Brian Ulrich
The Centurion
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Brian Ulrich
The Centurion
The Centurion refers to a fabled and exclusive credit card only available to a select few of the ultra wealthy. It’s also the title of Brian Ulrich’s newest photographic series, which examines the lure of exclusivity in the world of extreme luxury.Ulrich has photographed the American culture of commerce and consumption for over a decade. The Centurion turns to the country’s fascination with wealth and all its promises.
Brian Ulrich’s photographs portraying contemporary consumer culture are held by major museums and private collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago; The J. Paul Getty Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Ulrich’s work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions at venues such as: The Eastman Museum; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Rhona Hoffman Gallery; Julie Saul Gallery; and The Robert Koch Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art; Pier 24 San Francisco; The Walker Art Center; The Haifa Museum of Art; and The Carnegie Museum; among others.
In 2009, Ulrich was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. In 2011, The Aperture Foundation and the Cleveland Museum of Art collaborated to publish his first major monograph, “Is This Place Great or What.”
The Anderson Gallery published the catalog Closeout: Retail, Relics And Ephemera(2013). In 2016 Ulrich received an imagemaker award from the society for photographic education. He is currently an associate professor at the Rhode Island School of Design.
Brian Ulrich
The Centurion
The Centurion refers to a fabled and exclusive credit card only available to a select few of the ultra wealthy. It’s also the title of Brian Ulrich’s newest photographic series, which examines the lure of exclusivity in the world of extreme luxury.Ulrich has photographed the American culture of commerce and consumption for over a decade. The Centurion turns to the country’s fascination with wealth and all its promises.
Brian Ulrich’s photographs portraying contemporary consumer culture are held by major museums and private collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago; The J. Paul Getty Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum; and the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
Ulrich’s work has been included in numerous solo and group exhibitions at venues such as: The Eastman Museum; The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; The Rhona Hoffman Gallery; Julie Saul Gallery; and The Robert Koch Gallery, the Museum of Modern Art; Pier 24 San Francisco; The Walker Art Center; The Haifa Museum of Art; and The Carnegie Museum; among others.
In 2009, Ulrich was awarded a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship. In 2011, The Aperture Foundation and the Cleveland Museum of Art collaborated to publish his first major monograph, “Is This Place Great or What.”
The Anderson Gallery published the catalog Closeout: Retail, Relics And Ephemera(2013). In 2016 Ulrich received an imagemaker award from the society for photographic education. He is currently an associate professor at the Rhode Island School of Design.
