Robert Mapplethorpe, United States, 1946–1989, Self-Portrait, 1988
The Sum of Myself: Photographic Self-Portraits from the Audrey and Sydney Irmas Collection
This exhibition presents the visually compelling and psychologically charged terrain covered within the enduring theme of self-portraiture. Spanning photo history, included are works by Edward Steichen, Diane Arbus, Andy Warhol, Cindy Sherman, Catherine Opie, Douglas Gordon, Walker Evans, Irving Penn, and Robert Heinecken. Concluding with Testament, an installation by LA-based artist Natalie Bookchin, a revealing edit of video blogs and diaries from the web that analyzes contemporary expressions of self.
October 25, 2009 - January 3, 2010
BCAM @ LACMA
5905 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
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