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List of products by artists Silverthorne Jeffrey
American. Born in 1946 in Honolulu. Lives and works in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Jeffrey Silverthorne explores the question of sex and death, as well as the notions of transgression, transformation and transcendence. Active since the end of the 60’s, he has been accumulating series on extreme subjects: a morgue, brothels, a community of transvestites and transsexuals. His attraction to extreme subjects is shared by other photographers of his generation.
His era is indeed the one when Garry Winogrand declared that everything is photographable and when critic A.D. Coleman observed that photographers prefer repulsive images. The social and political climate – with the affirmation of a counterculture, minorities claims, revolutions for human and civil rights and the Vietnam War – is part of the explanation. As is the very direct influence from Diane Arbus. In fact it was when Arbus refused to take photographs in a morgue that Silverthorne was driven to explore the subject.
With time however Jeffrey Silverthorne now casts a critical look at his generation’s fascination for extreme subjects which do not serve the interest of the image, where solely the feeling counts. Silverthorne steps outside of himself and turns to the absolute other that his subjects are for him. His is not part of a trend but increased vulnerability, deeper exploration of his own psychology, continued revelation.
In 1988 Silverthorne stated: “I make pictures so I will remember, not the subject, but how I felt about it, how I responded to it.” Each series is both a physical and a psychical experience. Given these conditions, it is easy to see Jeffrey Silverthorne’s utter disinterest in the objective documentary and images structured in scenes and visual artistic experiments.
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Jeffrey Silverthorne
This monograph, designed and produced by Galerie VU' offers a complete view of the work of Jeffrey Silverthorne. Produced during the artist's show at the gallery, Travel Plans (from 09/09/11 to 29/10/11). VU' Editions 40 p. 28 x 21,2 cm
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Portraits & Figures
"This selection of Portraits and Figures is from work made between 1970 and 2012. I want to find openness in the sitter, a moment of necessity where time is suspended and being is wihtout expectation. " Jeffrey Silverthorne Editions de l'Oeil (2013) & Galleri Tom Christoffersen 24,7 x 17,6 cm ISBN : 978-2-35137-139-8
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Working (1968-2013)
Editions de l'Oeil (2014) 264 pages 19 x 24 cm ISBN: 978-2-35137-169-5
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Boystown, The Perfume of Desire
Lars Schwander (2009) Bilingual (French and English) 112 pages Photographs: Jeffrey Silverthorne Text: Anne Biroleau-Lemagn and Jon Hendricks ISBN 978-8791529160
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Limited edition Directions for leaving
Limited to 15 copies, With a print, 25,5 x 20 cm, signed and numbered. The print Eurydice, Silent Fires, 1982-1984 is joined to this copy. The book, signed and numbered : Essay by : Annie Proulx Fotografisk Center (2007) 22 x 16,5 cm ISBN :978-87-90362-38-6
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Limited edition - Working (1968-2013)
Limited edition of 30 copies, with a signed and numbered print included. Each print is numbered /15 2 images available Editions de l'Oeil (2014) 264 pages 19 x 24 cm ISBN: 978-2-35137-169-5
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Limited edition - Working (1968-2013)
Limited edition of 30 copies, with a signed and numbered print included. Each print is numbered /15 2 images available Editions de l'Oeil (2014) 264 pages 19 x 24 cm ISBN: 978-2-35137-169-5
450,00 €Out of stock
