Lecture/Discussion:
Sunday, October 4, 2026, In-person
4 PM at Perspective Gallery
Please join us on Sunday, October 4 at 4pm for the next in our series of “Perspectives on Photography” events. We’re honored to host Chicago native Patty Carroll for this free, in-person presentation.
Patty Carroll is known for her use of highly intense, saturated color photographs that delight viewers with playful critiques of home and excess. Her ongoing project, “Anonymous Women: Domestic Demise,” is a series of studio installations made for the camera, addressing women and their complicated relationships with domestic life. The resulting photos (made on a full-size “stage”) humorously comment on the mania of running and decorating a home. The objects take over, leading to mishaps and mayhem for the lone figure of a woman. More than 175 “Anonymous Women” have been photographed by Carroll over the years.
In a 2024 interview with NewCity Chicago, Carroll revealed some of the strategy behind the staging of the life-size mannequins in her dioramas. “You never see their faces,” she says. “The best response I get is from women who walk around the show and say, ‘That one is me.’ They relate to the domestic situation we’ve created, whether it is collections of crap, a kitchen scene or multitasking.”
Carroll’s photographs are exhibited on a dramatically large scale, and previous iterations have been published in several books. The series has been exhibited internationally, has won multiple awards, and has been acknowledged as one of Photolucida’s “Top 50” in 2014 and in 2017, and has been featured in prestigious blogs and international magazines such as the Huffington Post, the BJP in Britain, and NYT LensBlog, Washington Post Insight, Vanity Fair, Italia, and many others.
NOTE: Seating is limited and latecomers may be turned away. We invite you to arrive early and visit our current exhibition before the event.
Regular Gallery Hours:
Thursday – Saturday, Noon – 6 PM
Sunday, Noon – 5 PM
Address:
1310-½ B Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201
Dempster CTA Station (Purple Line) is just two blocks from the Gallery.