Franck Gohlke est un photographe américain né en 1942.
A l'Université de Yale, où il obtient sa maîtrise d’anglais en 1966, Gohlke rencontre Walker Evans puis étudie en privé avec Paul Caponigro. Reconnu pour ses images en grand format, il expose pour la première fois en 1974 à l'Institut d'Art de Chicago. L'année suivante, il obtient une bourse de la Fondation Guggenheim et prend part à l’exposition collective New Topographics : Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape] (1975).
En participant à la Mission photographique de la DATAR en 1986, il poursuit ses recherches sur le paysage sur le territoire français et photographie les campagnes de Bourgogne et du Massif Central. Cette expérience lui donne également l’occasion de s’interroger sur la couleur, technique qu’il expérimente pour la première fois.
Franck Gohkle est sollicité dans d'autres commandes publiques dont Linea di Confine* (1994). Il est l'auteur des séries photographiques Grain Elevators (1973), Aftermath (1980), Mount St. Helens (1981-1983), The Sudbury River (1989-1992), 42.30 North (2002) exposées dans des institutions telles que le MoMA et la Georges Eastmann House et publiées dans des ouvrages monographiques.
Il participe à des expositions collectives paysagères depuis 1983 dont Mirrors and Windows : American Photography Since 1960 (1978), American Landscapes (1981), Photography until now (1989), Six from the Seventies (2004).
En 2007, il est nommé professeur à l'Université d'Arizona puis enseigne dans des écoles d'art aux États-Unis (Boston, Harvard, Yale). Il a publié plusieurs livres dont Photography and place - The Photographs of Herbert W.Gleason (1988).
* Détails dans Ressources | Quelques missions en France et en Europe.
Frank Gohlke is an American photographer born in 1942.
At Yale University, where he received his MA in English in 1966, Gohlke met Walker Evans and then studied privately with Paul Caponigro. Known for his large format images, he exhibited for the first time in 1974 at the Art Institute of Chicago. The following year, he received a grant from the Guggenheim Foundation and took part in the group exhibition New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape (1975).
For his part in the DATAR Photographic Mission in 1986, he continued his exploration of the French landscape and photographed the Burgundy countryside and the Massif Central. This experience also gave him the opportunity to explore the use of colour, a technique he experimented with for the first time.
Franck Gohkle has been in demand for other public commissions including Linea di Confine (1994). He is the author of the series of photographs Grain Elevators (1973), Aftermath (1980), Mount St. Helens (1981-1983), The Sudbury River (1989-1992), and 42.30 North (2002) exhibited in institutions such as the MoMA and Georges Eastmann House in New York and published in monographs.
He participated in group landscape exhibitions from 1983 with Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960 (1978), American Landscapes (1981), Photography until now (1989) and Six from the Seventies (2004).
In 2007 he was appointed professor at the University of Arizona and taught in art schools in the United States (Boston, Harvard, Yale). He has published several books, including Photography and Place - The Photographs of Herbert W.Gleason (1988).