Sociolography » Photographic Sketch

Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art

David Schalliol — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:05:24 +0000

Milton Mizenberg, Jr. and his wife moved to the South Side Chicago neighborhood of Oakland in the 1980s. He responded to the two derelict lots across from his house by transforming them into the Oakland Museum of Contemporary Art, a public space to appreciate the neighborhood and view his sculpture. It has changed with the neighborhood’s fortunes, although it likely exerted influence over the stability of its immediate neighbors, an example of which is seen below.

The best reporting I know about the museum is a 14 minute feature on Mizenberg and the museum from WBEZ that was broadcast September 9, 2003.

The light was a little off, but it’d been too long since I’d taken a photograph of the museum.

South Side Street Corners

David Schalliol — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 19:15:13 +0000

A recent excursion to photograph street corners on the South Side prompted me to put pull out a few other favorite corner shots. Whether the buildings that occupy these sites anchor commercial districts or serve as outposts in residential neighborhoods, they play key roles in communities.

Commercial District: 58th and Indiana

David Schalliol — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 20:55:21 +0000

The clear isolation of the commercial buildings bounding the intersection of 58th and Prairie have made the intersection one of my longstanding favorites.