Olivia Locher
Olivia Locher | |
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 Locher, September 2017 | |
| Born | December 20, 1990 |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Alma mater | The School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation | Photographer |
| Website | olivialocher |
Olivia Locher(born in 1990) is an American photographer. She gained notoriety for her photography series breaking an eccentric law from each of the 50 States of the Union, entitledI Fought the Law.[1]A monograph of this project was released byChronicle Books[2]in September 2017.
Early life and education[edit]
Locher was born inJohnstown, Pennsylvaniaand is the youngest of two children. She enrolled as a photography student atThe School of Visual Artsin New York City in 2009 and received her BFA in 2013.[3]
Work[edit]
Locher is known for her sarcastic approach to studio photography with a heavy focus on color and concept.[4]Her first monograph isOlivia Locher: I Fought the Law,with a foreword by poetKenneth Goldsmithand an interview of Locher by Eric Shiner. The images inI Fought the Lawwere created between June 2013 and June 2016 at Locher's studio in New York City and in her hometown ofJohnstown, Pennsylvania.[5]
Locher was a recipient ofForbes 30 Under 30Art & Style for 2018.[6]
Locher has contributed editorial assignments toThe New York Times Magazine,W,Pitchfork,andVice.
References[edit]
- ^"Meet the Photographer Turning Alternative Facts into a Surreal Funland".Vogue.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
- ^"I Fought the Law".Chronicle Books.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
- ^"School of Visual Arts – New York City > Trending Now > Photo Series by SVA Alumnus Olivia Locher Featured on Lost at E Minor".SVA.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
- ^Poggi, Lauren (October 23, 2014)."Olivia Locher's Tongue-in-Cheek Photographs of How-Tos".The New York Times.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
- ^Flock, Elizabeth (October 20, 2017)."California's ban on bikes in swimming pools – and other strange laws on the books".PBS NewsHour.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
- ^"Profile: Olivia Locher".Forbes.RetrievedDecember 21,2017.
Further reading[edit]
- Current biography yearbook 2018.Ipswitch, Massachusetts: H. W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc.; Amenia, NY: Grey House Publishing.
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