William Eggleston III

William Eggleston: The Outlands, Selected Works William Eggleston III

Delving into critical and familiar themes of William Eggleston's work, his recently revisited body of photographs, The Outlands, goes on a journey with him through the mythic and evolving southern landscape.

Vibrant colors and a profound nostalgia echo throughout Eggleston's breathtaking oeuvre. His motifs of signage, cars, and roadside scenes create an iconography of American vistas that inspired a generation of photographers. His experimental composition peers through layered scenes--an orange sunset dips into an abandoned diner as we observe from the cracked parking lot--expanding the boundaries of interior and exterior. These idiosyncratic moments are emblematic of Eggleston's curated yet innovative practice.