Doug DuBois: My Last Day at Seventeen

Doug DuBois (born 1960) was first introduced to a group of teenagers from the Russell Heights housing estate while he was an artist-in-residence in Cobh, on the southwest coast of Ireland. He was fascinated by the insular neighborhood, in which "everyone seems to be someone's cousin, former girlfriend, or spouse." DuBois gained entry when two participants of a workshop he taught took him to a local hangout spot, opening his eyes to a world of not-quite-adults, struggling through the last days of their childhood. Over the course of five years, DuBois returned to Russell Heights. Combining portraits, spontaneous encounters and collaborative performances, the images in "Doug DuBois: My Last Day at Seventeen" hover between documentary and fiction. A follow-up to DuBois' acclaimed first book, "All the Days and Nights," this volume examines the uncertainties of growing up in Ireland today while highlighting the unique relationship between artist and subject.

Format: Hardback
Number of pages: 156
Publication date: 2015-10-27
Measurements: 9.67 x 11.76 x 0.48 inches
ISBN: 9781597113137

Doug Dubois received his MFA from the San Francisco Art Institute. His work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York; J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles; and Parco Gallery, Tokyo, among other venues, and can be found in the collections of major institutions, including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and Victoria and Albert Museum, London. He received the 2006 John Gutman Photography Fellowship, and a 2012 Guggenheim Fellowship. Dubois is represented by Higher Pictures, New York.
Patrick Lynch is a cartoonist, illustrator, and graphic designer based in Dublin. He is cofounder of the small publishing outfit Cardboard Press and a member of the Edition Book Arts group.