RICHARD MISRACH: BEING(S) 1975-2015
2015-03-30This survey exhibition traces the appearance of the human figure in Misrach’s photographs across the entire span of his career, from 1975 to the present.
Though primarily known as a photographer of the landscape, on occasion Misrach has placed the human figure as a focal point of his images since the mid-1970s. The people who appear in his photographs are rarely portrayed as specific individuals. Rather, they tend to weave through his work as ephemeral markers, a temporary presence in the continuity of the land.
The exhibition includes a number of works that have never before been exhibited or published: a 1976 self-portrait in White Sands, New Mexico; disorienting new images from his Color Reverse series; large-format photographs from the On the Beach project, and a remarkable 14-foot panorama of the U.S. border fence separating Tijuana, Mexico, from California.
Opposite – Night Fishing, Near Bonnet Carré Spillway, Louisiana, 1998
Exhibition runs from April 9th to May 30th, 2015
Fraenkel Gallery
49 Geary Street, 4th Floor
San Francisco
CA 94108
