Paul Graham Photographer American Night

Paul graham is a british photographer living and working in new york city.

Paul graham photographer american night. Taking on a simple topic of late dealt with only through cliché photojournalism american night embraces neglected territory in a series of shocking images that sit on the fence between art and document. Paul graham s photographs touch upon the social fracture of america the great divide between included and excluded black and white have and have not. Paul graham s photographs touch upon the social fracture of america the great divide between the included and excluded blacks and whites haves and have nots. Paul graham british b 1956 is a british artist who works in fine art photography.

Paul graham s photographs touch upon the social fracture of america the great divide between the included and excluded blacks and whites haves and have nots. The great north road a series of color photographs made along a1 great britain s longest numbered road his use of color film in the early 1980s at a time when british photography was dominated by traditional black and white social documentary had a. Taking on a simple topic of late dealt with only through clich photojournalism american night embraces neglected territory in a series of shocking images that sit on the fence between art and document. Graham moved to the united states in 2002 where he completed a shimmer of possibility 2004 2006 which embraces everyday moments of life in todays united states whilst embracing time s flow as a part of still photographic work through extended sequences of images.

Paul graham american night. His pieces typically show people and objects in realistic settings with surreal or unusual elements added to the image. For the first time this exhibition brings together three bodies of work made in the united states between 1998 and 2011 american night 1998 2002 a shimmer of possibility 2004 06 and the. Paul graham archive.

In 1981 graham completed his first acclaimed work a1. This video was released on the occasion of the whiteness of the whale a solo exhibition by paul graham at pier 24 photography san francisco. Steidl 2004 pages 128 60 colour halftones hardcover english isbn.