1977 geboren in Kansas City, Missouri
lebt und arbeitet in New York.
"For the past four years I have traveled throughout America and Eastern Europe photographing sites that represent important political and social events in contemporary world history. My most recent project in Afghanistan is a continuation of this larger conceptual body of work. Acting as a kind of visual historian I seek to create images that convey a unique and important view of select aspects of World History. Within architecture and landscapes I find my true subject, the detritus of civilization, and seek to explore the way we define and relate to its existence. Although creating precisely composed and executed images I carefully chose projects that have a conceptual meaning and importance beyond their visual interest or beauty. These images from Afghanistan encompass and express the intents of my vision as an artist. All images are photographed with a Deardorff 8x10 inch camera."
studierte an der Interlochen Arts Academy und am Bard College bei Stephen Shore, Larry Fink und Barbara Ess.
1996-2001 Assistent und Studioleitung bei Lynn Davis.
lebt und arbeitet in New York
Preise/ Stipendien:
2001
International Emerging Young Artist: Gesponsert von ArtLink und Sotheby’s mit anschließenden Gruppenausstellungen in Sotheby’s Auction House
- 25 Under 25: Gesponstert von Duke University’s Center for Documentary Studies mit anschließender Publikation: 25 Under 25
1999
The Eugene Atget Prize for Photography präsentiert vom Bard College
2005
Mitchell, Innes & Nash, New York
Urbanus, Galerie Ernst Hilger, Wien
Usbekistan, Galeria Arnés y Röpke, Madrid
2004
"Detritus", Nusser & Baumgart Contemporary, München
"Detritus/ Uzbekistan", Galleria Bonomo, Rom
2003
"Detritus", Galerie Hilger, Wien
"Detritus", Galerie Poller, Frankfurt / Main
2002
"Fotographie aus New York", Galerie KunstRaum, Essen
2001
"The Soviet Military Bases", KunstMarkt, Krefeld
1999
"Sites", Olin Gallery, Annadale, New York
GRUPPENAUSSTELLUNGEN:
2008
"Brillantfeuer", Haus der Kunst, München
2005/06
"Photographie sehen...", Nusser & Baumgart Contemporary, München
2004
"Einblick - Ausblick", Nusser & Baumgart Contemporary, München
2003
"25 under 25", Tisch Gallery, New York
2002
"Mudai", Galerie Christa Schübbe, Düsseldorf
"October Report", The Genia Schreiber University Art Gallery, Tel Aviv University
"The Blue Square", Gallerie Viehofer Strasse 26, Essen
"International Young Art", Sotheby’s Tel Aviv
"International Young Art", Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York
2000
"Annual New Images Exhibition", New Images Gallery, James Madison University, Virginia
2004 R. Olivares, "Brian McKee: Detritus", EXIT, Nr. , Mai 2004, p.24
Sebastian Sigler, "Fotos wie Gemälde: McKee´s Afghanistan", Die Welt, 19.04.2004, p.23
Brita Sachs, "Melonen und Morgenröte - das Leben geht weiter: Brian McKee´s Fotografien", FAZ, Kunstmarkt, 17.04.2004, p.47
Cornelia Gockl, "SZ Galerie Tipp", SZ Extra, Süddeutsche Zeiutng, 15.04.2004
"Der Tag. Die Auswahl der TZ: Ausstellung über Afghanistan", in TZ, April 2004, p.12
"MoMA und mehr", Wirtschaftswoche, Kunstmarkt, 25.3.2004, p.21
C. Bollen, "W is for well hung (art)", VMan, Summer issue 2004
Alexander Pühringer, "Visions of Paradise", Frame Nr. 13, Jan/Feb 2004, p.56-61
2003 Österreichisches Institut für Photographie (Hg.), "Brian McKee, Detritus", Texte von C. Aigner, I. Nevole, S. Schmidt-Wulfen, EIKON, Wien 2003
W. Roth, "Ohrenbetäubende Stille", Frankfurter Rundschau Nr. 42/2003, p.20
W. Roth, "In fahlem Licht. Ruinen in einer überraschend vertrauten Architektur in Afghanistan", Frankfurter Rundschau, 16.09.2003, p.12
"25 under 25", Duke University´s Center for Documentary Studies, Powerhouse Books, 2003
