A small pyramid of miniature books stacked against a wall with peeling paint. The floor is light brown wood, contrasting with the wall's pale green color and the exposed layers underneath.

Black and white portrait of a middle-aged man with wavy hair and a beard, wearing a collared shirt. He is looking directly at the camera in front of a light-colored background.

Alec Soth Artist Talk

Sat Mar 29, 2PM–3PM

Joslyn Members: free, General Public: $10
Advance registration required at joslyn.org; walk-ins are welcome as space allows. Register here.

Alec Soth will speak about his work and the Riley CAP Gallery exhibition, Alec Soth: Reading Room (Feb 15–May 4, 2025). Drawing on documentary, formalist, and narrative photographic traditions, Alec Soth uncovers the beauty and banality of the human experience. His work has taken him across the world, capturing landscapes, interiors, and people in stunning, large-format photographs. These images, carefully composed and exhibiting a remarkable clarity and directness, allow the subjects to be grasped all at once, while their details—gestures, angles, objects—invite sustained attention. Alec Soth is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has been the subject of over fifty solo exhibitions and published more than thirty books. He is a member of Magnum Photos.

Pictured: (Top) Alec Soth (American, b. 1969), Lauren’s Books, 2023, archival pigment print, image size: 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm), sheet size: 45 × 55 in. (114.3 × 139.7 cm), © Alec Soth, Courtesy of the artist and Weinstein Hammons Gallery; (Bottom row, right) Alec Soth (American, b. 1969), Ute’s Books, Odessa, 2018, archival pigment print, image size: 50 × 40 in. (127 × 101.6 cm), sheet size: 55 × 45 in. (139.7 × 114.3 cm), © Alec Soth, Courtesy of the artist and Weinstein Hammons Gallery

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