12.26.2010

DEBORAH LUSTER: Tooth For An Eye








Photographs (c) Deborah Luster/Courtesy of Twin Palms Publishers

DEBORAH LUSTER
Tooth For An Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish

Jan 6 – Feb 5, 2011
JACK SHAINMAN GALLERY
513 West 20th Street, NYC

The New Yorker
Murder In The Round by Vince Aletti

"The city of New Orleans is a topographical/ architectural/material/cultural phenomenon with a diverse population participating in raucously colorful and fascinating pursuits and rituals. Homicide is a cultural fact of the life in the city as well. In Tooth for an Eye: A Chorography of Violence in Orleans Parish (Twin Palms, 2010), Deborah Luster explores the city in a new way, creating a compelling portrait in the form of a photographic archive of contemporary and historic homicide sites. Following on from her first book, One Big Self: Prisoners of Louisiana (Twin Palms, 2003), Tooth for an Eye explores the themes of loss and remembrance in a series of tondo photographs that offer an opportunity for the viewer to enter deeper into the idea of the city, a place where life and death coexist, neither free of the other/s influence."–Twin Palms Publishers

NPR Interview: After Deborah Luster's mother was murdered, Luster turned to photographing prisoners...read more here

Large scale fine-art photographic printing for the exhibition created by Griffin Editions


18 comments:

  1. the circles, for some reason it fits so perfectly to the city's architectural's style.
    combining with this theme and tittle it gets even more intense curious and pretty.

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  2. I vaguely remember listening to the NPR story, so I checked the link again --fascinating story and haunting photographs. Thanks!

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  3. Intense is right, and so is powerful.

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  4. Elizabeth there is indeed something about the circles with the subject. Amazing!

    You have been such an inspiration to me!

    Happiest of Holidays & All the Best in the New Year!

    xoxo
    Karena
    Art by Karena

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  5. My best wishes for you too next 2011. Thanks for sharing so much art in 2010. Your blog is really inspirational.

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  6. Merci bonne fêtes à toi aussi

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  7. your blog is excellent and allways I love it to look at your blog, I wish you a very nice time for 2011 and hope to find more such onderful things at your blog, big hugh Kathrin

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  8. MAY "LIGHT" fullfill your days in 2011,
    HELENA

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  9. Great Liz! Thnks for all.
    Happy New Year!

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  10. Dear Liz
    happy 2011 for you and your family
    from Buenos Aires, Argentina

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  11. such a magnificent blog that you share with us all - a truly generous gift every day of the year - wishing you and yours peace and love! jenean

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  12. Hey Liz, 2011 even better for you! Thanks so much, Foquinha \o/

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  13. Thanks so much for your kind wishes. I would like to wish you and your family all the very best this holiday season and a prosperous 2011!

    Betty

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  14. Thanks for share it. Really curious photographs.

    All the best wishes to you and to all of us in 2011!

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  15. Edition congratulations very well prepared.
    That our hope is not just a dream but a reality this new year. Happy New Year!

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  16. Hi Liz! Hoping you have a wonderful Holiday Season and NEw Year! Thanks for bring these wonderful Artists & inspiring storys..journeys to us!

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  17. Really beautiful images and great work!!!
    Thanks and many wishe for 2011!!!

    Ciao Marco

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