Zoe Strauss
| Zoe Strauss | |
|---|---|
| Born |
April 1, 1970 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Photography |
| Website | http://zoestrauss.blogspot.com/ |
Zoe Strauss (born 1970) is an American photographer.[1]
Biography
Zoe Strauss was born in 1970 in Philadelphia.[2] Her father died when she was 5. She was the first member of her immediate family to graduate from high school. For her 30th birthday she was given a camera and started photographing in the city’s marginal neighborhoods.[3] She is a photo-based installation artist who uses Philadelphia as a primary setting and subject for her work. Strauss typically photographs overlooked (or purposefully avoided) details with a humanist perspective and eye for composure.[4]
In 1995, she started the Philadelphia Public Art Project, a one-woman organization whose mission is to give the citizens of Philadelphia access to art in their everyday lives.[5] Strauss calls the Project an “epic narrative” of her own neighborhood.[5] “When I started shooting, it was as if somewhere hidden in my head I had been waiting for this,” she has said.[5]
Between 2000 and 2011, Strauss’s photographic work culminated in a yearly “Under I-95” show which took place beneath the Interstate in South Philadelphia.[2] She displayed her photographs on concrete pillars under the highway and sold them for $5 each.[1]
Strauss received a Seedling Award from the Leeway Foundation in 2002, a Pew Fellowship in 2005, and in 2006 her work was included in the Whitney Biennial.[2] She also had a solo exhibition of her photographs, entitled Ramp Project: Zoe Strauss, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia.[6] In 2007 Strauss was named a 2007 USA Gund Fellow and granted $50,000 by United States Artists.
Strauss frequently photographs near her grandparents' former home at 16th and Susquehanna.[7] Her photographs include shuttered buildings, empty parking lots and vacant meeting halls in South Philadelphia. Strauss says her work is “a narrative about the beauty and difficulty of everyday life."[8]
Her book America was published in 2008 by AMMO Books.[9]
In July 2012 Strauss was elected into the Magnum Photos agency.[10]
Solo exhibitions
- 2002-2009 Works-in-Progress exhibit, Southwark Community Center, last week of October annually, Philadelphia
- 2001-2010 Under 95 exhibit, Front St. and Mifflin St., the 1st weekend of May annually, Philadelphia
- 2006 Projected and Selected Images, Acuna-Hansen Gallery, Los Angeles
- 2006 Ramp Project, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia[6]
- 2007 I-95 Works in Progress, Etc. Galerie, Prague
- 2007 If You Reading This, Silverstein Photography, New York City[11]
- 2008 Zoe Strauss: Works in Progress, Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana[12]
- 2009 America: We Love Having You Here, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York City[13]
- 2010 Photographs by Zoe Strauss, Under I-95, Philadelphia
- 2010 Zoe Strauss: Works for Columbus, OH, Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio[14]
- 2012 Zoe Strauss: 10 Years, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia[15]
- 2012 Zoe Strauss: 10 Years: A Slideshow, Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York Ciy[16]
Group exhibitions
- 1997 Indianapolis Installation Festival, Whirlforce Medical Research Laboratories, Indianapolis Juried Exhibition, 3rd in show.
- 2002 Leeway Award winners group show, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Philadelphia
- 2004 Big Nothing Cabaret, Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia
- 2004 Works on Paper, Arcadia University, Glenside, Pennsylvania[17]
- 2006 Whitney Biennial: Day for Night, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City[18]
- 2006 Summer Vacation: Photographs from the Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia[19]
- 2006 This Is America, Centraal Museum, Utrecht, Netherlands
- 2008 History Keeps Me Awake at Night: A Genealogy of Wojnarowicz, PPOW Gallery, New York City
- 2008 L’Été photographique de Lectoure, Lectoure, France.
- 2008 Who's Afraid of America?, Wonderland Art Space, Copenhagen[20]
- 2009 On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Plöger, Zoe Strauss, Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago[21]
- 2010 Queer Brighton: Molly Landreth & Zoe Strauss, Lighthouse, Brighton Part of Brighton Photo Biennial.[22]
- 2013 Carnegie International, Pittsburgh [23]
Commissions
- 2004-2005 St. James collection, 200 photos
- 2007 Philadelphia Eagles/Lincoln Financial Field, vinyl print of Mattress Flip
- 2008 World Class Boxing, Art Miami
Public collections
Grants and awards
- 2002 Leeway Emerging Artist grant.[25]
- 2004 Arcadia University Works on Paper “Friends of Arcadia Award”, Arcadia University.
- 2005 Pew Fellowship in the Arts.[2]
- 2007 USA Gund Fellow, Visual Arts.[2]
- 2007 $50,000 grant from United States Artists[26]
References
- 1 2 "Zoe Strauss: 10 Years", International Center of Photography, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Zoe Strauss", 2013 Carnegie International, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Magnum Photos Photographer Profile: Zoe Strauss", Magnum Photos, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Smith, Roberta (2012-07-12), "Art In Review Zoe Strauss: ‘10 Years, a Slideshow’". The New York Times
- 1 2 3 "Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Zoe Strauss", California Institute of the Arts, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- 1 2 "Ramp Project: Zoe Strauss", Institute of Contemporary Art, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ Heller, Karen (2006-02-15), Page A01, “Suddenly, Her Images Clicked”. Philadelphia Inquirer, The (PA)
- ↑ Sozanski, Edward J (2004-04-30), Page W25, "Taking Images of the streets back to their birthplace. Catch it While you can: Photos Alfresco Returns". The Philadelphia Inquirer
- ↑ http://www.ammobooks.com/new/books/america/
- ↑ Eichel, Molly. "Zoe Strauss accepted into Magnum Photos", philly.com, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ Hudson, Suzanne. "Zoe Strauss", Artforum, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Zoe Strauss: Works in Progress at Peeler Art Center", Depauw Art Center, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ , The Fader, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Zoe Strauss: Works for Columbus, OH", Wexner Center for the Arts, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Exhibitions - Zoe Strauss: 10 Years", Philadelphia Museum of Art, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Zoe Strauss - Exhibitions - Bruce Silverstein", Bruce Silverstein Gallery, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ http://gargoyle.arcadia.edu/gallery/archives/worksonpaper2004.htm
- ↑ "Whitney Biennial 2006: Day for Night", Whitney Museum of American Art, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ http://citypaper.net/articles/2006-07-13/arts_agenda_museums.shtml?print=1
- ↑ http://wonderlandonline.dk/media/was.pdf
- ↑ "On the Scene: Jason Lazarus, Wolfgang Plöger, Zoe Strauss", Art Institute of Chicago, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ http://www.list.co.uk/event/20099312-molly-landreth-and-zoe-strauss-queer-brighton/
- ↑ "Artists: Zoe Strauss", 2013 Carnegie International, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Collections: Zoe Strauss", Philadelphia Museum of Art, Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Zoe Strauss SA '02", Leeway Foundation, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ↑ "Paul Brach Visiting Artist Lecture Series: Zoe Strauss", CalArts, Retrieved 6 October 2014.
External links
- Official website
- Philadelphia Museum of Art Zoe Strauss: 10 Years
- NY Times Review of 10 Years A Slideshow
- New York Times Review of PMA Show
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Philadelphia City Paper
- Flickr set of Strauss' 2006 I-95 Show
- Zoe Strauss at Bruce Silverstein Gallery, New York City
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