Alec Soth: The Last Days of W
Of this body of work, Soth writes, “Henri Cartier-Bresson famously said, ‘The world is going to pieces and people like Adams and Weston are photographing rocks.’ But I don’t think the world would have been a better place if these photographers had headed off to a war zone. The question is whether you can be a political photographer while you photograph rocks.
![Color photograph of a simple model of a church sitting on a wooden table](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-006-Our-Lady-of-Pines-Nevis-Minnesota-church_2007_02zl0763-1125x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Our Lady of Pines, Nevis, Minnesota, 2007
pigment print, 31 x 37 inches (framed) [78.7 x 94 cm], edition of 10
![Color photographic portrait of a young man with a shaved head dressed in a camouflage military uniform with two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on his lap](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-005-Josh-Joelton-Tennessee_2004_10zL0043-720x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Josh, Joelton, Tennessee, 2004
pigment print, 37 x 31 inches (framed) [94 x 78.7 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of an empty set of the Oval Office with desk and painted backdrop in a convention hall setting](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-002-AS_Civic-Fest-Minneapolis-MN-Presidential-Office_2008_09zL0066-1125x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Civic Fest, Minneapolis, MN, 2008
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a man reclining on a massage table under a bare tree on a green lawn next to a running track](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-001-Chula-Vista-California-Man-on-massage-table_2008_04zl0152-1126x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Chula Vista, California, 2008
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 49-1/4 inches (framed) [104.8 x 125 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a girl in a cowboy hat and boots cradling a life-size plastic skeleton](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-007-Priscilla-Los-Angeles-Girl-with-skeleton_2008_08zL0001-1125x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Priscilla, Los Angeles, 2008
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a ping pong table in front of a mural of a man reaching out of the sea to another dressed in white walking on water](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-003-First-Baptist-Church-Bemidji-MN-Ping-Pong_2007_02zL0890-1125x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, First Baptist Church, Bemidji, MN, 2007
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of an elderly man standing on a brown lawn looking down at a model rocket in his hand](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-008-Ron-San-Antonio-TX_2005_02zL0142-720x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Ron, San Antonio, TX, 2005
40 x 32 inches (framed) [101.6 x 81.3 cm], edition of 10
![Color image of busy street at night filled with fast food restaurants and gas stations as fireworks go off in the distance](https://fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ASO-06-011-1125x900.jpg)
Alec Soth, Rock Springs, Wyoming, 2008
chromogenic print, 30 x 36 inches (sheet) [76.2 x 91.4 cm], edition of 8 + 3 APs
![Color photograph of a simple model of a church sitting on a wooden table](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-006-Our-Lady-of-Pines-Nevis-Minnesota-church_2007_02zl0763.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothOur Lady of Pines, Nevis, Minnesota
2007
pigment print, 31 x 37 inches (framed) [78.7 x 94 cm], edition of 10
![Color photographic portrait of a young man with a shaved head dressed in a camouflage military uniform with two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches on his lap](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-005-Josh-Joelton-Tennessee_2004_10zL0043.jpg?fit=675%2C844&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothJosh, Joelton, Tennessee
2004
pigment print, 37 x 31 inches (framed) [94 x 78.7 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of an empty set of the Oval Office with desk and painted backdrop in a convention hall setting](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-002-AS_Civic-Fest-Minneapolis-MN-Presidential-Office_2008_09zL0066.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothCivic Fest, Minneapolis, MN
2008
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a man reclining on a massage table under a bare tree on a green lawn next to a running track](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-001-Chula-Vista-California-Man-on-massage-table_2008_04zl0152.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothChula Vista, California
2008
pigment print, 41-1/4 x 49-1/4 inches (framed) [104.8 x 125 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a girl in a cowboy hat and boots cradling a life-size plastic skeleton](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-007-Priscilla-Los-Angeles-Girl-with-skeleton_2008_08zL0001.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothPriscilla, Los Angeles
2008
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of a ping pong table in front of a mural of a man reaching out of the sea to another dressed in white walking on water](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-003-First-Baptist-Church-Bemidji-MN-Ping-Pong_2007_02zL0890.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothFirst Baptist Church, Bemidji, MN
2007
pigment print, 32 x 40 inches (framed) [81.3 x 101.6 cm], edition of 10
![Color photograph of an elderly man standing on a brown lawn looking down at a model rocket in his hand](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/ASO-06-008-Ron-San-Antonio-TX_2005_02zL0142.jpg?fit=675%2C844&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothRon, San Antonio, TX
2005
40 x 32 inches (framed) [101.6 x 81.3 cm], edition of 10
![Color image of busy street at night filled with fast food restaurants and gas stations as fireworks go off in the distance](https://i0.wp.com/fraenkelgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/ASO-06-011.jpg?fit=675%2C540&quality=90&strip=all&ssl=1)
Alec SothRock Springs, Wyoming
2008
chromogenic print, 30 x 36 inches (sheet) [76.2 x 91.4 cm], edition of 8 + 3 APs