Sam Samore
≈ 1 min read
Names in other languages
No names in other languages are held for this entry yet.
Article bodies are English and are not machine-translated. A name in another language is not a translation of the article.
Sam Samore is an American artist. His work is concerned with an exploration of privacy and myth in contemporary society. He has made numerous works which appropriate photo-techniques typically used by private detectives. His photographs have been described of having a film noir-like quality.
Sam Samore is an American artist. His work is concerned with an exploration of privacy and myth in contemporary society. He has made numerous works which appropriate photo-techniques typically used by private detectives. His photographs have been described of having a film noir-like quality.
Exhibitions and collections
In 1994, Samore had a solo show at Kunsthalle Zurich. In 2007, Samore had a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art entitled The Suicidist. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, Artforum, among other publications. Several works by Samore are held in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the Walker Art Center.
References
External links
samsamore.com (official website)
Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1362126406 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.