Joel-Peter Witkin: Photographs
Works from a Valley Collection
Arizona State University Art Museum
at the Nelson Fine Arts Center
October 6 through December 2, 2001
Waiting for de Chirico in the Artist's Section of
Purgatory, New Mexico, 1994
Gelatin silver print-toned. Courtesy of the Stephane Janssen Collection
Joel-Peter Witkin: Photographs
- Works from a Valley Collection
This exhibition of photographs by Joel-Peter Witkin explores the strands
of aesthetic tradition mirrored in his work. Known best for the grotesque
use of the figure, Witkin also draws upon traditions as varied as the
still life or memento mori, the set-up studio shot of the Victorian portrait
or voluptuous figure, and that of the Mexican practice of photographing
deceased infants placed in the context and costumes of angelitos.
ASU Art Museum Presentation
Organized by Marilyn A. Zeitlin, Joel-Peter Witkin: Photographs
will be installed in the 2,800-square-foot Kresge Gallery of the Arizona
State University Art Museum at the Nelson Fine Arts Center.
Duration
Joel-Peter Witkin: Photographs (October 6 - December 2, 2001) is
open Tuesday from 10am to 9pm, Wednesday through Saturday from 10am to
5pm, and Sunday from 1pm to 5pm.
Support
The exhibition at the Arizona State University Art Museum is supported
in part by Friends of the Arizona State University Art Museum.