Stephen Hilger Explained

Stephen Hilger
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Alma Mater:Columbia University
Occupation:Photographer

Stephen Hilger (born in Los Angeles, California) is an American photographer, writer, and educator who lives in Brooklyn, New York.[1]

Career

Hilger received his BA and MFA degrees from Columbia University in 1998 and 2003. He participated in the Whitney Museum of American Art’s Independent Study Program in 2003-2004.

Hilger’s photographs trace historical narratives visible in American cities.[2] Beginning in 2001, his photographs focused on visual motifs at the intersection of public and private spaces throughout LA.[3] From 2004 to its razing in 2006, Hilger documented the Ambassador Hotel, the site of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in 1968.[4] During 2008-2012, Hilger lived in New Orleans, LA during which time he photographed the Back of Town, a historic district devastated during Hurricane Katrina, partially rebuilt then marked for demolition.[5] Hilger’s book of photographs, entitled Back of Town, depicts the neighborhood during its last days. Hilger has said of his working approach, “I don’t think of documentary photography as being about truth, but rather viewing and experiencing the world.”[6]

Hilger teaches at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY where he is an Associate Professor and previously was Photography Chair.[7] Previously, Hilger taught at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA; and at Columbia University, New York University Steinhardt School, and Pace University, all in New York, NY.[8] Hilger writes about photography, photography books, and contemporary art for periodicals including Aperture and BOMB.[9] [10] He has written critical essays for books about artists including Sue de Beer and Lee Friedlander.[11] [12]

Collections

Hilger’s photographs are included in the permanent collections of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and New Orleans Museum of Art.[13] [14]

Publications

Photography books

Other publications

Notes and References

  1. Web site: People Archive . 2023-03-15 . Pratt Institute . en-us.
  2. Web site: 2019-05-06 . Los Angeles Boulevards – Photografs by Stephen Hilger . 2023-03-15 . ACTA International . it-IT.
  3. Web site: Myers . Holly . 2004-08-20 . The city of L.A., gauzy but familiar . 2023-03-15 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  4. Web site: 2017-03-14 . A Love Song For New Orleans . 2023-03-15 . Aperture . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2013-11-04 . NOLA History: Backatown and the Evolution of New Orleans Neighborhoods . 2023-03-15 . GoNOLA.com . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2017-03-14 . A Love Song For New Orleans . 2023-03-15 . Aperture . en-US.
  7. Web site: 2022-06-06 . New Chairs Named for Creative Arts Therapy, History of Art and Design, and Photography Departments . 2023-03-15 . Pratt Institute . en-us.
  8. Web site: Tulane’s Hilger named photography director at Pratt Institute – New Orleans Photo Alliance . 2023-03-15 . neworleansphotoalliance.org.
  9. Web site: BOMB Magazine . 2023-03-15 . BOMB Magazine.
  10. Web site: Stephen Hilger Archives . 2023-03-15 . Aperture . en-US.
  11. Sue de Beer, Hans und Grete, Essays by Alissa Bennett, Dennis Cooper, Stephen Hilger. Künstlerhaus Bethanien, Berlin, Philip Morris GmbH, Munich, American Academy in Berlin, 2002. ISBN 978-3932754326
  12. Lee Friedlander: The Printed Picture. Edited with essays by Stephen Hilger and Peter Kayafas. Eakins Press Foundation and Pratt Institute Photography Department and Libraries, 2014. OCLC 898196377
  13. Web site: Stephen Hilger . 2023-03-15 . collections.lacma.org.
  14. Web site: NOMA 2012 Annual Report by New Orleans Museum of Art . 2023-03-15 . issuu.com . en.
  15. Web site: Back of Town by Stephen Hilger . 2023-03-15 . SPQR Editions . en-US.
  16. Roman Nvmerals https://www.romannvmerals.com/books/XLV.html
  17. Web site: KB Hans und Grete . 2023-03-15 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Eakins Press Foundation . 2023-03-15 . Eakins Press Foundation.

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