Latoya Ruby
Frazier
Latoya Ruby
Frazier
Frazier
Since the early 2000s, LaToya Ruby Frazier has been developing a photographic practice that is both personal and politically engaged. Her oeuvre explores the social, political and economic conditions of the American left-behind working class, in particular deindustrialization, environmental justice, healthcare inequity, and racial discrimination.
“Activism starts to take place because images become available of something that wasn't visible,” said the artist. By giving visibility to people, places and challenges, she also renews the photojournalism genre as well as the early 20th century silver halide photographic process. She combines her quest for visibility with a reflection on the photographic image itself and on the role of the artist in society.
The author of an oeuvre that conveys multiple dynamics, LaToya Ruby Frazier received the MacArthur award in 2014. Her work was first presented by the Pinault Collection in the exhibition Dancing With Myself at the Museum Folkwang in Essen (2016).
“Activism starts to take place because images become available of something that wasn't visible,” said the artist. By giving visibility to people, places and challenges, she also renews the photojournalism genre as well as the early 20th century silver halide photographic process. She combines her quest for visibility with a reflection on the photographic image itself and on the role of the artist in society.
The author of an oeuvre that conveys multiple dynamics, LaToya Ruby Frazier received the MacArthur award in 2014. Her work was first presented by the Pinault Collection in the exhibition Dancing With Myself at the Museum Folkwang in Essen (2016).
