Katy Grannan: California & The Westerns

Working collaboratively with her subjects, the artist explores the relationship between aspiration and delusion, and how our desire for attention confronts the prospect of anonymity.

Color photograph of women in matching outfits of lilac tops, red skirts, and black high heels seated cheek-to-cheek on a hillside
Color photograph of two older women seated side-by-side in front of waves on the beach
Color photograph of an elderly man seated on a sandy beach clutching a string of wooden beads and wrapped in a red towel
Color photograph of a blonde woman reclined on the sand with the ocean and Golden Gate Bridge in the background.
Color photograph of a long-haired man in a mesh tanktop and briefs posing on a sandy beach.
Color photograph of a woman with long white hair blowing in the wind seated on a sand dune covered with beach grasses
Color photograph of a nude young woman reclining on a grassy hillside petting a cat at her side
Color photographic diptych of a woman in a blue flowered dress reclining on a sandy shore
Color photograph of a woman in a red bodysuit lying down on asphalt
Color photograph of a woman with long white hair leaning against a wall next to a curtained window
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