Looking Forward: Ten Years of Pier 24 Photography: Educational Materials

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Overview

The following educational materials offer an opportunity to learn more about the artists on view in Looking Forward: Ten Years of Pier 24 Photography. These materials include videos, articles, interviews, and selected publications for additional reading.

Please note: All copyrights belong to their respective owners. Images and text owned by other copyright holders are used here under the guidelines of the Fair Use provisions of United States Copyright Law. The text, images, and videos used here are for educational use only.

Click on the thumbnails below for links to more information about the artists in this exhibition.

 

 

Exhibition Artists

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  John Chiara

  John Chiara

  (American, b. 1971)

  Links

  • "Photographing California with a camera as big as a truck"
    Agatha French discusses John Chiara’s process and the development of his new book, John Chiara: California.

  • Video: "John Chiara on photographing the Bay and Golden Gate Bridges"
    John Chiara discusses his work and process in the video produced on the occasion of his commissioned Bridge work displayed in Pier 24 Photography’s exhibition, HERE.

  • "John Chiara, and California’s Beauty and Terror"
    Sophie Haigney writes about John Chiara's picture-making in the California landscape.

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  Erica Deeman

  Erica Deeman

  (British, b. 1977)

  Downloads

  • Review of Erica Deeman Brown in "Artforum"

  Links

  • Video: "Erica Deeman Brown"
    A video interview with Erica Deeman on the occasion of her exhibition, Brown at Anthony Meier Fine Arts in San Francisco.

  • "An Interview with Erica Deeman"
    An interview with Erica Deeman about her portrait series, Brown.

• Tania Franco Klein

  Tania Franco Klein

  (Mexican, b. 1990)

  Links

  • "Slow Looking: Tania Franco Klein"
    “Slow Looking: Tania Franco Klein” view three photographs by Klein and listen to audio descriptions or read the transcripts produced by Caroline Dawson for The Photographers’ Gallery.

  • "Positive Disintegration"
    Jim Casper of "LensCulture" spoke with Tania Franco Klein in a video call about her early beginnings in photography, the origins of her book Positive Disintegration, and the charged atmosphere that runs through her pictures. This is an edited version of the conversation.

  • "On Tania Franco Klein’s Our Life in the Shadows""
    Anna Furman writes about Tania Franco Klein’s series Our Life in the Shadows.

  • "Photographer Tania Franco Klein asks if we can ever truly disconnect"
    Jacqui Palumbo writes about Tania Franco Klein’s series Proceed to the Route (2018–ongoing).

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  Daniel Gordon

  Daniel Gordon

  (American, b. 1980)

  Links

  • Video: "Art21 New York Close Up—Daniel Gordon"
    In this 2016 video, Daniel Gordon discusses his process and work in his New York studio.

  • "Right Now, I’m Just Asking Questions: Photographer Daniel Gordon on How to Stay Inspired After Decades in the Studio"
    A follow-up to his 2016 video with Art21, this article and video discuss how Daniel Gordon's practice and approach has evolved over many years working in the studio.

  • "A Cut Above: Artist Daniel Gordon in Conversation"
    Irene Shum, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at The Menil Collection, in conversation with Daniel Gordon on the occasion of his exhibition, Hue and Saturate at the Houston Center of Photography.

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  Fred Herzog

  Fred Herzog

  (German, 1930–2019)

  Links

  • "Fred Herzog, colourful street photographer"
    An article about Vancouver’s resident street photographer of over six decades, Fred Herzog.

  • Fred Herzog Obituary
    The 2019 obituary for Fred Herzog recounts the career of a pioneer of color photography.

• Todd Hido

  Todd Hido

  (American, b. 1968)

  Links

  • "Todd Hido’s Bright Black World "
    Michael Grieve discusses Todd Hido’s newest body of work, Bright Black World .

  • "Take a journey through an ‘apocalyptic, never-ending winter’ in Bright Black World"
    Kenneth Dickerman reviews Todd Hido’s book Bright Black World.

• Richard Learoyd

  Richard Learoyd

  (British, b. 1966)

  Links

  • Exhibition of recent photographs by Richard Learoyd opens at Pace/MacGill
    A review of an exhibition of new work (including crashed and burned automobiles) by Richard Learoyd.

  • "Richard Learoyd: The Art of Looking"
    A review of a 2016 exhibition including Richard Learoyd’s large-scale books.

  • Video: "Richard Learoyd takes us inside his giant homemade camera"
    An SFMOMA video with Richard Learoyd discussing details of his camera, process and works.

  • Video: "Conversation with Richard Learoyd"
    A video conversation with Richard Learoyd on the occasion of the 2019 exhibition at Fundación MAPFRE in Madrid, Spain.

• Austin Leong

  Austin Leong

  (Chinese-American, b. 1990)

  Links

  • Website: Austin Leong
    Website of photographer Austin Leong.

  • San Francisco Photography Club: Austin Leong
    Austin Leong’s page on the San Francisco City Photography Club website.

• Ray K. Metzker

  Ray K. Metzker

  (American, 1931–2014)

  Links

  • "Ray Metzker’s film noir"
    Sarah Moroz writes about Ray Metzker’s work and career in this 2017 article.

  • "Ray K. Metzker, Art Photographer, Dies at 83"
    The 2014 obituary for Ray K. Metzker recounts a career spanning over six decades.

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  Zanele Muholi

  Zanele Muholi

  (South African, b. 1972)

  Links

  • "Zanele Muholi: Paying Homage to the History of Black Women"
    Maurice Berger discusses Zanele Muholi’s self-portraits in the Aperture publication, Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness on the occasion of her solo exhibition at the Spelman College Museum of Fine Art in Atlanta.

  • Video: "Zanele Muholi on Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lionessat Seattle Art Museum"
    Zanele Muholi speaking about Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness on the occasion of the exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum.

  • Video: "Art 21 — Zanele Muholi"
    Three videos with Zanele Muholi discussing her work produced by Art 21.

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  Eva O'Leary

  Eva O'Leary

  (Irish-American, b. 1989)

  Links

  • "This Powerful Photo Series Captures How Young Women See Themselves"
    A discussion of Eva O’ Leary’s series, Spitting Image on the occasion of her solo exhibition at Crush Curatorial in New York City.

  • "Eva O'Leary: Being truthful with yourself"
    Mo Mfinanga of “Emmazed” interviews Eva O'Leary.

• Daniel Postaer

  Daniel Postaer

  (Chinese-American, b. 1978)

  Links

  • "Photographer’s scenes of S.F. propel This Land"
    A review of Daniel Postaer’s San Francisco street scenes from the exhibition, This Land at Pier 24 Photography in 2018.

  • "Wild, Wild East: Interview With Photographer Daniel Lee Postaer"
    Dominique Musorrafiti interviews Daniel Postaer for this 2017 article.

• Tabitha Soren

  Tabitha Soren

  (American, b. 1967)

  Links

  • "Tabitha Soren is Using the Residue of Human Contact to Make Sense of Our Virtual World"
    Judith Thurman interviews Tabitha Soren on the occasion of her exhibition Surface Tension at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.

  • "Photographer Tabitha Soren Wants Us to Remember the Power of Touch"
    Eileen Kinsella interviews Tabitha Soren on the occasion of her exhibition Surface Tension at the Davis Museum at Wellesley College.

  • Video: "Photographer Tabitha Soren: Charlie Rose"
    Tabitha Soren on “Charlie Rose” discussing her earlier series Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream.

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  Chanell Stone

  Chanell Stone

  (American, b. 1992)

  Links

  • "Oakland Photographer Chanell Stone on Reaffirming Black Spaces in Nature"
    Writer Will Matsuda writes about Chanell Stone's work for KQED Arts & Culture.

  • "Q&A with Chanell Stone"
    Hamidah Glasgow of Strange Fire Collective (SFC) interviews Chanell Stone about her practice on the occasion of her inclusion in the group exhibition An Active and Urgent Telling at Schaefer Art Gallery at Gustavus Adolphus College.

  • Video: "A Conversation with Chanell Stone and Elena Gross"
    Elena Gross—Director of Exhibitions and Curatorial Affairs at the Museum of the African Diaspora— interviews Chanell Stone in her studio.

• Awoiska van der Molen

  Awoiska van der Molen

  (Dutch, b. 1972)

  Links

  • "Awoiska van der Molen: Sensing the Landscape"
    Maartje van der Heuvel, researcher/curator of photography at Leiden University writes about Awoiska van der Molen’s approach to photographing landscape.

  • Video: "The Photographers' Gallery Interviews Awoiska van der Molen"
    A 2017 interview by The Photographers’ Gallery with Awoiska van der Molen.

  • "Blanco: Silent Landscapes"
    Jack French interviews Awoiska van der Molen for “LensCulture” on the occasion of her first major solo museum exhibition, Blanco at FOAM in Amsterdam.

Bibliography

Below are monographs by some of the photographers in Looking Forward along with a selection of other books which include them:

 

JOHN CHIARA
Chiara, John, and Virginia Heckert. John Chiara: California. New York: Aperture and San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2017.

 

DANIEL GORDON

Gordon, Daniel. Still Life with Onions and Mackerel. Paris, onestar press, 2014. Download PDF.

Gordon, Daniel. Still Lifes, Portraits and Parts. London: Mörel Books, 2013.

Gordon, Daniel. Thirty-One Days. Self-published: 2010. Download PDF.

Gordon, Daniel. Portrait Studio. Paris, onestar press, 2009. Download PDF.

Gordon, Daniel. Flying Pictures. Brooklyn: powerHouse, 2009.

Foster, Elena O, and Charlotte Cotton. Photographicness—Fotograficidad. Madrid: Ivorypress, 2013. (Survey publication).

Cotton, Charlotte. Photography Is Magic. New York: Aperture, 2015. (Survey publication).

 

FRED HERZOG

Herzog, Fred, David Company, Hans-Michael Koetzle, and Jeff Wall. Fred Herzog: Modern Color. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2016.

Herzog, Fred, Claudia Gochmann, Douglas Coupland, Jeff Wall, and Sarah Milroy. Photographs. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, 2011.

Herzog, Fred, Stephen Waddell, and Felix Hoffmann. Fred Herzog: Photographs. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2011.

Herzog, Fred, Grant Arnold, and Michael Turner. Fred Herzog: Vancouver Photographs. Vancouver: Vancouver Art Gallery, 2007.

Culley, Peter, and Helga Pakasaar. The Just Past of Photography in Vancouver: Photographs by Bill Cunningham, Denes Devenyi, Fred Herzog, Dick Oulton, Foncie Pulice. Vancouver: Presentation House Gallery, 1987. (Group exhibition catalogue).

 

TODD HIDO

Hido, Todd, and Alexander Nemerov. Bright Black World. Paso Robles, CA: Nazraeli Press, 2018.

Hido, Todd, David Campany, and Katya Tylevich. Intimate Distance: Twenty-five Years of Photographs, a Chronological Album. New York: Aperture, 2016.

Hido, Todd, Katya Tylevich, Alex Daniels, and Todd Hido. Khrystyna's World. Amsterdam: Reflex Editions, 2015.

Hido, Todd, Gregory Halpern, and Denise Wolff. Todd Hido on Landscapes, Interiors and the Nude. New York: Aperture, 2014.

Hido, Todd and Katya Tylevich. Excerpts from Silver Meadows. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2013.

Hido, Todd and Jean Beaudrillard. A Road Divided. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2010.

Hido, Todd. Ohio. Oakland, CA: TBW Books, 2008. (Part of Subscription Series #2).

Hido, Todd. Between the Two. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2007.

Hido, Todd and Raymond Carver. Roaming: Landscape Photographs, 1994-2004. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2004.

Hido, Todd. Outskirts. Portland, OR: Nazareli Press, 2002.

Hido, Todd, and A M. Homes. House Hunting. Portland, OR: Nazraeli Press, 2001.

Campany, David, and Denise Wolff. The Open Road: Photography & the American Road Trip. New York: Aperture, 2014. (Group exhibition catalogue).

 

VERONIKA KELLNDORFER

Kellndorfer, Veronika. Case Studies: Layers of Light and Reflection. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2012.

Kellndorfer, Veronika, and Beatrice von Bismarck. Exterior and Interior Dreams: Blueprints for Modern Living. Ostfildern: Hatje Cantz, 2005.

Wiedemeyer, Nina. Original Bauhaus. London: Prestel, 2019. (Survey publication).

Gadanho, Pedro. Fiction and Fabrication: Photography of Architecture After the Digital Turn. Munich: Hirmer Verlag, 2019. (Group exhibition catalogue)

 

AUSTIN LEONG

Leong, Austin. Denver Daybreak. San Francisco: Illetante, 2019.

Leong, Austin. From Where We Stand. Self-published, 2018.

Leong, Austin. Our Time Together. Self-published, 2017.

 

RICHARD LEAROYD 

Phillips, Sandra. Richard Learoyd. Madrid: Fundación MAPFRE, 2019.

Learoyd, Richard, Nancy Gryspeerdt, Martin Barnes, and Lesley A. Martin. Richard Learoyd: Day for Night. New York: Aperture and San Francisco: Pier 24 Photography, 2015.

Learoyd, Richard, and Charles S. Moffett. Richard Learoyd: Still/life. New York: McKee Gallery, 2013.

Learoyd, Richard, and Mark A. Durant. Portraits and Figures: Richard Learoyd. New York: McKee Gallery, 2011.

Learoyd, Richard. Richard Learoyd: Presences. San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2011.

Learoyd, Richard, and Christopher Bucklow. Richard Learoyd: Unique Photographs, 2007-09. New York: McKee Gallery, 2009.

Fraenkel, Jeffrey, and Frish Brandt. The Unphotographable. San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2013. (Group exhibition catalogue).

Fraenkel, Jeffrey. The Plot Thickens. San Francisco: Fraenkel Gallery, 2014. (Group exhibition catalogue).

Kingsley, Hope, and Christopher Riopelle. Seduced by Art: Photography Past and Present. London: National Gallery, 2012. (Group exhibition catalogue).

Aletti, Vince, and Judy Ditner. Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video. New York: International Center of Photography and Göttingen: Steidl, 2009. (Group exhibition catalogue).

 

RAY METZKER

Davis, Keith F, and Julian Zugazagoitia. The Photographs of Ray K. Metzker. Kansas City: Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, 2012.

Metzker, Ray K, William A. Ewing, and Nathalie Herschdorfer. Ray K. Metzker - Light Lines. Göttingen: Steidl, 2008.

Metzker, Ray K, and William A. Ewing. Ray K. Metzker. Göttingen: Steidl, 2007.

Metzker, Ray K, and Evan H. Turner. Landscapes. New York: Aperture, 2000.

Metzker, Ray K. City Stills. Munich: Prestel, 1999.

Metzker, Ray K, and Anne W. Tucker. Unknown Territory. New York: Aperture, 1986.

 

ZANELE MUHOLI

Muholi, Zanele. Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness. New York: Aperture, 2018.

Perryer, Sophie, and Zanele Muholi. Zanele Muholi: Faces and Phases, 2006-2014. Göttingen: Steidl and New York: Walther Collection,  2014.

Muholi, Zanele. Zanele Muholi Fotografias Africanas. Madrid: La Fabrica, 2012.

Muholi, Zanele. Faces and Phases. Munich: Prestel, 2010.

Muholi, Zanele, Sophie Perryer, Gabi Ngcobo, Pumla D. Gqola, Gail Smith, Nonkululeko Godana, and Charlene Smith. Zanele Muholi: Only Half the Picture. Cape Town: Stevenson Gallery, 2006.

Eicker, Eva, Simon Baker, Bronwyn Law-Viljoen, Hlonipha Mokoena, and Olʹga Sviblova. Deutsche Börse 2015 Photography Prize: Nikolai Bakharev, Zanele Muholi, Viviane Sassen, Mikhael Subotzky & Patrick Waterhouse. London: The Photographers' Gallery, 2015. (Group exhibition catalogue).

Barak, Ami, and Ami Barak. What Does the Image Stand For? Montréal: Momenta, Biennale de l'image and Berlin: Kerber Verlag, 2017. Print. (Group exhibition catalogue).

English, Darby, Charlotte Barat, Glenn D. Lowry, and Mabel Wilson. Among Others: Blackness at Moma. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 2019. (Group exhibition catalogue).

 

EVA O’LEARY

O'Leary and Urs Stahl, A New Gaze 1 (2017): Eva O`Leary – Concealer. Zurich: Bank Vontobel AG, 2017.  Download PDF.

 

TABITHA SOREN

TRACE: Kota Ezawa, Tabitha Soren, Penelope Umbrico, Atlanta: Yoffy Press, 2018.

Soren, Tabitha, Dave Eggers, Joe Blanton, Jeremy Brown, Drew Dickinson, Ben Fritz, Mark Kiger, Steve Obenchain, Chris Shank, Brian Stavisky, Nick Swisher, and Mark Teahen. Fantasy Life: Baseball and the American Dream. New York: Aperture, 2017.

 

AWOISKA VAN DER MOLEN 

van der Molen, Awoiska. Blanco. Amsterdam: Fw:Books, 2017.

van der Molen, Awoiska. Sequester. Amsterdam: Fw:Books, 2014.

Barnes, Martin. Into the Woods: Trees in Photography. London: Thames & Hudson, 2019. (Group exhibition catalogue).

Dannemann, Anna. Deutsche Börse Photography Foundation Prize 2017: Sophie Calle, Dana Lixenberg, Awoiska Van Der Molen, Taiyo Onorato & Nico Krebs. London: The Photographers' Gallery, 2017. (Group exhibition catalogue).