Ryan McGinley Explores Contemporary Identity in "Mirror, Mirror"

Providing cameras to diverse participants to freely capture themselves nude in front of mirrors.

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Ryan McGinley latest show entitled at New York City’s Team Gallery compels viewers to acknowledge the complexity of selfhood. Entitled “Mirror, Mirror,” the seminal photographer lent cameras and film to a diverse swathe of subjects to freely capture themselves nude in front of mirrors. The crowd-sourced undertaking saw numerous participants of ages 19 to 87. McGinley gathered and printed the resulting visuals, aiming to shed a light on how “the camera functions as an increasingly ubiquitous mediator in the presentation of contemporary identity.”

View select portraits above and head over to Team Gallery’s website to learn more. “Mirror, Mirror” is on view until September 29. In other art news, Lucy Sparrow recently launched her new Sparrow Mart installation featuring 31,000 felt groceries inside the Standard in downtown, Los Angeles.

Team Gallery
83 Grand St.
New York, NY 10013

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Keith Estiler is a New York-born curator, writer, and the Managing Editor of Hypeart, the contemporary art arm of Hypebeast. Based in NYC, Keith heads up editorial strategy at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, capturing the icons and outliers of both the local and international scenes. He has curated exhibitions worldwide, dedicated to championing the emerging voices and subcultures currently redefining contemporary visual culture.

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