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Larry Clark

Larry Clark made his name with the landmark book of documentary photographs Tulsa in 1973. His grainy black-and-white images of youths in his hometown shooting drugs, engaging in sex, and inflicting violence on one another spoke a truth rarely acknowledged at the time. Clark's work since then has traced the lurid and deviant lives of teenagers with disturbing and controversial results. In 1995, Clark released the shocking film Kids, intent on showing the media's effect on youth culture while reveling in the pure, immersive, and unfettered experience of young people. Clark's work has influenced later photographers like Terry Richardson and Ryan McGinley, and independent filmmaker Gus Van Sant.

In 1973, the National Endowment for the Arts awarded Clark with a Photographers' Fellowship, and in 2005 he received an International Photography Lucie Award. A major retrospective of his work was held in 2010 at Musee d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in France.

Born 1943
Hometown Tulsa, OK
Lives and Works New York, NY and Los Angeles, CA
Education
Layton School or Art, Milwaukee, WI, 1961
Permanent Collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco, CA
National Gallery of Australia, Canberra, Australia
The Zabludowicz Art Collection, London, UK
Thomas Olbricht Foundation, Berlin, Germany
Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris, France

Representing Galleries

Luhring Augustine, New York, NY

Simon Lee Gallery, London, England

SHOWS

me Collectors Room

Berlin
Sep 26 2018 - Apr 01 2019

The Moment is Eternity – Works from the Olbricht Collection
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Articles

The Artspace Group Show: Youth
The Artspace Group Show: Youth

Physical beauty and emotional ardor has made youth a perennially popular subject for great artists. Here are 6 works that shine like newly made stars

When Artists Collect Art: Larry Clark on Exhibiting His Intimate
When Artists Collect Art: Larry Clark on Exhibiting His Intimate

Will Fenstermaker speaks with photographer and 'Kids' (1995) director about his close relationships to the artists he collects. An exhibition of his collection is currently on view at Luhring Augustine in Bushwick.

9 Artists to Watch This May
9 Artists to Watch This May

From a superhero of American art who is dropping five megaton artworks on Chelsea to a new photographer making his debut at one of the city's most exciting galleries, these are the artists to watch this month.

Piotr Uklański on Finding Sex & Death at the Met
Piotr Uklański on Finding Sex & Death at the Met

On the occasion of his two Met shows, the artist talks about his approach to photography and curating, and why he tried to “kill” the Pictures Generation.

Leo Fitzpatick on His New Home Alone 2 Gallery
Leo Fitzpatick on His New Home Alone 2 Gallery

We spoke to the actor and budding tastemaker about the Lower East Side gallery he opened with the artist Nate Lowman, the state of art in New York, and "just trying to do rad things."

Larry Clark & Other Artists in the News
Larry Clark & Other Artists in the News

Record auction prices, top art prizes, and news on the people who moved the market in recent weeks.

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