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Current: Stephen Shore

Images courtesy of Gallery 303, New York

U.S. 2, Ironwood, Michigan, July 9, 1973

U.S. 27, Moore Haven, FLorida, November 15, 1977

Fifth Street and Broadway, Eureka, California, September 2, 1974

U.S. 2, Ironwood, Michigan, July 9, 1973
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U.S. 27, Moore Haven, FLorida, November 15, 1977
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Fifth Street and Broadway, Eureka, California, September 2, 1974
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Exhibition

Stephen Shore Mid Career Exhibition
Iziko SA National Gallery
Government Avenue, Company’s Garden, Cape Town
Open 10:00-17:00, Tuesday to Sunday
From 24 September - 23 November 2008.

For a map and directions please see:
www.iziko.org.za

Lectures

13:00, Tuesday 14 October and Wednesday 15 October 2008
Commerce Lecture Theatre
1st Floor Commerce Building
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Hiddingh Campus, 37 Orange Street
Cape Town

Workshops

8:00-12:00, Tuesday 14 October and Wednesday 15 October 2008
Michaelis School of Fine Art
Hiddingh Campus, 37 Orange Street
Cape Town

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For a map and directions please see:
www.michaelis.uct

The Roger Ballen Foundation will host a mid-career exhibition of Stephen Shore. The exhibition will focus on two of Shore’s seminal series: American Surfaces and Uncommon Places, along with his more recent work including his ibooks. The exhibition is a component of the Month of Photography 4. Additional support is generously given by the US Consulate General in Cape Town. The exhibition will open at the Iziko SA National Gallery on 24 September – 23 November 2008.

The Tuesday lecture will focus on his exhibition. On Wednesday, there will be a conversation between Shore and the curator, Meredith Randall, as well as an in-depth question and answer session from the audience.

Shore’s early colour photography, from the 1970s, was amongst the first colour photography to be included within the canon of fine art. He was fourteen when he sold three prints to the Museum of Modern Art; he was the youngest person and first living photographer to have a solo show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Although seemingly taken in a snap-shot style, reflection reveals that Shore’s images are carefully constructed compositions. He captures the tempo, palette and artefacts of the American cultural landscape. Shore uses visual tropes to author critical examinations of society. Although seemingly taken in a snap-shot style, reflection reveals that they are carefully constructed compositions.
While his early work was roundly condemned by contemporary critics, in its sharp deviations from the black-and-white photographic art conventions of the time, it is now regarded as having a significant impact on the trajectory of contemporary photography and has influenced countless contemporary photographers, from Andreas Gursky to Nan Goldin.

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