Anastasia Samoylova
Anastasia Samoylova is an American photographer recognized for her intriguing explorations of environmental themes, urban landscapes, and the juncture of nature and human activity. Her vibrant images, abundant in color and detail, provide insightful observations on climate change, consumerism, and the effects of urbanization.
Anastasia Samoylova was born in Moscow in 1984. She lives and works in Miami.
Recent solo exhibitions include the Metropolitan Museum in New York, US | Amerikahaus, Munich, DE | Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, UMBC, Baltimore, US | Eastman Museum, Rochester, US | C/O Berlin, US | Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, US | The Photographer's Gallery, London, UK | Kunst Haus Wien, AT | History Miami Museum, Miami, US | Musée des Beaux-Arts, Le Locle, CH.
Samoylova's works are held in the collections at the Pérez Art Museum, Miami, US | The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, US | Museum of Fine Arts, Le Locle, AU | Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago, US, among others.
She has published several monographs, including Adaptation (Thames & Hudson, 2024), Image Cities (Fundación MAPFRE/Hatje Cantz, 2023), Floridas (Steidl, 2022), FloodZone (Steidl, 2019).
Spanish Moss, St. Augustine, Florida (from the Atlantic Coast series), 2024- Pink Pool, Palmdale (from the Floridas series), 2023
- Ali Gator Tire, West Palm Beach (from the Floridas series), 2021
- Beachgoer, Naples (from the Floridas series), 2021
- Empty Lots, Mexico Beach (from the Florida series), 2021
- Historic Theater Poster, Barcelona (from the Image Cities series), 2021
- Rybovich Boat Works, Palm Beach (from the Floridas series), 2021
- Abandoned Tourist Attraction, Palmdale (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Blue Velvet Chair (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Church Miami (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Efflorescence (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Painted Wall, Key Largo (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Pointe Mall, Orlando (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Reflection, Lake Placid (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Rusted Car (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Upside Down House, Orlando (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Venus Mirror, Miami (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Vizcaya Estate, Miami (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Wind, Miami Beach (from the Floridas series), 2020
- Beached Boat (from the FloodZone series), 2019
- Car Reflections, Miami Beach (from the Floridas series), 2019
- Condo Reflection at King Tide, Hollywood (from the Floridas series), 2019
- Florida Furniture, Miami (from the Floridas series), 2019
- Miami Pink (from the FloodZone series), 2019
- Santeria Chicken (from the FloodZone series), 2019
- Tourist in South Beach (from the FloodZone series), 2019
- Barber Shop (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Chickens, Downtown Miami (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Crabbing, Georgia (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Flamingo, Reflection (from the Floridas series), 2018
- Gatorama (from the Floridas series), 2018
- Miami River (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Park Avenue (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Pink Chair in Normandy Shores (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Water Shade (from the FloodZone series), 2018
- Construction in South Beach I (from the FloodZone series), 2017
- Lost Wig (from the Floridas series), 2017
- Morningside (from the FloodZone series), 2017
- Pink Sidewalk (from the FloodZone series), 2017
Anastasia Samoylova – Adaptation
Saatchi Gallery, London5 Nov 2024 - 20 Jan 2025ADAPTATION is a major survey of works by contemporary American photographer Anastasia Samoylova. Curated by Taous R. Dahmani, this exhibition presents works from five of Samoylova’s most significant series: ‘Landscape...Read moreFloridas: Anastasia Samoylova & Walker Evans
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York14 Oct 2024 - 11 May 2025Nothing in Florida is quite what it seems. A popular tourist destination since the early twentieth century, it is a place where fantasy and reality collide, a subtropical paradise threatened...Read more20 Years – An Anniversary Show
WENTRUP, Berlin13 Sep - 16 Nov 2024WentrupRead moreCapriccio
19 Apr - 3 Aug 2024Wentrup VENEZIAWe are inaugurating our new venue in Venice featuring the group show 'Capriccio.' The newly renovated space features the works of three female artists — Mary Ramsden , Anastasia Samoylova...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova & Olaf Metzel
31 Mar - 10 Jun 2023Wentrup am FeenteichWe are pleased to announce a double exhibition by photographer Anastasia Samoylova and sculptor Olaf Metzel. In their works, both Samoylova and Metzel negotiate current political issues and provoke reflection...Read more
Anastasia Samoylova – Floridas
Amerikahaus, Munich, DE16 Mar – 30 Nov 2024, March 16, 2024Anastasia Samoylova – Image Cities
Fundación MAPFRE, Madrid, SP1 Jun – 27 Aug 2023, June 1, 2023Anastasia Samoylova – Image Cities
Fundación MAPFRE, Barcelona, SP16 Feb – 14 May 2023, February 16, 2023Anastasia Samoylova – Floridas
C/O Berlin28 Jan – 4 May 2023, January 28, 2023
Works by Anastasia Samoylova acquired by the Museum of Modern Art, New York
Acquisition for the permanent collection of the MoMA, New York March 1, 2025We are delighted to share with you the acquisition of three photographs by Anastasia Samoylova for the permanent collection of the MoMA - Museum of...Read moreWentrup at Art Basel Miami Beach
December 3, 2024WENTRUP is pleased to present a dialogue among four female artists: Nevin Aladağ, Phoebe Boswell, Desire Moheb-Zandi, and Anastasia Samoylova. Despite their unique perspectives and...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova | Financial Times
Press Article November 2, 2024Anastasia Samoylova explores how we reinvent the natural world Scrolling through copyright-free image libraries on the internet, Anastasia Samoylova was drawn to the generic shots...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova | The New York Times
Press Article October 24, 2024Two Artists Capture Florida at the Met This fall, the Met pairs images of Florida by Walker Evans and Anastasia Samoylova, the first living female...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova | Vogue
Press Article October 20, 2024In a Dazzling New Exhibition at The Met Photographer Anastasia Samoylova Puts Florida in Focus Reminiscing about her early childhood in a small, agricultural town...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova | Artnet
Press Article October 17, 2024For Artist Anastasia Samoylova, Florida's Grit and Glamor Are 'Concentrated Americana' Curated by Mia Fineman, 'Floridas: Anastasia Samoylova and Walker Evans' at the Metropolitan Museum...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova & Walker Evans – Floridas
Metropolitan Museum of Art 14 Oct 2024 – 11 May 2025Nothing in Florida is quite what it seems. A popular tourist destination since the early twentieth century, it is a place where fantasy and reality...Read moreAnastasia Samoylova – Floridas
Amerikahaus Munich 16 Mar – 30 Nov 2024Anastasia Samoylova scratches the flamboyant surface of an American dream in a place where the public image is characterized by beaches and palm trees, where...Read more
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