Japan, Philip-Lorca DiCorcia

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Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Japan
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia, Japan
Philip-Lorca DiCorcia
Japan
1994
Japan, 1994
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: chromogenic color print (Ektacolor™)
Dimensions:
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 64.3 x 95.3 cm
Image Dimensions Height/Width (Height x Width): 25 5/16 x 37 1/2 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 34 x 46 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 34 3/4 x 47 x 1 1/2 in
Weight (Weight): 20 lbs
Credit line: Museum purchase: Helen Foresman Spencer Art Acquisition Fund
Accession number: 1999.0146
Not on display
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Exhibition Label: "Contemporary Photographs: Rethinking the Genres," Oct-2000, Rachel Epp Buller DiCorcia captures scenes of urban life in his photographs. The experiences portrayed are not his own, however; rather, DiCorcia documents the daily lives of strangers in a near-voyeuristic manner. His artificial lighting highlights solitary pedestrians in a crowd so that they become unwitting subjects in passing. While his subjects most often appear unaware, diCorcia's lighting implies a staged nature to the scenes, adding to the sense of near-formal portraiture.