This spring the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) presents two photography exhibitions that highlight a pair of artists with different visions and a shared past: Larry Sultan (1946 – 2009) and Mike Mandel (b. 1950).
Larry Sultan at SFMOMA
“Here and Home” at the SFMOMA is the first retrospective exhibition to examine the work and career of California photographer Larry Sultan.
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- 15 April 2017
- San Francisco
“Larry Sultan: Here and Home” is the first retrospective to examine the work and career of the California photographer. It explores Sultan’s 35-year career, from his early collaborative projects of the 1970s to his own documentary-style photographs. The main themes are home and family, as well as the construction of identity, facade and storytelling. Frequently photographing domestic life and suburban settings, Sultan examines reality, fantasy, longing and displacement throughout his work.
Raised in the San Fernando Valley, Sultan moved to Northern California in the early 1970s but continued to draw inspiration from the architecture, atmosphere and attitude of the Southern California of his youth. A lifelong educator, Sultan taught photography at the San Francisco Art Institute (SFAI) for 10 years (1978–88) and the California College of the Arts (CCA) for 20 years (1989–2009), where he served as a Distinguished Professor of Photography.
until 23 July 2017
Larry Sultan: Here and Home
curated by Sandra S. Phillips
SFMOMA
151 3rd St, San Francisco