Larry W. Cook

Larry W. Cook (b.1986, Silver Spring, MD) is a conceptual artist working across photography, video, and installation. Based in Washington, D.C., Cook earned his MFA from George Washington University (2013) and his BA in photography from SUNY Plattsburgh (2010).

He has exhibited his work nationally at MoMA PS1 (2020), UTA Artist Space (2020), the National Portrait Gallery (2019), and internationally at Weiss Berlin in Germany (2020). He held artists-in-residences at Light Work and The Nicholson Project, among others. Cook is currently a Assistant Professor of Photography at Howard University.

Larry W. Cook (b. 1986), "Fairfield" from the series "Let My Testimony Sit Next To Yours," 2022. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches. Medium: Hahnemuhle Baryta fine art paper. Courtesy of the artist.

I think this project is an excellent opportunity to immerse myself within my familial history and change that perception.

- Larry W. Cook

Larry W. Cook (b. 1986), "White Oak" from the series "Let My Testimony Sit Next To Yours," 2022. inkjet print, pigment-based, printed on Hahnemuhle Baryta fine art paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Larry W. Cook (b. 1986), "Augusta" from the series "Let My Testimony Sit Next To Yours," 2022. Dimensions: 40 x 50 inches. Medium: Hahnemuhle Baryta fine art paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Larry W. Cook (b. 1986), "Let My Testimony Sit Next To Yours,” 2022. variety of sizes and materials. Courtesy the artist. TGM31. Photograph by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art
Larry W. Cook (b. 1986), "Let My Testimony Sit Next To Yours" series, 2022. Inkjet print, pigment-based, printed on Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta paper, each 40 x 50 in. Courtesy the artist. Photograph by Mitro Hood. Courtesy of the Mississippi Museum of Art and Baltimore Museum of Art.
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