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| Steve Fitch, Socorro, New Mexico, July, 1983, archival pigment print, 15" x 15," $650 |
This week, as part of our video series photo-eye Conversations, Gallery Director Anne Kelly joins Steve Fitch for an online view of his exhibition Steve Fitch: American Motel Signs 1980–2018.
In this fun walk-through, Anne speaks at length with the artist about the practice and process behind his book American Motel Signs II 1980–2018, which inspired the current exhibition. Do not miss this lively interview on Vimeo or below!
In this fun walk-through, Anne speaks at length with the artist about the practice and process behind his book American Motel Signs II 1980–2018, which inspired the current exhibition. Do not miss this lively interview on Vimeo or below!
» View the Exhibition
"The
signs I photographed are all one-of-a-kind, designed and fabricated by
local sign shops that employed skilled craftsmen such as metal workers,
neon benders and painters. They were signs found mostly along our
country's two-lane highways before the onslaught of motel franchises
with the exact same sign at dozens or hundreds of locations throughout
the country. All Motel 6 signs, for example, are identical, whereas the
signs that I discover and like to photograph are each unique — there is
only one. In some ways, they are like folk art to me."
— Steve Fitch
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| Steve Fitch, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August, 1980, archival pigment print, 15" x 15," $650 |
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| Steve Fitch, Beresford, South Dakota, June, 1982, archival pigment print, 15" x 15," $650 |
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| Steve Fitch, Custer, South Dakota, July, 1999, archival pigment print, 15" x 15," $650 |
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All prices listed were current at the time this post was published.
For more information, and to purchase prints, please contact Gallery Director Anne Kelly or Gallery Assistant Patricia Martin, or you may also call us at 505-988-5152 x202