1. 2 Jul


    Garry Winogrand: Los Angeles, 1964 Winogrand noticed this odd couple in a parked convertible one night as he wandered Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. The man with the bandaged nose glances at his angry-looking female passenger. She seems to be ignoring him. The blurred motion of cars rushing past them underscores how fleeting this moment is. Winogrand’s photograph captures Hollywood’s unique combination of glamour and seediness. It specifically calls to mind the dark narratives of film noir-the detective movies of the 1940s and ’50s that featured tough guys and femmes fatales. The narrative here is ambiguous, prompting questions as to why this man’s nose is bandaged and whether the couple is arguing.

    Garry Winogrand: Los Angeles, 1964

    Winogrand noticed this odd couple in a parked convertible one night as he wandered Hollywood’s Sunset Strip. The man with the bandaged nose glances at his angry-looking female passenger. She seems to be ignoring him. The blurred motion of cars rushing past them underscores how fleeting this moment is.

    Winogrand’s photograph captures Hollywood’s unique combination of glamour and seediness. It specifically calls to mind the dark narratives of film noir-the detective movies of the 1940s and ’50s that featured tough guys and femmes fatales. The narrative here is ambiguous, prompting questions as to why this man’s nose is bandaged and whether the couple is arguing.

     
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