A lot of White, a lot of Wood, a lot of Beds. Instagram and Photography
Ryan McGinley has a dog now, and his name is Dick. The owner is pleased whenever someone loudly calls Dick. The dog roams about Instagram as #dickthedog, and he and his owner have more than 70,000 followers. Beyond the app, Ryan McGinley is known as the photographer who was the youngest artist to have a solo show at The Whitney. In the late 90s, he periodically traveled the country with kids of his age. The iconic photos he took on these road trips captured a generation of young Americans as they weightlessly glided across meadows, tumbled through the air, and buzzed through the night. The images told of adventures, of coincidences, and of sheer possibilities. In social media, McGinley rarely shows his own work. Dick has become the main character frolicking across meadows, climbing rocks, or taking a bath in a river or brook. It is a bit like everywhere else on Instagram, one might very well think. There is the pet, everyday life, and very little photography. Indeed, there are only a few well-known photographers …