Whitney Hubbs
Whitney Hubbs (born 1977) is an American photographer, living in western New York.[1][2][3] Her work is held in the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum[4] and UCR/California Museum of Photography.[5]
Early life and education[edit]
Hubbs was born and raised in Los Angeles, California. She graduated with a degree in photography from California College of the Arts in 2005 and received an MFA from the University of Southern California in 2009.[2]
Life and work[edit]
With the series Body Doubles, "she photographed women in various states of undress, their faces obscured by a variety of textured papers and fabrics in bold colors"[2] "in poses that defy the conventional language of nude photography."[6] "The series was her way of showering off the male gaze by looking at women through her own eyes."[2]
Her book Say So (2021) contains self-portraits[7] that could, in the words of Chris Wiley writing in frieze, "be superficially described as sadomasochistic erotica, since they feature Hubbs in a variety of compromising positions (bound and gagged, piss-covered, breasts plastered with glistening blobs of pink chewing gum) and in various states of undress." However, "when we plumb their depths, these pictures reveal themselves as being less about titillation and more about universal, close-to-the-bone emotional struggles, and Hubbs's attempt to overcome them."[8]
Hubbs is a professor of photography at Alfred University in Western New York.[3]
Publications[edit]
- Woman In Motion. Los Angeles: Hesse, 2017. ISBN 9780997697322.
- Say So. London: Self Publish, Be Happy, 2021. ISBN 9781916041219. With an essay by Chris Kraus. Edition of 1000 copies.[8]
Solo exhibitions[edit]
Collections[edit]
Hubbs' work is held in the following permanent collections:
- J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA: 5 prints (as of 26 March 2022)[4]
- UCR/California Museum of Photography, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at University of California, Riverside, CA: 1 print (as of 26 March 2022)[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Whitney Hubbs - Biography". M+B. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b c d "These Photos Disrupt the Male Gaze". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b "Character Studies: Whitney Hubbs Interviewed by Kim Beil - BOMB Magazine". bombmagazine.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b "Whitney Hubbs (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)". The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b "Collections". UCR/California Museum of Photography. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Nude Portraits Explore Empathy and the Female Form". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ Merola, Alex (13 September 2021). "Whitney Hubbs' self-portraits are an ode to fetish, ageing & isolation". I-D. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ a b Wiley, Chris (13 December 2021). "Whitney Hubbs's Unholy Rites for the Spiritually Bankrupt". frieze. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Exhibition Review: Whitney Hubbs at Situations". Musée Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Whitney Hubbs". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Whitney Hubbs "Animal, Hole, Selfie"". www.nyartbeat.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ^ "Whitney Hubbs at Situations". www.artforum.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.