The lure of the street May 31, 2008
Long considered incompatible with real seriousness - Evans thought it "vulgar" - colour photography was suddenly granted institutional acceptance with the exhibition, in 1976, of work by William Eggleston. That paradigm-shifting moment helped establish the conditions for the current deluge of colour work. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
The art of still life Nov 1, 2007
"I was staying with a friend in Tokyo and we were walking up the stairs to his apartment and saw the trike on the landing. The red of the trike, the umbrellas and the green fluorescent lighting made me think it was just the sort of thing William Eggleston would photograph. I got my film camera, a Mamiya RB67, and took two or three shots, just as I found it.". Beth's verdict: This is like a William Eggleston. (Guardian Unlimited)
Beauty before age Apr 25, 2007
When she was about 20 and still searching for a calling, she stumbled across a William Eggleston exhibition at the Getty Museum. "The second I walked in the door, I was completely blown away instantly I knew it was what I wanted to do. I bought his book and read it, and the next day I went on EBay and bought a bunch of darkroom equipment for $80.". (Los Angeles Times)
Ambiguity is essence of 'Beyond Image' Apr 14, 2007
Kristi Lippire tries too hard to start a conversation with photohistory in her sculptural renditions of images by William Eggleston and Wolfgang Tillmans. The results are clumsy and gratuitous. (Los Angeles Times)
