Lithuanian Scouts Association, Inc. Rancho Palos Verdes, California, 1972–1975

ArtistNeal Slavin, New York *1941

MediumChromogenic color print

Image dimensions26,2 × 26,5 cm

Status

on display, room Community. Fotografie und Gemeinschaft

About the workFan clubs, sports clubs, colleagues, or interest group: in Neal Slavin’s portraits, we encounter communities in a wide variety of forms. Motivated by a social-scientific interest, the artist invited groups in the 1970s to develop an image together. The members chose the location, brought props, and decided on their own poses. This resulted in a portrait that makes the community’s self-conception visible. Slavin’s fascination with groups was inspired by a 19th-century philosopher named Alexis de Tocqueville. He observed, in the then still-young democracy of the United States, a strong tendency among citizens to form associations and saw this as an expression of a new political order.

AccessionAcquisition 2019

Provenance[...]; 2019 angekauft von Kicken Berlin

Inventory numberF.2019.2865

New Color Photography

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