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Alex Prager (born November 1, 1979) is an American art photographer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her photographs primarily use staged actors, models and extras to create "meticulously designed mise en scène”,〔https://i-d.vice.com/en_us/article/alex-prager-brings-her-surreal-americana-photographs-to-istanbul〕 often described as film-like and hyperreal.〔http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/10/on-view-for-alex-prager-its-lonely-in-a-crowd/〕 Prager’s growing filmography expands the fictive realities of her still works, touching upon themes of alienation and the pluralism of modern life.〔https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/at-corcoran-alex-pragers-color-photographs-of-crowds-depict-detachment-in-togetherness/2013/11/22/495a764e-5143-11e3-9e2c-e1d01116fd98_story.html〕 ==Career== Prager began her photography practice after viewing an exhibition of William Eggleston's at the Getty Museum in 1999-2000. Her staged color photographs are described by Ken Johnson as being influenced by Cindy Sherman, Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Douglas Sirk.〔Ken Johnson (March 19, 2010), (Aipad Photography Show New York ) ''New York Times''.〕 In 2005, Prager created a group of works, ''The Book of Disquiet'', as an exhibition and joint publication with artist Mercedes Helnwein. She began to gain more attention after exhibiting ''Polyester'' in 2007, which focused on Southern California and portraits of various women and girls. Her next series, titled "The Big Valley", was shown in 2008 at Michael Hoppen Gallery in London and in 2009 at Yancey Richardson Gallery in New York. In 2010, along with the series ''Week-End'', Prager created her first short film, ''Despair'' which was based on her earlier photographic work.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nowness.com/day/2010/6/10/683/bryce-dallas-howard-in-despair )〕 Inspired by the 1948 film ''The Red Shoes'' and set in 1960s Los Angeles, the four-minute film chronicles the struggle of a ballerina – played by actress Bryce Dallas Howard – whose obsession with dance conflicts with her need for love, ultimately leading her to suicide.〔Carol Vogel (July 29, 2010), (‘New Photography 2010’ Coming to MoMA ) ''New York Times''.〕 The film was included in Museum of Modern Art's exhibition "New Photography 2010"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New Photography 2010 Alex Prager )〕 where Prager was recognized as a notable emerging talent. In 2012, Prager addressed themes of disaster and spacial turbulence with the series ''Compulsion''. Prager's second short film "La Petite Mort" was made simultaneously, starring French actress Judith Godreche with narration from Gary Oldman. The film was a "contemplation on death" and according to Prager, devised from a more traditional film understanding.〔http://www.phaidon.com/agenda/photography/picture-galleries/2012/april/25/the-little-death-of-alex-prager/〕 Prager's series, ''Face in the Crowd'', debuted at Washington D.C.'s Corcoran Gallery of Art in 2013. Shot on a Hollywood soundstage, Prager re-built spaces of dense public gathering - city streets, a movie theater, a beach, an airport. She filled these sets with personally selected and dressed friends, relatives and 150 extras,〔Alex Zafiris (January 10, 2014), (On View: For Alex Prager, It’s Lonely in a Crowd ) ''T: The New York Times Style Magazine''〕 culminating in large-scale photographs and a 10-minute three-channel video installation starring actress Elizabeth Banks. ''Face in the Crowd'' magnifies Prager's characteristic evocation of timelessness whilst maintaining an acute awareness of the contemporary plight.〔http://time.com/3804431/staging-reality-alex-pragers-timeless-faces-in-the-crowd/〕 In 2015, Prager was commissioned by the Paris Opera to create a film for 3e Scène. The film, ''La Grande Sortie'', explores the tension between a performer’s experience on stage and the audience watching. It stars prima ballerina Émilie Cozette and features leading dancer Karl Paquette dancing to an adapted score by Nigel Godrich. The film was produced by Jeremy Dawson. ''La Grande Sortie'' premiered at 3e Scène on September 15, 2015.〔https://www.operadeparis.fr/en/3e-scene/la-grande-sortie〕 Beginning in October 2015, ''La Grande Sortie'' will be presented as part of a solo exhibition by Prager at Galerie des galeries in Paris, alongside a new set of photographic works.〔http://www.galeriedesgaleries.com/enEN/exposition/i-53/alexprager.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alex Prager」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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