Catherine Opie Goes To Washington

a horizontally oriented black and white photo of an extremely elongated skyway over a largely empty parking lot in downtown minneapolis, with a billboard or vinyl banner of some kind that says god bless america, and the glass grids of skyscraper windows in the background, the only strong visual element are two dark lampposts with four square lamps at the top, like weird minecraft shamrocks or something. this 2001 photo is by catherine opie
Catherine Opie, Untitled #26 (Skyways), 2001. Iris Print. 11 x 25 inches, ed 5+2AP, via TMN

“I did that big body of work, American Cities, for many years. And I’m definitely going to be going to DC to start again. DC needs to be photographed right now.”

TFW you’ve gone and done it, and now Catherine Opie has to come photograph your kakistocratic, militarized, depopulated cityscape for her 25-year-long series.

A Brush With… Catherine Opie [theartnewspaper]
Catherine Opie on her American Cities photos in 2006 [The Morning News]