Andres Serrano

Compared to Henry Callahan’s serene work, Andres Serrano’s portraits are unsettling and at times, shocking.  The exhibition at Maison Européenne de la Photographie presents an overview of his work over the last two decades. First in the show is a selection of photographs from his America series which he conceptualised in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. The series consists of some 100 portraits of Americans from all walks of life – firefighters, policemen, soldiers, doctors, clowns, migrant workers, and celebrities like Yoko Ono, Alec Baldwin, Snoop Dogg and Anna Nicole Smith to name a few. Next is The Klan – a series of striking portraits of Ku Klux Klan members, followed by selected works from The Interpretation of Dreams, portraits from Native Americans and the beautiful photographs from the Cuba series.

The second part of the Andres Serrano exhibition is built around his work with homeless people in New York and Brussels – Signs of the Times, Residents of New York and Denizens of Brussels.