Richard Misrach

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Color photograph of train tracks receding into the horizon.

Richard MisrachDesert Cantos

Begun in 1979, this ongoing project explores the southwest American desert landscape, and the impact of our human presence. As the artist explains, “You look at landscape, but it’s not really landscape, it’s a symbol for our country, it’s a metaphor for our country.”

Color photograph of a beach with a mountain range on the horizon under a sky filled with long-exposure curved star-trails — Richard Misrach, Unnamed Playa (Exposure by Moonlight), 1994

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of scattered rocks and blocks across a road leading towards two pyramids on the horizon — Richard Misrach, Road Blockade and Pyramids, 1989

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of telephone poles, decrepit trailer homes, and vehicles partly submerged in still water — Richard Misrach, Submerged Trailer-Home, Salton Sea, 1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of a road through a desert valley with mountains on the horizon — Richard Misrach, San Gorgonio Pass, 1981

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of a rusted piece of metal sticking out of the ground at an angle in a bare field with two small buildings in the background — Richard Misrach, Aerial Target (“Dart”), Wendover Air Base, Utah, 1990

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of a low mountain range reflected in still water at sunset — Richard Misrach, Pyramid Lake (Orange), 1997

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of a man pointing a rifle at another man, both standing in a smokey scrubland — Richard Misrach, Desert Fire #153, 1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of a still lake reflecting a cloudy sky and low mountains on the horizon — Richard Misrach, Mono Lake #2, 1999

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of a lone figure walking along a beach shrouded in mist — Richard Misrach, Man on Beach (Looking South), Santa Barbara, 1984

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of a smoke-filled sky above a fenced-in house and fields — Richard Misrach, Desert Fire #43, 1983

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of five black structures on the horizon rising above the waters of a calm sea — Richard Misrach, Oil Derricks, Santa Barbara, 1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of a desert field with a car and small aircraft, and four oversized croquet balls. — Richard Misrach, Desert Croquet #3 (Balls, Plane, Car), Black Rock Desert, Nevada, 1987

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

Color photograph of four people drifting towards the horizon on a raft on a calm sea — Richard Misrach, People on Raft with Oil Derricks, Santa Barbara, 1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

Color photograph of a cloudy sky — Richard Misrach, Cloud #603, 2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Richard MisrachTrain Tracks, Colorado Desert, California

1984

chromogenic color print, 20 x 24 inches (sheet)

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Richard MisrachUnnamed Playa (Exposure by Moonlight)

1994

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

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Richard MisrachRoad Blockade and Pyramids

1989

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachSubmerged Trailer-Home, Salton Sea

1985

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

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Richard MisrachSan Gorgonio Pass

1981

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

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Richard MisrachAerial Target (“Dart”), Wendover Air Base, Utah

1990

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachPyramid Lake (Orange)

1997

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

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Richard MisrachDesert Fire #153

1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachMono Lake #2

1999

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachMan on Beach (Looking South), Santa Barbara

1984

pigment print, 20 x 24 inches (mount) [50.8 x 61 cm]

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Richard MisrachDesert Fire #43

1983

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachOil Derricks, Santa Barbara

1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachPeople on Raft with Oil Derricks, Santa Barbara

1984

pigment print, 30 x 37 inches (mount) [76.2 x 94.0 cm]

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Richard MisrachCloud #603

2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Color photograph of a blue expanse of ocean surface

Richard MisrachOn The Beach 2.0

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Richard MisrachOn The Beach 2.0

An ongoing series exploring the abstracted pattern of an edgeless ocean surface, and the gestures and expressions of bathers adrift in the water.

Color photograph of two women floating on the surface of a calm green sea near a sandy shore — Richard Misrach, Untitled (November 10, 2012 3:08PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color photograph of small waves and ripples on the surface of green water — Richard Misrach, Untitled (November 18, 2013, 4:00PM)

pigment print, 60-3/4 x 122 inches (framed) [154.3 x 310.0cm]

Color photograph of two men standing in knee-deep water near the shore of a calm sea — Richard Misrach, Untitled (November 10, 2012 5:53PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color photograph of ripples and waves on the dark green surface of a sea — Richard Misrach, Untitled (Blackwater 7), 2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color photograph of a single figure standing in a shallow blue ocean — Richard Misrach, Untitled (February 14, 2012 6:18PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color photograph of two women floating while holding hands on a calm, green ocean surface — Richard Misrach, Untitled (July 26, 2013, 5:21PM), 2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color photograph of a lone windsurfer on a choppy silver sea — Richard Misrach, Windsurfer, Hawaii, 2008, 2008

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Color long-exposure blurred photograph of a sandy beach with rocks, two people, and moving waves — Richard Misrach, Untitled (January 17, 2015 6:36PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

Richard MisrachUntitled (July 27, 2013, 7:11pm)

2013

pigment print, 64-1/4 x 119-1/4 inches (framed) [163.2 x 302.9 cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (November 10, 2012 3:08PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (November 18, 2013, 4:00PM)

pigment print, 60-3/4 x 122 inches (framed) [154.3 x 310.0cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (November 10, 2012 5:53PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (Blackwater 7)

2013

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (February 14, 2012 6:18PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Richard MisrachUntitled (January 17, 2015 6:36PM)

pigment print, 62-3/4 x 82-3/4 inches (framed) [159.4 x 210.2 cm]

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Color photograph of low rows of cabbage and a tall metal fence on the left extending to the horizon

Richard MisrachBorder Cantos

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Richard MisrachBorder Cantos

This latest installation in Misrach’s ongoing Desert Cantos series explores the entire length of the US/Mexico border, in photographs made with a large-format camera as well as images captured with an iPhone.

Color photograph of a tall metal and concrete fence receding into the misty horizon on the right — Richard Misrach, Post and Wire Mesh Fence, Douglas, Arizona, 2015

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of a metal fence running over a landscape of rocky hills and low green bushes into the horizon — Richard Misrach, Wall, Tierra Del Sol, California, 2015

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of a tall metal fence segment ending in a bare dirt patch among low-lying trees and plants — Richard Misrach, Wall, Brownsville, Texas, 2015

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of a metal fence made of X-shaped crossbars running through a hilly desert landscape — Richard Misrach, Normandy Wall Near Ocotillo, California, 2015

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of a segment of tall metal fence in the middle of a bare field — Richard Misrach, Wall, Near Los Indios, Texas, 2015

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of a tattered blue flag standing next to a blue barrel marked AGUA in a desert landscape — Richard Misrach, Agua#1, near Calexico, California, 2014

pigment print, 61 x 80-3/4 inches (framed) [154.9 x 205.1 cm]

Color photograph of scattered red ammunition casings lying on a bare cracked ground — Richard Misrach, Shell Casings #36, near Gulf of Mexico, Texas, 2014

pigment print, 17-1/2 x 22-1/2 inches (framed) [44.5 x 57.2 cm]

Color photograph of a tall metal fence running into the ocean from the beach, with beach goers visible through the bars — Richard Misrach, Playas de Tijuana #1 (Crowded Beach), San Diego, California, 2013

pigment print, 45 x 161-1/2 inches (framed) [114.3 x 410.2 cm]