More people look at advertising than go to galleries. I don’t really distinguish between the two audiences, because for the most part, they are the same people. How would you characterize the differences between these cultural, social, and, I guess, political spheres?ĬS: They are both places where you have an audience. M H: Your imagery circulates in the context of both the art world and the larger world of fashion. I wanted to essentially make a billboard in a gallery that talked about visibility and representation at a time when there was no real lesbian representation in the art world. It took me back to when I first started making art. I wasn’t prepared for what it would feel like to see that image as a billboard. Or, more correctly, there was a performance that seemed to be happening outside of my command. Because I was working alongside filmmaker Nathalie Canguilhem, who was also directing them, I could watch as though I were a voyeur. But it felt like a real moment when I was with those models, Selena Forrest and Hiandra Martinez. Any one element could be seen as typical, but the models were styled and encouraged to perform and play outside of what is traditionally seen: heteronormal women. The picture I made for Saint Laurent, which accompanied the post, was more typical of a documentary picture than a fashion advertisement. What animated that? I think it’s worth mentioning that this conversation is taking place two days after Trump’s executive order on immigration.Ĭollier Schorr: For me, Instagram is a dual platform for showing your work and for showing what you stand for. It says: “For anyone who wonders why I wanted to make fashion pictures, now you know.” And there is the hashtag #humanityvisibilityequalspower. Matthew Higgs: I am going to start with a quote you put on your Instagram feed. Is the world finally ready for Collier’s women? Here she speaks about the evolving language of the fashion image and how her work challenges convention. Now sought after for her signature command of the gaze, Schorr’s interrogation of identity has broad reach-and great influence-in the pages of fashion magazines. In her images, boys appear girlish, and vice versa. From her work with teenage wrestlers, to her provocative advertising campaigns, to her exploration of the artist-muse relationship, she has exposed the fluidity and ambiguity of gender. He writes frequently for Artforum, Frieze, and other publications.Collier Schorr Humanity, Visibility, PowerĬelebrated in the worlds of art and fashion, Collier Schorr has pushed photography to examine desire, sexuality, and beauty. In 2006, he was a jury member for the Turner Prize. In 2009, Higgs curated an exhibition of Lucas Samaras' work for the Greek Pavillion at the 53rd Venice Biennale. From 2001 - 2004, he was curator of the Wattis Institute of Contemporary Art in San Francisco, and prior to that he was a curator at the ICA in London. Matthew Higgs is a popular and widely respected arts professional who, since 2004, has been the Director and Chief Curator of White Columns. Please send to: Matthew Higgs Society, 2248 St. Most recently, a fragment of the MHS's reading room facade was included in an exhibition at the Elizabeth Foundation Project Space in New York.ĭonations of materials related to Matthew Higgs to the MHS archive are encouraged. The MHS has taken many different forms over the years. (White Columns' 'zine), a facsimile of IMPRINT 93, press clippings, photographs of him at parties and special events, and ephemera not relating to Higgs but reminding people of him. The MHS archive includes writings by and about Higgs, reproductions of his artwork, documentation and ephemera related to exhibitions he has curated, copies of W.C. Until recently, this material was publicly accesssible via the MHS's reading room at Triple Candie. The MHS maintains a living archive on Higgs' life & career. It is the only society of its kind in the United States. The Matthew Higgs Society (MHS), founded in 2006, is a non-membership-based honorary society dedicated to fostering a greater understanding and appreciation of the varied accomplishments of the British-born artist, curator, and writer Matthew Higgs.
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