Larry Clark

The Profile

Larry Clark (born January 19, 1943) is an American photographer and film director known for the photographic project Tulsa and for films that depict adolescent life and social decay, including Kids (1995).

Rose to prominence with the photographic work Tulsa documenting drug use and youth in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Film credits include Kids (1995), Ken Park (2002) and Wassup Rockers (2005). Known for explicit, controversial depictions of adolescents and a documentary-like approach.

Reviews highlight Larry Clark's raw, documentary-influenced realism focused on adolescents, drugs, sex and skate culture. Wassup Rockers is criticized for style over substance and a weak plot. Ken Park is described as raw, shocking and emotionally painful but uneven.