ALEX WEBB – THE SUFFERING OF LIGHT
2012-01-02Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography, since the 1970s, Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb notes, “To me, it all is photography. You have to go out and explore the world with a camera.”
Webb’s ability to distill gesture, color, and contrasting cultural tensions into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony, and humor. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, The Suffering of Light provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master’s prolific, thirty-year career.
Exhibition runs through to January 19th, 2012
Aperture Gallery and Bookstore
547 West 27th Street
4th floor
New York
NY
10001
