KENRO IZU – MONO NO AWARE

Posted on 2025-10-13

The term mono no aware (the pathos of things) expresses the Japanese concept of appreciating the transient beauty of life and objects. The project focuses on three subjects: 14th-century Japanese Noh masks; the stones and trees that surround the remains of ancient shrines; and the wildflowers and grasses that bloom briefly near Izu’s home. Izu invites viewers to encounter the depth of his subjects through lustrous images that explore impermanence and refined aesthetic through three ideas: yugen (mystical and profound), sabi (beauty with aging), and wabi (austere beauty).

Opposite – No. 24 Iwakura, 2023

Exhibition runs through to November 22nd, 2025

Howard Greenberg Gallery
41 East 57th Street
New York
NY 10022

www.howardgreenberg.com

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PAUL OUTERBRIDGE – PHOTOGRAPHS

Posted on 2025-10-13

Paul Outerbridge – Photographs, is a landmark exhibition celebrating the visionary work of Paul Outerbridge (1896–1958), one of the most resourceful and provocative photographers of the twentieth century. This exhibition brings together a rare selection of Carbro prints, Silver Gelatin Photographs, and Platinum Prints, tracing the evolution of a modernist whose daring vision helped redefine the possibilities of photography through Cubist experimentation and radical abstraction.

Outerbridge emerged in the 1920s as a bold innovator, transforming ordinary objects, such as milk bottles, collars, eggs, into fractured Cubist constructions of light and form. His platinum and silver gelatin prints reduced subjects to intersecting planes and geometric rhythms, revealing a structural beauty aligned with the avant-garde movements of his time. These works positioned him among artists and contemporaries such as Marcel Duchamp, Man Ray, and Edward Steichen, and demonstrate his embrace of Cubism’s challenge: to fracture reality and reassemble it as pure abstraction.

Opposite – Nude with Mask and Hat, c. 1936

Exhibition runs through to November 8th, 2025

Fahey/Klein Gallery
148 North La Brea
Los Angeles
CA 90036

www.faheykleingallery.com

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ZIG JACKSON – THE JOURNEY OF RISING BUFFALO

Posted on 2025-10-13

Zig Jackson: The Journey of Rising Buffalo brings together the performative and documentary approaches of photographer Zig Jackson, whose work sheds light on the everyday realities of Native American life. With a focus on community, sovereignty, and environmental respect, Jackson challenges misconceptions and reclaims Indigenous narratives through his lens.

A member of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara tribes, Jackson grew up on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota and attended several boarding schools, including the Intermountain Indian School in Utah. There, he forged lasting connections with peers from various tribes, realizing the shared struggles Indigenous communities face across the country.

Opposite – Indian Man on Bus, 1994

Exhibition runs through to November 9th, 2025

George Eastman Museum
900 East Avenue
Rochester
NY 14607

www.eastman.org

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PIXY LIAO – RELATIONSHIP MATERIAL

Posted on 2025-10-06

Pixy (born 1979 in Shanghai, China), an artist working in photography, installation, and performance, met Japanese-born artist and musician Moro in 2006 when both were international students in Memphis, Tennessee. Their creative partnership has grown and evolved over the years to include many projects including their music group, PIMO, which has released six albums to date.

Pixy began the photographic series, known as Experimental Relationship, shortly after she and Moro met, with many of the works playfully referencing art history, film, music, and other artifacts of popular culture. She plans to continue it so long as they remain together.

Opposite – Carry the Weight of You, 2017

Exhibition runs through to December 8th, 2025

Art Institute of Chicago
111 South Michigan Avenue
Chicago
IL 60603

www.artic.edu

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DAVID MICHAEL KENNEDY – NEBRASKA ALBUM COVER PHOTOGRAPHS

Posted on 2025-10-06

David’s photograph for Springsteen’s Nebraska album cover is among the most recognizable images in rock history. The image was originally captured in winter 1975, depicting a desolate road seen through a car windshield during a snowstorm.
“The cover shot was taken from the window of an old pickup truck in the dead of winter,” Kennedy recalls. The photo encapsulates the stark, reflective mood of Springsteen’s acoustic album, becoming a lasting symbol of American loneliness and resilience.
The exhibition will feature prints from Kennedy’s photoshoot with Springsteen, which also appear on the album covers in the box set. Visitors will have a rare chance to see and acquire the images that define the visual identity of one of America’s most influential albums.

Opposite – Bruce in Field, 1982

Exhibition runs through to November 17th, 2025

Edition One Gallery
729 Canyon Road
Santa Fe
NM 87501

www.editiononegallery.com

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GORDON PARKS – HERKLAS BROWN AND MAINE, 1944

Posted on 2025-10-06

In January 1944, at the height of World War II, Gordon Parks photographed Herklas Brown, owner of the general store and Esso gas station in Somerville, Maine. Parks traveled to the state under the auspices of the Standard Oil Company (New Jersey) to record its contributions to the war effort and to document the home front. His photographs chronicled oil and gas facilities and those who operated them, Esso gas station owners in small towns, and people whose work depended on fuel and other Standard Oil products. Consistent with his work before and after, Parks made it his mission to get to know his subjects and show their humanity. He photographed Brown at his Esso station, in his store, and with his family at the dinner table. Parks spent a month in Maine that winter and then returned in August to resume his work in the state. At a time when transportation, food, and lodging were a challenge, and notably as a Black man traveling alone, Parks nonetheless created a compelling documentary record of rural America that offers insight into this historic moment.

Opposite – The Browns at Home, Somerville, Maine, 1944

Exhibition runs through to November 9th, 2025

Bowdoin College Museum of Art
9400 College Station
Brunswick
ME 04011

www.bowdoin.edu

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