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Almine Rech

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

American photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia is well known for his dramatically lit slices of life, orchestrated portraits and contemporary takes on the vanitas theme. In 1990, he began a series of photographs of hustlers and came to prominence in 1993 with a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Later series such as ‘Streetwork’, ‘Heads’ and ‘A Storybook Life’ often played with powerful strobe lights placed discreetly in public places during the daytime. Using photography as a fictive medium and creating complex realities, diCorcia elaborates uncanny compositions which lay between documentary and theatrically staged photography. Works by diCorcia are held in international public collections, including the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Cincinnati Art Museum, Ohio; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Milwaukee Art Museum, Wisconsin; Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum De Pont, Tilburg, The Netherlands; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. He lives and works in New York, and serves as Senior Critic at Yale University.

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Selected artworks

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, W, February 2007, 2007

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia W, February 2007, 2007

    Fuji Crystal Archival print, framed
    125 x 167 cm
    49 1/4 x 65 3/4 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, W, The Secret History, St. Petersbourg, 2002

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia W, The Secret History, St. Petersbourg, 2002

    Archival pigment print, framed
    109 x 148,7 cm
    42 7/8 x 58 1/2 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, W, March 2000, #15 from Cuba Libre series for W, 2000

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia W, March 2000, #15 from Cuba Libre series for W, 2000

    Fujicolor Crystal Archive print mounted to Plexiglas
    122 x 1525 cm
    48 x 59 7/8 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Japan, 1994

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Japan, 1994

    Ektacolor print mounted to 4-ply board
    76 x 116 cm
    29 7/8 x 45 5/8 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Berlin, 1997

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Berlin, 1997

    Ektacolor print
    76 x 101 cm (framed)
    29 7/8 x 39 3/4 in (framed)

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head #6, 2000

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Head #6, 2000

    Fujicolor Crystal Archive print mounted to Plexiglas
    122 x 1525 cm
    48 x 60 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head #5, 2000

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Head #5, 2000

    Fujicolor Crystal Archive print mounted to Plexiglas
    122 x 1525 cm
    48 x 60 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Head #1, 2000

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Head #1, 2000

    Fujicolor Crystal Archive print mounted to Plexiglas
    122 x 1525 cm
    48 x 60 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Logan, 2004

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Logan, 2004

    Fuji Crystal Archive print mounted to Dibond, framed
    175,5 x 125 cm
    69 1/8 x 49 1/4 in

  • Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Lola, 2004

    Philip-Lorca diCorcia Lola, 2004

    Fujicolor Crystal Archive print mounted to Dibond,framed
    175,5 x 125 cm
    69 1/8 x 49 1/4 in

Gallery exhibitions

Museum exhibitions

Selected press