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]
Themes
- staged photography
- identity
- theatricality
- Hollywood dream
- documentary vs fiction
Books
Works by Philip-Lorca diCorcia
- Hustlers 2013 · SteidlDangin · book · English ISBN 978-3-86930-617-9 Publication of the Hustlers series in its entirety.
- Streetwork, 1993–1997 1998 · Centro de Fotografía and Ediciones Universidad de Salamanca · book Exhibition catalogue.
- Heads 2001 · Steidl · book ISBN 3882434414 Exhibition catalogue.
- A Storybook Life 2003 · Twin Palms · book
- Lucky Thirteen 2005 · PaceWildenstein · book
- Philip-Lorca diCorcia. 2007 · Steidl/Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston · book ISBN 3865213855 Exhibition catalogue.
- Thousand 2007 · SteidlDangin · book
- Eleven 2011 · Freedman Damiani · book Edited by Dennis Freedman.
Exhibitions
- 1993 Strangers Museum of Modern Art, New York solo
- 1994 Philip-Lorca diCorcia Centre national de la photographie, Paris solo
- Philip-Lorca diCorcia. Hustler/ Streetwork Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid solo
- 2009 Thousand David Zwirner Gallery, New York solo
- 2014 First UK retrospective The Hepworth Wakefield, Wakefield solo
Awards
- 1987 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
- 1998 Alfred Eisenstaedt Award Life Magazine
- 2001 Infinity Award for Applied Photography International Center of Photography
- 2013 III International Photography Award Alcobendas
- 2021 Induction into the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum

