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Sekula, Allan

American installation artist, photographer, and critic,1951-2013

Sekula worked primarily with photography but also published books and produced and experimental documentary film. He taught for three decades at CalArts.

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MoMA

The Forgotten Space, 2010

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Shipwreck and Workers from the Museum in Progress project Worlds of Work, (newspapers published July 9 through September 3, 2005)

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Waiting for Tear Gas (white globe to black)

Waiting for Tear Gas (white globe to black), 1999-2000

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Dead Letter Office - Fábrica de Caixões, Tijuana

Dead Letter Office - Fábrica de Caixões, Tijuana, 1996-97

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

Remnants of a Movie Set. Abandoned Shipyard. Los Angeles Harbor. Terminal Island, California. January 1993, 1993, printed 2000

Allan Sekula

MoMA

Photo of collection object Remnants of a movie set. Abandoned shipyard. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story

Remnants of a movie set. Abandoned shipyard. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story, January 1993

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Inclinometer, Mid Atlantic & Panorama, mid Atlantic from the series Fish Story

Inclinometer, Mid Atlantic & Panorama, mid Atlantic from the series Fish Story, November 1993

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Remnants of a Roman harbor near Minturno, Italy from the series Fish Story

Remnants of a Roman harbor near Minturno, Italy from the series Fish Story, June 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Hammerhead crane unloading forty-foot containers from Asian ports. American President Lines terminal. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story

Hammerhead crane unloading forty-foot containers from Asian ports. American President Lines terminal. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story, November 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Koreatown, Los Angeles from the series Fish Story

Koreatown, Los Angeles from the series Fish Story, April 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Workers cleaning up chemical spill after refinery explosion. Los Angeles harbor. Wilmington, California from the series Fish Story

Workers cleaning up chemical spill after refinery explosion. Los Angeles harbor. Wilmington, California from the series Fish Story, October 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Abandoned shipyard used by Marine Corps Expeditionary Force for "counter-terrorist" exercises. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story

Abandoned shipyard used by Marine Corps Expeditionary Force for "counter-terrorist" exercises. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story, November 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object "Pancake," a former shipyard sandblaster, scavenging copper from a waterfront scrapyard. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story

"Pancake," a former shipyard sandblaster, scavenging copper from a waterfront scrapyard. Los Angeles harbor. Terminal Island, California from the series Fish Story, November 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Testing robot-truck designed to move containers within automated ECT/Sea-Land cargo terminal. Maasvlakte, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands from the series Fish Story

Testing robot-truck designed to move containers within automated ECT/Sea-Land cargo terminal. Maasvlakte, Port of Rotterdam, the Netherlands from the series Fish Story, September 1992

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Welder's booth in bankrupt Todd Shipyard. Two years after closing. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story

Welder's booth in bankrupt Todd Shipyard. Two years after closing. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story, July 1991

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Pipe fitters finishing the engine room of a tuna-fishing boat. Campbell Shipyard. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story

Pipe fitters finishing the engine room of a tuna-fishing boat. Campbell Shipyard. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story, August 1991

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Pipe fitters finishing the engine room of a tuna-fishing boat. Campbell Shipyard. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story

Pipe fitters finishing the engine room of a tuna-fishing boat. Campbell Shipyard. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story, August 1991

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Welder's booth in bankrupt Todd Shipyard. Two years after closing. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story

Welder's booth in bankrupt Todd Shipyard. Two years after closing. Los Angeles harbor. San Pedro, California from the series Fish Story, July 1991

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

Whitney Museum of American Art

Whitney Museum of American Art

Dictatorship of the Seven Seas, 1990–1994

Allan Sekula

MoMA

Photo of collection object Boy looking at his mother. Staten Island Ferry. New York harbor from the series Fish Story

Boy looking at his mother. Staten Island Ferry. New York harbor from the series Fish Story, February 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Boy looking at his mother. Staten Island Ferry. New York harbor from the series Fish Story

Boy looking at his mother. Staten Island Ferry. New York harbor from the series Fish Story, February 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object The rechristened Exxon Valdez awaiting sea trials after repairs. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story

The rechristened Exxon Valdez awaiting sea trials after repairs. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story, August 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Shipyard-workers' housing--built during the Second World War--being moved from San Pedro to South-Central Los Angeles from the series Fish Story

Shipyard-workers' housing--built during the Second World War--being moved from San Pedro to South-Central Los Angeles from the series Fish Story, May 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

MoMA

Photo of collection object Shipyard-workers' housing--built during the Second World War--being moved from San Pedro to South-Central Los Angeles from the series Fish Story

Shipyard-workers' housing--built during the Second World War--being moved from San Pedro to South-Central Los Angeles from the series Fish Story, May 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

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