Leigh Ledare

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Leigh Ledare (* 1976 in Seattle , Washington , USA ) is an American photographer and video artist .

Life

Ledare became known for his photo series and video films in which he documented his highly erotic relationships with his mother, a former celebrated ballerina. After moving to New York , where he initially lived with Larry Clark , he met Nan Goldin . In 2008 Der Spiegel and in 2009 Frieze Magazine reported on his video and photo work.

Nan Goldin curated an exhibition for him at the Rencontres d'Arles in 2009 entitled Ça me touche . In 2012 further exhibitions followed in Brussels and Copenhagen .

Exhibitions

  • 2008: Pretend You're Actually Alive , Andrew Roth Gallery, New York City.
  • 2009: Ça me touche , curated by Nan Goldin, Rencontres d'Arles, Arles , France.
  • 2012: Leigh Ledare et al. Wiels , Brussels, Belgium, then in the Kunsthal Charlottenborg , Copenhagen.
  • 2014: Leigh Ledare , Mitchell-Innes & Nash, Manhattan, New York City, USA.

Filmography

  • 2008: The mother in my bed. Montage: Leigh Ledare.

Publications

  • Pretend You're Actually Alive . ppp Editions, New York City 2009, ISBN 978-0-9715480-5-3 .
  • Double bind . Éditions Michele Didier, Paris 2012.
  • Leigh Ledare, et al. , Mousse Publishing, Milan 2012.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Bare me: The European debut of the American photographer Leigh Ledare in the Brussels Wiels in FAZ of October 23, 2012, p. 27.
  2. ↑ Leigh Ledare in Frieze Magazine, Issue 123, May 2009.
personal data
SURNAME Ledare, Leigh
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American photographer and video artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Seattle , Washington , USA