Nancy Baron’s photographic series, The Good Life, Palm Springs, offers a lush look at Palm Springs, a brilliant combination of small town America and iconic resort town, with something for everyone; the perfect example of The American Dream. Baron’s heightened sensibilities capture the unusual essence of this most unusual destination with a post-ironic formal precision.
Baron states, In the time that Palm Springs has been my second home, I’ve found it to be exactly and nothing like what I had thought it to be. Having ridden the waves of economic and cultural trends, the town offers a wide variety of lifestyle choices; not all of which are apparent to the occasional tourist. It is, at once, small town America and an iconic American resort town. The idea of Palm Springs evokes a well-defined image internationally. These varied definitions are all accurate and, yet, this oasis of layered Americana is often misunderstood.
It’s easy to dismiss the town as a frivolous playground for whomever one imagines its visitors or residents to be. The truth is, Palm Springs is a brilliant example of the American Dream; springing from nothing, out of the desert sand, continually reinventing itself with hope, determination, and the belief that everyone is entitled to The Good Life.
A resident of both Los Angeles and Palm Springs, a background in documentary filmmaking has led to my current passion for the still documentary. I like to discover and document, without judgement, the exotic subculture next door, aiming to capture and celebrate the majesty in worlds that could easily be overlooked, seen as mundane, or otherwise misunderstood.
The Good Life, Palm Springs – Nancy Baron
The Los Angeles Art Association/Gallery 825
5 May 2012 – 1 June 2012
825 North La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90069
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Tuesday – Saturday 10a – 5p
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