terry richardson: terrywood

‘hooray for hollywood’ by terry richardson, 2011 c-print 48 x 72 inches edition of 3, plus 2 APs courtesy of the artist and ohwow

terry richardson: terrywood ohwow, los angeles, california, USA february 24th until march 31st, 2012

contemporary photographer terry richardson presents ‘terrywood’, a visualization of the images which comprise his hometown of hollywood, at ohwow gallery. the installation includes twenty-five new photos investigating issues of celebrity in addition to the kitsch and character which symbolize the more gritty reality of the los angeles aesthetic. the photographer’s reinterpretation of this (in)famous city is a celebration and illustration of a place which seems to be both very familiar and also raw to him– as if these locals and characters had been just discovered rather than ones in which he had been raised with.

‘terrywood – walk of fame’ by terry richardson

‘charlotte free’, 2011 c-print 26 x 40 inches edition of 3, plus 2 APs courtesy of the artist and ohwow

‘red lips’, 2011 c-print 48 x 72 inches #2/3 courtesy of the artist and ohwow

courtesy of the artist and ohwow

‘hollywood neon’, 2011 c-print 26 x 40 inches edition of 3, plus 2 APs courtesy of the artist and ohwow

‘kiss kiss, bang bang’, 2011 c-print 26 x 40 inches edition of 3, plus 2 aps courtesy of the artist and ohwow

‘fame’, 2011 c-print 26 x 40 inches edition of 3, plus 2 APs courtesy of the artist and ohwow

‘nude’, 2011 c-print 48 x 72 inches edition of 3, plus 2 APs courtesy of the artist and ohwow

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