Larry Clark for Living Proof Radio: Full episode now available on the Living Proof Patreon.

Larry Clark is an American photographer and filmmaker known for his unflinching approach to his work. Clark emerged in the 1960s as a pioneering voice documenting youth culture from the inside out. Rather than observe from a distance, he embedded himself within the communities he photographed: skaters, drug users, misfits, and outsiders, offering a perspective that was intimate. His work often draws from his own experiences with addiction, adolescence, and rebellion, making him both a chronicler and participant in the worlds he captures.

Clark’s breakout photo book Tulsa (1971) was a portrait of young people in his hometown navigating drugs, sex, and violence. The book was groundbreaking in its honesty, setting the tone for Clark’s future work. In 1995, he directed Kids, a controversial and iconic film that followed a group of New York City teenagers through a single day of sex, drugs, and recklessness. Written by then-teenager Harmony Korine, Kids was praised and condemned in equal measure, but undeniably influential cementing Clark’s legacy as an artist unafraid to expose the underbelly of youth culture with brutal honesty. 

Larry Clark in conversation with William Strobeck. 

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