Marvin Heiferman
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Marvin Heiferman (* 1948 ) is an American curator , photographer and author with projects on the importance of photographic images on art and visual culture for museums, galleries, publishers and companies.
Act
As deputy director of the LIGHT Gallery, New York (1971–1974), director of Castelli Graphics and Photographs, New York (1975–1982), representative of the arts (1982–1988) and freelance curator (since 1989), Heiferman organized exhibitions and worked with a variety of artists and photographers such as Eve Arnold , Garry Winogrand , Robert Mapplethorpe , Stephen Shore , Lewis Baltz , William Eggleston , Robert Adams , Nan Goldin , John Waters and Richard Prince . He is known to be a master of color, storytelling, and photography.
In the mid-1980s, Heiferman put the focus of his work on developing projects to investigate the effects of images on history, society, culture and everyday life. In 1991 Heiferman became a founding partner (with Carole Kismaric ) of Lookout, a company that carried out innovative exhibitions and cultural projects for major museums (including Fame After Photography, Museum of Modern Art , 1999) as well as humanitarian organizations, publishers and media companies.
Publications (selection)
- Marvin Heiferman, John G. Hanhardt and Lisa Phillips : Image World: Art and Media Culture Whitney Museum of Art, November 1989, ISBN 978-0874270679
- Marvin Heiferman (Editor), Merry A. Foresta (Foreword), and Robert Adams : Photography Changes Everything Aperture, June 4, 2012, ISBN 978-1597111997
- John Richardson and Marvin Heiferman: Picasso and the Camera Gagosian / Rizzoli, November 18, 2014, ISBN 978-0847845910
- David Leventi (author, photographer), Marvin Heiferman (editor): Opera Damiani, April 8, 2015, ISBN 978-8862083973
- Martin Parr (Author), Marvin Heiferman (Author): Autoportrait (Hors Catalog) Dewi Lewis Publishing, 1st edition January 1, 2002, ISBN 978-1899235728
- John Maloof (Eds.), Marvin Heiferman and Howard Greenberg : Vivian Maier: A Photographer Found. Harper Design , London 2014. ISBN 9780062305534 .
supporting documents
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heiferman, Marvin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American curator, photographer, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1948 |