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Steven B. Smith

Coolers, Ivins, Utah

Description

Maker

Steven B. Smith (American, b. 1963)

Title

Coolers, Ivins, Utah
Irrational Exuberance

Year

2007

Medium

  • Color inkjet print

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Color inkjet print

Materials

color ink

Dimensions

Image: 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Heather Smith in honor of Joe Deal, RISD Provost, 1999-2005, Professor of Photography, 2005-2009

Object Number

2010.86

Type

  • Photographs

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Pub_ID 28 America in View v_01.jpg
  • Books

America in View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now

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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

America in View
Landscape Photography 1865 to Now
Sep 21, 2012 – Jan 13, 2013

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Steven Smith’s subject matter follows in the tradition of the 1970s New Topographic artists. What differentiates Smith’s view of a recently suburbanized desert from his predecessors is the humor with which he captures the extravagant building in this arid place. In this image, from the aptly titled series “Irrational Exuberance,” fluorescent-colored coolers, like the red rocks, become part of the landscape, even creating their own waterfall.

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Steven B. Smith (American, b. 1963)
Coolers, Ivins, Utah; Irrational Exuberance, 2007
Color inkjet print
Image: 30.5 x 45.7 cm (12 x 18 inches)
Gift of Heather Smith in honor of Joe Deal, RISD Provost, 1999-2005, Professor of Photography, 2005-2009 2010.86

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