Archive for June 4th, 2009
Barack Obama: The Freshman – Lisa Jack
Ok everyone. I need you to line up for your portrait. Yes, right there is fine. Don’t worry, I need these just in case you become the FUCKING PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES!
Normally I’d say that this woman was just in the right school at the right time, but these are fantastic. There is a real depth and feeling to them. If anyone can find any more of her work I’d appreciate a link.
LISA JACK
28 May – 18 Jul 2009
Artists Opening Reception: Thursday, May 28 from 6-9PM
M+B is pleased to announce the inaugural exhibition BARACK OBAMA: THE FRESHMAN, black and white photographs by Lisa Jack. First featured in Time Magazine’s 2008 “Person of the Year” Issue, which chose then President-elect Barack Obama for his “rare ability to . . . organize himself and others to anticipate change and translate it into opportunity,” these photographs offer a window back in time before the posters and before the campaign, when a 20-year-old young man was caught up in just such a change that Time Magazine would later describe. Lisa Jack, then a student of photography at Occidental College, sought a striking subject for a portrait project and was tipped off about a charismatic freshman named “Barry” Obama who would make an ideal subject. After the shoot, these images would remain locked away for the next 28 years, until a dare from a friend triggered Lisa Jack to seek them out. At first worried these images could be used against President Obama, Jack realized they were not incriminating of anything other than being young and self-conscious, and that they offered a unique glimpse into how the man who made history went from being “Barry” to Barack. This exhibition marks the first time these rare photographs have ever been printed and on display.
via LISA JACK – M+B.
