Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York
Private Collection
New York, Yancey Richardson Gallery, Alex Prager, Weekend-End, January 14 - February 20, 2010 (another example exhibited)
Los Angeles, M+B Gallery, Alex Prager, Weekend-End, January 30 - March 6, 2010 (another example exhibited)
Tokyo, Ringcube Gallery, Alex Prager, Weekend-End, April 28 - May 23, 2010 (another example exhibited)
London, Michael Hoppen Contemporary, Alex Prager, Weekend-End, June 10 - July 17, 2010 (another example exhibited)
American • 1979
Influenced by pulp fiction and cinematic tropes, self-taught photographer and film-maker Alex Prager creates striking, sometimes unnerving images that are filled with a dynamic cast of characters. The hyperreal worlds she creates are packed with human melodrama, like the retro 'damsel in distress' character that regularly makes appearances in Prager's brightly colored and dramatically lit scenes.
With influences ranging from David Lynch, Alfred Hitchcock, William Eggleston, Cindy Sherman, and Gregory Crewdson, Prager references the vivid aesthetics of mid-twentieth century American cinema and photography. Pairing photographs alongside her films as part of her practice, Prager presents an eerie, alternative world where more questions are asked than answered.
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