Struggle and Projection: When Artists Photograph Their Own Families
"It turns out that this kind of artistic but consensual family photograph has its own fascination. Here the interest isn't so much in looking at truly private moments but rather in seeing what kind of bargain has been struck between a photographer trying to expose a family secret and a subject resisting. … [These images] are basically self-portraits, whether or not they include the photographer." Slate 02/09/11

Posted February 9, 2011 09:53 PM