Richard Renaldi (born 1968) is an American

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. His four main books each contain portraits of people Renaldi met in public, and some landscapes, made over numerous years with an 8×10

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. Those books are: ''Figure and Ground'' (2006)—various people throughout the USA; ''Fall River Boys'' (2009)—young men (and some women) growing up in the post-industrial city of

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; ''Touching Strangers'' (2014)—strangers posed by Renaldi physically touching in some way, made all over the USA; and ''Manhattan Sunday'' (2016)—

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people photographed between midnight and 10 am on Sundays mainly on the streets of

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having left nightclubs. ''Touching Strangers'' had a solo exhibition at

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, and ''Manhattan Sunday,'' for which Renaldi received a

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in 2015, had a solo show at

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Life and work

Renaldi was born in Chicago, Illinois, in 1968 and grew up there. He moved to New York City in 1986. He received a BFA in photography from

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in 1990. He lived in Los Angeles for two years, starting in 2003. ''Figure and Ground'' was made over seven years. ''Fall River Boys'' was made over nine years, beginning in 2000. ''Touching Strangers'' was made over seven years, beginning in 2007, and inspired by an earlier series of Renaldi's, ''Bus Travelers,'' "that looked at the intimate spaces strangers often share." ''Manhattan Sunday'' was made between 2010 and 2016. Renaldi established Charles Lane Press in 2008 to publish new projects by contemporary photographers.Mission
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Publications

Publications by Renaldi

*''Figure and Ground.'' New York City:

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, 2006. . With an essay by Roger Hargreaves. *''Fall River Boys.'' New York City: Charles Lane Press, 2009. With an introductory essay by

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. Edition of 1200 copies. *''Touching Strangers.'' New York City: Aperture, 2014. . With an introduction by

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. *''Matte: Richard Renaldi.'' Matte Magazine, No. 31. Brooklyn, NY: Matthew Leifheit, 2015.Matte's page about ''Matte: Richard Renaldi'' i
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at MagCloud. Includes photographs from Renaldi's ''Young Americans'' series. *''Manhattan Sunday.'' New York City: Aperture, 2016. . Photographs and text by Renaldi. *''Western Lives.'' Casper, WY: Nicolaysen Art Museum. Lisa Hatchadoorian. . Exhibition catalogue. *''I Want Your Love.'' Tokyo: Super Labo, 2018. .

Publications with contributions by Renaldi

*''Strangers: The First ICP Triennial of Photography and Video.'' Göttingen, Germany:

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; New York City:

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, 2003. . Exhibition catalogue with essays and artist pages. *''Art Photography Now.'' Berlin: Braus, 2005. By

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. .

Solo exhibitions

*''Touching Strangers,''

, New York City, 2014; Loyola University Museum of Art, Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, 2015. *''Manhattan Sunday,''

, Rochester, New York, 2017.

Awards

*2015:

from the

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References

External links

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"Manhattan Sunday: Photographs by Richard Renaldi"
at ''The New York Times''
"Richard Renaldi: Touching Strangers"
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