Catherine Opie

Necklace (Kate) . 2008

+ Stephen Friedman Gallery

Catherine Opie has been photographing the American social and geographical makeup for nearly three decades. Studying first at the San Francisco Art Institute and then at CalArts, Opie's work has consistently explored notions of community and identity, and the ways in which they shape one another. Formally, her work moves between portraiture and landscape with a fluidity unrivalled elsewhere.
Stephen Friedman Gallery

02 Catherine Opie . Nicola , 1993

03 Catherine Opie . Raven (gun) , 1989

04 Catherine Opie . Cathy (needles by Julie) . 1994