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'''Jack Pierson''' (b. 1960 in [[Plymouth]], [[Massachusetts]]) is a [[photographer]] and an [[artist]]. He studied at the [[Massachusetts College of Art]] in [[Boston]]. Pierson has made a name for himself with a body of work that includes photographs, [[collages]], word sculptures, installations, drawings and artists books. His "Self-Portrait" series was shown in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and his works are collected by major museums worldwide. Jack Pierson currently divides his time between his home and studio in the Southern California desert near Joshua Tree National Park and New York. He has photographed many well-known celebrities and models, including [[Michael Bergin]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Massimiliano Neri]], [[Brad Pitt]], and [[Antonio Sabato Jr.]]
'''Jack Pierson''' (born 1960 in [[Plymouth]], [[Massachusetts]]) is a [[photographer]] and an [[artist]]. He studied at the [[Massachusetts College of Art]] in [[Boston]]. Pierson has made a name for himself with a body of work that includes photographs, [[collages]], word sculptures, installations, drawings and artists books. His "Self-Portrait" series was shown in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and his works are collected by major museums worldwide. Jack Pierson currently divides his time between his home and studio in the Southern California desert near Joshua Tree National Park and New York. He has photographed many well-known celebrities and models, including [[Michael Bergin]], [[Naomi Campbell]], [[Snoop Dogg]], [[Massimiliano Neri]], [[Brad Pitt]], and [[Antonio Sabato Jr.]]


Pierson is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]].<ref name="retzloff">{{citation |title=Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community |first=Brett |last=Beemyn |page=230 |year=1997 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0415913896 }}</ref> Pierson curated a show at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in 2006 titled “The Name of This Show Is Not: Gay Art Now.” He had both gay and straight, established and emerging artists present their works. <ref>{{citation | title= "(Not) Gay Art Now" Curator Jack Pierson Comments on His (Exceptional) Show | author= Bryant Rousseau | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2006 | date= July 12, 2006 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/18941/not-gay-art-now-curator-jack-pierson-comments-on-his-exceptional-show/ | accessdate=2008-04-21 }}</ref>
Pierson is [[coming out|openly]] [[gay]].<ref name="retzloff">{{citation |title=Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community |first=Brett |last=Beemyn |page=230 |year=1997 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=0415913896 }}</ref> Pierson curated a show at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in 2006 titled “The Name of This Show Is Not: Gay Art Now.” He had both gay and straight, established and emerging artists present their works. <ref>{{citation | title= "(Not) Gay Art Now" Curator Jack Pierson Comments on His (Exceptional) Show | author= Bryant Rousseau | publisher=ARTINFO | year=2006 | date= July 12, 2006 | url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/18941/not-gay-art-now-curator-jack-pierson-comments-on-his-exceptional-show/ | accessdate=2008-04-21 }}</ref>
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*2001 Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, East Hampton, New York
*2001 Glenn Horowitz Bookseller, East Hampton, New York
*2000 “La vie”, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
*2000 “La vie”, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris
*2000 Robert Pearre, Tuscon
*2000 Robert Pearre, Tucson
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Jack Pierson (born 1960 in Plymouth, Massachusetts) is a photographer and an artist. He studied at the Massachusetts College of Art in Boston. Pierson has made a name for himself with a body of work that includes photographs, collages, word sculptures, installations, drawings and artists books. His "Self-Portrait" series was shown in the 2004 Whitney Biennial and his works are collected by major museums worldwide. Jack Pierson currently divides his time between his home and studio in the Southern California desert near Joshua Tree National Park and New York. He has photographed many well-known celebrities and models, including Michael Bergin, Naomi Campbell, Snoop Dogg, Massimiliano Neri, Brad Pitt, and Antonio Sabato Jr.

Pierson is openly gay.[1] Pierson curated a show at the Paul Kasmin Gallery in 2006 titled “The Name of This Show Is Not: Gay Art Now.” He had both gay and straight, established and emerging artists present their works. [2]

References

  1. ^ Beemyn, Brett (1997), Creating a Place for Ourselves: Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Community, Routledge, p. 230, ISBN 0415913896
  2. ^ Bryant Rousseau (July 12, 2006), "(Not) Gay Art Now" Curator Jack Pierson Comments on His (Exceptional) Show, ARTINFO, retrieved 2008-04-21{{citation}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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