Mac Adams
British-American, b. 1943
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Bio
Mac Adams is best known for his “Mystery” series of narrative black-and-white photographs that draw on elements of film noir, and which are sometimes presented alongside arrangements of objects. To create the works, he cast his family and friends in …
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Career highlights
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 4 more
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Included in a major biennial
documenta
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Crime
Implied Narrative
Cinematic
Narrative
Post-War American Art
Conceptual Art
Sculpture-Based Photography
Black-and-White Photography
20th Century Art
New York Artists
Shadows
Stolen Moments
Staged Photography
United Kingdom and Ireland
United States
Mortality
Human Figure
Figures in Nature
Unsettling
Installation
Outdoor Art
Sculpture
Color Photography
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