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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Untitled, 30A, 1972

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 30A, 1972

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

Auction Closed

Untitled, 28A, 1972

Stephen Shore

Untitled, 28A, 1972

Sale Date: January 21, 2021

Auction Closed

Up the River 2, 2013

Stephen Shore

Up the River 2, 2013

Sale Date: December 14, 2020

Auction Closed

Hoff Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, 1976

Stephen Shore

Hoff Avenue, Tucson, Arizona, 1976

Sale Date: December 7, 2020

Auction Closed

U.S. 2, Ironwood, Michigan , July 9, 1973

Stephen Shore

U.S. 2, Ironwood, Michigan , July 9, 1973

Sale Date: November 11, 2020

Auction Closed

Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Stephen Shore

Broad Street, Regina, Saskatchewan, 1974

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

Auction Closed

Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Stephen Shore

Meeting Street, Charleston, South Carolina, 1975

Sale Date: November 10, 2020

Auction Closed

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 5, 1978, 1978

Stephen Shore

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, March 5, 1978, 1978

Sale Date: October 28, 2020

Auction Closed

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

Stephen Shore

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

Sale Date: October 23, 2020

Auction Closed

North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Stephen Shore

North Black Avenue, Bozeman, Montana, 1981

Sale Date: October 24, 2020

Auction Closed

Selected Images, 1974–1975

Stephen Shore

Selected Images, 1974–1975

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

Auction Closed

Town and Country Restaurant, East 7th..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Town and Country Restaurant, East 7th..., 1974

Sale Date: October 14, 2020

Auction Closed

Victoria Avenue and Albert St., Regina,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Victoria Avenue and Albert St., Regina,..., 1974

Sale Date: October 9, 2020

Auction Closed

Up the River, 2013, 2013

Stephen Shore

Up the River, 2013, 2013

Sale Date: October 2, 2020

Auction Closed

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, August,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Main St., Gull Lake, Saskatchewan, August,..., 1974

Sale Date: September 30, 2020

Auction Closed

Kimballs Lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Stephen Shore

Kimballs Lane, Moody, Maine, 1974

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

Auction Closed

Center St. and W. 3rd St., Little Rock,..., 1974

Stephen Shore

Center St. and W. 3rd St., Little Rock,..., 1974

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

Auction Closed

Craig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1978

Stephen Shore

Craig Nettles, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 1978

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

Auction Closed

Monet's House and Gardens, Giverny, France..., 2002

Stephen Shore

Monet's House and Gardens, Giverny, France..., 2002

Sale Date: October 6, 2020

Auction Closed

Medicine Hat Alberta, 1974=2003, 1974

Stephen Shore

Medicine Hat Alberta, 1974=2003, 1974

Sale Date: June 30, 2020

Auction Closed

The Institute for General Semantics,..., 1970

Stephen Shore

The Institute for General Semantics,..., 1970

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

Auction Closed

Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville,..., 1976

Stephen Shore

Wakulla County Courthouse, Crawfordville,..., 1976

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

Auction Closed

Sandusky, Ohio, July, from the series..., 1972

Stephen Shore

Sandusky, Ohio, July, from the series..., 1972

Sale Date: July 9, 2020

Auction Closed

U.S, 1975

Stephen Shore

U.S, 1975

Sale Date: June 11, 2020

Auction Closed

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