MARVIN E. NEWMAN – SEQUENTIALLY SOUGHT

Posted on 2015-12-28

With a keen eye for the quirkiness of the urban environment, Newman conveys both pathos and humor in his compositions. He chooses his subjects deliberately, shooting sequences of related events, locations, movements, or objects. Focusing on both the sameness of theme and the subtle difference in each frame, his still work inspires narrative and communicates with an illusion of movement.

Among the subject matter on view are denizens of the winter boardwalk in Brooklyn, men lying on park benches in summer, relentless ocean waves, mannequin heads in Chicago storefronts, and men in suits spot lit with sun shadows. In addition to his street work, Newman worked for major magazines including Life and Newsweek. The exhibition includes a dizzying overhead shot of the New York Stock Exchange, made for a spread about Wall Street in Esquire magazine in 1957.

Opposite – Floor of New York Stock Exchange, 1957

Exhibition runs through till January 30th, 2016

Howard Greenberg Gallery
The Fuller Building
41 East 57 Street
Suite 1406
New York
NY
10022

www.howardgreenberg.com

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PERFORMING FOR THE CAMERA

Posted on 2015-12-28

Photography has been used to capture performances since its invention – from the stars of the Victorian stage to the art happenings of the 1960s, and today’s trend for selfies.
With over 50 seminal photographers on display, the exhibition explores the relationship between photography and performance, engaging with serious, provocative and sensational topics, as well as humour, improvisation and irony. It shows how photographs have captured performances by important artists including Yves Klein and Yayoi Kusama, and ground-breaking collaborations between photographers, performers and dancers. It looks at how artists including Francesca Woodman, Erwin Wurm and others have used photography as a stage on which to perform, and how figures from Cindy Sherman and Hannah Wilke to Marcel Duchamp and Samuel Fosso have used photography to explore identity.
From marketing and self-promotion, to the investigation of gender and identity, to experiments with the self-portrait, Performing for the Camera brings together over 500 images shown in series, including vintage prints, large scale works, marketing posters and artists working with Instagram. It is a wide-ranging exploration of how performance artists use photography and how photography is in itself a performance.

Opposite – Masahisa Fukase, Bukubuku (bubbling) 1991

Exhibition runs from February 18th to June 12th, 2016

Tate Modern
Bankside
London
SE1 9TG

www.tate.org.uk

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ZEKE BERMAN – STILL LIFE PHOTOGRAPHS 1980S

Posted on 2015-12-28

Combining everyday objects easily found in the Chinatown/ Lower East Side neighborhood where he lived at the time, we find teapots, rubber balls, canes, and newspapers (a witty reference to cubist collage.) Berman’s theatrical use of lighting, black velvet and ordinary out-of context elements present a mysterious theatrical place. The richness and precision of these illogical spaces is enhanced by the increasingly rare silver print medium.

Between 1985 and 1995 Julie Saul Gallery (previously Lieberman & Saul Gallery) mounted five shows of Berman’s distinctive, studio based, large format studies. Saul first saw Berman’s Still Life with Necker Cube in the early 1980s at the Museum of Modern Art. When Lieberman & Saul was formed in 1984, Berman was one of the first artists to be represented by the newly formed partnership. We are excited to present Berman’s work to a new audience and generation.

Opposite – Measuring Cup, 1979

Exhibition runs through till February 20th, 2016

Julie Saul Gallery
535 West 22nd Street
New York
NY
10011

www.saulgallery.com

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LOUIS DRAPER

Posted on 2015-12-21

The retrospective features over 75 vintage black and white prints spanning Draper’s career from the 1950s – 1980s. Kamoinge Workshop, the seminal and enduring black photography collective, is finally having its moment in the spotlight. The new publication and accompanying exhibition, Timeless: Photographs by Kamoinge (Schiffer), commemorates the 50th anniversary of the group and presents a survey of its important and wide-ranging work. Steven Kasher Gallery is proud to be a part of this renewed and long-overdue interest the work of these important photographers.

Given the current political and racial climate, where tensions run high, this revived interest in Draper and Kamoinge are timely. In the New York Times, Maurice Berger writes, quoting Draper, “‘We speak of our lives as only we can,’ Mr. Draper wrote about the personal and individualistic perspective of Kamoinge’s African-American photographers, and the book affirms that with a multifaceted, richly textured and global view of the black experience. Today, even as media depictions of people of color continue to rely on negative stereotypes and clichés, these pictures resonate with complexity.”

Opposite – Boy and H, Harlem, 1961

Exhibition runs through to February 20th, 2016

Steven Kasher Gallery
521 West 23rd Street
New York
NY
10011

www.stevenkasher.com

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DENNIS MORRIS – PIL

Posted on 2015-12-21

A presentation of rarely seen photographs and ephemera relating to the early stages of the band Public Image Ltd’s (PiL) design from 1978-79 with a focus on the design of the album Metal Box. Original band members included John Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten – vocals), Keith Levene (lead guitar), Jah Wobble (bass) and Jim Walker (drums). Working closely with photographer and designer Dennis Morris, the display explores the evolution of the band’s identity, from his influential journey to Jamaica with John Lydon in 1978 to the design of the iconic Metal Box.

Set against a backdrop of political and social upheaval in the UK, the years 1978-79 marked a period that hailed the end of the Sex Pistols and the subsequent shift from Punk to New Wave. Morris sought to capture this era by creating a strong visual identity for the band. His subsequent designs further aligned PiL with a style and attitude that announced a new chapter in music history.

Opposite – Group image on the roof of John Lydon’s home in Gunter Grove (1978)

Exhibition runs from March 23rd to May 15th, 2016

Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall
London
SW1Y 5AH

www.ica.org.uk

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STEVE MCCURRY – INDIA

Posted on 2015-12-21

The exhibition showcases McCurry’s photographs of India in a museum for the first time, featuring a selection of 37 photographs of intriguing scenes of everyday life, including his early projects India by Rail and Monsoon. Many of the photographs on display are considered iconic in McCurry’s oeuvre, and some have never been seen by the public.

Known for his aesthetically beautiful and memorable photographs that transcend language, cultural, and geographic barriers, Steve McCurry is a widely respected contemporary American photographer who has traveled extensively since the late 1970s to document major political and social events. His exceptional use of color and ability to connect with his subjects has resulted in photographs that have captivated viewers worldwide, such as the photograph of an Afghan refugee with piercing green eyes, Sharbat Gula (1984), also referred to as the Afghan Girl, considered one of the most iconic images of our time.

Opposite – Boy and H, Harlem, 1961

Exhibition runs through to April 5th, 2016

The Rubin Museum of Art
150 West 17th Street
New York
10011
NY

www.icp.org

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