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Catherine Opie b. 1961

Country: USA, Language: English, 8 mins

  • Director: Sini Anderson

CGiii Comment

What a beautiful portrait...


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Catherine Opie b. 1961 from LACMA on Vimeo.

The(ir) Blurb...

The extraordinary imagery of renowned photographer Catherine Opie is on full display. Whether documenting San Francisco's queer and gender-expansive communities during the AIDS crisis, Texas' love affair with high school football, or her own devastatingly honest portraits of her body and life as a lesbian mother, each piece forms the foundation of this compelling artist profile, enhanced by the artist's own revealing insights into her motivations and creative process.

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Catherine Opie