Zoe Strauss’s color photographs of contemporary American life are radiant, bracingly fearless, and continually surprising. Her beautifully composed images—of mean streets, dilapidated architecture, ordinary lives, and confounding signage . . .
"We have learned a lot from listening and talking to artists. They see things differently. Their work is what's going on. They may not be able to predict the future, but they make statements that say where it's going, and it often does."