Assistant Professor of Photography Jason Lazarus Publishes New Book of Photogram Prints
Thursday, November 29, 2018
Jason Lazarus, assistant professor of photography at the USF School of Art and Art
History, has published a new book of photogram prints titled 202-456-1111.
In this series, Lazarus uses photo developer to hand-paint the phone number of the
White House — the number from which the series is named — to establish a personal
connection to an event leading up to the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
Lazarus lives with a physical condition, arthrogryposis, the same condition that afflicts
the New York Times reporter, Serge F. Kovalesk, who the then presidential candidate
publicly mocked in November of 2015.
Lazarus’s 202-456-1111 is a limited edition and open edition book that represents Lazarus’ photograms and
includes an essay by artist Martha Rosler, a New York-based artist whose work focuses
on the public sphere. The limited edition of the book comes in a screen printed envelope
and includes a monumental accordion piece with details of prints as well as a book
that represents 35 of the photograms in full. Both books include the Rosler essay.
Jason Lazarus is an artist, curator, educator, and writer based in Florida. His work
frequently deals with the politics of representation and is often an extension of
the photography field. Lazarus has exhibited widely throughout the U.S. and internationally
including at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, theGeorge Eastman Museum, and
the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
Martha Rosler is an important artist, writer, and educator of the 20th and 21st Centuries.
She is renowned for her work in photography, photomontage, video, performance, for
her use of popular forms such as television and advertising, and for her critical
work on subjects of feminism, war, and homelessness.
Banner photo (top): A look inside Jason Lazarus's new book of photograms titled 202-456-1111.