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Alec Soth




Alec Soth (b. 1969) is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has published over twenty-five books including Sleeping by the Mississippi (2004), NIAGARA (2006), Broken Manual (2010), Songbook (2015), I Know How Furiously Your Heart is Beating (2019), and A Pound of Pictures (2022). Soth has had over fifty solo exhibitions including survey shows organized by Jeu de Paume in Paris (2008), the Walker Art Center in Minnesota (2010) and Media Space in London (2015). Soth has been the recipient of numerous fellowships and awards, including the Guggenheim Fellowship (2013). In 2008, Soth created Little Brown Mushroom, a multi-media enterprise focused on visual storytelling.

 

The IKS Collection contains some editions like "Looking for Love, 1996" and "Niagara, 2005" plus some authorised exhibition prints.

 

 

First edition book "Looking for Love, 1996" hardcover, 56 pages. 20 x 22,2 cm

Mount Curve. Saint Paul, Minnesota, 1996, silver gelatine print, Ed 50, signed and numbered © Alec Soth / Magnum Photos / courtesy IKS Collection

 

Happiness Inn, 2005 (Niagara), C-type print,  24,4 cm x 30,4cm, Ed. 54/100, signed and numbered © Alec Soth / Magnum Photos / courtesy IKS Collection