Philip-Lorca diCorcia

(American, born 1951)

Philip-Lorca diCorcia is an American photographer whose work encompasses both documentary and staged photography, lending his large-scale color prints a narrative mixture of truth and fiction. “I think it’s a sense of disappointment after realizing that most of the time they’re being lied to,” diCorcia has observed of his audience’s reaction to ambiguous nature of his photographs. “And what medium has a stronger relationship to people’s idea of the truth than one that is supposed to be an accurate representation of reality?” His cinematic approach echoes Gregory Crewdson’s methodology, wherein the artist prepares the shots as if they were scenes in a film, as seen in his series Hustlers. The “dramatizing elements,” as the artist calls them, are what gives his images their narrative power: his subjects are performers whose interior self can differ greatly from their projected selves. Born in 1951 in Hartford, CT, diCorcia studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and received his MFA in 1979 from Yale University. The Museum of Modern Art in New York organized his first solo museum exhibition in 1993, and 20 years later, he was the subject of a major retrospective survey organized by the Schirn Kunsthalle in Frankfurt. He currently lives and works in New York, NY. DiCorcia’s works are held in the collections of the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia Artworks

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Philip-Lorca diCorcia (577 results)
De Bruce, 1999–1999

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De Bruce, 1999–1999

Sale Date: February 21, 2004

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New York, 1993–1993

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New York, 1993–1993

Sale Date: February 17, 2004

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Brent Booth, 21, Des Moines, Iowa, $30, 1990–1992

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Brent Booth, 21, Des Moines, Iowa, $30, 1990–1992

Sale Date: November 18, 2003

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Mexico, 1998, 1998–1998

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Mexico, 1998, 1998–1998

Sale Date: November 14, 2003

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Gerald Hughes (A.K.A. Savage fantasy),..., 1992–1992

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Gerald Hughes (A.K.A. Savage fantasy),..., 1992–1992

Sale Date: November 14, 2003

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London, 1995–1995

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London, 1995–1995

Sale Date: October 21, 2003

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Tokyo, 1994–1994

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Tokyo, 1994–1994

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Paris, 1996–1996

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Paris, 1996–1996

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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New York, 1996–1996

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New York, 1996–1996

Sale Date: October 18, 2003

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Calcutta, 1998–1998

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Calcutta, 1998–1998

Sale Date: October 17, 2003

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David Theodore Lane; 27 years old;..., 1991–1991

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David Theodore Lane; 27 years old;..., 1991–1991

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Vittorio, 1989–1989

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Vittorio, 1989–1989

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Mario, 1979–1979

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Mario, 1979–1979

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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William Charles Everlove; 26 years old; , 1990–1990

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William Charles Everlove; 26 years old; , 1990–1990

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Brian, 1988–1988

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Brian, 1988–1988

Sale Date: October 16, 2003

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Hong Kong, 1996–1996

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Hong Kong, 1996–1996

Sale Date: September 23, 2003

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New York, 1993–1993

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New York, 1993–1993

Sale Date: September 3, 2003

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London, 1995–1995

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

London, 1995–1995

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

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London, 1995–1995

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

London, 1995–1995

Sale Date: June 27, 2003

Auction Closed

Edward Earl Windsor, 20 years old,..., 1990–1992

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Edward Earl Windsor, 20 years old,..., 1990–1992

Sale Date: June 24, 2003

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London, 1993–1993

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London, 1993–1993

Sale Date: May 15, 2003

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Mexico City, 1998–1998

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

Mexico City, 1998–1998

Sale Date: May 14, 2003

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London, 1995–1995

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London, 1995–1995

Sale Date: April 25, 2003

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New York, 1996–1996

Philip-Lorca diCorcia

New York, 1996–1996

Sale Date: April 24, 2003

Auction Closed

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