Posts Tagged ‘photography exhibitions’
John Gossage: The Whole Pond and A Little Romance exhibit at Stephen Daiter Gallery in Chicago
The POND is a body of work – vintage silver print photographs taken around and away from a pond situated in an unkempt, wooded area at the edge of a city. The images and the book of the same title present a foil to Henry David Thoreau’s stay at Walden. Gossage’s photographs reveal a subtle…
Read MoreStudio Malick at DePaul Art Museum
Malick Sidibé’s (Malian, born 1935 or 1936) photographs offer a unique look at a time of political transition and cultural liberation. As Mali gained independence from France in 1960, the youth culture of music, dancing, and fashion exploded in this once-conservative West African nation and Sidibé’s ubiquitous lens chronicled it all. Photographing in nightclubs and…
Read MoreSacred Scars, Shadowed Ground
Sacred Scars, Shadowed Ground is a visual narrative of my walks on the battlefields of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County. Last fall, I spent a week observing and listening to the fields, trying to grasp the emotion of the ground. Today, the battlefields are beautiful, tranquil examples of central Virginia countryside, but we know that they hold…
Read MoreBrian Ulrich: Copia – Retail, Thrift, and Dark Stores, 2001-11 at The Cleveland Museum of Art
It has been a busy summer. One of the projects we were working on was the Brian Ulrich exhibition at the Cleveland Museum. After looking at these images, I share Brian Ulrich’s opinion about our consumer society and the excess and waste it creates. A reminder to all of us why photographers are important and how…
Read More“Another face of Islam” Jeffris Elliott Exhibition in Telluride Colorado February 1 – 28th, 2011
We have many interesting customers. Jeffris Elliott is certainly one of them. I was immediately impressed and moved by the work. He is having a major exhibition at the Depot Building in Telluride Colorado . The following is a description of his work in his own words. I have added the link to Minor White to help put…
Read MoreSeeing Now: Photography Since 1960 at the Baltimore Museum of Art: February 20th – May 15th, 2011
In this exhibition the BMA presents more than 200 compelling and provocative images that showcase the work of more than 60 of the most remarkable photographers of our time. The exhibition features groundbreaking individual photographs and photographic series by renowned artists such as Diane Arbus, William Eggleston, Lee Friedlander, and Cindy Sherman, as well as works…
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