Larry Fink is 2015 recipient for Art.
A professional photographer for more than 55 years, Larry Fink has had one-man shows at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of Modern Art amongst others. On the European continent, Fink has had one-man shows at the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, and the Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi, Belgium. In the last three years, he had a traveling retrospective shown in six different Spanish museums. He was awarded the “Best of Show” for an exhibition curated by Christian Caujolle at the Arles Photography Festival in France. He has also been represented in countless group shows. Fink has been awarded two John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, two National Endowment for the Arts, and two Individual Photography Fellowships. He has been teaching for more than 52 years, with professorial positions at Yale University, Bard College, and Cooper Union, among others.
How long have you been a photographer?
59 years.
What do you think made you turn to photography?
It was either that or crime.
How do you perceive and use new technologies and social media in your work?
I don’t.
What are you currently working on?
A book of pictures shot in 1980 of logging and the land, as well as a retrospective book, 3 or 4 shows and farm work.
What advice would you give to the new generation of photographers today?
It is easy to be dismayed. The path has grown more complex, however if you are obsessed, you live with a blessing.
A few words about ICP and its place in the world of photography?
It’s tradition is noble and how it is adjusting to the future is clear.
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