Stephen Shore—”American Surfaces”

In the early 1970s, Stephen Shore was eager to create images that would be more in tune with his time. He decided to turn to color photography, a technique that was then still largely overlooked by art photographers. In March 1972, he began taking snapshots of everyday life, embarking on a road trip that summer. For two months he cataloged his everyday existence: unremarkable buildings, main streets, highway intersections, hotel rooms, television screens, people’s faces, toilet seats, unmade beds, a variety of ornamental details, plates of food, shop windows, inscriptions, and commercial signs.

Explore the five-decade career of one of the most significant photographers of our time in Stephen Shore, now on view. mo.ma/stephenshore

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