Christopher McCall
| Christopher McCall | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 🏫 Education | B.A. – Indiana University of Pennsylvania M.F.A. – California College of the Arts |
| 💼 Occupation | Museum Director |
| 👔 Employer | Pier 24 Photography |
Christopher McCall is a museum director and curator specializing in photography.[1] He is the founding director of Pier 24 Photography, one of the largest spaces in the world devoted to photography.[2]
Education and Early Career[edit]
McCall received his MFA in Photography from the California College of the Arts (CCA) in 2003.[2] At CCA, he studied alongside Larry Sultan and Jim Goldberg, both of whom he considers significant influences.[2] s Sultan recommended that Andrew Pilara, Pier 24 Photography's founder, speak with McCall as he was conceptualizing the organization and space.[3]
Prior to his work at Pier 24, McCall taught photography, film, and visual literacy at The Urban School of San Francisco.[4]
Experience at Pier 24 Photography[edit]
McCall was hired as director of Pier 24 Photography at the age of 33; he had not worked in a museum of gallery before that time.[5] [5] The exhibition space at Pier 24 Photography is 28,000-square-feet with 17 galleries.[6] While the space was under construction, McCall and Pilara decided to exclude wall labels from their exhibition installations, a decision informed by their belief that the best way to understand photography is by looking at pictures closely, not reading text.[6]
Together with Jim Goldberg, McCall established the Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program, a collaboration between CCA, Pier 24 Photography, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and Headlands Center for the Arts.[7][8] This program brings photographers and arts critics to the Bay Area where they give free public lectures and work with students at the art school.[7] The Larry Sultan Photography Award represents an extension of that program in which one photographer each year receives a residence at the Headlands Center for the Arts and a cash award.[9]
At present, McCall is collaborating with Bay Area based artist Libby Black on "Photobook as Lineage," a project in which Black will re-create 50 significant photobooks as painted paper sculptures; the project will culminate in an publication and exhibition at the Aperture Foundation space in New York.[10]
Exhibitions Curated by McCall[edit]
- The Whiteness of the Whale, Les Recontres de la Photographie, Arles, France, July 2, 2018 - August 26, 2018[11]
- This Land, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, June 1, 2018 - March 31, 2019[12]
- The Grain of the Present, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, April 1, 2017 – March 31, 2018[13]
- Collected, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, May 2, 2016 – January 31, 2017[14]
- The Whiteness of the Whale, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, August 3, 2015 – February 29, 2016
- The Photographers' Playspace, Aperture, New York, NY, November 19, 2014 - January 29, 2015[15]
- Secondhand, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, August 1, 2014 – May 31, 2015[16]
- A Sense of Place, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, July 1, 2013 – May 30, 2014
- About Face, Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, May 15, 2012 – April 30, 2013
- Here., Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco, CA, May 23, 2011 – January 31, 2012
References[edit]
- ↑ "San Francisco: Interview with Chris McCall, the founding director of Pier 24". The Eye of Photography Magazine. 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Christopher McCall and Pier 24 Photography: The CCA legacy continues". CCA. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Interview: Christopher McCall — LA Contemporary". web.archive.org. 2015-02-15. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "25-29 September, Chris McCall, Felix Hoffmann, Florian Ebner and Filip Vanco - Mondriaan Fund". www.mondriaanfonds.nl. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 LensCulture, Pier 24 |. "The Power of Collections: Learning From San Francisco's Pier 24 - Interview with Chris McCall by Alexander Strecker". LensCulture. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Musée Magazine Issue No. 19 - Power". view.joomag.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Christopher McCall and Pier 24 Photography: The CCA legacy continues". CCA. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "CHRIS MCCALL: Caring for culture". Musée Magazine. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "Larry Sultan Photography Award". Headlands Center for the Arts. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "Three Faculty Members Win Marcus Early Career Research Award | College of Liberal & Creative Arts". lca.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2020-02-21.
- ↑ d'Arles, Les Rencontres. "Paul Graham". www.rencontres-arles.com. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
- ↑ "Reports from the front lines". The Bay Area Reporter / B.A.R. Inc. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ Blaustein, Jonathan (2017-07-03). "Lee Friedlander's Photos of 1960s T.V. Sets". Lens Blog. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "Inside the Art Collector's Vault". www.modernluxury.com. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ "The Photographer's Playspace". Aperture Foundation NY. Retrieved 2019-08-01.
- ↑ artist, About the Author Lani Asher Lani Asher is a San Francisco based; writer; Institute, prefers strong black tea She has an MFA from the San Francisco Art. "Secondhand at Pier 24". SFAQ / NYAQ / LXAQ. Retrieved 2019-07-23.
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