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New Yorker: Vivian Maier and the Problem of Difficult Women.

“… Maier’s story is titillating precisely because of how it deviates from the familiar narratives about artistic aspiration. They can’t understand why she never put aside her profession for her passion. People who never saw her without a Rolleiflex around her neck express bewilderment that they were in the company of a great talent. (‘She was a nanny, for God’s sakes.’)”  The perpetually misleading ‘they’. To be most accurate, it’s “we”. None of us can fathom her, because she doesn’t fit into our notions of what it is to be a surpassingly excellent street photographer. I say: drag those stereotypes out of the closet, switch on the strobes, and make ‘em dance.

05/10/14 • 06:48 PM • History • Human Rights • Photography • Psychology • No Comments

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