Philip-Lorca diCorcia
author · photographer
Philip-Lorca diCorcia is an American photographer known for his meticulously staged compositions that blur the lines between documentary and fictional photography. Born in Hartford, Connecticut, he studied at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and received his MFA from Yale University in 1979. His work often features a baroque theatricality, using carefully planned staging to capture everyday occurrences or specific personas—such as male prostitutes in his 'Hustlers' series—to explore themes of identity, reality, and desire. He is currently a faculty member at Yale University.[1,2,3]
- staged photography
- identity
- theatricality
- Hollywood dream
- documentary vs fiction
Books
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Philip-Lorca diCorcia: Hustlers€521.00
Works by Philip-Lorca diCorcia
- 2013 Hustlers Publication of the Hustlers series in its entirety.
- 1998 Streetwork, 1993–1997 Exhibition catalogue.
- 2001 Heads Exhibition catalogue.
- 2003 A Storybook Life
- 2005 Lucky Thirteen
- 2007 Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Exhibition catalogue.
- 2007 Thousand
- 2011 Eleven Edited by Dennis Freedman.
Exhibitions
- 1993 Strangers
- 1994 Philip-Lorca diCorcia
- Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Hustler/ Streetwork
- 2009 Thousand
- 2014 First UK retrospective
Awards
- 1987 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- 1998 Alfred Eisenstaedt Award
- 2001 Infinity Award for Applied Photography
- 2013 III International Photography Award Alcobendas
- 2021 Induction into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum