Street Fashion: Forties Trash,

Hal Fischer

Street Fashion: Forties Trash,, 197776.2 x 61cmSign in to view price
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The black and white image depicts a man standing in front of a commercial storefront. The visual elements include a striking contrast between the man's outfit and the background, with the man wearing a sleeveless undershirt, gray flannel slacks, and a silk scarf, while the storefront features various labels such as "Street Fashion Forties Trash" and "Tennis Shoes". The overall composition and framing suggest a focus on the man's fashion choices and their relation to the store's merchandise. The subject matter is a candid street fashion portrait, capturing a stylish individual amidst the urban environment. The artistic style and technique appear to be documentary photography, highlighting the man's distinctive look and the eclectic nature of the storefront. In terms of context, the image likely provides a glimpse into the fashion trends and street style of a particular era, potentially the 1940s, and offers insight into the artist's intention to document and celebrate the unique sartorial choices of individuals within the urban landscape. ...

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Hal Fischer
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. ...

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Project Native Informant

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.

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