Y yen left san francisco to pursue his m f a at the california institute of the arts in valencia. You said that that transition suckedin in what way did it suck? Well, i was leaving a community that was profoundly also becoming decimated from aids. It's the first time i had ever lived in a city, back to the suburbs where it was really hot and i couldn't wear my leather jacket year round like i could in San Francisco.
At 8 years old, Catherine Opie realized “that history is made within an image culture”—and here, she discusses her incredible life as a photographer driven by culture.