Verene was born in DeKalb, Illinois, and is the son of philosopher Donald Verene. He spent his teens and twenties in Atlanta, Georgia and studied art and photography at Georgia State University after completing his undergraduate degree at Emory University.[1] Verene moved to Brooklyn in 1999. In 2000, he was included in the Whitney Biennial with his 1998 series Camera Club and the performance installation piece The Self-Esteem Salon. That same year, his monograph about his father's hometown of Galesburg, Illinois, and about his mother's family in Georgia and Florida, Chris Verene, was published by Twin Palms Press. The New York Times reviewed his self-titled book in 2000: "Chris Verene is this year's most appealing newcomer, a diamond in the rough whose square color pictures record his family and friends in candid, unvarnished fashion. The book gets its gritty grip on reality by sticking to place, which happens to be Galesburg. The tacky interiors, worn clothes and forlorn expressions in the pictures suggest that all is not well in Galesburg, but Verene adds a commentary that tries its best to be upbeat and compassionate. The effect is reminiscent of Mark Goodman's visual diary of life in Millerton, N.Y., A Kind of History, which was published without fanfare a year ago. But the larger shadow hanging over Verene's work belongs to Diane Arbus, which is not a bad thing".[3]
Three generations of Verene's family still live in Galesburg and the family and city are the subjects of his life's work—a thirty-year ongoing documentary project. At age 16, Verene began work with a medium format camera and started taking pictures of his family and friends within the small town of Galesburg. While having many diverse interests in music, film, and escape magic, the subject of his photographic career eventually became centered on the town of Galesburg and various events that take place within it. In 1998, The New York Times observed: "... anthropological portraits, like Chris Verene's of a cousin at her wedding banquet in Illinois... Such portraits tell us less about individual people than about the worlds they inhabit, which is perhaps the main truth of most portraits."[4]
In a review of Verene's Galesburg portraits shown at Postmasters Gallery in 2010, Cora Fisher writes in The Brooklyn Rail: "At no point in their stories of separation, divorce, remarriage, and birth across generational ties, class differences, and economic changes do they seem any less than Verene's co-authors in the construction of their narrative."[5]
Aside from his photographic work, Verene is also a notable musician and performance artist. While living in Atlanta, he co-founded musical groups D.Q.E. and The Rock*A*Teens. As a drummer, he performs and records nationally with Cordero, a band founded by his wife, Ani Cordero.
^Grundberg, Andy (2000), "Editors' Choice: The 10 best books of 2000", New York Times
^Johnson, Ken (February 20, 1998). "Art in Review". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
^Fisher, Cora (October 2010). "Chris Verene: Family". The Brooklyn Rail.
Other referencesedit
Pym, William (March 15, 2005). "Free for All". www.artforum.com. Retrieved September 15, 2007.
Homes, A.M. (2002), (PDF), Parkett Journal: 132, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2006
Homes, A.M. (March 2000), (PDF), Vanity Fair: 268, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2006
Kushner, Rachel (March 2001), (PDF), Artforum: 134–135, archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2006
Johnson, Ken (December 18, 2014). "Chris Verene Home Movies". www.nytimes.com. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
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chris, verene, christopher, phillip, verene, born, october, 1969, american, fine, arts, documentary, photographer, performance, artist, musician, professor, photography, college, staten, island, cuny, verene, awarded, guggenheim, fellowship, 2021, christopher,. Christopher Phillip Verene born October 29 1969 is an American fine arts and documentary photographer performance artist and musician He is a professor of photography at the College of Staten Island CUNY 1 Verene was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2021 2 Christopher Phillip VereneBorn 1969 10 29 October 29 1969 age 54 DeKalb IllinoisAlma materEmory UniversityGeorgia State UniversitySpouseAni CorderoParentDonald Verene father Websitechrisverene wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 References 2 1 Cited references 2 2 Other references 3 External linksBiography editVerene was born in DeKalb Illinois and is the son of philosopher Donald Verene He spent his teens and twenties in Atlanta Georgia and studied art and photography at Georgia State University after completing his undergraduate degree at Emory University 1 Verene moved to Brooklyn in 1999 In 2000 he was included in the Whitney Biennial with his 1998 series Camera Club and the performance installation piece The Self Esteem Salon That same year his monograph about his father s hometown of Galesburg Illinois and about his mother s family in Georgia and Florida Chris Verene was published by Twin Palms Press The New York Times reviewed his self titled book in 2000 Chris Verene is this year s most appealing newcomer a diamond in the rough whose square color pictures record his family and friends in candid unvarnished fashion The book gets its gritty grip on reality by sticking to place which happens to be Galesburg The tacky interiors worn clothes and forlorn expressions in the pictures suggest that all is not well in Galesburg but Verene adds a commentary that tries its best to be upbeat and compassionate The effect is reminiscent of Mark Goodman s visual diary of life in Millerton N Y A Kind of History which was published without fanfare a year ago But the larger shadow hanging over Verene s work belongs to Diane Arbus which is not a bad thing 3 Three generations of Verene s family still live in Galesburg and the family and city are the subjects of his life s work a thirty year ongoing documentary project At age 16 Verene began work with a medium format camera and started taking pictures of his family and friends within the small town of Galesburg While having many diverse interests in music film and escape magic the subject of his photographic career eventually became centered on the town of Galesburg and various events that take place within it In 1998 The New York Times observed anthropological portraits like Chris Verene s of a cousin at her wedding banquet in Illinois Such portraits tell us less about individual people than about the worlds they inhabit which is perhaps the main truth of most portraits 4 In a review of Verene s Galesburg portraits shown at Postmasters Gallery in 2010 Cora Fisher writes in The Brooklyn Rail At no point in their stories of separation divorce remarriage and birth across generational ties class differences and economic changes do they seem any less than Verene s co authors in the construction of their narrative 5 Aside from his photographic work Verene is also a notable musician and performance artist While living in Atlanta he co founded musical groups D Q E and The Rock A Teens As a drummer he performs and records nationally with Cordero a band founded by his wife Ani Cordero References editCited references edit a b Chris Verene CSI CUNY Website www csi cuny edu Retrieved April 16 2021 Three CUNY Educators Win Guggenheim Fellowships CUNY Newswire Retrieved April 16 2021 Grundberg Andy 2000 Editors Choice The 10 best books of 2000 New York Times Johnson Ken February 20 1998 Art in Review query nytimes com Retrieved September 15 2007 Fisher Cora October 2010 Chris Verene Family The Brooklyn Rail Other references edit Pym William March 15 2005 Free for All www artforum com Retrieved September 15 2007 Homes A M 2002 You re In Trouble If You re Eating Your Own Seed Corn Chris Verene Interviewed by A M Homes PDF Parkett Journal 132 archived from the original PDF on October 10 2006 Homes A M March 2000 American Pie PDF Vanity Fair 268 archived from the original PDF on October 10 2006 Kushner Rachel March 2001 Openings Chris Verene PDF Artforum 134 135 archived from the original PDF on October 10 2006 Johnson Ken December 18 2014 Chris Verene Home Movies www nytimes com Retrieved June 21 2021 External links editOfficial website This article needs additional or more specific categories Please help out by adding categories to it so that it can be listed with similar articles April 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Chris Verene amp oldid 1157131090, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
