Join acclaimed author Lucy Sante for a special talk exploring Larry Fink’s role as a social photographer, examining both his social engagement and his commitment to documenting society.

People and their interactions were central to Fink's work. Over a career spanning more than sixty years, he photographed debutante balls, Oscar parties, demonstrations, boxing matches, and his neighbours in rural Pennsylvania—all with bold framing and masterly chiaroscuro, and with urgency, immediacy, and deep human feeling.

Eventbrite registration required.

Presented in conjunction with the exhibition Larry Fink: Social Graces & Runway.

With support from Muus Collection.

About the Exhibition:

Larry Fink: Social Graces & Runway

On view May 6–August 1, 2026

Drawn from the collection of The Image Centre, this exhibition presents prints from two series by photographer Larry Fink: Social Graces and Runway. Shot between 1974 and 1982, Social Graces exposes America’s class divide by contrasting Manhattan’s urban high society with Pennsylvania’s rural countryside. Runway, photographed from 1993 to 1999 in Paris, Milan, and New York City, reveals the behind-the-scenes world of fashion shows and designer showcases, highlighting the chaotic operations and performative nature of fashion runways. Both series are defined by black-and-white tonalities and the artist’s signature use of flash.

About the Speaker:

Lucy Sante is the author of Low Life, Evidence, The Factory of Facts, Kill All Your Darlings, Folk Photography, The Other Paris, Maybe the People Would Be the Times, Nineteen Reservoirs, Six Sermons for Bob Dylan, My Heart & I Agree, and I Heard Her Call My Name, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Her other honours include a Whiting Writers' Award, an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, a Grammy Award (for album notes), an Infinity Award from the International Center of Photography, a Windham-Campbell Prize, and Guggenheim Fellowship and Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers fellowships.