Philip lorca dicorcia biography of rory

American photographer

Philip-Lorca diCorcia (born )^[1] is an American photographer, living in New York City. He teaches at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut.^[2]

Early life and education

DiCorcia was born in in Hartford, Connecticut.^[1] His father, Philip Joseph DiCorcia, a major architect in Hartford, operated Philip J.

DiCorcia Associates.^[3] The DiCorcia family is of Italian descent, having moved to the United States from Abruzzo. He attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, where he earned a diploma in and a 5th year certificate in Afterwards diCorcia attended Yale University, where he received a Master of Fine Arts in photography in ^[2]

Work

DiCorcia alternates between informal snapshots and iconic quality staged compositions that often have a baroque theatricality.^[4]

Using a carefully planned staging, he takes everyday occurrences beyond the realm of banalit IMPACT | Philip Lorca diCorcia: Head On — Musée Magazine TAZ