Chuck Close photographs

This comprehensive survey of the work of Chuck Close, one of today’s most important contemporary artists, explores how Close has pushed the boundaries of photographic methods and approaches. The photographic origin of each Close painting is well known; however, Close’s exploration of the medium extends far beyond the use of photographs as a programmatic tool. For the first time in his extensive exhibition history, this project delves into the full range of his photographic works, presenting some 90 images spanning 1964 to the present, ranging from straightforward black and white portraits to monumentally scaled, composite Polaroids, to intimately scaled daguerreotypes.