Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings & Food

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Jimmy DeSanaWW-1978-M101366
1978·Lithograph·36 x 24" (91.4 x 61 cm)

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Year
1978
Dimensions
36 x 24" (91.4 x 61 cm)

Artist

Jimmy DeSana
Jimmy DeSana

Photography

Jimmy DeSana was an American photographer and performance artist active from the 1970s onward. Working primarily in color photography and staged tableaux, he created formally composed images that merged portraiture, still life, and theatrical mise-en-scène to explore questions of identity, desire, and representation. His practice engaged with the visibility and legibility of the body in photographic space, often employing bold color saturation and deliberate artificiality of setting.

Detroit, MI, USA

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Year
1978
Dimensions
36 x 24" (91.4 x 61 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1978-M101366

Source

Source
moma
Status
verified

Artist

Jimmy DeSana

Jimmy DeSana

Photography

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