Artist
Steven BecklyCanadian, born 1981
CultureCanadian
Titles
- Night Talk
Date2009
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 16 × 24 in. (40.6 × 61 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 24 in. (40.6 × 61 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 24 in. (40.6 × 61 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern
Object number2011.656
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
For Night Talk, Steven Beckly
constructed and photographed the quiet, intimate moments of new love. Highlighting
the subtle and often unnoticed lingering touches and unspoken glances that hold
heighted significance in early romance, Beckly photographed himself and his
partner in private, domestic settings. Using single-source lighting in an otherwise dark room, Night
Talk brings to life a late-night conversation fueled by coffee,
cigarettes, and the excitement of new love. In this image, Beckly obscures his
and his partner’s faces, underscoring the personal nature of shared intimacies.
ProvenanceThe artist, Toronto; purchased by MFAH, 2011.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in ink verso lower left: 4/10
Signed in ink on verso lower right: Steven Beckly
Printed label on verso backboard: Steven Beckly (Ontario, Canada) / Night Talk (2009) / From the series Little Wolf: / Let's Make Some Memories / chromogenic print, 16 x 24 inches / Edition 4/10 / $300 / Courtesy of the artist
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