Before, On, After : Permutations - 1972
Photographie noir et blanc, aluminium
12 x 94 cm
Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain (FRAC) Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Rolleramer - 1987
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Intirely - 1990
Photograph, dye-diffusion transfer (Polaroid)
61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Skyscraper -1990
Media Dye-diffusion transfer (Polaroid) print
50.8 x 60.96 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Stud - 1990
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Serving Trout - 1991
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Marriage - 1992
Marvel - 1998
Milton Bradley (Milton) - 1998
Torso Or So - 1999
Calla Lilly - 1999
Evolution Of A Bottle In Space - 1999
Wall - 1999
Covered Bridge - 2001
Tote - 2001
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Os adorados weimaraners de Wegman - Fay Wray e Man Ray - têm protagonizado algumas das imagens mais espirituosas dos últimos anos, aparecendo muitas vezes como um casal cómico imitando o estilo de vida americano nos tempos de lazer. Vestidos com uma grande variedade de roupas, desde as de fantasia até às de alta costura, são personagens dóceis sobre as quais são projectadas as nuances da cultura popular americana. Estas divertidas fotografias proporcionam um comentário deturpado sobre os elementos absurdos da vida contemporânea e o comportamento humano. Wegman também tem feito pequenos filmes e vídeos, que incluem The Hardy Boys, uma nova representação de uma aventura retirada da história para crianças, onde os protagonistas são exclusivamente da raça canina. William Wegman nasceu em Holyoke, MA, EUA, em 1943.
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William Wegman was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1943. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, in 1965 with a BFA in painting, then enrolled in the Masters painting and printmaking program at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, receiving an MFA in 1967. After teaching at various universities, Wegman’s interests in areas beyond painting ultimately led him to photography and the infant medium of video. While living in Long Beach, California, Wegman acquired Man Ray, the dog with whom he began a fruitful twelve-year collaboration. Man Ray became a central figure in Wegman’s photography and videos, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1972, Wegman and Man Ray moved to New York. In 1986, a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman’s life, and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began, marked by Wegman’s use of the Polaroid 20 x 24 camera. With the birth of Fay’s litter in 1989 and her daughter’s litter in 1995, Wegman’s cast grew. His photographs, videos, paintings, and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. A retrospective of his work traveled to museums throughout Europe and the United States, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His most recent exhibitions have gone to Japan, Sweden, and the Orange County Museum of Art in California. Wegman lives in New York and Maine.
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Before, On, After : Permutations - 1972
Photographie noir et blanc, aluminium
12 x 94 cm
Fonds Regional d'Art Contemporain (FRAC) Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Rolleramer - 1987
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Intirely - 1990
Photograph, dye-diffusion transfer (Polaroid)
61 x 50.8 cm (24 x 20 in.)
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Skyscraper -1990
Media Dye-diffusion transfer (Polaroid) print
50.8 x 60.96 cm
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Stud - 1990
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Serving Trout - 1991
Polaroid Polacolor photograph
Marriage - 1992
Marvel - 1998
Milton Bradley (Milton) - 1998
Torso Or So - 1999
Calla Lilly - 1999
Evolution Of A Bottle In Space - 1999
Wall - 1999
Covered Bridge - 2001
Tote - 2001
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Os adorados weimaraners de Wegman - Fay Wray e Man Ray - têm protagonizado algumas das imagens mais espirituosas dos últimos anos, aparecendo muitas vezes como um casal cómico imitando o estilo de vida americano nos tempos de lazer. Vestidos com uma grande variedade de roupas, desde as de fantasia até às de alta costura, são personagens dóceis sobre as quais são projectadas as nuances da cultura popular americana. Estas divertidas fotografias proporcionam um comentário deturpado sobre os elementos absurdos da vida contemporânea e o comportamento humano. Wegman também tem feito pequenos filmes e vídeos, que incluem The Hardy Boys, uma nova representação de uma aventura retirada da história para crianças, onde os protagonistas são exclusivamente da raça canina. William Wegman nasceu em Holyoke, MA, EUA, em 1943.
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William Wegman was born in Holyoke, Massachusetts, in 1943. He graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, in 1965 with a BFA in painting, then enrolled in the Masters painting and printmaking program at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, receiving an MFA in 1967. After teaching at various universities, Wegman’s interests in areas beyond painting ultimately led him to photography and the infant medium of video. While living in Long Beach, California, Wegman acquired Man Ray, the dog with whom he began a fruitful twelve-year collaboration. Man Ray became a central figure in Wegman’s photography and videos, known in the art world and beyond for his endearing deadpan presence. In 1972, Wegman and Man Ray moved to New York. In 1986, a new dog, Fay Ray, came into Wegman’s life, and soon thereafter another famous collaboration began, marked by Wegman’s use of the Polaroid 20 x 24 camera. With the birth of Fay’s litter in 1989 and her daughter’s litter in 1995, Wegman’s cast grew. His photographs, videos, paintings, and drawings have been exhibited in museums and galleries internationally. A retrospective of his work traveled to museums throughout Europe and the United States, including the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. His most recent exhibitions have gone to Japan, Sweden, and the Orange County Museum of Art in California. Wegman lives in New York and Maine.
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