition 1 of 1 for each size. 30" x 40" 45" x 60" — Please contact us for shipping quotes and customization ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

The Block 01, From "The Journey" series . Abstract color photograph
Located in Miami Beach, FL
The Block 01, by Angelica Tcherassi From The Journey Series Photo Rag Hannemuhle 308grs Sheet size 27.5 H x 19.6 W inches. Image size: 23.6 H x 16.5 W inches. Edition of 33 Unframe...
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2010s Abstract Photography

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Color, Archival Pigment

Right Through Me by Abi Polinsky, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
Right Through Me by Abi Polinsky 2021 Right Through Me confronts with the models intense gaze. Yet, the portrait's warm bath of yellow and orange highlights creates an inviting at...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

'Smooth evening' Photography 64" x 44" framed by Karim
Located in Carmel, CA
Edition of 3 1/3 The photograph comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal. Karim - 'Smooth evening' Photography on paper. framed. Karim is a very unique, ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

SuperVision by Abi Polinsky, Represented by Tuleste Factory
Located in New York, NY
SuperVision by Abi Polinsky 2021 W 62" x H 31" — Framed. Signed limited edition of 5. — Please contact us for shipping quotes and customization options. Shipping is not incl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Untitled (Candles), 1998, rare cibachrome proof print
Located in Surfside, FL
A rare unsigned proof print from Muse X. this is the original Cibachrome print on heavy metallic photography paper. this is an original vintage color print c print. Lyle Ashton Harris (born 1965) is an American artist who has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photographic media, collage, photo montage, installation art and performance art. Born in the Bronx, Harris was raised between New York City and Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania. He graduated with a BA from Wesleyan University and received his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts. His work explores intersections between the personal and the political, examining the impact of ethnicity, gender and desire on the contemporary social and cultural dynamic. Known for his self-portraits and use of pop culture icons (such as Billie Holiday and Michael Jackson), His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and the 52nd Venice Biennale. His work has been acquired by major international museums, most recently by the Museum of Modern Art in New York. His commissioned work has been featured in a wide range of publications, including The New York Times Magazine and the New Yorker. In 2014 Harris joined the board of trustees at the American Academy in Rome and was named the 10th recipient of the David C. Driskell Prize by the High Museum of Art in Atlanta. Born in the Bronx New York City, He currently lives and works in New York City and is an Associate Professor at New York University. Education Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, 1992 National Graduate Photography Seminar, Tisch School of the Arts, New York University, 1991 Master of Fine Arts, California Institute of the Arts, 1990 Bachelor of Arts (with Honors), Wesleyan University, 1988 Works in Public Collections Los Angeles County Museum of Art Miami Art Museum Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León, Spain Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Modern Art, New York Princeton University Art Museum The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York The Studio Museum in Harlem The Walker Art Center, Minneapolis The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York Selected Solo Exhibitions 2010Untitled (Black Power), Cokkie Snoei Gallery, Amsterdam Netherlands Ghana, CRG Gallery, NY 2008Sketches from the Shore, The Neil L. and Angelica Zander Rudenstine Gallery, Harvard University,Cambridge, MA 2004Lyle Ashton Harris, Galerie Nathalie Obadia, Paris, France Blow Up, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL Rrose is a Rrose is a Rrose: Gender Performance in Photography, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY (catalogue) Traveled to The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh, PA Bang! The Gun as Image, Museum of Fine Arts, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 1998Distillation, Galerie Analix Forever, Geneva, Switzerland Alchemy, in collaboration with Thomas Allen Harris, New Langston Arts, San Francisco, CA. Traveled to Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (catalogue) 1994The Good Life, Jack Tilton Gallery, New York, NY Face, Broadway Window, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY Selected Group Exhibitions 2014Radical Presence: Black Performance in Contemporary Art, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York “The Progress of Love”, The Menil Collection, Houston, TX “The Romare Bearden Project”, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY 2011 “Hide/Seek: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture”, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY (catalogue) Kreyol Factory, Grande Hale de la Villete, Paris, France (catalogue) S&M: Shines and Masquerades in Cosmopolitan Times, [Co-Curator], 80 Washington Square East Galleries, New York University, New York, NY 2007 Think with the Senses, Feel with the Mind, 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy (catalogue) (NOT) GAY ART NOW, Curated by Jack Pierson, Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY 2005 Male Desire Two, Mary Ryan Gallery, NY African Queen, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY The Squared Circle: Boxing in Contemporary Art, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN 2002 Typical Men: Recent Photography of the Male Body by Men, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow Goddess, Galerie Lelong, New York, NY Welcome, Curated by Renato Bianchini, Citta Sant’Angelo, Pescara, Italy 1998 Diana.98, Museum fur Gegenwartskunst, Zurich, Switzerland Millenovecento, Galerie Analix B Polla & C Cargnel, Paris, France Black Nudes: New Identities, Gay Games Amsterdam 1998, Amsterdam, Netherlands Portraits, James Graham and Sons, New York, NY The Paranoid Machine, Shoshana Wayne Gallery, Santa Monica, CA Published Photographs Stanley, Alessandra, “Berlusconi, The Return,” The New York Times Magazine, April 15, p. 40, (photographed Silvio Berlusconi) Hyland, John, “Hot Chicks, Cool Rooms,” The New York Times Magazine’s Fashions of the Times, Spring Issue, p.185 2000Portraits of Cuban Link, Fat Joe, Jermaine Dupri, Jill Scott...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Color

El Caso
By Christian Boltanski
Located in Surfside, FL
Christian Boltanski, El Caso, Parkett., Zürich. 1989 in the collection of the MOMA Museum of Modern Art NYC Miniature booklet with 17 photographs, 2 x 3 1/8” (5 x 8 x 0,6 cm) ring bound with perspex covers and printed title Ed. 80/XX, signed and numbered (this one is not signed or numbered and might be an artist proof) Guilty, Not Guilty. Themes central to Boltanski’s oeuvre find devastating expression in this tiny piece of pocket pornography containing images of brutal murder re-photographed by the artist from the Spanish detective magazine El Caso. [Ref. Bob Calle - Christian Boltanski Artist's Books 1969-2007, p.60]. Artists' book featuring 17 b/w photographs held together with two metal rings: "Luxury edition of a booklet with real glossy photographs, small enough to be hidden behind the hand... It pictures the bodies of victims of violent crime. By showing these photographs of half-naked corpses, bought nearer by close-up shots, the artist transforms the viewer into a voyeur who virtually becomes a sadistic partner in the crime." -- from Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera 1966-1991. references "Livres" by Christian Boltanski. Paris / Köln / Frankfurt, France / Germany : AFAA / Jennifer Flay / Walther König / Portikus, 1991. No. 69 in "Christian Boltanski : Catalogue: Books, Printed Matter, Ephemera, 1966-1991" by Christian Boltanski, Jennifer Flay, Günter Metken. Köln / Frankfurt, Germany : Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König / Portikus, 1992, pp. 184 - 185. "Christian Boltanski : Artist's Books 1969 - 2007" by Christian Boltanski, Bob Calle. Paris, France : Éditions 591, 2008, pp. 60. Quote “There is in the work of the artist something of the high priest and something of the charlatan...
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1980s Conceptual Photography

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Photographic Paper

The other day I was sure I knew what is good and what is bad - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The other day I was sure I knew what is good and what is bad (The Girl behind the White Picket Fence) - 2015 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 13866. Not mounted. Offered is a piece from the movie: The Girl behind the White Picket Fence A tale told with blemished and expired Polaroid film about the hopes and dreams of an newly orphaned girl after loosing her parents who lived in Californian desert in an vintage Spartan travel-trailer . -filmed with Polaroid film stock and Super-8 footage, overlaid with poetic voice over monoloque - this feature film creates a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick, Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girls journal (Palms Springs life magazine / Caroline Ryder) Stefanie Schneider By Caroline Ryder Travel up a bumpy dirt road in Morongo Valley, the trail strewn with rocks, and you’ll come upon a gigantic 1950s trailer in pristine condition, ringed by a white picket fence, with cottontail rabbits hopping among neat little rose bushes that bloom in spite of the broiling desert heat. Inside the trailer are period accents—a vintage radio, vintage fridge, little crocheted doilies and dusty gilt-framed photographs. It’s a surreal home-sweet-home, an Americana fantasy as imagined by German artist and experimental filmmaker Stefanie Schneider whose work is so inspired by the desert landscape, she made it her home in 2005. “There’s a completely different light here than in Germany, a beautiful light,” says Schneider, whose 10 acre property in Morongo is dotted with vintage trailers. They surround her midcentury home, and serve as sets for her photo shoots or as guest lodgings for her friends from Hollywood and Berlin. “But what I really love about the desert is the desolation,” she continues. “The sense of hope for something that might or might not come. It’s easy to see our dreams projected in the desert.” Famed for shooting trailer park chic fine art photographs exclusively on vintage Polaroid film, Schneider recently completed her most ambitious project to date—a feature film made entirely of Polaroid stills (4000 images in total), the story set around her magnificent 1950s trailer. The film, called “The Girl Behind The White Picket Fence” tells the story of a broken-hearted girl who lives in the trailer. Her name is Heather, and she is played by model Heather Megan Christie, girlfriend of actor Joaquin Phoenix, and former partner of Red Hot Chili Peppers singer Anthony Kiedis, with whom she has a son. Heather stars opposite Kyle Larson (who plays ‘Hank’), a real-life gypsy fisherman who catches crab in Alaska when he’s not surfing in Southern California. Neither of the two had ever acted before, and never in the history of movie making has a director shot a film entirely on Polaroid film. “There was great difficulty shooting a film this way,” says Schneider, who, with her long straight hair, wide innocent eyes and thick-framed glasses, conjures an art-house Gretel. “If I had used a regular camera I would have had 36 exposures per minute, much faster and easier than using the old Polaroid camera which takes a long time to shoot one frame. Also, sometimes it doesn’t shoot at the exact moment you think it’s going to—but that’s really great because then you miss the perfect moment…and often those are the best shots.” Individually, the Polaroid photographs that comprise 29 PALMS, CA stand alone, but together and in sequence, filmed with super 8 and 16mm film stock and overlaid with poetic voice-over monologues, they create a dynamic kaleidoscope of words and pictures, a dreamy tale that channels Terrence Malick. Gus Van Sant, and pages torn from a lonely girl’s journal. The idea to shoot a movie in this way came about in 2004, when Schneider was working with leading German director Mark Forster (Monster’s Ball, Finding Neverland, Quantum of Solace) on his film Stay. She had met Forster at director Wim Wender’s birthday party in Hollywood. A few years later, Forster asked Schneider to shoot Polaroids of scenes from Stay as he filmed; he used those photographs for dream and memory sequences in the movie. For the first time, Schneider saw her Polaroids strung together in sequence, moving with rhythm like a flipbook, in the context of a story. When Forster urged her to consider making a feature film using that technique, the seed of 29 PALMS, CA was sown. She mentioned the idea to her good friend German actor Udo Kier, who also gave the idea a big thumbs up, and agreed to play the part of a mysterious shaman in the film. Thanks to her strong reputation in the art world and her Hollywood connections, getting talented people on board was the easy part (for a while, Charlotte Gainsbourg was pegged to play the starring role, although she pulled out two weeks before shooting commenced because she was pregnant and not fit to travel to the desert.) The hard part was finding the perfect trailer—and bringing it to the desert. “This trailer almost killed us,” says Schneider’s partner Lance Waterman, who lives and works with Schneider in Morongo Valley. After finding it on eBay, the couple drove to Utah to pick it up, the plan being to tow it all the way back to the high desert themselves. Bad idea. “We were driving down a hill with this enormous trailer behind us when we realized that if we wanted to stop, there would be no way to do so without the trailer crushing us,” says Waterman. Adds Schneider: “Lance was even giving me instructions on how to jump out of the truck, if we needed to.” Thankfully the road leveled and as soon as they were able to slow down and pull over, they called a professional towing company, which transported the trailer the remaining distance to Morongo Valley. Filming took place in Spring 2011 and 2012. Schneider recently submitted the film to major film festivals in Europe and the US, and it will be broadcast in 2013 by leading German television channel, Arte. While Schneider may come from a long tradition of photographers-turned-filmmakers—Stanley Kubrick started out as a photographer, as did Ken Russell (Tommy, Women in Love...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

A Vision you can't Capture - 29 Palms, CA, analog, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Vision you can't Capture (29 Palms, CA) - 2007 125x172cm, Edition 2/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid, signatur...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Metal

David Bowie - limited Mick Rock Estate edition print
Located in London, GB
David Bowie (photo Mick Rock) - signed limited edition print David Bowie backstage, 1973. (photo Mick Rock) paper size : 24x20 inches / 51 x 61 cm Stamped and numbered by the Est...
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1970s Modern Photography

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Archival Pigment

Radha Pink (29 Palms, CA) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Radha Pink' (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 38x36cm, Edition of 30, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #616...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Desert Bike Biscuits riding in the Folly of Illusions (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Certificate and Signature la...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Parchment Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

A Vision you can't Capture (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
A Vision you can't Capture (29 Palms, CA) - 2007 60x80cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Imaginary Landscape 3
Located in New York, NY
ABOUT THIS ARTIST: Igor Vitomirov has over 15 years experience of working in photography. He loves nature and people and expressing their interactions with different emotions. Igor's...
Category

2010s Photography

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The Last Picture Show - 2004 50x50cm. Edition of 5, and 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on the Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artis...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

coral brambles at the base of High Head, Truro
Located in New York, NY
coral brambles at the base of High Head, Truro 2004 Signed, dated, and numbered, verso Archival pigment print 6.5 x 6.5 inches (Edition of 11) $950.00 The first print in the edit...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Childhood Memories - 21st Century, Polaroid, Beach, Ocean, Dog, Contempoary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Childhood Memories (Stay), from Ryan Gosling's memory sequence - 2006 58x56cm, Edition of 5. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Archive Crystal Paper, matte surfa...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Photographic Film, Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 78x77cm. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artis...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Girl Crying III limited edition photograph by Jochen Cerny
Located in London, GB
Artwork will be printed on highest quality photographic paper, glued onto an aluminium-dibond plate and covered with acrylic glass (museum quality). Certificate of authenticity provi...
Category

2010s Pop Art Photography

Materials

C Print

The Return Of The Sun
Located in Montreal, Quebec
Text by Nancy Webb In Jessica Houston’s Afterward, Silence (Franklin’s Crewmen’s Grave, Beechey Island) a single pale gravestone stands on an otherwise desolate ashen shore – a reli...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Digital

Red Eye #5, 2022, digitally made print, edition of 3, signed
Located in New York, NY
Red Eye #5, an edition of 3, is part of the artist's "At The Center of Seeing" Series. This archival pigment print is printed on Epson Enhanced Matte paper. Image and paper size is...
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2010s Abstract Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas Neon , 1974, Abstract Photography by Mitchell Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This photograph is of old Last Vegas - The Fremont Sign, Las Vegas, 1974 The work is signed, dated number lower right 3/15. It's printed later, unframed and other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper Before one of America's most iconic streets was desecrated into a mall, Fremont street was a wonderland of classic casino signs...
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1970s Impressionist Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

"Emulsion 10" (FRAMED) Photography 48" x 72" inch Edition 1/6 by Giuliano Bekor
Located in Culver City, CA
"Emulsion 10" (FRAMED) Photography 48" x 72" inch Edition 1/6 by Giuliano Bekor Print size 48x72 Inches Artwork finished size 48.5x72.5 Inches Limited edition 1 of 6 Artist proof 2...
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21st Century and Contemporary Pop Art Photography

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Laminate, Archival Paper, Digital

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