Catherine Opie

**mcfactor** · 30-Nov-2008, 09:20

Has anyone seen the Catherine Opie show at the Guggenhiem?

I went on Friday and was pleasantly surprised. The range of her photography is incredible! She goes from mid-sized documentary work, to large-scale portraits, to tiny platnium prints, to the largest polariods ever made. I realized that i had seen a number of her photos at different times but never realized that they were made by the same person. Its really refreshing to see a photographer who isnt pigeon-holed into shooting the same thing over and over again.

Between this and the eggleston show, this is a great time to see photography in ny (although, some could argue it always is).

**adrian tyler** · 30-Nov-2008, 12:46

i'm very interested in har work after a saw some of her portraits in aperture magazine, is there a catalogue? is it good?

**Louie Powell** · 30-Nov-2008, 13:26

I saw her large-scale portraits of children in a show in Chelsea three or four years ago. Impressive stuff.

**mcfactor** · 30-Nov-2008, 15:27

i didnt visit the gift shop, but im sure there is a catalogue. there is a whole floor of her large format portraits. images of people with mono-color backgrounds, very nice prints. there is also a room of some very beautiful enviromental portraits. go to the guggenheim website and check it out.