Deana Lawson is a contemporary photographer from New York whose work explores representations of Blackness in its many forms. Through meticulous attention to her models’ pose and the composition of the photograph, Lawson’s work imbues her subjects – especially Black women – with agency and beauty that they have historically been denied.
Through Her Gaze features one of Lawson’s works:
Pigment print (40 x 51 inches (101.6 x 129.5 cm)), 2007
“The New York-based photographer discusses her work on view in the inaugural exhibition of the Ruttenberg Contemporary Photography Series at the Art Institute of Chicago. Recorded 10/15/15. “
For more information, visit http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/deana…
“Antwaun Sargent, author of The New Black Vanguard: Photography between Art and Fashion, is joined by leading contemporary photographers Deana Lawson and Paul Mpagi Sepuya to explore contemporary approaches to portraying the black figure in photography.
Michael Hoeh, art collector, New York City
Deana Lawson, artist and photographer, New York City
Paul Mpagi Sepuya, artist and photographer, Los Angeles
Moderator: Antwaun Sargent, art critic and writer, New York City
Friday, December 6, 2019, 5pm – 6pm Filmed on site at Art Basel in Miami Beach 2019”
More about the artist:
https://www.dazeddigital.com/art-photography/article/42580/1/the-stories-deana-lawson-intimate-regal-domestic-underground-musuem