Alec SothAmerican, b. 1969
Fondation Pierre Berge and Yves Saint Laurent, Moujik IV, Paris,
2007
Pigmented Ink Print, Weinstein Gallery
-part of a current exhibition at the Minnesota Institute of Arts
I see a man and a purebred dog in a luxurious and large room with a lot of green tones. It reminds me of white, upper class society and it reminds me of money and power because of the green tones. It makes me feel isolated and agitated because there is only a man and a dog in this large room. Also it depicts a purebred dog sitting in a luxurious chair and it makes me angry that this dog can sit in this place of luxuries when so many will never get the chance to. I think the artist is trying to point out the imbalance of wealth in America. His whole series at the MIA depicts rich white men, large rooms of houses, and the objects which are considered valuable to wealthy people.
Great analysis of the formal elements and their possible metaphoric relationships, Megan. It is interesting that Soth has 'cut off' the figure on the left side of the photo; why do you think he made this choice? How does this portrait compare with the photographer's other portraiture? Good start!
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