Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005

The one true thing about Annie Leibovitz is that you like her work, or you don't. Her photos seem to provoke some intense emotions in people (me included). Depending on the photo, I am either deeply moved or deeply repulsed. For me, she seems to communicate on very visceral level. If your like me and love art that provokes an emotional response, you'll love it.

Ends this weekend at the Legion of Honor in San Francisco. If you plan on going, go early because parking is a nightmare. Also be aware that some of the photos are R rated and may not be suitable for the younger folks.

Here is the blurb from the web site;

For decades, Annie Leibovitz has artistically captured the icons of popular culture with her award-winning photography. Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life, 1990–2005 looks at 200 of these photos as well as those she has taken of her family and close friends, and thus views a full “photographer’s life.” As Leibovitz says: “I don’t have two lives. This is one life, and the personal pictures and the assignment work are all part of it.”Included in this exhibition are portraits of a pregnant Demi Moore, Nelson Mandela in Soweto, and George W. Bush in the White House; searing photojournalism from the siege of Sarajevo; haunting landscapes from the American West and Jordan; and personal photos documenting the birth of her three daughters and other scenes of private family life.

http://www.famsf.org/legion/