Bakehouse Art Complex: Fresh Goods Gallery
Skip to main content
  • Menu
  • Viewing Rooms
  • About Bakehouse
Cart
0 items $
Checkout

Item added to cart

View cart & checkout
Continue shopping
Menu
    Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Dave Anderson, Leashed, 2004

    Dave Anderson East Lansing, Michigan, b. 1970

    Leashed, 2004
    gelatin silver print
    15 x 15 in
    ed. 5/15
    matted
    Dave Anderson, Leashed, 2004
    Sold
    $ 1,200.00
    0 in cart
    View on a wall
    Dave Anderson’s photographs from his Rough Beauty series were taken in Vidor, Texas, a town known for extreme poverty and racism as it was formerly the site of Ku Klux...
    Read more

    Dave Anderson’s photographs from his Rough Beauty series were taken in Vidor, Texas, a town known for extreme poverty and racism as it was formerly the site of Ku Klux Klan activities. The reputation of the town and its isolation is in part what brought Anderson to Vidor, along with his insatiable desire to travel across the country on the road. While these photographs were taken almost 20 years ago, there is a lot about these images that would resonate with contemporary issues of race, poverty, and isolation. The people of Vidor are adamant that the labels placed on them are not true to their actual character and that they are a kind, close-knit community. In June 2020, a Black Lives Matter group successfully staged a peaceful protest in the town. In Leashed, a dog is chained to a clothesline that is barely discernible in the background of the image, making it look almost as though the end of the chain is floating in space. The dog is looking out in the distance, head lowered as if he is about to pounce on something. Standing on top of a car with weeds and brush growing out of the engine bay, the dog balances his front paws on the metal. While it is assumed that this image is taken in a backyard, without any people in the photograph or landmarks to indicate where the image is placed, it is hard to imagine the nature of the dog’s location. Anderson’s photograph leaves the viewer to confront the dog on their own. 

    Provenance

    Martin Z. Margulies Foundation
    Stephen Wirtz Gallery

    Close full details
    Share
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Tumblr
    Previous
    |
    Next
    4 
    of 9

terms and conditions

privacy policy

Facebook, opens in a new tab.
Instagram, opens in a new tab.
Join the mailing list
Send an email
Copyright © 2021 Bakehouse Art Complex: Fresh Goods Gallery
Site by Artlogic