The Frist Center fro the Visual Arts presents William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked on view Jan. 21–May 1, 2011.
William Eggleston: Anointing the Overlooked brings together more than 50 photographs made by the Memphis, Tenn., resident who is one of the most influential artists of his generation. The exhibition includes iconic images from the early 1970s, important portfolios held in the Memphis Brooks collection as well as the rarely seen 21st Century Photographs.
William Eggleston was a key figure in charting a new course for color photography. Prior to his first exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art (New York) in 1976, fine art photography was typically black and white, while color photography was used commercially. By not censoring, rarely editing and photographing the seemingly banal, Eggleston reminds us of the inherently democratic uses of and wide-spread access to photography. His images are psychologically complex, yet structurally quotidian, drawing attention to the power and beauty of the overlooked. Eggleston’s work has influenced subsequent generations of fine art photographers and contemporary artists. The exhibition is organized for the Frist Center for the Visual Arts by Susan H. Edwards, Ph.D., Frist Center executive director and CEO.
Image: William Eggleston. Untitled (Memphis), ca. 1971. Dye-transfer print, 12 1/16 x 17 1/4 in. Memphis Brooks Museum of Art; Eugenia Buxton Whitnel Funds 76.6.2. © Eggleston Artistic Trust. Courtesy Cheim & Read, New York
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