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Contemporary Photography

CONTEMPORARY STYLE

Used to refer to a time rather than an aesthetic, Contemporary art generally describes pieces created after 1970 or being made by living artists anywhere in the world. This immediacy means it encompasses art responding to the present moment through diverse subjects, media and themes. Contemporary painting, sculpture, photography, performance, digital art, video and more frequently includes work that is attempting to reshape current ideas about what art can be, from Felix Gonzalez-Torres’s use of candy to memorialize a lover he lost to AIDS-related complications to Jenny Holzer’s ongoing “Truisms,” a Conceptual series that sees provocative messages printed on billboards, T-shirts, benches and other public places that exist outside of formal exhibitions and the conventional “white cube” of galleries.

Contemporary art has been pushing the boundaries of creative expression for years. Its disruption of the traditional concepts of art are often aiming to engage viewers in complex questions about identity, society and culture. In the latter part of the 20th century, contemporary movements included Land art, in which artists like Robert Smithson and Michael Heizer create large-scale, site-specific sculptures, installations and other works in soil and bodies of water; Sound art, with artists such as Christian Marclay and Susan Philipsz centering art on sonic experiences; and New Media art, in which mass media and digital culture inform the work of artists such as Nam June Paik and Rafaël Rozendaal.

The first decades of the 21st century have seen the growth of Contemporary African art, the revival of figurative painting, the emergence of street art and the rise of NFTs, unique digital artworks that are powered by blockchain technology.

Major Contemporary artists practicing now include Ai Weiwei, Cecily Brown, David Hockney, Yayoi Kusama, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and Kara Walker.

Find a collection of Contemporary prints, photography, paintings, sculptures and other art on 1stDibs.

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Play – John Yuyi, Temporary Tattoos, Social Media, Photography, Art
Located in Zurich, CH
JOHN Yuyi (*1991, Taiwan) Play, 2016 Archival Pigment Print Sheet 60 x 90 cm (24 x 36 in.) Edition of 6, plus 2 AP; Ed. no. 1/6 John Yuyi (*1991, Taiwan) is...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

My Girl (Till Death do us Part) Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
My Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #9505...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Max - Oxana's 30th Birthday
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Max - Oxana's 30th Birthday (29 Palms, CA) - 2007 30x30cm, sold out Edition of 4, Artist Proof 2/2, Lambda Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and signed in front, artist Inven...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Radha Mitchell on the Set of 'The Crazies' - Polaroid, Women, expired, movies
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Radha Mitchell on the Set of 'The Crazies'' both sizes Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature Label and Certificate. Artist inventory 11678. not mounted. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

Stolen Kiss, Color Photograph, Archival Pigment Ink Print, signed and numbered
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Stolen Kiss is a color photograph by Julie Blackmon and is part of her ongoing series Domestic Vacations. Domestic Vacations: The Dutch proverb "a Jan Steen household" originated i...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Self Portrait (Strange Love) - Polaroid, New York
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Self Portrait (Strange Love) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10 plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and certificate. Artist Inventory No. 6153...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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

"Into the Deep" Abstract water photo in coral, rose, violet, blue (series 3, #2)
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, a rose pink and golden yellow sunset reflects off the surface of a large cresting wave, refracting coral and rose pinks amongst the cerulean and sapphire blues of the water. The photographer Danny Weiss...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper

Solar Flare
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Collaboration between artists Elsa Marie Keefe & John Mazlish. Shot during the height of the pandemic in June 2020. At that time more than ever, natur...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Photographic Paper

'Looking back' (Till Death do us Part) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Looking back' (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 9485.01, N...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Fes El Bali, Fez, Morocco
Located in New York City, NY
David Burdeny Fes el Bali, Fez, Morocco, 2022 Archival Pigment Print Signature Label Price for Print only. Ask us for framing options.
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2010s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Pigment

Breathing III (Deconstructivism) - Contemporary, Expired Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Breathing III (Deconstructivism) - 2015 - about the narrative potential of images. 20x20cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Artist Inventory 15808. Signatu...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Urban Street Scene, 9 West 57th Street in New York City, Abstract Photography
Located in Miami, FL
The Famous 9 West 57th Street red sculpture anchors a New York City street photograph that is part representation and part abstract. ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment

Salton Sea Life (American Depression)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Salton Sea Life (American Depression) - 1999 50 x 50 cm, Edition of 10 plus two artist Proofs. Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label an...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

If I was a different Girl (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
If I was a different Girl (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 94...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Floaties (Beachshoot) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Floaties (Beachshoot) - 2005 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1435. Not ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Thursday I (Wonder Valley)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Thursday I (Wonder Valley) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10, archival Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory #3640. Not mounted. published ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Palm Springs Palm Trees VII (Californication) - Polaroid, Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Palm Springs Palm Trees VII (Californication) - 2019 20x20cm, Edition of 10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory Number 22166...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Oshuto, Ena Bunraku
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Meet me in front of Church 2 o'clock sharp - Sidewinder, 18 pieces
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Meet me in front of Church 2 o'clock sharp (Sidewinder) 2005, 18 pieces, installed 154x379cm installed including gaps, 48x59cm each, Edition 4/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive paper, based on 18 Polaroids, Certificate and Signature labels artist Inventory No. 30568.04, not mounted The series 'Sidewinder' 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

Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Gestures' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider Polaroid sized unlimited Mini 'Gestures' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, C Print, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

After All (Cyndi Lauper) - 'Bring Ya to the Brink' record cover shoot
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
"After All" (Cyndi Lauper) from the 'Bring Ya to the Brink' Cyndi Lauper record Album) - 2009 20x20cm, Edition - 5, plus 2 Artists Proofs, Archival C-Print based on a Polaroid, ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

The Reservoir (Stay) - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay', featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie Sc...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

In it together (Till Death do us Part)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
In it together (Till Death do us Part) - 2005 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory No. 9371. Not mount...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Aria and Midnight to Moonshine - Chicks and Chicks
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Aria and Midnight to Moonshine' (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) Edition 8/10, 20x24cm, 2016, digital C-Print, not mounted. Based on a Polaroid, Artist inventory 19539.14 ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

"Blue Room", contemporary, interior, farmhouse, door, metal print, photograph
Located in Natick, MA
Rebecca Skinner’s “Blue Room” is a 17 x 11 inch color photograph of a wallpapered door in a blue room at an abandoned farmhouse. Paint has worn off the walls and ceilings portraying ...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Metal

Untitled (Oilfields) - Contemporary, 21st Century, Desert, Polaroid, Figurative
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Oilfields) 2004, 20x20cm, Edition 1/10, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid, Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 1218.01, unmounted. OILFIELDS, 2004 ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 50x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Wastelands - Polaroid, Expired. Contemporary, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wastelands, 2003 Edition of 1/10, 38x37cm, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No 864.01 Not mounted. Offered is a piece from th...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Cherry Tree Blossoms from Till Death do us Part
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Cherry Tree Blossoms' (Till Death do us Part), diptych, 2006, 20x20cm each, installed 20x45, Edition 5/10, digital C-Prints, based on 2 Polaroids. Certificate and Signature label,...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid

Golden - large format photograph of conceptual iconic object in urban landscape
Located in San Francisco, CA
GOLDEN by Frank Schott from a series of photographic observances - environmental still life capturing found objects in urban cityscapes 40 x 32 inches (102 x 81cm) signed edition ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée

Wonder Wheel - Stay, analog, vintage print
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's work was used for Marc Forster's movie 'Stay'. Featuring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Naomi and Ryan were both portraying artists and Stefanie's ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

1 Stefanie Schneider's Mini 'Girl Nude' - signed
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
1 Stefanie Schneider Mini 'Girl Nude' - 1999 - signed in front, not mounted. 1 Digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Polaroid sized open Editions 1999-2016 10.7 x 8.8cm...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print, Archival Paper, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006, 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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

Lone Pine Motel I (The Last Picture Show) 60x80cm, analog, hand-print, mounted
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Lone Pine Motel I (The Last Picture Show) - 2005 60x80cm, Edition of 5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist, based on a Polaroid. Mounted on Aluminum with matte UV-Protect...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Metal

Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven) - Landscape, Horse, Boys
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Renée's Dream - The Boys (Days of Heaven). Part of the 29 Palms, CA project. - 2006 40x50cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs, archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature l...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Dashboard Palm Trees (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Landscape, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Dashboard Palm Trees (Sidewinder) 2005, 50x50cm, Edition 1/10 digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3031.01. Not mounted. The...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Treasure II - Stage of Consciousness - 29 Palms, CA, analog
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Treasure II - Stage of Consciousness (29 Palms, CA) 2007, 58x69cm, Edition 2/5, analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Achive Paper, matte finish, based on a P...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Untitled (Beachshoot) - based on a Polaroid - featuring Radha Mitchell
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Beachshoot) - 2005 48x46cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1456. Not ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

There is no solution (Till Death do us part) - Polaroid, Figurative, Women
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
There is no solution (Till Death do us Part) - 2008 20x24cm, Edition of 10, Archival C-Print print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label, artist Inventory No. 8565, Not mounted. On offer is a piece from the movie: Till Death do Us part Stefanie Schneider’s Till Death...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Wonder Valley (Sidewinder) - Polaroid, 21st Century, Contemporary
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Wonder Valley (Sidewinder) - 2005 Edition of 5, 156x125cm. Digital C-Print based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 3094. Not mounted. "priv...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Stefanie Schneider Minis - GASOLINE I - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis Gasoline I (Stranger than Paradise), 1999 Signed and signature brand on verso. Lambda digital Color Photographs based on a Polaroid. Sandwiched in between...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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Archival Paper, Plexiglass, Color, Lambda, Polaroid

Bunny Lambert Mellon’s gardens, Upperville, Virginia, 1 June 2010
Located in New York, NY
At Oak Spring Farm, Bunny Lambert Mellon's Gardens, Upperville, Virginia, 1 June 2010 Photographed by Jonathan Becker Contemporary 28" x 28.5" Ar...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The Last Picture Show - 2004 50x50cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

Holding on Tight (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Holding on Tight (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) - 2016 Edition of 10, 100x120cm, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid Artist inventory 19522. Not mounted. Signature labe...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Stefanie Schneider Minis - Jules and Jim (29 Palms, CA)
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Stefanie Schneider's Minis 'Jules and Jim' (Reneé's Dream - 29 Palms, CA), 2007 signed and signature brand on verso Lambda digital Color Photographs base...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Paper, Plexiglass, Photographic Paper, Color, Polaroid, Lambda

Untitled (Traintracks) - based on a Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Traintracks) - The last Picture Show - 2004, 38x37cm. Edition of 5, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Marina Ema & Kazusa Ito, Matsuo Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Maiko Takaku, Matsuo Kabuki
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Those Kabuki players you see in my photographs are not with the mainstream Kabuki companies in Tokyo. They are with localized small groups located in various parts of Japan. They are...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Penny and Sweet Pee
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
'Penny and Sweet Pee' - 2017 (Chicks and Chicks and sometimes Cocks) Edition 2/10, 20x20cm, digital C-Print, based on a Polaroid Artist inventory 20216.01 Not mounted Signature label and certificate The 'Chicks and Chicks' series is part of my Desert Living Project, which encompasses all aspects of organic living including growing your own organic food, self sustainability and regarding the beauty and personality of farm animals and their welfare in an endeavor to connect human needs back to the sources of living. The full circle of Industrialization returns to the homestead. Stefanie Schneider's scintillating situations take place in the American West. Situated on the verge of an elusive super-reality, her photographic sequences provide the ambience for loosely woven story lines and a cast of phantasmic characters. Schneider works with the chemical mutations of expired Polaroid film stock. Chemical explosions of color spreading across the surfaces undermine the photograph's commitment to reality and induce her characters into trance-like dream scapes. Like flickering sequences of old road movies Schneider's images seem to evaporate before conclusions can be made - their ephemeral reality manifesting in subtle gestures and mysterious motives. Schneider's images refuse to succumb to reality, they keep alive the confusions of dream, desire, fact, and fiction. Stefanie Schneider received her MFA in Communication Design at the Folkwang Schule Essen, Germany. Her work has been shown at the Museum for Photography, Braunschweig, Museum für Kommunikation, Berlin, the Institut für Neue Medien, Frankfurt, the Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden, Kunstverein Bielefeld, Museum für Moderne Kunst Passau, Les Rencontres d'Arles, Foto -Triennale Esslingen. “It was Stefanie Schneider, who inspired me to start the company THE IMPOSSIBLE PROJECT after seeing her work, which seems to achieve the possible from the impossible, creating the finest of art out of the most basic of mediums and materials. Indeed, after that one day, I was so impressed with her photography that I realized Polaroid film could not be allowed to disappear. Being at the precise moment in time where the world was about to lose Polaroid, I seized the moment and have put all my efforts and passion into saving Polaroid film. For that, I thank Stefanie Schneider almost exclusively, who played a bigger role than anyone in saving this American symbol of photography.” –Florian Kaps, March 8th 2010 (“Doc” Dr. Florian Kaps, founder of “The Impossible Project”) Exhibitions Selected (selected) 2017 BLICKFELD Analoge Fotografie, Kommunale Galerie Steglitz-Zehlendorf (G) (catalog), (upcoming)
 Kunstverein Bad Homburg Artlantis, Bad Homburg (G)

 2016 
Instantdreams, Instantdreams Gallery, Berlin 

(S) 2015
 Desert Voices, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Pamela Littky 
Blue Nudes, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) 

 2014

 Summer Show, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G) 6 Finalists, Saatchi Gallery London (G) 
Instantdreams, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (S) 
Grand Opening, De Re Gallery, Los Angeles (G) with Banksy, Andy Warhol, Alison Bignon, Sophie Dickens, Victor Gingembre and others
 2013 
Heather's Dream, Short, nominated for the German Short Film Award 2013 For Images (Artists fir Tichy), GASK - Gallery of the Central Bohemian Region,  Kutná Hora, Czech Republic, (G) with Richard Prince, Nan Golding, Shirana Shahbazi, Sophie Calle, Martin Kippenberger, Arnulf Rainer, Thomas Ruff, Katharina Grosse, Jonathan Meese & others (catalog) 
The Girl behind the White Picket Fence, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (S)
 Heather's Dream, Short, German Competition Short Film Festival Oberhausen 
Multimedia Presentation with Artist Stefanie Schneider, Palms Springs Art Museum, Annenberg Theater
 The Polaroid Years: Instant Photography and Experimentation, The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie, NY, (G) with Ansel Adams, Bruce Charlesworth, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Charles and Ray Eames, Robert Mapplethorpe, Lisa Oppenheim, Andy Warhol and others, (catalog)
 Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection: Kunsthalle Erfurt (Spring), Art Foyer DZ Bank, Frankfurt/Main, (G) with Helen Levitt, Pieter Hugo, Nobuyoshi Araki, Pietro Donzelli, and others (catalog)  
2012
 Stranger Than Paradise, Christian Hohmenn Fine Art, Palms Desert, (S)
 Stefanie Schneider, Gallery at Cliff Lede Vineyards, Napa Valley, CA, (S)
 Bienale Art Auction 2012, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, (G), with Ai Weiwei, John Baldessari, Christo, Ed Ruscha, Christopher Russell... MUSES, Galerie Catherine et André Hug, Paris, France (G) 
Polaroid (IM)POSSIBLE - THE WESTLICHT COLLECTION, NRW Forum Kultur und Wirtschaft, Düsseldorf (G), (catalog)
 Road Atlas - Straßenfotografie, DZ Bank Collection: Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk, Cottbus, (G), (catalog), 
Studio Scholorship, Centro Cultural Andratx, Mallorca, May 2012
 Selling Sex, ShowStudio Gallery, London (G) with Cortney Andrews, Una Burke, Liz Cohen, Inge Jacobsen, and others
 Stranger Than Paradise, Scott White Contemporary, San Diego, (S) 

2011 
Kunst zu verlosen !  // Art to raffle off !, KW Institute for Contemporary Art, (G) with Monica Bonvicini, Tim Eitel, Olafur Eliasson, Pipilotti Rist...
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2010s Contemporary Photography

Materials

C Print, Photographic Paper, Polaroid

She Disappeared into Complete Silence (AD6075) - abstract figurative photograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
In the series 'She Disappeared into Complete Silence' (2014) Mona Kuhn takes a new direction into abstraction. She turns to a highly austere and restrained reductionist geometry and distilled formal purity, connecting the interior to the exterior, the visible to the hidden. These reflections cause one to linger, as they merge to create a dynamic equilibrium of tension, spaces and rythms. AD6075 (She Disappeared into Complete Silence) 30" x 40" / 76cm x 102cm edition of 8 + 2AP 45" x 60" / 114cm x 152cm edition of 8 + 2AP limited edition photograph printed under artist supervision + accompanied by signed artist certificate: artist signature labels are 8x10 in size signed, editioned, dated and titled by the artist, and stamped for authenticity label is placed centered on verso of the mounted print __________________ About the artist Acclaimed for her contemporary depictions, Kuhn is considered a leading artist in the world of figurative discourse. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity’s longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and minimalist settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. For the past two decades, the Los-Angeles based artist's works have been shown steadily, revealing an astonishing consistency in technique, of subject and of purpose. In 2001, Kuhn’s photographs were first seen by an influential audience during the exhibition at Charles Cowles Gallery in Chelsea, New York. Kuhn’s distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers—her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States, Europe and Asia. Kuhn was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1969, of German descent. In 1989, Kuhn moved to the US and earned her BA from The Ohio State University, before furthering her studies at the San Francisco Art Institute. She is currently an independent scholar at The Getty Research Institute in Los Angeles. Occasionally, Mona teaches at UCLA and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. Mona Kuhn’s first monograph, Photographs, was debuted by Steidl in 2004; followed by Evidence (2007), Native (2010), Bordeaux Series (2011), Private (2014), and She Disappeared into Complete Silence (2018/19). In addition, Kuhn's monograph titled Bushes and Succulents has been published by Stanley/Barker Editions, with a debut at Jeu de Paume in Paris, in 2019. A stunning career retrospective of Mona Kuhn's works has been published by Thames & Hudson, Spring 2021. Kuhn's forthcoming publication Kings Road, will be published and released by Steid this Fall 2021. Mona Kuhn’s work is in private and public collections worldwide, including The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Hammer Museum, Perez Art Museum Miami, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Kiyosato Museum in Japan. Kuhn's work has been exhibited at The Louvre Museum and Le Bal in Paris; The Whitechapel Gallery and Royal Academy of Arts in London; Musée de l’Elysée in Switzerland; Leopold Museum in Vienna Austria, The Polygon Gallery in Vancouver Canada, Taipei Fine Arts Museum in Taiwan and Australian Centre for Photography. Mona Kuhn lives and works in Los Angeles. __________________ Solo Exhibitions 2021 Mona Kuhn: Selected Works, Galerie XII, Paris Mona Kuhn: Works, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York Mona Kuhn: Works, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Works, Galerie XII, Los Angeles + Paris + Shanghai Mona Kuhn: 835 Kings Road, Art, Design and Architecture Museum, Santa Barbara 2020 Still Light, Jardin du Bra'haus, Montée du Château, Clervaux, Luxembourg Mona Kuhn: Early Depictions, Flowers Gallery, London Mona Kuhn: Intimate, UP Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan 2019 Bushes and Succulents, Euqinom Gallery, San Francisco Mona Kuhn: She Disappeared, Jackson Fine Art...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin, Photographic Film

Leni Sinclair MUDDY WATERS photograph Detroit 1972 (photographer Leni Sinclair)
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Leni Sinclair photograph of Muddy Waters Detroit '72: A superb & joyful rendering of Muddy which is rich with color and good energy. Set in Detroit 1972,...
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1970s Contemporary Photography

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Inkjet

Afternoon Drifter (Last Picture Show) - 21st Century, Polaroid, Color
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Afternoon Drifter (Last Picture Show) - 2006 Edition of 10, 58x57cm. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Archive Fuji Chrystal Paper, based on a Polaroid. Artist inven...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

29 Day Dreams - 29 Palms, CA, 21st Century, Polaroid, Portrait Photography
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
29 Day Dreams (29 Palms, CA) - 1999 38x36cm, Edition 1/30, Archival C-Print based her expired Polaroid photograph, Not mounted, Signature label and Certificate, artist inventory...
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1990s Contemporary Photography

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Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Polaroid

Floaties (Beachshoot) - Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Floaties (Beachshoot) - 2005 20x20cm, Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Certificate and Signature label. Artist Inventory # 1435. Not ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

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

The Millennial Falcon (Sidewinder), analog, 38x36cm - Polaroid, 21st Century
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
The Millennial Falcon (Sidewinder) - 2005 38.5x38cm, Edition 1/10. Analog C-Print, hand-printed by the artist on Fuji Crystal Archive Paper, based on the Polaroid. Artist Inven...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

Debbie Harry Blondie 1977
Located in Austin, US
Debbie Harry of Blondie - London 1977 limited edition print by Brian Duffy. Debbie Harry of “Blondie” wearing a Patti Smith Group T-shirt shot...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Untitled (Paradise) - Contemporary, Nude, Men, Polaroid
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Untitled (Paradise) - 1999 50x50cm. Edition of 10, plus 2 Artist Proofs. Archival C-Print, based on a Polaroid. Signature label and Certificate. Artist Inventory No. 20456. Not...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Photography

Materials

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

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