To view the Condition Report please Sign In
Sign InMichael Hoppen Gallery, London
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Los Angeles, Robert Berman Gallery, We Are The Superlative Conspiracy, 1–15 March 2008 (another example exhibited)
Alex Prager and Mercedes Helnwein, The Book of Disquiet: An Immoral Drama, Los Angeles, 2005
American • 1979
Influenced by pulp fiction and cinematic tropes, self-taught photographer and film-maker Alex Prager creates striking, sometimes unnerving images that are filled with a dynamic cast of characters. The hyperreal worlds she creates are packed with human melodrama, like the retro 'damsel in distress' character that regularly makes appearances in Prager's brightly colored and dramatically lit scenes.
With influences ranging from David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman, and Gregory Crewdson, Prager references the vivid aesthetics of mid-twentieth century American cinema and photography. Pairing photographs alongside her films as part of her practice, Prager presents an eerie, alternative world where more questions are asked than answered.
View More Works
