Stephen Shore

(American, born 1947)

Stephen Shore is a contemporary American photographer best known for his color images of street corners, plates of food, suburban baseball fields, and parking lots. These subjects are cast with a strange significance by the artist, and embody his belief that the photographic medium is in essence a record of being observant. “I discovered that this camera was the technical means in photography of communicating what the world looks like in a state of heightened awareness,” Shore reflected. “And it’s that awareness of really looking at the everyday world with clear and focused attention that I’m interested in.” Born on October 8, 1947 in New York, NY, Shore began photographing seriously in 1961. That same year, he sold three prints to Edward Steichen, the curator of photography at The Museum of Modern Art at the time. Shore spent his late teens and early 20s hanging out in Andy Warhol’s Factory, documenting the eccentric members of the avant-garde who passed through, in a manner similar to that of the street photographer Robert Frank. In 1971, at the age of 23, he became the first living photographer to be the subject of a solo exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. During the following decade, he road-tripped through America and Canada, producing a defining series of work which culminated in 1982 with his book, Uncommon Places. Since then, Shore has acted as the director of Bard College’s photography department and continued his exploration of the medium. In 2017, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) debuted a comprehensive survey exhibition of Shore, including his early black-and-white works, color prints, digital photographs, and Instagram posts. The artist currently lives and works in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Museum in Los Angeles, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, among others.

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Greene County Courthouse, Georgia, January 28, 1976

Stephen Shore

Greene County Courthouse, Georgia, January 28, 1976

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

Auction Closed

North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana,..., 1981

Stephen Shore

North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana,..., 1981

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

Auction Closed

East of Dilworth, Minnesota, 1973

Stephen Shore

East of Dilworth, Minnesota, 1973

Sale Date: November 29, 2017

Auction Closed

Coronado Street - Los Angeles - 21 juin 1975, 1975

Stephen Shore

Coronado Street - Los Angeles - 21 juin 1975, 1975

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

Auction Closed

Plains Blvd - Amarillo - Texas - 15 juillet..., 1975

Stephen Shore

Plains Blvd - Amarillo - Texas - 15 juillet..., 1975

Sale Date: October 24, 2017

Auction Closed

HOLDEN STREET, NO. ADAMS, MASS. 7/13/74, 1974

Stephen Shore

HOLDEN STREET, NO. ADAMS, MASS. 7/13/74, 1974

Sale Date: October 5, 2017

Auction Closed

Belle Glade, Florida, November 14, 1977

Stephen Shore

Belle Glade, Florida, November 14, 1977

Sale Date: October 10, 2017

Auction Closed

Heart of Palm Beach Motel, Palm Beach,..., 1977

Stephen Shore

Heart of Palm Beach Motel, Palm Beach,..., 1977

Sale Date: October 10, 2017

Auction Closed

Selected Images, 1874–1981

Stephen Shore

Selected Images, 1874–1981

Sale Date: October 3, 2017

Auction Closed

MERCED RIVER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1979

Stephen Shore

MERCED RIVER, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK,..., 1979

Sale Date: September 28, 2017

Auction Closed

Room 236, Thunderbird Motel, Bend, Oregon,..., 1973

Stephen Shore

Room 236, Thunderbird Motel, Bend, Oregon,..., 1973

Sale Date: June 22, 2017

Auction Closed

UNTITLED (GIVERNY)

Stephen Shore

UNTITLED (GIVERNY)

Sale Date: June 3, 2017

Auction Closed

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Stephen Shore

5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA, 1974

Sale Date: May 9, 2017

Auction Closed

Giverny, France, 1977

Stephen Shore

Giverny, France, 1977

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

Auction Closed

Untitled, 1970–1979

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 1970–1979

Sale Date: May 31, 2017

Auction Closed

UNCOMMON PLACES (portfolio with Merced..., 1979

Stephen Shore

UNCOMMON PLACES (portfolio with Merced..., 1979

Sale Date: April 5, 2017

Auction Closed

U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974

Stephen Shore

U.S. 10, Post Falls, Idaho, August 25, 1974

Sale Date: April 4, 2017

Auction Closed

Parking Lot, Yellowstone park, Wyoming, 1973

Stephen Shore

Parking Lot, Yellowstone park, Wyoming, 1973

Sale Date: February 22, 2017

Auction Closed

Muna, Mexico, 1990–1992

Stephen Shore

Muna, Mexico, 1990–1992

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

Auction Closed

Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, 1977

Stephen Shore

Flagler Street, Miami, Florida, 1977

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

Auction Closed

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974–1976

Stephen Shore

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974–1976

Sale Date: February 14, 2017

Auction Closed

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan. August , 1974

Stephen Shore

Dewdney Avenue, Regina, Saskatchewan. August , 1974

Sale Date: December 2, 2016

Auction Closed

„Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.“, 1978

Stephen Shore

„Graig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Fla.“, 1978

Sale Date: November 30, 2016

Auction Closed

Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, California, 1974

Stephen Shore

Foothill Rd., Beverly Hills, California, 1974

Sale Date: October 25, 2016

Auction Closed

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