Todd Hido Explained

Todd Hido
Birth Date:25 August 1968
Birth Place:Kent, Ohio, United States
Field:Photography
Education:B.F.A. – School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
M.F.A. – California College of the Arts

Todd Hido (born 25 August 1968)[1] is an American photographer.[2] He has produced 17 books,[3] had his work exhibited widely and included in various public collections.[4] Hido is currently an adjunct professor at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.[5]

Early life and education

Hido was born August 25, 1968, in Kent, Ohio, and graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1986.[6] He graduated in 1991 with a B.F.A. from Tufts University,[7] in Medford, Massachusetts and School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Between 1991 and 1992 he studied at Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, Rhode Island.[8] In 1996 he gained an M.F.A. from California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, California.[9] Among his professors was the photographer Larry Sultan, who later become his mentor.

Life and work

Much of Hido's earlier work involves photographs of urban and suburban housing[10] across the U.S.. Hido accidentally approached what would be one of his best-known themes, when driving at night on the West Coast, he started photographing houses in different neighborhoods.[11] The houses often seemed isolated and had mostly in common the presence of a window with the light on. From this research it came his book House Hunting, published in 2001.

He then started to include figures, mostly female nudes in interiors, and also to depict rural landscapes. In 2006 he published the monograph Between The Two. Hido combines interior photos and portraits taken of models and actresses, maintaining an aesthetic similar to that of its first publication. Also in this book there are night shots of buildings. No text or description were inserted, so as to leave the viewer total freedom of interpretation.[12] In 2018, he released Bright Black World, his first work photographed outside the U.S. with environmental overtones.

Hido says he is influenced by Alfred Hitchcock, Edward Hopper, Stephen Shore, Robert Adams, Walker Evans, Nan Goldin, Emmet Gowin, Larry Sultan, Alfred Stieglitz, Andreas Gursky and Rineke Dijkstra.

Commissioned by Italian brand Bottega Veneta, he photographed actress Lauren Hutton as well as models Joan Smalls and Vittoria Ceretti for the brand's spring/summer 2017 advertisements.[13]

Publications

Publications by Hido

Smaller publications by Hido

Exhibitions

Solo

Group

Awards

Collections

Hido's work is held in the following permanent collections:

Notes

  1. Web site: Todd Hido. Bu.edu. 14 December 2017.
  2. Web site: 2018-12-03. Todd Hido. www.artnet.com. 2021-03-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051119/https://stats.g.doubleclick.net/dc.js. live.
  3. Web site: A window on weird: step inside the Unseen Photo fair in Amsterdam. Sean. O'Hagan. 2 October 2013. 14 December 2017. Theguardian.com. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051144/https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/photography-blog/2013/oct/02/unseen-photo-fair-amsterdam-review. live.
  4. Web site: Todd Hido . 2018-12-03 . 2018-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026222603/https://www.mmoca.org/learn/teachers/teaching-pages/todd-hido . live .
  5. http://www.artnet.com/artists/todd-hido/biography Todd Hido Biography, Artnet
  6. Web site: Kent City Schools Hall of Fame archives . 2009 . Kent City School District . January 20, 2020 . March 22, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051145/https://www.kentschools.net/hall-of-fame/hall-of-fame-archives/ . live .
  7. News: December 3, 2018. Todd Hido: Sources and Influences – Aperture Foundation NY. Aperture Foundation NY. March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051142/https://aperture.org/workshops/hido-2015/. live.
  8. Web site: Todd Hido. Toddhido.com. December 14, 2017. March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051121/http://www.toddhido.com/. live.
  9. Web site: Graduate Alumni – California College of the Arts. Cca.edu. December 14, 2017.
  10. Web site: Exposure: Surburban house at night, photographed by Todd Hido.. Designobserver.com. December 2015 . December 14, 2017. March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051122/https://designobserver.com/feature/exposure-suburban-house-at-night-by-todd-hido/39120/. live.
  11. https://www.vogue.it/fotografia/interviste/2015/09/14/todd-hido?refresh_ce= Todd Hido interview, Vogue, 14 September 2015 (Italian)
  12. https://www.marieclaire.com/it/magazine/a20134265/todd-hido-mostra-fotografia-arles/ Lo sguardo intimo di Todd Hido, in mostra con il paesaggio che ci mette a nudo, Marie Claire, 5 May 2018 (Italian)
  13. Alexandra Venison (January 16, 2017), Lauren Hutton Stars In The Bottega Veneta Spring/Summer 2017 Campaign Harper's Bazaar Arabia.
  14. A PDF of the book can be viewed here within the Reflex Gallery website .
  15. http://www.nazraeli.com/opb/todd-hido-one-picture-book-93-seasons-road "Todd Hido | One Picture Book #93 : Seasons Road"
  16. Web site: Todd Hido - Artists - Bruce Silverstein . 2020-04-19 . 2021-03-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051153/https://www.brucesilverstein.com/artists/todd-hido/biography . live .
  17. News: Art in Review : Todd Hido – 'Roaming: New Landscapes'. Glueck, Grace. The New York Times. 8 October 2004 . October 8, 2004. March 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051124/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/08/arts/art-in-review-todd-hido-roaming-new-landscapes.html. live.
  18. Web site: 2021-10-02. Imago Festival. MUSEU NACIONAL DE ARTE CONTEMPORÂNEA DO CHIADO.
  19. Web site: Light and Atmosphere . 16 June 2016 . . 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051456/https://www.pamm.org/exhibitions/light-and-atmosphere . live .
  20. Web site: Suburban Escape: The Art of California Sprawl . 16 June 2016 . . 21 December 2009 . 22 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051507/https://sjmusart.org/exhibition/suburban-escape-art-california-sprawl . live .
  21. Web site: Pier 24: The Inaugural Exhibition – Pier 24. Pier 24 Photography. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051523/https://pier24.org/exhibition/pier-24-the-inaugural-exhibition/. live.
  22. Web site: Archived copy . 2016-06-13 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915092646/http://copenhagenphotofestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/CPF-PRESS.pdf . 2015-09-15 .
  23. Web site: Here. - Pier 24. Pier 24 Photography. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051514/https://pier24.org/exhibition/here/. live.
  24. Web site: About Face – Pier 24. Pier 24 Photography. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051457/https://pier24.org/exhibition/about-face/. live.
  25. Web site: A Sense of Place – Pier 24. Pier 24 Photography. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051450/https://pier24.org/exhibition/a-sense-of-place/. live.
  26. Web site: The Open Road – Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. crystalbridges.org. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051456/https://crystalbridges.org/exhibitions/the-open-road/. live.
  27. Web site: The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip: Curated by David Campany and Denise Wolff . 11 March 2016 . . 12 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160312002626/http://aperture.org/traveling-exhibitions/open-road/ . live .
  28. Web site: Exhibitions – Pier 24. Pier 24 Photography. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051452/https://pier24.org/exhibitions/. live.
  29. Web site: Celebrating 25 Years of the Barclay Simpson Award. Issuu.com. 14 December 2017. 22 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210322051448/https://issuu.com/californiacollegeofthearts/docs/barclay25_catalog_lowres. live.
  30. Web site: We're All Here Because We're Not All There – California College of the Arts. Cca.edu. 14 December 2017.
  31. The Wallace Alexander Gerbode Foundation's "Special Awards Recipients 1987-Present" PDF here does not list Hido.
  32. Web site: The Fleishhacker Foundation – 1999–2001. Fleishhackerfoundation.org. 14 December 2017.
  33. Web site: photo-eye Bookstore – Architecture of Time by Hiroshi Sugimoto – photobook. Photoeye.com. 14 December 2017.
  34. Web site: In Conversation: Todd Hido – National Portrait Gallery. Npg.org.uk. 14 December 2017.

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