Even at 64 years old, the godmother of punk Patti Smith still manages to be a creative powerhouse.
Her exhibition Patti Smith: Camera Solo and the accompanying hardcover book show that although singing might have been the first thing to catapult her into the spotlight, the Chicago native’s talent for photography deserves equal recognition.
Smith, who describes retreating to photography like “a room of my own”, shot 70 images with a vintage Land 100 and Land 250 Polaroid camera.
Utilising black and white photography as a reflection of her career and life, she features self-portraits and objects such as the belongings of her father and close friend Robert Mapplethorpe.
Intimate and personal, the exhibit and publication showcase the undiscovered side of a cultural icon.
Patti Smith: Camera Solo is on view at the Wadsworth Atheneum in Hartford, CT until February 19.
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