JOSEPH DESLER COSTA – DREAM DATE

Posted on 2020-04-13

Costa’s highly constructed photographs picture his anxieties and desires as he reconciles a longing for symbols from his youth with the more pervasive images that now occupy his field of view. The resulting works—part autobiographical, part fiction—are a materialization of memories and fantasies warped not only by the passage of time but also by a steady consumption of media imagery.

Costa’s interest in the visual language of desire is rooted in his early memories growing up in the suburbs of Pittsburgh in the late 1980s and 1990s. His first influences were shiny pop culture images from television, fashion magazines, and advertisements.

Opposite – Green Apples, 2019

Exhibition runs through to April 18th, 2020

ClampArt
247 West 29th Street, Ground Floor
New York, NY 10001

clampart.com

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TOM CHAMBERS – 15 YEARS

Posted on 2020-04-13

Tom Chambers is a photographer best known for creating photomontages that move beyond documentation of the present and seek to merge reality and dreams. Chambers considers his photographs to be not so much about taking photos as making them. Each series begins with a sketch of a concept and storyline. He then photographs each element of the piece using a medium format camera, making sure the light intensity and direction are the same in each shot. By photographing separate elements and assembling them into montages enhanced with patina and warmth, Chambers creates scenes that evoke surreal fairytales.

Opposite – Hidden Aviary

Exhibition runs through to April 15th, 2020

Gilman Contemporary
661 Sun Valley Road
Ketchum
ID 83340

www.gilmancontemporary.com

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