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Louis Dor
Nov 08, 2017

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Ryan Weideman travelled to New York City in 1980 to become a street photographer.
He had produced some stylistically influential exhibitions already, but found himself in need of money.
A conversation with his taxi-driving neighbour sparked his profession for the next few decades - a photographer who specialises in making his passengers of his taxi, his studies.
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He recently gave an interview with Artists in Residence TV, in which he described an exhibition of his work from the cab, spanning 30 years:
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His work on this series has attained a Guggenheim Fellowship Grant, a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship and a NEA Fellowship Grant, as well as featuring most recently at Espronceda, Barcelona.
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He is represented by Bruce Silverstein. You can view more of his work on the gallery website.
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