Olivia Locher | |
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 Locher, September 2017 | |
| Born | December 20, 1990 |
| Education | Bachelor of Fine Arts |
| Alma mater | The School of Visual Arts |
| Occupation | Photographer |
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Olivia Locher (born in 1990) is an American photographer. She gained notoriety for her photography series breaking an eccentric law from each of the 50 States of the Union, entitled I Fought the Law. [1] A monograph of this project was released by Chronicle Books [2] in September 2017.
Early life and education
Locher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and is the youngest of two children. She enrolled as a photography student at The School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2009 and received her BFA in 2013. [3]
Work
Locher is known for her sarcastic approach to studio photography with a heavy focus on color and concept. [4] Her first monograph is Olivia Locher: I Fought the Law, with a foreword by poet Kenneth Goldsmith and an interview of Locher by Eric Shiner. The images in I Fought the Law were created between June 2013 and June 2016 at Locher's studio in New York City and in her hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania. [5]
Locher was a recipient of Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style for 2018. [6]
Locher has contributed editorial assignments to The New York Times Magazine, W, Pitchfork, and Vice.
References
- ^ "Meet the Photographer Turning Alternative Facts into a Surreal Funland". Vogue. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "I Fought the Law". Chronicle Books. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "School of Visual Arts – New York City > Trending Now > Photo Series by SVA Alumnus Olivia Locher Featured on Lost at E Minor". SVA. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Poggi, Lauren (October 23, 2014). "Olivia Locher's Tongue-in-Cheek Photographs of How-Tos". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ Flock, Elizabeth (October 20, 2017). "California's ban on bikes in swimming pools – and other strange laws on the books". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
- ^ "Profile: Olivia Locher". Forbes. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
Further reading
- Current biography yearbook 2018. Ipswitch, Massachusetts : H. W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing.
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