The lure of the street May 31, 2008
In the mid-1990s, Philip-Lorca diCorcia chose propitious-seeming spots in New York and elsewhere and then, when the moment came, did not simply press the shutter, but activated a whole series of lights that isolated the unwitting subject in a filmic aura of radiant illumination. Less technically demanding, the best-known example of street-as-studio work must be Ruth Orkin's 1951 shot (not at the Tate, strangely) of an attractive American woman in Florence, running a multi-generational gauntlet... (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The year in visual art Dec 30, 2007
Among larger exhibits, a highlight was the Philip-Lorca diCorcia photography show, which had both sheen and substance. The Museum of Fine Arts had several stellar shows this year, in particular "Edward Hopper," a gorgeous survey of work by the iconic American modernist. (Boston Globe)
Merging detachment and intimacy May 20, 2007
Philip-Lorca diCorcia's photograph of a male prostitute in LA in the '80s is part of an ICA exhibition of his work ... They are the subjects of a series of striking life-size photographs by Philip-Lorca diCorcia , whose work will be presented in the ICA's first full-scale solo artist exhibition in its new building. (Boston Globe)
Summer preview May 20, 2007
The intense photographs of Philip-Lorca diCorcia fill the ICA. Out west it's Monet and "The Searchers," up north it's Frank Lloyd Wright. N10. (Boston Globe)
In New York, photo galleries broaden their focus Dec 1, 2006
"I believe there is one history." His artists could constitute a foundation course in photography since the 1950s: Robert Frank, Harry Callahan, Duane Michals, Irving Penn, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, among others. Today in Culture. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Peter Schjeldahl on MOMA’s contemporary-art installation Sep 5, 2006
Empire is flanked by Philip-Lorca diCorcia s Head #10 (2000), a starkly flash-lit color photograph of a sullen teen-ager in a Yankees cap, set in inky darkness. Building and boy, both monumentally composed, convey rhyming ratios of obduracy and, what with the inevitable thoughts of September 11th, vulnerability. (New Yorker)
Winners of Nokia Nseries See New Competition Revealed May 4, 2006
Raghu Rai said of his chosen winner: "I felt this image was very well-focused and had a well exposed frame. The photographer has also shown real mastery of the camera phone medium by capturing a sharp, clean and spontaneous image." Pinjalim Bora, said: "I am really overwhelmed to have received this recognition from such a high-profile photographer. The image was completely spontaneous and I took it with my Nokia 3230 on one fine Sunday morning when I stepped outside to pick up the newspaper. I'm... (PR Newswire)
Searching for truth amid the suffering Apr 19, 2006
Either way, the connection to other images of suffering included here, such as a photograph from Abu Ghraib or the pictures of homeless people taken by Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Boris Mikhailov, seems tenuous at best. Tenuousness is a frequent problem. (Boston Globe)
Exploring the many meanings of hadith Feb 7, 2006
Appropriately enough, "Hadith" includes recent works by an impressive roster of internationally acclaimed artists, such as American photographer Philip-Lorca diCorcia, South African animation artist William Kentridge (the subject of about one major museum retrospective a year and the winner of the Carnegie International Prize, among others), French photographer and performance artist Sophie Calle (who averages about three solo shows a year) and Beirut-born, London-based video artist and sculptor... (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
The year in review, as seen through the visual arts Jan 7, 2006
Slated to mount just four exhibitions a year, Sfeir-Semler is currently lining up a third show, set to open January 26, called "Hadith: Conversation," introducing works by William Kentridge, Sophie Calle, Mona Hatoum, Philip Lorca diCorcia, Rabih Mroue and Moataz Nasr, among others. These are heavyweight shows. (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
