Hal Fischer

18th near Castro Street x 24,, 197850.8 x 40.6cmPrice on Request

Details

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24 carbon pigment prints, handmade case with denim coveringProject Native Informant

Description

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This black-and-white photograph depicts a bustling scene on a city street. The composition features a group of people sitting on a bench, with a variety of individuals standing around them. The image captures a sense of energy and activity, with the people engaged in various actions and interactions. The visual elements, such as the contrasting light and shadow, create a striking and dynamic composition. While the subject matter appears to depict a social gathering or protest, the overall style and technique suggest a documentary or photojournalistic approach. The historical context and the artist's intention behind this piece likely explore themes of community, social issues, or everyday urban life. ...

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Artist

Hal Fischer

B.1950, American

Hal Fischer is a San Francisco-based artist who works in photography, text and performance. One of the prominent figures of American conceptual photography of the 1970s, his work is documentation and celebration of "the gay universe", which was San Francisco's Castro and Haight-Ashbury districts for Fischer. His series, such as Gay Semiotics and 18th Near Castro Street x 24, are projects consisting of photo texts documenting cruising gay men in the city's streets. The writing over the black and white photographs of men in Gay Semiotics reveals a "hanky code", signs that indicate one's sexual preference and that are visible to all but can only be seen by the members of the gay community. Fischer's photography is quiet in its everydayness; it is unapologetic in its honesty, overflowing with 1970s Pride. Born in 1950, US, Hal Fischer's four-decade-long career spans across photography, art criticism and museum management. His work is part of collections, such as the Museum of Modern Art New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, among others. His usage of photo-text medium is one of the pioneering projects merging conceptual photography with linguistic structuralist movement. ...

Hal Fischer: Artworks

Hal FischerGay Semiotics, 1977Price on Request

Hal Fischer18th near Castro Street x 24, 1978, printed 2018, 1978Price on Request

Hal FischerBoy-Friends, 1979Price on Request

Hal FischerCivic Center, 1979Price on Request

Hal FischerBillboard Diptych, 1979, printed 2018, 1979Price on Request

Hal FischerCheap Chic Homo, 1979Price on Request

Hal FischerGag Mask,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerLeather Apparal,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerAmyl Nitrite,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerBondage Device: Cross,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerBondage Device: Open End Table Rack,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerBondage Device: Meat Hoist,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerSubmission,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerSadism & Masochism,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerDominance,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Leather,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Uniform,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Hippie,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Forties Trash,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Jock,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerArchetypal Media Image: Natural,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerArchetypal Media Image: Classical,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerArchetypal Media Image: Leather,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerArchetypal Media Image: Urbane,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerArchetypal Media Image: Western,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerEarring,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerKeys,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerSignifiers for a Male Response,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerStreet Fashion: Basic Gay,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerHandkerchiefs,, 1977Price on Request

Hal FischerGay Semiotics,, 1977Price on Request

Hal Fischer18th near Castro Street x 24,, 1978Price on Request

Hal FischerBoy-Friends,, 1979Price on Request

Gallery

Project Native Informant

London

Contemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.