CORY REYNOLDS | DATE 9/23/2019

Andrew Moore looks without toppling in 'Blue Alabama'

"Ric and the Pointer, Dallas County, Alabama" (2017) is reproduced from Blue Alabama, Andrew Moore's new photography monograph from Damiani. "The gift, as I see it, in Andrew Moore’s artistry is more than his brilliant mastery of composition, color and emotion," Imani Perry writes. "It is also in his ethics. Each page is a frame, with a story that goes with it, and reaches beyond it. Moore instructs us as we look into the frame. Windows and doorways are everywhere. He tells the viewer: You are crossing a threshold. And we all know that any visitor who is respectful crosses a threshold with care. Looks without toppling. Sees without harsh judgment. He’s a tactful, though curious and mindful observer."