Anthony Friedkin and his harvest of fine art photography
Edward James Olmos, Zoot Suit, Mark Taper Forum. Photo by Anthony Friedkin Cream of the Crop In 2003, Anthony Friedkin revisited a body of work that spanned over 30 years, picked out 64 images, and published them as Timekeeper. “The earliest photo goes back to 1967 or ’66,” he says, “and the latest photo was right on the cusp of 2003.” Images from the book are on view through Feb. 23 at Gallery 478 in San Pedro, but this is the day to go and see them because the First Thursday Art Walk is taking place tonight between 6 and 9 p.m. and there are other galleries to step into as well and food trucks ready to take your order at this very moment. Anthony Friedkin. Photo Friedkin’s current show, however, is titled “Timekeeper + 9.” Why is that? “The book came out in 2003,” Friedkin says; “we’re now in 2012. We’ve added nine years.” Translation: the artist hasn’t stopped shooting, and has slipped in a few works he’s created since Timekeeper was printed. Telling a story Anthony Friedkin is nationally recognized and, for starters, his photographs are in the permanent collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the…
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