Mitch Epstein - Contemporary Artists

BP Carson Refinery, California

BP Carson Refinery, California The Saatchi Gallery
 

Mitch Epstein

BP Carson Refinery, California

2007
C-print

178 x 234 cm

The works shown here are from a much larger project, American Power. Mitch Epstein takes ‘power’ in both its literal and figurative senses: the ability to get something done, the capacity to influence other people or events, political authority and control, energy produced by electrical, mechanical and nuclear means, and national strength. However, as wide as the definition of power is, American hegemony is such that Epstein’s clever title immediately focuses our minds on a country at the apex of military, economic and cultural might. In a general sense, Epstein concerns himself with the production, distribution and consumption of power in the United States.
 
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