Olivia Locher

Olivia Locher (born in 1990) is an American photographer. She gained notoriety for her photography series breaking an eccentric law from each of the 50 States of the Union, entitled I Fought the Law.[1] A monograph of this project was released by Chronicle Books[2] in September 2017.

Olivia Locher
Locher, September 2017
Born (1990-12-20) December 20, 1990
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
EducationBachelor of Fine Arts
Alma materThe School of Visual Arts
OccupationPhotographer
Websiteolivialocher.com

Early life and education

Locher was born in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and is the youngest of two children. She enrolled as a photography student at The School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2009 and received her BFA in 2013.[3]

Work

Locher is known for her sarcastic approach to studio photography with a heavy focus on color and concept.[4] Her first monograph is Olivia Locher: I Fought the Law, with a foreword by poet Kenneth Goldsmith and an interview of Locher by Eric Shiner. The images in I Fought the Law were created between June 2013 and June 2016 at Locher's studio in New York City and in her hometown of Johnstown, Pennsylvania.[5]

Locher was a recipient of Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style for 2018.[6]

Locher has contributed editorial assignments to The New York Times Magazine, W, Pitchfork, and Vice.

References
  1. "Meet the Photographer Turning Alternative Facts into a Surreal Funland". Vogue. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  2. "I Fought the Law". Chronicle Books. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  3. "School of Visual Arts – New York City > Trending Now > Photo Series by SVA Alumnus Olivia Locher Featured on Lost at E Minor". SVA. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  4. Poggi, Lauren (October 23, 2014). "Olivia Locher's Tongue-in-Cheek Photographs of How-Tos". The New York Times. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  5. Flock, Elizabeth (October 20, 2017). "California's ban on bikes in swimming pools – and other strange laws on the books". PBS NewsHour. Retrieved December 21, 2017.
  6. "Profile: Olivia Locher". Forbes. Retrieved December 21, 2017.

Further reading
  • Current biography yearbook 2018. Ipswitch, Massachusetts : H. W. Wilson, a division of EBSCO Information Services, Inc. ; Amenia, NY : Grey House Publishing.
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