RENÉ MAGRITTE – THE PHOTOGRAPHS

Posted on 2018-01-22

The photographs and films of René Magritte came to light in the mid-1970s, more than ten years after the Surrealist artist’s death. The discovery of these gem-like treasures has led to a deeper understanding of the close relationship Magritte maintained with photography. They reveal how he used these tools to experiment with his ideas, while providing rare access to an informal side of the artist and those with whom he surrounded himself. These images, which he often executed or collaborated with others to produce, contribute to our overall understanding of this intrepid artist, and provide key visual insight into Magritte’s relationship with the photographic medium, and its role within his greater oeuvre.

Opposite – René Magritte posant avec “La Ressemblance” (partie de L’évidence éternelle (1954), 1962-1964

Exhibition runs through to January 30th, 2018

Bruce Silverstein Gallery
529 West 20th Street
New York
10011 NY

www.brucesilverstein.com

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GUY BOURDIN

Posted on 2018-01-15

From her iconic Penthouse on the port of Gustavia, Asmaa Khamlichi along with Louise Alexander Gallery and Art Saint Barth – promoting the island as an international art destination – are presenting an exhibition of the works of Guy Bourdin. Guy Bourdin is considered to be one of the most daring and intriguing artists in the world of 20th-century visual culture. This St Barth exhibition aims to capture the memories of dreams, fantasies, and moments of glamour and beauty. The show will exhibit eleven masterpieces of Guy Bourdin. The lucky visitors will be given the special privilege to go through the singular vision and lens of the artist Guy Bourdin and admire works of someone who has revolutionized the history of fashion photography, and continues to influence the world of contemporary creation.

Exhibition runs January 25th through to March 17th, 2018

Penthouse Gustavia
21 rue Jeanne d’Arc
4ème étage 97133
Saint Barth

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JEFFREY MILSTEIN – LEANING OUT

Posted on 2018-01-15

The advent of aerial photography has changed the way people see their world more than any other development since Eadweard Muybridge’s seminal images of moving animals in the second half of the nineteenth century. The impact is immediately visible in Leaning Out, the new solo show by Jeffrey Milstein at Benrubi Gallery, his second at the gallery. Milstein’s overhead images of ports, train yards, airports, parking lots, and cityscapes, shot from small planes and helicopters, reveal harmonious symmetries invisible during daily life, yet are still somehow familiar. It’s as if we’ve seen these views before, or constructed them with an idea of what they would look like from 2,000 feet above the ground.

The geometric mosaics in many images jump out immediately, with shipping containers, train cars, and automobiles slotted together in checkered patterns like gigantic tesserae. Milstein’s bird’s-eye view flattens three dimensions to two and his shutter shrinks several square miles down to the size of a tapestry. The signs of use disappear, the wear and tear, the small distinguishing details, leaving behind bold blocks of color that could as easily be a child’s stacked toys as a massive freight yard or automobile dealership. Ground is transformed to wall, and the underlying (literally) and surprisingly playful pictorial aesthetic that determined the arrangement is revealed.

Opposite – Gatwick 2 Planes, 2016

Exhibition runs January 25th through to March 17th, 2018

Benrubi Gallery
521 W 26th St
Floor 2
New York
NY 10001

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SHEILA METZNER – FROM LIFE

Posted on 2018-01-15

Sheila Metzner’s photographs are unmistakable; totally original and unique. In her fashion photographs and portraits, she creates an atmosphere of extreme elegance and re nement and at the same time they are sensual and romantic.

Objects, whether an Art Deco vase or metal sculpture, are imbued with character and beauty. Also memorable is her use of color – rich, deep and sumptuous. Every photograph tells a story of personal involvement and deeply felt emotion.

Opposite – Bega. Peppers. 1982

Exhibition runs through to January 27th, 2018

Staley-Wise Gallery
560 Broadway
New York
10012 NY

www.gagosian.com

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JEAN-PIERRE LAFFONT – TURBULENT AMERICA

Posted on 2018-01-08

“Turbulent America” represents a selection of Jean-Pierre Laffont’s work from the 1960’s, ‘70s, and ‘80s. Laffont’s photographs capture the genuine sense of what it was like to live in America during these decades. Laffont says, “Taken together, the images show the chaotic, often painful birth of the country we live in today.”

As a photographer for the Gamma Agency and Sygma Photo News, Laffont traveled across the country to portray the America that he saw with an insatiable curiosity. Laffont’s work embodied the popular slogan of the time; “the personal is political.” His photographs provide viewers with an unaltered look into American life, from protests for and against the Vietnam War, Civil Rights movements marching on Washington, Nixon’s departure from the White House, the Flower Power movement, the first gay pride parades, or even New York gangs. While “Turbulent America” represents an America in flux, it also gets to the heart of what it means to be American; highlighting the complexity and diversity that was so integral to American counterculture.

Opposite – Attica Prison Riot funerals, Brooklyn, NY, September 25th, 1971

Exhibition runs through to February 10th, 2018

Sous Les Etoiles Gallery
560 Broadway Suite 603
New York
10012 NY

www.gagosian.com

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