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"shame"
-John Maloof, Oscar Nominee
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ViViAN MAiER's PLA$TiC
"shame"
-John Maloof, Oscar Nominee
ViViAN MAiER’s PLa$TiC is a lens and time-based multimedia series that is a thorn in the side of John Maloof and the Estate of Vivian Maier. This series examines the ethics surrounding the interesting case of famous "Chicago nanny photographer" Vivian Maier through defiant recontextualization of her photography.
These works were created through the "destruction" of original Vivian Maier negatives - they were physically manipulated through abrasives, chemicals, heat, and other methods.
The Vivian Maier negatives were purchased by myself on eBay between 2008 and 2009. For years I interacted with these negatives unaware of the identity of the photographer. In 2016, my bestie identified the photographer in several self-portraits as being the posthumously famous Vivian Maier. Soon after this discovery, I watched the documentary Finding Vivian Maier, and then arranged an in-person meeting with the director and noted Vivian Maier authority John Maloof . The purpose of this March 8, 2017, meeting was to authenticate the negatives and assess their potential value. Maloof initially underestimated The ARTHoLE Collection of approximately 1,300 medium format negatives captured by Maier at roughly $1 per image and made me an on-the-spot offer to purchase the negatives at that price. I declined.
Vivian Maier's world-renowned photographs are currently being sold by the prestigious Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York City. Non-Disclosure Agreements between the Estate of Vivian Maier, John Maloof, and presumably the Howard Greenberg Gallery allow exclusive printing & selling rights of the posthumously famous Maier's work. Maier's prints sell for roughly $3500 to $6000 at the Howard Greenberg Gallery. I also declined to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Estate of Vivian Maier.
This series is a thorn in the side of John Maloof and the Estate. My subversion has infuriated - with the Estate sending threatening emails proclaiming their entitlement and Maloof going so far as to send harassing messages through eBay claiming that all of the Vivian Maier negatives in existence should be under one person's ownership - his. NOPE.
"Formerly a photographer and founder of The Center for Photography in Woodstock in 1977, Howard Greenberg has been one of a small group of gallerists, curators and historians responsible for the creation and development of the modern market for photography" -howardgreenberg.com.
These works were created through the "destruction" of original Vivian Maier negatives - they were physically manipulated through abrasives, chemicals, heat, and other methods.
The Vivian Maier negatives were purchased by myself on eBay between 2008 and 2009. For years I interacted with these negatives unaware of the identity of the photographer. In 2016, my bestie identified the photographer in several self-portraits as being the posthumously famous Vivian Maier. Soon after this discovery, I watched the documentary Finding Vivian Maier, and then arranged an in-person meeting with the director and noted Vivian Maier authority John Maloof . The purpose of this March 8, 2017, meeting was to authenticate the negatives and assess their potential value. Maloof initially underestimated The ARTHoLE Collection of approximately 1,300 medium format negatives captured by Maier at roughly $1 per image and made me an on-the-spot offer to purchase the negatives at that price. I declined.
Vivian Maier's world-renowned photographs are currently being sold by the prestigious Howard Greenberg Gallery in New York City. Non-Disclosure Agreements between the Estate of Vivian Maier, John Maloof, and presumably the Howard Greenberg Gallery allow exclusive printing & selling rights of the posthumously famous Maier's work. Maier's prints sell for roughly $3500 to $6000 at the Howard Greenberg Gallery. I also declined to enter into a Non-Disclosure Agreement with the Estate of Vivian Maier.
This series is a thorn in the side of John Maloof and the Estate. My subversion has infuriated - with the Estate sending threatening emails proclaiming their entitlement and Maloof going so far as to send harassing messages through eBay claiming that all of the Vivian Maier negatives in existence should be under one person's ownership - his. NOPE.
"Formerly a photographer and founder of The Center for Photography in Woodstock in 1977, Howard Greenberg has been one of a small group of gallerists, curators and historians responsible for the creation and development of the modern market for photography" -howardgreenberg.com.
