introduce ma favorite photographer alex prager!
Alex
Prager was born in Los Angeles in
1979.
She was raised
by her grandmother in a small apartment in the suburb of Los Feliz.
Her nomadic
upbringing saw her splitting her time between Florida, California, and
Switzerland
without truly
settling down long enough for a formal education. Prager's interest in art began
in her adolescence,
but it was in
her early twenties that she began to focus on photography after being inspired
by the work of William Eggleston.
In keeping
with her independent spirit, she eschewed art school and began taking
photographs on her own,
teaching
herself equipment and lighting through trial and error.
Prager has
since contributed to a number of publications including Details, i-D, Elle
Japan, Tank, MOJO, and Complex. All the while, continuing to exhibit her work in
various galleries worldwide.
After the
release of her first book The Book Of Disquiet (2005) Prager was given her first
solo show at the Robert Berman Gallery in Santa Monica, CA entitled Polyester.
Her 2008 exhibition The Big Valley shown by the Michael Hoppen Gallery, London,
received critical acclaim.
London Times
magazine said, “That she has buckets more vision than credentials matters not,
it helps to retain the rawness and individuality of her eye. She is uncertain
and dizzy – and very capable.”
"Her
photographs reveal a keen eye for the shining and the bizarre, a bit Annie
Leibovitz, a bit Diane Arbus."
- The Los
Angeles Times
