Catherine Opie

Hilton Als is a New York-based writer and theater critic.Charlotte Cotton is an independent curator and author of several books on photography including The Photograph as Contemporary Art.Douglas Fogle is an independent curator based in Los Angeles.Helen Molesworth is a curator and writer.Elizabeth A. T. Smith is executive director of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.

"[This book is] dedicated to Opie's life and work across her entire career." – Financial Times"Long-awaited." – i-D"Over 200 images made over the past 40 years from a wide array of series that reveal the innate humanity we all share." – DAZED"Few other photographers have documented contemporary America more acutely or incisively than Catherine Opie. This monograph presents over 300 images encompassing the 1980s to today." – The Art Newspaper"This hotly-anticipated tome offers a window into the iconic, subversive and poignant world of a true maverick in visual storytelling." – Wallpaper*"Occupying a space between critical thinking and critical feeling, the book animates how photographs move through time, how they are imbued with history and how they reflect the work that still needs to be done." – 1854"A dynamic visual narrative." – The Messy Truth Podcast"Readers are invited to consider Opie's distinctly American vision." – Bookforum"Looking at this much of Catherine Opie's photography can feel like having your vision questioned, like learning to see better." – LensCulture"[Catherine Opie] serves as a reminder of all the reasons the Los Angeles-based photographer is one of the most radical and sharp-eyed artists of this century." – Interview