Summary
Elinor Carucci (born 1971) is an Israeli-American photographer and educator, living in New York City, noted for her intimate porayals of her family's lives.[2][3][4] She has published four monographs; Closer (2002), Diary of a Dancer (2005), Mother (2013) and Midlife (2019). She teaches at the School of Visual Arts in New York.
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| Born | 1971 (age 52–53)[1] Jerusalem, Israel |
| Nationality | Israel, United States |
| Education | Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design |
| Known for | Photography |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship, ICP Infinity Award |
| Website | www |
Carucci's work is held in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Jewish Museum and Brooklyn Museum in New York, Houston Museum of Fine Arts, and Harwood Museum of Art in New Mexico.
Early life and education edit
Carucci was born in Jerusalem.[4] She graduated in 1995 from Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design with a degree in photography and moved to New York City.[5]
Teaching career edit
She currently teaches in the graduate program of photography at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.[6]
Photography edit
Carucci told an interviewer that she tries to find universal meaning in things that are personal to her. She admires the work of Nan Goldin and Sally Mann, who embody what she calls two opposite extremes in her own work: Some of her photographs are spontaneous snapshots, like Goldin's while other images are carefully staged, more like Mann's.[7]
Closer edit
Carucci's first monograph, Closer, contains her earlier work focusing on immediate family and her closest relationships.[8][9]
Diary of a Dancer edit
Her second monograph, Diary of a Dancer (2005), documents Carucci's experience as a professional Middle-Eastern belly dancer entertaining at events like weddings and bar/bat mitzvahs in the five boroughs of New York City. Her husband, Eran, helped her to capture photographs of herself dancing. The images in this series depict Carucci preparing for jobs and applying makeup in dismal looking bathrooms and on subway rides, snapshots of her dancing and images of the people she was entertaining.
Mother edit
Carucci's third monograph, Mother (2013), "documents ten years of New York City-based child rearing."[4] Beginning during the pregnancy of her twins and ending when they turn eight years old, she explores the complex realities of motherhood in images that show her joys and the pains, the beautiful and the ugly, and the love and dysfunctions. Mother also shed light on the sensual and erotic connections between mother and child in photographs reflecting the range of Carucci's experience, from bliss to the less attractive raw moments.[10][11][12]
Crisis edit
Crisis (2001–2003) narrates a tumultuous time in her marriage. Taking place at a time when her and her husband were working through her infidelity and mind-body induced physical pain and his marijuana usage, these photographs look straight into the darkness of post-arguments, as well as at their tender moments. Carucci has described how photographing this process brought them closer together, as they ultimately demonstrated to each other in the taking of these photographs that their love for one another is held above all else. Photographing was a way of reconnecting.
A Time Lightbox article from 2013 summarizes the work as chronicling
"her tumultuous relationship with her husband and parents through incidents of infidelity (hers) too much dope (her husband’s) and her parents fractious relationship and eventual divorce. The mood was gentle, though, with plenty of high notes; the everyday ebb and flow of relationships were lovingly and lavishly documented, while the larger narratives played out in the background."[10]
Midlife edit
Midlife (2011–2019) chronicles the years of middle of life, a time that is overlooked by our culture and society, especially in women's life. It explores themes of women's bodies and health, intergenerational relationship, love and marriage over decades, children getting older, and brings attention to the beauty and challenges of this period of time in women's life.[13][14][15]
Publications edit
- Closer. San Francisco: Chronicle, 2002. ISBN 9780811834940.
- Chronicle, 2009. ISBN 9780811870443 . Second edition. With a foreword by Susan Kismaric. 80 photographs.
- Diary of a Dancer. SteidlMack, 2005. ISBN 978-3865211552.
- Mother. Prestel, 2013. ISBN 978-3791348155.
- Midlife. Monacelli, 2019. ISBN 978-1-58093-529-6. With a foreword by Kristen Roupenian.
Exhibitions edit
Solo exhibitions edit
- 1999: Print Room, The Photographers' Gallery, London[16]
- 2005: It's me, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art, Herzlia, Israel[17]
- 2010: My Children, Centre pour la Fotografie Contemporaine Le Bleu du Ciel, Lyon[18]
- 2014: Mother, Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York[19][20][21]
- 2018: Getting Closer Becoming Mother; About Intimacy and Family 1993–2012, Cortona On The Move festival, main artist show, Cortona, Italy[22]
- 2020: Elinor Carucci – Sheltering in Place: A Photographer’s Diary of Life in Isolation, the gallery of the University of Central Missouri, Warrensburg, MO[23]
Group exhibitions edit
- 2010–2011: Pictures by Women: a History of Modern Photography, Museum of Modern Art, New York, May 2010 – April 2011[24]
- 2011: Insight, Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, August–September 2011. With Alexandra Cool, Jacques Sonck and Elke Andreas Boon.[25]
Awards edit
- 2000: "Thirty under 30 Young Photographers to Watch", Photo District News[26]
- 2001: Winner, Best Young Photographer, Infinity Award, International Center of Photography, New York[27]
- 2002: Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation[28]
- 2010: Artists' Fellowship, New York Foundation for the Arts, New York[29]
Collections edit
Carucci's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Museum of Modern Art, New York: 2 prints (as of 31 August 2023)[24]
- Jewish Museum, New York[30]
- Brooklyn Museum[31]
- Houston Museum of Fine Arts[32]
- Harwood Museum of Art, New Mexico[33]
- Fotomuseum Antwerp, Antwerp[34]
References edit
- ^ "Photographer Elinor Carucci's best shot". The Guardian. 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Women in photography: Elinor Carucci". Wipnyc.org. Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ O'Hagan, Sean (11 January 2010). "Is Elinor Carucci right to turn the camera on her children?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ a b c Lagnado, Caroline. "Expat Israeli artist shoots gritty side of NY motherhood". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci App". Elinor Carucci. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci - SVA". School of Visual Arts. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "A Studio Visit with Elinor Carucci". bhphotovideo.com.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci: Closer". The Telegraph. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ Brooks, Libby (22 June 2002). "Move closer". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ a b Bright, Susan. "The Most Intimate Dance: Elinor Carucci's Photos of Motherhood". Time. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ Appleford, Steve (7 November 2013). "A year-end spread of bold, inventive photography books - Los Angeles Times". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci: the mother of all photographers". The Telegraph. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Mallonee, Laura. "An Artist Takes an Unflinching Look at Her Own Hysterectomy". Wired. ISSN 1059-1028. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ Roupenian, Kristen (4 September 2019). "A Photographer's Intimate Self-Portrait of Womanhood in Middle Age". The New Yorker. ISSN 0028-792X. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Book Review: Midlife". Musée Magazine. 24 October 2019. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ https://thephotographersgallery.org.uk/sites/default/files/1971-2017_TPGExhList.pdf
- ^ "Elinor Carucci". www.herzliyamuseum.co.il. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Le Bleu du Ciel". Archived from the original on 2017-05-06. Retrieved 2019-12-07.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci: the mother of all photographers". Telegraph. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci's 'Mother' Series Captures The Stunning Highs And Lows Of Being A New Parent (NSFW)". Huffingtonpost.com. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ Meyers, William (4 April 2014). "Inside a Mother's Life and a City's Glamour". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2023-09-02.
- ^ "Getting Closer, Becoming Mother: About Intimacy and Family. (1993-2012) Elinor Carucci". Cortona On The Move. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci - Sheltering in Place". UCM Gallery of Art & Design. 30 September 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ a b "Elinor Carucci - MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2023-08-31.
- ^ "Insight - Photo Museum Antwerp - Actuphoto". actuphoto.com. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ Risch, Conor (18 March 2000). "PDN's 30 2000". Photo District News. Retrieved 2023-09-03.
- ^ "Past Recipients". International Center of Photography. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-21.
- ^ "Elinor Carucci". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Meet a NYFA Artist: Elinor Carucci". New York Foundation for the Arts. 14 October 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ^ "Recent Photographs by Elinor Carucci at James Hyman Gallery". artdaily.org. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
- ^ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "My Mother's Lips | The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston". www.mfah.org. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ^ "Collections :: The Harwood Museum of Art :: Taos :: University of New Mexico". harwoodmuseum.org. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
- ^ "Archive 2011 - Fotomuseum Provincie Antwerpen". Fotomuseum Provincie Antwerpen. Retrieved 2018-10-09.
External links edit
- Official website