Vivian Maier

Celebrated by The Wall Street Journal , Vanity Fair , The New York Times , American Photo , Town and Country ,and countless other publications, the life's work of recently discovered street photographer Vivian Maier has captivated the world and spawned comparisons to photography's masters including Diane Arbus, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Walker Evans, and Weegee among other...

Celebrated by The Wall Street Journal , Vanity Fair , The New York Times , American Photo , Town and Country ,and countless other publications, the life's work of recently discovered street photographer Vivian Maier has captivated the world and spawned comparisons to photography's masters including Diane Arbus, Helen Levitt, Lisette Model, Walker Evans, and Weegee among others.

Now, for the first time, Vivian Maier: Self-Portrait will present the fullest and most intimate portrait of theartist herself with approximately 60 never-before-seen black-and-white and color self-portraits culled fromthe extensive Maloof archive, the preeminent collector of the work of Vivian Maier and editor of the highly acclaimed Vivian Maier: Street Photographer —bringing us closer to the reclusive artist than ever before.

薇薇安·迈尔（1926.2.1-2009.4.21）20世纪最神秘也最有意思的摄影师之一。目前，人们对薇薇安·迈尔仍所知甚少。据了解到的，1926年出生于纽约的她，生前是一位保姆。似乎也没有成过家。最后，是她曾带大的那些孩子，照料着迈尔的迟暮之年。一生里，她拍过150000余张照片，但几乎没人见过。

2007年，当地历史学家约翰·马卢夫发现了她的大量底片并开始整理。2010年，迈尔的作品开始在芝加哥展出，顿时成为摄影圈中的热议人物，被认可为美国当代最重要的街头摄影师之一。