Brian Ulrich
Brian Ulrich (* 1971 in Northport , New York ) is an American photographer. He teaches at the Art Institute of Chicago .
Live and act
In his work he examines the peculiarities of consumer society . Together with his fellow students, Matt Siber and Jon Gitelson , he works in a loose artist group called "Chicagraphy". He works heavily with new media and includes the World Wide Web and blogs in his projects.
In 2001, following a request from the Bush administration to strengthen the national economy through increased consumption , Ulrich started a project to document consumer culture in the USA. Copia , is a series of large photographs of people shopping, supermarkets and goods.
Ulrich's work is among others in the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego ; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston ; Art Institute of Chicago ; and Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago . In 2009 he received a Guggenheim scholarship .
He lives in Chicago .
Exhibitions (selection)
Solo exhibitions:
- Thrift and Dark Stores , Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY (2009)
- Copia , Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art, Overland Park, KS (2008)
- Thrift , Quality Pictures, Portland, OR (2008)
- Copia , Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY (2007)
- Thrift , Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago, IL (December 1, 2006-2007)
- Copia , Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego (2006–2007)
- Copia , Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco (2006)
- 12 × 12: Shoppers , Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago (2005)
Group exhibitions:
- Dystopia , Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco, CA (2009)
- Made in Chicago , Photographs from the LaSalle Bank Collection :, Chicago Cultural Center, Chicago, IL (2008)
- World's Away: New Suburban Landscapes , Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN & Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA (2008)
- Presumed Innocence: Photographic Perspectives of Children , DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA, (2008)
- Chicagraphy , Galerie f5,6, Munich, Germany (2007)
- Art Basel Miami Beach, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, (2006, 2007)
- MP3 , Kelli Connell, Justin Newhall, and Brian Ulrich, Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, (2006)
- Photocentric , Minnesota Center for Photography, Minneapolis, MN (2005)
- On the Scene , Art Institute of Chicago , Chicago, IL (2005)
- Contemporary American Photography / International Photo Days Mannheim , Cologne (2005)
- Manufactured Self , Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, IL (2005)
Web links
- Not If But When website
- Brian Ulrich - Gallery f 5.6
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Ulrich, Brian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American photographer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Northport , New York |