Amy Stein’s work explores man’s evolving isolation from community, culture, and the environment. Her photographs have been the subject of numerous national and international exhibitions, and are represented in the collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art; the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; and the George Eastman House, Rochester, New York; among many others. Her first monograph, Domesticated, was published by Photolucida in 2008. Her second monograph, Tall Poppy Syndrome, with Stacy Arezou Mehrfar, was published by Decode Books in 2012.
ARTIST
Series
Amy Stein’s “Domesticated” series explores the complex relationship between man and animals in the context of human encroachment on nature, inspired by true events in the small town of Matamoras.
Amy Stein’s “Halloween in Harlem” series explores the unique traditions of Halloween in the culturally vibrant and rapidly gentrifying neighborhood of East Harlem.
Amy Stein’s “Stranded” series explores the despondence of the American psyche in the aftermath of the government’s failed response to Hurricane Katrina, using the car as a symbol of interrupted journeys and personal breakdowns.
Exhibitions
ClampArt proudly presents “Domesticated,” Amy Stein’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. This series of photographs explores the complex relationship between man and animals in the context of human encroachment on nature.
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December 12, 2019
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March 14, 2015
October 23, 2014
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December 11, 2013
August 26, 2013
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December 28, 2012
September 22, 2012
June 14, 2012