Jill Miller. Pam Kramlich and Vehicle in Side Mirror, 2007; photograph. Courtesy of the Artist.

“Conversely, the act of collecting is itself an investigation of the ‘other,’ of the culture and ideas of artists, and involves a degree of voyeurism, curiosity, fascination, and consumption that crosses lines of class, culture, and status.”—Heather Snider, Focus Magazine, 2009.

After training for two months with a licensed private investigator, garnering multiple skills of the profession, San Francisco-based artist Jill Miller began her Collectors project. Using the surveillance and stakeout techniques she learned, Miller turned an eye toward the art world and spent six months undercover trailing some of the most low-key members of San Francisco’s art community, its collectors. She captured images of everything from their cars and houses to mingling at openings, shopping, and eating sushi. The bulk of her documentation, including video, photography, and text, culminated in an exhibition at [2nd floor projects] from November 2007–January 2008. Art Practical is delighted to be able to reproduce a selection of Miller’s photographs.

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