The Fool, Budapest, 1993
Joel-Peter Witkin
http://www.mocp.org/collections/permanent/witkin_joelpeter.php
In his work, Witkin makes pointed references to the history of photography by including fragments of familiar images. I enjoy the manipulation of the photographic surface to make it appear aged. I think the images are very morbid but invite the viewer to explore. Issues of morality are central to his work. I think it is extremely gross, but Witkin uses dead bodies or body parts in the creation of his work. I wouldn’t want to be there when he’s setting up the scene.
Witkin studied at the Cooper Union School of Art and Architecture, New York (BFA, 1974) and the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque (MFA, 1986). His work has been featured in numerous international exhibitions, including solo shows at The Brooklyn Museum, New York; Interkamera, Prague; Picture Photo Space, Osaka, Japan; Museum of Modern Art, Haifa, Israel; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; and in a major retrospective at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York.
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