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William Eggleston

At Zenith

January 11–February 15, 2014
Beverly Hills

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Installation view, photo by Josh White

Installation view, photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Installation view Photo by Josh White

Works Exhibited

William Eggleston, At Zenith VI, 1979/2013 Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith VI, 1979/2013

Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith VIII, 1979/2013 Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith VIII, 1979/2013

Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith XI, 1979/2013 Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith XI, 1979/2013

Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith XIII, 1979/2013 Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

William Eggleston, At Zenith XIII, 1979/2013

Pigment print, 44 × 60 inches (111.8 × 152.4 cm), edition of 2

About

I was interested in photographic works that were very much about photography, but certainly—hopefully—were grounded in painting.
—William Eggleston

Gagosian Beverly Hills is pleased to present “William Eggleston: At Zenith.”

A Memphis native, Eggleston developed his distinct oeuvre from the immediate world around him, incorporating all shades of life into his vivid photographs, and pioneering an approach that derives its power from a refined form of spontaneous observation. A modern-day flâneur, he captures compelling fragments, events, and personalities of the ordinary world.

Eggleston is largely credited with legitimizing color photography as a fine art form. More than a century after the advent of color film, and a decade after popular media fused with contemporary art, his first museum exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1976 was also the first time that color photography had been considered in this context. Thirty-eight years after this historic moment, Eggleston continues his innovations in photography. In recent years, advances in digital processes allow him to print images on a much larger scale, at times even surpassing the quality of color saturation associated with dye-transfer, the vibrant and exquisite printing process which is his hallmark.

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