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Ben Pier
Ben Pier
Raised in St. Louis, Ben grew up on a steady diet of comic books, skateboarding, and playing in punk bands before attending art school in Chicago. After graduating, he spent a decade in NYC applying his traditional documentary-style photography to the realms of fashion and music.
Ben is known for capturing real moments with real people with a vibrant, cinematic spirit that doesn’t feel staged. His immersive approach relies on casting subjects and locations that allow him to create lifestyle work in a raw and honest way. He captures authentic moments with diverse, interesting talent and his use of natural light and brilliant colors add a youthful energy that Ben has come to be known for.
His body of work includes two published monographs. A third is currently in development as he writes this from his home in Silverlake and waits to travel the earth once again.
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Maison Kitsuné is also pleased to welcome the exclusive exhibition & magazine launch of Nothing You Don't Know by American photographer Ben Pier.
In Nothing You Don't Know, Ben shoots in a blend of documentary and narrative style that blurs the line between both. Wave after wave of vaguely connected images sit together form a vivid mix of contemporary tablous. The work, presented in book form, reads like a short story. One that happens in a flash and goes completely unquestioned until the moment you’re done turning the pages.
Discover Nothing You Don't Know at Maison Kitsuné New York Archives & Gallery from April 15th to May 16th 2021
Ben is known for capturing real moments with real people with a vibrant, cinematic spirit that doesn’t feel staged. His immersive approach relies on casting subjects and locations that allow him to create lifestyle work in a raw and honest way. He captures authentic moments with diverse, interesting talent and his use of natural light and brilliant colors add a youthful energy that Ben has come to be known for.
His body of work includes two published monographs. A third is currently in development as he writes this from his home in Silverlake and waits to travel the earth once again.
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Maison Kitsuné is also pleased to welcome the exclusive exhibition & magazine launch of Nothing You Don't Know by American photographer Ben Pier.
In Nothing You Don't Know, Ben shoots in a blend of documentary and narrative style that blurs the line between both. Wave after wave of vaguely connected images sit together form a vivid mix of contemporary tablous. The work, presented in book form, reads like a short story. One that happens in a flash and goes completely unquestioned until the moment you’re done turning the pages.
Discover Nothing You Don't Know at Maison Kitsuné New York Archives & Gallery from April 15th to May 16th 2021
