Philip-Lorca diCorcia

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia was born in 1951 in Hartford Connecticut he attended the school of the museum

of Fine Arts,Boston in 1976 and passed to post graduate level. His work has been described as evocative and enigmatic. with his

use of elaborate staging he takes everyday scenes to what I read described as "beyond the realm of Banality"

(Noun 1 - Trite or Obvious remark ), I really had to look that one up.

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diCorcia's work has practically exhibited world wide New York's MOMI, London's TATE, and Tokyo's Art Space Ginza

to take three from an extensive list, as far as i can count 5 publish books and several award under his belt it is more than general consensus

Philip-Lorca diCorcia is artistically and critically acclaimed.

Personally i love his work and enjoy his dark sense of humour, It where find the punctum of his work, diCorcia is quoted as saying

“As a photographer you are completely dependent on the object,” this is the studuim of his work. Turn ordinary situations in to something unreal. Which again personally I believe the job of any photographer who considers themselves an artist

Erno Nussenzweig

In 2005 Philip-Lorca diCorcia was sued by Erno Nussenzweig, over an image from his book heads which he shoot in times square. Using lights connected to construction scaffolding diCorcia controls the lights and shutter from twenty feet away so the subjects where not aware

that their image was being taken. At the case in 2006 Nussenzweig maintained that taking his image without his permission was a violation of his privacy rights under New York law arguing the images where for the purpose of trade diCorcia argued that the piece where artistic expression protected under the first amendment, the judge voted in diCorcia favor and dismiss the case. Alllow his book to be published.

I would say Philip-Lorca diCorcia one of the great photographers of this time.