Lise Sarfati
Lise Sarfati | |
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Born | 12 April 1958 |
Nationality | French |
Education | The Sorbonne, MA, 1979 |
Awards | Prix Niepce (1996) ICP Infinity Award (1996) |
Website | http://lisesarfati.com/ |
Lise Sarfati (born 1958) is a French photographer and artist. She is noted for her photographs of elusive characters, often young, who resist any attempt to being pinned down. Her work particularly explores the instability of feminine identity. Most recently, Sarfati’s photographs have focused on the relationship between individuals and the urban landscape. She has extensively worked in Russia and the United States.
Life and work
Born in Oran, French Algeria, and of
In 2003, she travelled across the United States photographing adolescents in cities such as Austin (TX) Asheville (NC), Portland (OR), New Orleans (LO), Berkeley, Oakland and Los Angeles (CA). The title of this series La Vie Nouvelle (2005) is inspired by La vita nova of Dante Alighieri.[4] The book is published by Twin Palms Publishers. Her subsequent American projects Austin, Texas (2008), On Hollywood (2010) and She (2012) further explore her interests on psychogeography, feminine identity, and the everyday.
With Oh Man (2017), a series of richly detailed tableaux depicting lonesome men walking in downtown Los Angeles, Sarfati departed from her accustomed
Critic Sean O'Hagan, writing in The Guardian, said, “Sarfati's photographs, though deceptively simple on first viewing, have a mysterious quality that is to do, in part, with her deft merging of portraiture, snapshot and arranged tableau”.[7]
Sarfati has been awarded the Prix Niepce (1996)[8] and ICP Infinity Award (1996).[9] Between 1996 and 2011, Sarfati was a member of Magnum Photos.
Sarfati is currently represented by Rose Gallery in Los Angeles.[10]
Influence
Cinematographer Sam Levy has cited Sarfati’s work as inspiration for the look of Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated film Lady Bird (2017)[11]
Exhibitions
- Galerie Particulière (Paris Photo), Paris, France, 2017.[12]
- Centro Italiano per la Fotografia, Torino, Italy, 2016.[13]
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art LACMA, Los Angeles, USA, 2014.
- Yossi Milo Gallery, New York, USA, 2012.[14]
- Brancolini Grimaldi Gallery London, UK, 2012.
- Rose Gallery, Santa Monica, CA, USA, 2012.
- Fotografins Hus, Stockholm, Sweden, 2009.
- La Maison Rouge, Paris, France, 2008.
- Center of Contemporary Art Vinzavod, Moscow, Russia, 2008.
- FOAM Fotografiemuseum, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, 2007.[15]
- Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, Scotland, 2007.
- Rencontres Internationales de la Photographie, Arles, France, 2006.[16]
- Nicolaj Center of Contemporary Art, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2006.
- Museo de San Telmo, San Sebastian, Spain, 2005.
- The Photographer’s Gallery, London, UK, 2005.
- Domus Artium Centro del Arte, Salamanca, Spain, 2004.[17]
- Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France, 2002.[18]
- Centre National de la Photographie, Paris, France, 1996.[19]
Monographs
- Oh Man. Germany, ISBN 978-3-95829-112-6. Essay by David Campany
- She. Santa Fe, Twin Palms, 2012. ISBN 978-1-936611-00-3.
- Fashion Magazine: Lise Sarfati: Austin, Texas. New York, ISBN 978-2-952410-22-9. Essay by Quentin Bajac.
- The New Life. Santa Fe, Twin Palms, 2005. ISBN 978-1-931885-45-4.
- Acta Est. ISBN 978-0-7148-4842-6. Essay by Olga Medvedkova.
Collections
- Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
- LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA, USA
- SFMOMA, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, CA, USA
- Brooklyn Museum, NY, USA
- De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Pier 24, San Francisco, CA, USA
- Bard Hessel Museum of Art, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, NY, USA
- Santa Barbara Museum of Art, CA, USA
- Bruce and Nancy Berman Collection, Los Angeles, CA, USA
- Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA
- Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, MO, USA
- Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France
- Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris, France
- Fonds National d’Art Contemporain, Paris, France
- Musée Nicéphore Niépce, Chalon-sur-Saône, France
- Fondation Neuflize Vie, Paris, France
- Domus Artium, Salamanca, Spain
- Fondation Enrique Ordóñez, Spain
- Wilson Centre for Photography, London, UK
- Sir Elton John’s Collection, UK
References
- ^ ASX, Editorial @ (2011-03-14). "Lise Sarfati - 'The New Life Interview' (2011)". AMERICAN SUBURB X. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ ASX, Editorial @ (2011-03-14). "Lise Sarfati - 'The New Life Interview' (2011)". AMERICAN SUBURB X. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
- ^ "Somewhere Magazine". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "American Suburb X". 14 March 2011. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "David Campany". September 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Paris Photo 2017". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean (3 February 2012). "The Guardian". The Observer. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Libération". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "International Center of Photography". 23 February 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Rose Gallery". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Vanity Fair". Vanity Fair. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Galerie Particulière". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Centro Italiano per la Fotografia". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Yossi Milo". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Foam Fotografiemuseum". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Rencontres d'Arles". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Domus Artium Centro del Arte". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Maison Européene de la Photographie". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Libération". Retrieved 3 February 2020.