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Bio
Matthew Morrocco is an artist and photographer.
His work has appeared in The New Yorker, W Magazine, and Vogue Italia, among others.
Awards, Publications & Exhibitions
ART3io, Matthew Morrocco’s debut NFT series is a study of male vulnerability, London, UK
The British Journal of Photography, Matthew Morrocco’s Multi-layered Mirror Portraits, London, UK
BOOOOOOOM, “Mirror Portraits,” by Photographer Matthew Morrocco, Vancouver, CA
Paper Magazine, 20 Artists Staring at Themselves, New York, NY
British Journal of Photography, Picture This: Intimacy, London, UK
Vice, Who Are We Without Our Bodies, New York, NY
Sleek Magazine, Matthew Morrocco Explores Our Delicate Relationship with Nature, Berlin, DE
Out Magazine, Matthew Morrocco’s Complicit Brings Beauty to Our Queer Elders, Berlin, DE
Art News, Living Images: Matthew Morrocco on His Intimate Portraits, New York, NY
Paper Magazine, 15 Intimate Portraits of Older Queer Men, New York, NY
Dazed, Intimate Portraits Pay Homage to the Gay Community, New York, NY
New Yorker Magazine, An Artist Photographs his Trysts, New York, NY
Complicit, Matte Magazine, New York, NY
Vogue Italia, Photography Focus on Matthew Morrocco, Milan, Italy
Office Magazine, ORCHID.seasons, New York, NY
W mag, How Photographer Matthew Morrocco Turned His Mirror Portraits into Fine Art, New York, NY
Collection Details
Complicit | View on OpenSea
Complicit, photographs of older men, is about the existential reality all humans face.
In 2010, my grandmother died. It was a difficult time for my family.
So I started making portraits of older men to learn about aging.
In contemporary culture, there is almost no representation of older people, even less older gay people.
For 8 years, from 2010 - 2018, I sought out, photographed, and maintained relationships with older men in an effort to learn how to age without bitterness or fear.
My early 20s were colored by anger frustration and loss. But as I photographed these men, learned their stories—some triumphant, others heartbreaking—I gained a fresh perspective on masculinity and aging that, I believe, needs to be seen.
When I first showed this work, the title photograph was turned into a meme that circulated beyond my control. No commercial gallery would touch it.
Now, I am delighted to be presenting it as a series of NFTs.
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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