Stephen Shore (born 1947 in New York) is known for introducing and legitimizing the use of color in fine art photography.
A precocious talent, he exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art at a young age and was part of Andy Warhol’s Factory. In the 1970s, he rose to prominence with iconic series such as American Surfaces and Uncommon Places, portraying everyday American life.
He was the first living photographer since Alfred Stieglitz to exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 2017, the Museum of Modern Art presented a major retrospective of his work.
Author of over 25 books and a professor at Bard College since 1982, Shore has played a fundamental role in redefining contemporary photographic vision.
Stephen Shore (nato nel 1947 a New York) è noto per aver introdotto e legittimato l’uso del colore nell’arte fotografica.
Precoce talento, espone giovanissimo al Museum of Modern Art e frequenta la Factory di Andy Warhol. Negli anni ’70 si afferma con serie iconiche come American Surfaces e Uncommon Places, che raccontano la quotidianità americana.
È stato il primo fotografo vivente, dopo Alfred Stieglitz, a esporre al Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nel 2017 il Museum of Modern Art gli ha dedicato una grande retrospettiva.
Autore di oltre 25 libri e docente al Bard College dal 1982, Shore ha avuto un ruolo fondamentale nel ridefinire lo sguardo fotografico contemporaneo.
