Stephen Shore July 22 1969 Print

About the Item

In 2007 PS1 gallery in New York put on a show called ‘Not for Sale’. It included paintings, photographs and sculptures by more than thirty artists who had been asked to lend a work that they could not part with. Stephen Shore (b.1947) chose July 22, 1969. This limited edition version of the work was made especially for Phaidon Press and represents a pivotal moment in his career. Having spent three years documenting Warhol's 'Factory', Shore had been exposed to the conceptual and serial practices that were transforming art in New York and beyond. With July 22, 1969 he made his first foray into the deadpan seriality that would become his trademark. Shot at thirty-minute intervals over the course of twenty-four hours, July 22, 1969 follows Shore’s friend Doug Marsh through an unremarkable day in Amarillo, Texas. 'I looked at the second hand on my watch,' Shore explains. 'I didn’t want to wait for a good moment to take the photograph around that time. I wanted to do it at exactly that time.' This dramatic shift in intentionality and interest paved the way for his color series American Surfaces, which he began in 1972, again on a trip to Amarillo. Though seldom exhibited, July 22, 1969 demonstrates the fascination with everyday subjects, vernacular techniques and chance operations that would not only distinguish Shore as an artist but would also break down the barrier between photography and art in the following decade. At the age of 17, Stephen Shore (b.1947) was a regular at Andy Warhol's Factory. By the age of 23, he became the first living photographer to have a one-man show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. An unrivalled pioneer in his field, his work has been exhibited in numerous museums worldwide and influenced generations of photographers. In 1982 he was appointed Director of the Photography Program at Bard College, New York where he is now the Susan Weber Soros Professor in the Arts. Specifications: Lithograph (tritone). Sheet size: 978 x 673 mm (38 1/2 x 26 1/2 inches). Print folder: 987 x 687 mm (38 3/4 x 27 inches). Printed in 2008 in an edition of 100 plus 5 artist's proofs. All copies are signed and numbered by Stephen Shore.

Dimensions:

Height: 38.5 in (97.79 cm)Width: 27 in (68.58 cm)Depth: 0.001 in (0.03 mm)

Materials and Techniques:

Paper

Period:

21st Century

Date of Manufacture:

2008

Production Type:

New & Custom(Limited Edition)

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