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Of Gas Stations and Horses
You had a relationship with the discarded?
Yes. I became so obsessed with photographing them. I was so busy looking at decrepit stations that I wasn’t looking at new stations. Those old gas stations I photograph were probably built when I was born.
What does the discarded thing mean to you?
Well, I was an artist around 60 at that time. It was harder for me to get attention because now I’m in mid-career, I’m an older woman, and LA has exploded, everyone with a camera.
I was quite well-known. I used to have hundreds of people at my openings. We had 1,000 people at the opening of a group show. But now, every night in Los Angeles, there are 6, 10, 12 different openings all over the city. Social media had come, and everybody figured it out. I was like, This is getting hard.
That happens when you reach that age and you’re an artist. Especially if you’re a woman. Those silicone beach kids, they were moving at a faster pace than we were and that threw me. It has to do with what’s valued also. One of the most pernicious aspects of technology people is that they devalue anything having to do with knowledge, skill, experience, or age.
Images of horses appear to be your new obsession.
I’m constantly taking photos of the horses when the light is
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Columbus Circle Under Renovation, from Times Warner Atrium
Helen K. Garber
Photography
ARTISTHelen K. Garber, American, born 1954
MEDIUM Selenium toned gelatin silver print
DATES 2004
COLLECTIONSPhotography
ACCESSION NUMBER 2017.40.2
CREDIT LINE Gift of Helen Garber, artist
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Helen K. Garber (American, born 1954). Columbus Circle Under Renovation, from Times Warner Atrium, 2004. Selenium toned gelatin silver print, 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Helen Garber, artist, 2017.40.2. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of Helen K. Garber, CUR.2017.40.2_HelenKGarber_photograph.jpg)
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