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Article: Street fare: the photography of Philip-Lorca Dicorcia.
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- Artforum International
- Article date:
- February 1, 1999
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Inasmuch as movies seem to wag real events these days, it's not much of a stretch to see Philip-Lorca diCorcia's recent color photographs of crowded city streets as film stills of everyday life. They certainly have the look: Artificially lit from off-camera sources that supplement natural daylight (the faces of certain passersby are highlighted more than others), these mise-en-scenes of pedestrians around the world have a nail-polish glossiness straight out of Hollywood. All that's missing is the glamour. Instead of shooting recognizable stars and designer sets, diCorcia captures anonymous, unintentional actors as they move, zombielike, through gritty, hyperactive asphalt ...
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Article: Fashion: Still life Philip-Lorca diCorcia's atmospheric, ...
The Independent - London;
February 5, 2000 ;
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... ... photographer and artist Philip-Lorca diCorcia appears in the collections of museums ... Yet alongside his personal projects, diCorcia has developed an interest in the world ... October at New York's JFK airport, diCorcia explains that the pictures have echoes ...
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