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.
ASU Art Museum Exhibits
Selected past exhibitions at the ASU Art Museum include:
Shirin Neshat: Rapture
Salute, Walt Whitman: Photographs
by Duane Michals
Bob Carey: Bob Carey
PHACAEANS: Sloane McFarland
Contemporary Art from Cuba: Irony
and Survival on the Utopian Island
For more information contact John Spiak at spiak@asu.edu.
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