Lynn Saville
Born1950 (age 73–74)
Durham, North Carolina
Alma materDuke University (BA)
Pratt Institute(MFA)
Known forNight time urban photography of New York City
Websitewww.lynnsaville.com

Lynn Saville (born 1950)[1] is an American photographer of night time urban landscapes.

Early life and education

Saville was born in Durham, North Carolina.[2]

She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Duke University, and a Master's in Fine Art from Pratt Institute, New York.[3]

Life an work

Saville is primarily known for her night photographs of urban landscapes.[3] Her subjects include streets and buildings in the New York area.[4] She has described these nocturnal city scenes as: "an empty skeletal set where lights and shadows showcase an uninterrupted dance."[5] Geoff Dyer described her work for The New Yorker magazine as "the archeology of overnight: resting tools, tired steps, dreaming brooms, sleeping shadows" through scenes that convey a sense of emptiness and vacancy.[6]

She has taught at the International Center of Photography.[3]

Exhibitions

In 2015, Saville had a solo exhibition at the Pratt Institute gallery in Brooklyn, New York.[7] In 2017, Saville had a one-person show at the Griffin Museum of Photography.[5]

Publications

  • Horses in the Circus Ring. Dutton Books for Young Readers, 1989. ISBN 978-0525444176.[8]
  • The Language of Life. Bill Moyers, 1995.[8]
  • Acquainted with the Night. Rizzoli, 1997.[3]
  • Night/Shift: Color Photographs by Lynn Saville. Monacelli/Random House, 2009. ISBN 978-1580932196.[8]
  • Dark City: Urban America at Night, Photographs by Lynn Saville. Bologna: Damiani, 2015.[9]
  • New York, Photographs by Lynn Saville. Long Island City: Kris Graves, 2018.[10]

Collections

Her work is included in the permanent collections of the Mint Museum,[11] the Museum of Fine Arts Houston,[12] the Los Angeles County Museum of Art[13] and the Brooklyn Museum of Art.[1]

Her archives are held at the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library at Duke University.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  2. ↑ Jacobacci, Emilia (2022-03-15). "La mostra fotografica di Lynn Saville a Milano" (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Faculty: Lynn Saville". International Center of Photography. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Garmeson, Laura (2016-10-14). "Snapshot: 'Lynn Saville: Dark City'". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  5. 1 2 "Dark City, Lynn Saville". Griffin Museum of Photography. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ↑ Dyer, Geoff (7 October 2015). "The Archaeology of Overnight". The New Yorker. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "Lynn Saville's "Dark City" at Pratt Institute's Photography Gallery, Brooklyn". Juxtapoz. 25 August 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. 1 2 3 "CV". Lynn Saville. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  9. ↑ Maine, Stephanie. "The Secret Life of Infrastructure: Lynn Saville's 'Dark City'". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  10. ↑ "New York by Lynn Saville". + KGP | MONOLITH. Retrieved 2022-03-21.
  11. ↑ "The Mint Museum | Fulton Landing Warehouse". www.mintmuseums.org.
  12. ↑ "Lynn Saville: Grand Central Station". mfah.org.
  13. ↑ "Fulton Landing Warehouse | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org.
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