Alec Soth - Niagara Falls 26. USA / Canada
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Alec Soth. Niagara Falls 26. USA / Canada, 2005.
“Niagara is part of American mythology. It’s a place of romance, where people go to get married,” says Alec Soth. “But when I got there my view of the place totally changed. The American side is economically devastated. It’s bleak.”
'Copyright Alec Soth / Magnum Photos' on the back of the image.
Total dimensions: 35,3 x 27,4 cm on semi-gloss paper.
Fine condition.
Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over thirty books including Sleeping by the Mississippi (2004), NIAGARA (2006), Broken Manual (2010), Songbook (2015), I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating (2019), A Pound of Pictures (2022), and Advice for Young Artists (2024). Soth has had over fifty solo exhibitions including survey shows organized by Jeu de Paume in Paris (2008), the Walker Art Center in Minnesota (2010), Media Space in London (2015), and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2024). Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multi-media enterprise focused on visual storytelling. Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Hammons Gallery in Minneapolis, Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, Loock Galerie in Berlin, and is a member of Magnum Photos.
One of the prominent members of the Magnum agency, as were also: Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, George Rodger, Elliot Erwitt, Maria Eisner, Rita Vandivert, Cristina de Middel, among many others.
Alec Soth. Niagara Falls 26. USA / Canada, 2005.
“Niagara is part of American mythology. It’s a place of romance, where people go to get married,” says Alec Soth. “But when I got there my view of the place totally changed. The American side is economically devastated. It’s bleak.”
'Copyright Alec Soth / Magnum Photos' on the back of the image.
Total dimensions: 35,3 x 27,4 cm on semi-gloss paper.
Fine condition.
Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over thirty books including Sleeping by the Mississippi (2004), NIAGARA (2006), Broken Manual (2010), Songbook (2015), I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating (2019), A Pound of Pictures (2022), and Advice for Young Artists (2024). Soth has had over fifty solo exhibitions including survey shows organized by Jeu de Paume in Paris (2008), the Walker Art Center in Minnesota (2010), Media Space in London (2015), and the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum (2024). Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multi-media enterprise focused on visual storytelling. Soth is represented by Sean Kelly in New York, Weinstein Hammons Gallery in Minneapolis, Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco, Loock Galerie in Berlin, and is a member of Magnum Photos.
One of the prominent members of the Magnum agency, as were also: Robert Capa, Henri Cartier-Bresson, David Seymour, George Rodger, Elliot Erwitt, Maria Eisner, Rita Vandivert, Cristina de Middel, among many others.
Details
Era
After 2000
Designer/artist
Alec Soth
Poster title
Niagara Falls 26. USA / Canada
Subject
Photography
Condition
A- (fine - tiny imperfections)
Height
274 mm
Width
353 mm
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