Olivia Locher (born in 1990) is an American photographer. She gained notoriety for her photography series breaking an eccentric law from each of the 50 States of the Union, entitled ''I Fought the Law''.
A monograph of this project was released by
Chronicle Books
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in September 2017.
Early life and education
Locher was born in
Johnstown, Pennsylvania and is the youngest of two children. She enrolled as a photography student at
The School of Visual Arts in New York City in 2009 and received her BFA in 2013.
Work
Locher is known for her sarcastic approach to studio photography with a heavy focus on color and concept.
Her first monograph is ''Olivia Locher: I Fought the Law,'' with a foreword by poet
Kenneth Goldsmith
Kenneth Goldsmith (born 1961) is an American poetry, poet and critic. He is the founding editor of UbuWeb and since 2020 is the ongoing artist-in-residence at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing (CPCW) at the University of Pennsylvani ...
and an interview of Locher by Eric Shiner. The images in ''I Fought the Law'' were created between June 2013 and June 2016 at Locher's studio in New York City and in her hometown of
Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
Locher was a recipient of
Forbes 30 Under 30 Art & Style for 2018.
Locher has contributed editorial assignments to ''
The New York Times Magazine,'' ''
W,'' ''
Pitchfork,'' and ''
Vice.''
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1990 births
Living people
School of Visual Arts alumni
Photographers from Pennsylvania
21st-century American photographers
People from Johnstown, Pennsylvania
21st-century American women photographers