Through self-representation, street photography and large-scale installation, shows opening at the start of December demonstrate varied approaches to personal and collective identities.
Exploring the multilayered nature of self-portraiture through work by five photographers聽鈥揋uia Sara Besana, Silvia Camporesi, Anna Di Prospero, Simona Ghizzoni and Moira Ricci聽鈥 this show delves into surrealist themes through conceptual images steeped in narrative. Opens 1 December.
Offering dialogues between Mann and the American South, Getty Center’s exhibition is an exploration of identity, bringing together a selection of ethereal and haunting works that use experimental techniques to investigate themes of family, mortality and the landscape. Until 10 February.
Symbolic and deeply introspective,聽Chiharu Shiota’s new installation explores ideas of human consciousness by asking if sentience could exist outside of the body. The vast net of red yarn reflects notions of connection, visually demonstrating the pathways that bind individuals together.聽聽Until 19 January.
Delving into photographers’ archives, Fotografiska’s new show celebrates Stockholm聽鈥 highlighting its architecture and inhabitants across 100 years of聽 history.聽 A mix of styles provides diverse perspectives on the city, using it as a backdrop for intriguing stories. Until 17 February.
Recording the street life of New York and Chicago from 1950-1980, Maier’s expansive oeuvre demonstrates a drive to represent the reality of experience. As renowned photographer Joel Meyerowitz notes:聽鈥淢aier was an early poet of colour photography…聽聽she was a quick study of human behavior, of the unfolding moment”聽 Until 5 January.
Credits:
1.聽Untitled, Vivian Maier, 1956.聽漏 VIVIAN MAIER/MALOOF COLLECTION, COURTESY OF HOWARD GREENBERG GALLERY, NEW YORK
2.聽Anna Di Prospero, Autoritratto con Eleonora, 鈥淎utoritratto con i miei amici鈥, 2011. 漏 Anna Di Prospero
3.聽The Turn (detail), 2005, Sally Mann, gelatin silver print. Private collection. 漏 Sally Mann.
4. Chiharu Shiota,聽Me Somewhere Else, 2018, Installation view, Courtesy the artist and Blain|Southern, Photo: Peter Mallet
5. Image from STHLM Forever, Fotografiska, Stockholm.
6.聽Chicago, 1978. Vivian Maier / Courtesy the Estate of Vivian Maier and聽
