Lyle Ashton Harris

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Full Name	Lyle Ashton Harris
Occupation	Photographer
Date Of Birth	Feb 6, 1965(1965-02-06)
Age	59
Birthplace	Bronx
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aquarius

Lyle Ashton Harris Biography

Lyle Ashton Harris is one of the most popular and richest Photographer who was born on February 6, 1965 in Bronx, New York, United States. American artist who created a variety of art media including installation art and photographic media.

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During their youth in the early 1970s, Harris and his brother began to do drag on the weekends, in which they would perform in the hallway of their mother’s home. This provided a safe space for the brothers to experiment with gender and their own personal sexual identity, something they feel is crucial to their artistic development. In addition to playing with gender and performance, Harris toyed with color and different functions of color. Growing up in the 1970s, there was a resurgence within the African American community in which exploration of African culture began to influence style and domestic culture. Harris used color to connect himself and his art back to these roots, as many in his community did at the time of his childhood.

Harris originally decided to attend Wesleyan Universitywith the intended major of Economics. During his second year there, he took a trip to Amsterdam to visit his brother that was living there at the time. In Amsterdam, Harris discovered a book by Allan Sekula, “Photography Against the Grain: Essays and Photo Works” that he believes drastically altered his ideas of self- development, changing the course of his life. Harris returned to the US and spent the following semester exploring NYC through the black clubbing scene of the 1980s. He took courses in the arts, returned to Wesleyan, came out as queer, and switched his major to art. In 1988, Harris graduated from Wesleyan University with a BFA.Harris received his MFA from the California Institute of the Arts and attended the National Graduate Photography Seminar at the Tisch School of the Arts in 1990. Following this time, Harris also participated in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program in 1992.

He grew up in New York City with his family, and he grew up between Dar Es Salaam (Tanzania) and New York City.

Lyle Ashton Harris Net Worth

Lyle Ashton Harris is one of the richest Photographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Lyle Ashton Harris 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received a Bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University, and a Master of Fine Arts from the California Institute of the Arts.

Some of his portraits were displayed at the Studio Museum Harlem in 2011

Lyle Ashton Harris (born 1965) is an American artist who has cultivated a diverse artistic practice ranging from photographic media, collage, installation art and performance art. Harris uses his works to comment on societal constructs of sexuality and race, while exploring his own identity as a queer, black man.

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In 1994, Harris was offered a solo exhibition in New York City by Jack Tilton featuring his earlier work, “Constructs”, as part of the larger exhibition titled “Black Male: Representations of Masculinity in Contemporary American Art.” Educator, Senam Okudzeto, considered Harris’ work a marriage of the autobiographical and the historiographical, beautifully illustrating “identity politics”. For Okudzeto, “Black Male” did not attempt to project inclusivity or disillusion viewers; “Black Male” encouraged viewers to think about blackness and masculinity as political powers in the culture of the United States.

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In 2002, “Memoirs of Hadrian”, a photomontage series pictures a young boxer in a non-traditional manner as he is slouched and bloodied rather than triumphant as many images of boxers were shown around that time. According to a Holland Cotter, a Pulitzer prize winning art critic, the title refers to “both to the city and to Marguerite Yourcenar’s book of the same name, a fictional autobiography of the aging Roman emperor.”.

Top Facts about Lyle Ashton Harris

1. Lyle Ashton Harris is an American artist born in 1965.
2. He is known for his photography, video, and performance art.
3. Harris has exhibited internationally in museums and galleries.
4. His work explores themes of identity, race, gender, and sexuality.
5. Harris has received numerous awards and fellowships throughout his career.
6. He studied at Wesleyan University and the California Institute of the Arts.
7. Harris’ work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times and Artforum.
8. He has collaborated with artists such as Carrie Mae Weems and Glenn Ligon.
9. Harris’ artwork is included in the collections of major museums worldwide.
10. He currently teaches at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.