ALEX PRAGER
2015-11-02On the occasion of American artist Alex Prager’s first solo exhibition in France, the photographer and filmmaker presents some of her most recent photographs along with her latest film within an original scenography at Galerie des Galeries. La Grande Sortie (2015), a film commissioned for the 3e Scène of the Opéra national de Paris, stars prima ballerina Émilie Cozette and features leading dancer Karl Paquette.
Alex Prager is known for intricately staged works that explore the uncanny elements of today’s individual and social life. Los Angeles, where she was born, endures as a huge source of inspiration in her work; both in terms of subject matter – fantasy, isolation and tribulation – and in the way that she utilizes surrounding industry in order to create her films and photographs. Prager draws inspiration from the cinematic work of Luis Buñuel and English duo Powell & Pressburger as well as from photographers William Eggleston and Enrique Metinides. She also frequently cites the significant influence her personal experiences have had on her own artistic practice, which combines the use of bold colors, unexpected angles and dramatic lighting.
Exhibition runs through to January 20th, 2016
Galerie des Galeries
1st floor
Galeries Lafayette
40, bd Haussmann
75009 Paris
France
