RECENT ACQUISITIONS IN FOCUS – LATENT NARRATIVES

Posted on 2016-10-24

This exhibition features multipart photographic works by William Leavitt, Liza Ryan, Fazal Sheikh, and Whitney Hubbs. Juxtaposing images of people, places, and things, the works present fragmentary, enigmatic narratives that nonetheless establish a powerful, almost palpable atmosphere or mood. When sequenced by the artist in a specific order, the images recall storyboards used for motion pictures. When excerpted from a larger series, they suggest a stream-of-consciousness meditation on a theme. By providing the visual cues or markers of stories still to be played out, these photographs encourage visitors to participate in completing the narratives.

Opposite – Untitled from the series The Song Itself Is Already a Skip, 2012, Whitney Hubbs

Exhibition runs through to January 29th, 2017

J. Paul Getty Museum
1200 Getty Center Drive
Los Angeles
California
CA 90049-1679

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