Sam Samore
1963–
Introduction
Sam Samore is an American artist. His work is concerned with an exploration of privacy and myth in contemporary society. He has made numerous works which appropriate photo-techniques typically used by private detectives.
Wikidata identifier
Q7408114
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Introduction
Samore does not take photos himself. Instead, he commissions photographers to shoot subjects, which Samore then sifts through, crops and enlarges. The results are voyeuristic images of anonymous people in public locations.
Roles
Artist, miscellaneou, photographer
ULAN identifier
500116164
Names
Sam Samore
Information from the Getty Research Institute's Union List of Artist Names ® (ULAN), made available under the ODC Attribution License. Accessed April 25, 2025.
