biography of William EGGLESTON (1939)
Personal data
Birth : 7/1939 - Memphis TN Tennessee, United States
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United States
Address
Memphis TN Tennessee, United StatesRepresentatives
Galerie Johannes Faber – Brahmsplatz 7 – Vienna, Austria
Education
1962 : Vanderbilt University – 2201 West End Avenue – Nashville TN, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1974:Meet with Caldecot CHUBB.
1962:He discovers the work of Henri CARTIER-BRESSON.
Numerous collaborative publications and exhibition projects with Caldecot CHUBB.
Grants
1979
1979 : Research Grant of Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Cambridge MA, United States
1975
1975 : National Endowment for the Arts – Individual Fellowship – Washington DC, United States
Awarded by : NEA National Endowment for the Arts – 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW – Washington DC, United States
Awards
1998
1998 : The Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography – Gothenburg, Sweden
Awarded by : Hasselblad Center – Ekmansgatan 8 – Gothenburg, Sweden
Other professions
1974 : Professor – Visual Art
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts – Fogg Art museum – 24 Quincy Street – Cambridge MA, United States
1978 : Researcher – Visual Art
MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology – 77 Massachusetts Avenue – Cambridge MA, United States
Work
Categorie and medium
Photography : C print - Dye-transfer - Iris print
Subject
architectureBody
landscape
portrait
Artistic periods
1966 : Works in color and he is interested chiefly in photography of everyday objects, daily life, fragments of architecture.1962-1966 : Works in black & white.
Works
Purple Cactus | |
Date of creation : 2000 Medium : C print Size : 60 x 50 cm | |
Untitled (Framed Jesus Images, Orange County) | |
Date of creation : 1999-2000 Edition n° : 7 Medium : Iris print Size : 30 x 24 inch | |
Red Shopping Cart | |
Date of creation : 1996 Medium : C print Size : 40 x 50 cm | |
Couple Entering Room | |
Date of creation : 1985 Medium : C print Size : 29 x 35 cm | |
Building at Night | |
Date of creation : 1985 Medium : Plastic Size : 40 x 50 cm | |
Cloudy Sky, Waffle House Sign | |
Date of creation : 1980 Medium : C print Size : 40 x 50 cm | |
Dog in Shadows of Trees | |
Date of creation : 1973 Medium : Plastic Size : 40 x 50 cm | |
Young Boy in Red Sweater | |
Date of creation : 1971 Medium : Plastic Size : 40 x 50 cm | |
Untitled (Memphis) | |
Date of creation : 1971 Edition n° : 10 Medium : Dye-transfer Subject : portrait Size : 24 x 20 inch | |
Untitled (Sumner, Mississipi, Cassidy Bayou) | |
Date of creation : 1971 Edition n° : 15 Medium : Dye-transfer Size : 20 x 24 inch | |
Sumner, Mississipi, Cassidy Bayou in the background | |
Date of creation : 1969-1970 Medium : Dye-transfer Size : 20 x 30 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2005
Dallas Museum of Art – Dallas TX, United States
2005 – 05/15/2005
Los Alamos
Albertina – Vienna, Austria
2005 – 04/17/2005
2004
Los Alamos
Louisiana Museum for Moderne Kunst – Humlebæk, Denmark
02/19/2004 – 06/06/2004
2003
Museum Ludwig – Cologne, Germany
2003 – 06/09/2003
Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves – Oporto, Portugal
07/11/2003 – 10/12/2003
2002
Museum Ludwig – Cologne, Germany
12/12/2002 – 03/02/2003
Hayward Gallery – London, United Kingdom
07/11/2002 – 09/22/2002
2001
Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain – Paris, France
11/20/2001 – 02/24/2002
Mostly California
RoseGallery – Santa Monica CA, United States
10/20/2001 – 01/10/2002
Recent Work
Cheim & Read – New York NY, United States
03/01/2001 – 04/14/2001
1999
William Eggleston and the Color Tradition
J. Paul Getty Museum – Los Angeles CA, United States
10/26/1999 – 01/30/2000
William Eggleston : 1998 Hasselblad Award Winner
Hasselblad Center – Gothenburg, Sweden
03/06/1999 – 05/02/1999
Photographs 1966-1971
Cheim & Read – New York NY, United States
01/13/1999 – 02/20/1999
1984
Robert Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
1984
1983
William Eggleston : Colour Photographs from the American South
V & A – The Victoria and Albert Museum – London, United Kingdom
1983
1976
William Eggleston’s Guide
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1976
1975
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts – Fogg Art museum – Cambridge MA, United States
1975
1974
Jefferson Place Gallery – Washington DC, United States
1974
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2007
ArtBrussels – Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/20/2007 – 04/23/2007
Represented by : Galerie Daniel Templon – 30 rue Beaubourg – Paris, France
2006
Paris Photo n°10
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2006 – 11/19/2006
Represented by : RoseGallery – Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue D-3 – Santa Monica CA, United States
Frieze Art Fair
Regent’s Park – London, United Kingdom
10/12/2006 – 10/15/2006
Represented by : Victoria Miro Gallery – 16 Wharf Road – London, United Kingdom
2005
Paris Photo n°9
Paris, France
11/17/2005 – 11/20/2005
Represented by : RoseGallery – Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue D-3 – Santa Monica CA, United States
2004
FIAC Foire Internationale d’Art Contemporain, n°31
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/21/2004 – 10/25/2004
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Paris Photo, n°7
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/13/2003 – 11/16/2003
Represented by : Galerie Thierry Marlat – 2 Rue de Jarente – Paris, France
FIAC, n°30
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/09/2003 – 10/13/2003
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Art Forum Berlin, n° 8
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
10/01/2003 – 10/05/2003
Represented by : Kicken Berlin – Linienstrasse 155 – Berlin, Germany
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Chicago 2003
Navy Pier’s Festival Hall – Chicago IL, United States
05/09/2003 – 05/12/2003
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
ArtBrussels – 21st Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
04/04/2003 – 04/08/2003
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2003
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
03/07/2003 – 03/10/2003
Represented by : Carolina Nitsch – 101 Wooster Street – New York NY, United States
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Paris Photo, n°6
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/14/2002 – 11/17/2002
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
Art Forum Berlin, n° 7
Messegelände Berlin / Exhibition Grounds Berlin – Berlin, Germany
09/26/2002 – 09/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Karl Pfefferle – Reichenbachstr. 47-49 – Munich, Germany
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
Art Frankfurt – Die europäische Messe für junge Kunst, n° 14
Frankfurt, Germany
05/26/2002 – 05/30/2002
Represented by : Galerie Karl Pfefferle – Reichenbachstr. 47-49 – Munich, Germany
ArtBrussels – 20th Contemporary Art Fair
Brussels Expo – Brussels, Belgium
05/02/2002 – 05/06/2002
Represented by : Galerie Xavier Hufkens – 6-8 rue Saint-Georges – Brussels, Belgium
The Armory Show 2002
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/22/2002 – 02/25/2002
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : 20-21 Galerie – Meisenburgstrasse 169-173 – Essen, Germany
Paris Photo, n°5
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : RoseGallery – Bergamot Station Arts Center 2525 Michigan Avenue D-3 – Santa Monica CA, United States
ARTissima – Arte Contemporaneo a Torino, n° 8
Palazzo del Lavoro – Turin TO, Italy
11/15/2001 – 11/18/2001
Represented by : Le Case d’Arte – Via Gorani 8 – Milan MI, Italy
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
The Armory Show 2001
Piers 88 & 90 – New York NY, United States
02/23/2001 – 02/26/2001
Represented by : Cheim & Read – 547 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
AIPAD Photography Show
New York NY, United States
02/16/2001 – 02/18/2001
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
Photo L.A The 10th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/18/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
2000
Paris Photo, n° 4
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
11/16/2000 – 11/19/2000
Represented by : Laurence Miller Gallery – 20 West 57th Street – New York NY, United States
Photo San Francisco, n° 1
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
07/27/2000 – 07/30/2000
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
photo L.A. 2000 – 9th Los Angeles Photographic Print Exposition
Santa Monica Civic Auditorium – Santa Monica CA, United States
01/20/2000 – 01/23/2000
Represented by : Deborah Bell Gallery – 511 West 25th Street – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2004
De leur temps, collections privées Françaises
Musée des Beaux-Arts – Tourcoing, France
10/06/2004 – 12/06/2004
12 From Cheim Read
Fay Gold Gallery – Atlanta GA, United States
06/04/2004 – 07/12/2004
2003
Cruel and Tender – Fotografie und das Wirkliche
Museum Ludwig – Cologne, Germany
12/06/2003 – 02/18/2004
Photographs of the Twentieth Century
Tate Modern – London, United Kingdom
06/05/2003 – 09/07/2003
2002
William Eggleston & Elliott Erwitt
Jackson Fine Art – Atlanta GA, United States
2002 – 05/04/2002
William Eggleston / Gérard Garouste
Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain – Paris, France
2002
Visions from America: Photographs from the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art – New York NY, United States
06/27/2002 – 09/22/2002
Art Downtown
New York NY, United States
06/14/2002 – 09/15/2002
Documenta XI
Kunsthalle Fridericianum – Kassel, Germany
06/08/2002 – 09/15/2002
2001
Connivence – 6ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Lyon, France
06/23/2001 – 09/23/2001
Open City: Street Photographs since 1950
MOMA Museum of Modern Art – Oxford, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
05/06/2001 – 07/15/2001
Settings and Players : Theatrical ambiguity in American photography
White Cube 2 – London, United Kingdom
03/09/2001 – 04/21/2001
2000
Le Désert
Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain – Paris, France
2000
1998
The Photographic Era : Highlights from the Permanent Collection
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – San Francisco CA, United States
02/13/1998 – 06/23/1998
1997
About Painting
Robert Miller Gallery – New York NY, United States
06/24/1997 – 08/01/1997
Blind Spot
White Columns – New York NY, United States
05/08/1997 – 05/29/1997
1980
La photographie en couleur dans l’art américain
IAC Institut d’art contemporain – Villeurbanne, France
01/29/1980 – 02/22/1980
1978
Windows and Mirrors : American Photography Since 1960
MoMA – New York NY, United States
1978
Bibliography (Selected)
By the artist
Books
1980
Troubled Waters
1980
1977
Election Eve
1977
On the artist
Encyclopedia
1985
Encyclopédie Internationale des photographes, de 1839 à nos jours
Publisher: Editions Camera Obscura – Hermance GE, Switzerland
Author: Auer Michèle – Paris, France
Author: Auer Michel
07/1985
ISBN : 2903671052
Exhibition catalogues
2001
Connivence, 6ème Biennale d’art contemporain de Lyon
Publisher: RMN Réunion des Musées Nationaux – 49 rue Etienne Marcel – Paris, France
2001
ISBN : 2711842592