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Joe Ovelman Art

b. 1970

Joe Ovelman is an artist who explores sexuality, the subversion of social norms and marginalized communities in his work. He often invites anonymous individuals to participate in his practice. He has exhibited his art widely and is represented in the permanent collections of the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, Connecticut and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Alabama. For this project, each stranger wears the artist’s jacket. In turn, Ovelman kneels wearing the jacket of each stranger. These photographs were shot using a tripod and timer in The Ramble in Central Park, New York City, during Thanksgiving weekend in 2000.

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Seventeen Strangers, Subjugation (Detail.07)
By Joe Ovelman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 4) Signed and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 4.875 x 3.875 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New York City. ...
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Early 2000s Contemporary Joe Ovelman Art

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Silver Gelatin

Marine Corps Uniform, c. 1970 (Detail #20)
By Joe Ovelman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 4) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 13.75 x 9 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Joe Ovelman Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Marine Corps Uniform, c. 1970 (Detail #23)
By Joe Ovelman
Located in New York, NY
Gelatin silver print (Edition of 4) Signed, titled, dated, and numbered, verso 14 x 11 inches, sheet 13.75 x 9 inches, image This photograph is offered by ClampArt, located in New ...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Joe Ovelman Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

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