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Stephen Shore (born October 8, 1947) is an American photographer known for his images of scenes and objects of the banal, and for his pioneering use of color in art photography. [1] His books include Uncommon Places (1982) and American Surfaces (1999), photographs that he took on cross-country road trips in the 1970s.
- Shore was determined from the start – in 1961, the director of MoMA’s Department of Photography Edward Steichen got a phone call from a 14-year-old Shore.
- Shore was already an emerging member of New York’s art scene when he met Andy Warhol in 1965. Warhol was so impressed by Shore’s enthusiasm and work ethic that he issued an open invitation to the Factory.
- Over the course of 1965 to 1967, Shore was at the Factory nearly every day, compiling an extraordinary intimate record of the workings of the Warhol’s studio and the people who came, went and socialised within.
- The overflow from Factory parties sometimes came back to Shore’s parents’ apartment for after-parties – a famous picture of his from the time shows Nico sat at his breakfast table.
- Childhood
- Education and Early Training
- Mature Period
- The Legacy of Stephen Shore
Stephen Shore was born in 1947 and grew up on New York City's Upper East Side. Shore's family was Jewish, and he was the only child. The family owned a succesful business and Stephen lived a privileged existence, with annual trips to Europe and regular exposure to art and other forms of culture. He was given a darkroom set by an uncle when he was s...
As a teenager, Stephen Shore was interested in film alongside still photography, and in his final year of high school one of his short films, entitled Elevator, was shown at Jonas Mekas' Film-Makers' Cinematheque. There, Shore was introduced to Andy Warhol and took this as an opportunity to ask if he could take photographs at Warhol's studio, the F...
In 1972, Shore set off on a photographic journey across the United States, driving from New York City through the Carolinas and across Texas and New Mexico before returning through the Midwest. Using a simple Rollei camera, Shore shot almost 100 rolls of film which he subsequently culled into the series American Surfaces. He continued these trips i...
Shore played a central role in establishing color photography as an art form, leading to more widespread questioning of the distinction between the snapshot and the calculated work of artists focused on form and tonal contrast. Shore's use of color opened up the possibility for subsequent artists; Nan Goldin has spoken of his work informing her use...
- American
- October 8, 1947
- New York City
Dec 12, 2018 · In 1982, Shore wrote, “Until I was twenty-three, I lived mostly in a few square miles in Manhattan. In 1972, I set out with a friend for Amarillo, Texas. I didn’t drive, so my first view of America was framed by the passenger’s window. It was a shock.”.
Stephen Shore's work has been widely published and exhibited for the past forty-five years. He was the first living photographer to have a one-man show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York since Alfred Stieglitz, forty years earlier.
Shore’s work for the past fifty years, regardless of his techniques or processes, whether shooting in color or black and white, using a view camera or posting images on Instagram.
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Stephen Shore (born October 8, 1947) is an American photographer known for his images of scenes and objects of the banal, and for his pioneering use of color in art photography. His books include Uncommon Places (1982) and American Surfaces (1999), photographs that he took on cross-country road trips in the 1970s.
