Louise Lawler

Louise Lawler (born 1947) is an American artist whose photographs examine how works of art are displayed, circulated and encountered in museums, auction houses and private collections. Associated with the Pictures Generation, her practice extends to sound, printed ephemera and images adjusted to fit their architectural surroundings, shifting attention from the individual artwork to the institutions and economies that frame it. The Museum of Modern Art, New York, presented her survey WHY PICTURES NOW in 2017.