Visitor Flickr Photo of the Week Posted on October 30, 2009 by Megan Z
How to Saw a Woman in Half. Photo by Rita Harowitz
Rita, a.k.a Seenyarita, snapped this picture at the entrance to the current Richard Avedon exhibition. From time to time, the SFMOMA freight elevator is in use during public hours and the doors open, much to the surprise of visitors. Rita explains her picture better than I could:
“I’ve been to see the Avedon show 3 times now. Probably will go back at least one more time before it’s over. I was intrigued by the way that the image on the elevator parts to reveal another world. I feel that Avedon was able to show worlds to us through portraits on a white background. There was no need to see anything in the background beyond the subject since the portraits themselves spoke volumes.“
