JEAN-PIERRE LAFFONT – NEW YORK NOIR

Posted on 2024-11-04

“When I arrived as a young Frenchman in 1964, New York City was chaotic, dirty, gritty, loud and dangerous, but it was also attractive, provocative, brave, enchanting, joyous and free. “New York Noir” is inspired by the 1940 Film Noir. It is filled with a sense of danger, it is violent and upbeat, simple and timeless like my New York.

Everything seemed possible and vibrant. I hated it one day and loved it the next. I responded to the city with my heart and never stopped capturing the monumental mess that it is and the exhilaration it provokes.

All my wildest dreams came true in New York, and I hope my photos captured a city that I viewed critically but affectionally and to which I bear an immense gratitude.”

Jean-Pierre Laffont

Exhibition runs through to November 11th, 2024

Leica Gallery Los Angeles
8783 Beverly Boulevard
Los Angeles
CA 90048

leicagalleryla.com

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LAURA AGUILAR – NUDES IN NATURE

Posted on 2024-11-04

Born and raised in California’s San Gabriel Valley, Laura Aguilar created photographic representations of historically excluded and marginalized groups of women from various communities across Los Angeles. She eventually turned the camera on herself to consider the multitude of factors that defined her own identity as a Chicana and a lesbian who lived in poverty and with depression and learning disabilities.

Later in her career, Aguilar began to capture intimate portraits of nude, large-bodied women in natural settings. She created various series within this framework to highlight the inherent connections between nature and the female form.

Opposite – Motion #59, 1999

Exhibition runs through to November 17th, 2024

Phoenix Art Museum
1625 N. Central Avenue
Phoenix
AZ 85004

phxart.org

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JOHN CHIARA – ALCHEMY IN MATERIALITY

Posted on 2024-10-27

Alchemy in Materiality offers an enthralling journey through John Chiara’s innovative career. It presents a comprehensive retrospective of his work, inviting viewers to contemplate the elusive essence of the present moment, seamlessly bridging the realms of art and science with a captivating, visceral aesthetic.

Seamlessly fusing art and science, John Chiara’s practice forges a unique process which combines photography, sculpture, and immersive experience. At its core are his meticulously crafted cameras; essentially large scale yet portable camera obscuras.

Exhibition runs through to November 9th, 2024

Rose Gallery
Bergamot Station Arts Center
2525 Michigan Avenue, B-7
Santa Monica
CA 90404

rosegallery.net

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PABLO UNZUETA – THE MEMORY OF OUR SKIN

Posted on 2024-10-27

The Memory of Our Skin is a long-term photography project that connects two distinct communities: One in Half Moon Bay and the other in Santiago, Chile. By visually exploring their human responses to traumatic events, the project reveals the shared processes of grief and healing.

Exhibition runs through to November 8th, 2024

The Juan R. Fuentes Gallery
2958 24th Street
San Francisco
CA 94110

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NICK BRANDT – THE DAY MAY BREAK

Posted on 2024-10-27

The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present SINK / RISE: The Day May Break, Chapter Three and THE ECHO OF OUR VOICES: The Day May Break, Chapter Four, an exhibition of new works, made as part of an ongoing global series of images portraying people and animals that have been impacted by environmental degradation and destruction.

Opposite – Women with Sleeping Children, Jordan, 2024

Exhibition runs through to October 27th, 2024

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

www.faheykleingallery.com

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LARRY FINK – SOCIAL GRACES

Posted on 2024-10-21

Larry Fink’s Social Graces series contrasts two social worlds that seem a world apart: those of Manhattan high society and Pennsylvania farm country. In the city, coiffed and bejeweled patrons of the arts dance and drink at gallery openings, benefits, and the famed Studio 54 nightclub; in Martin’s Creek, Pennsylvania, a farming family and their circle celebrate birthdays and graduations, gathering at the roller rink and the Legion. The dress and comportment of Fink’s subjects, and the environments in which they exist, diverge as one might expect. What they share is a desire to be seen—to be photographed. “People like to have their pictures taken,” Fink wrote. “It is a profound aspect of our culture, this compulsion for proof. It allows me to wade into a party.”

Opposite – Russian Ball, New York City, November 1976

Exhibition runs through to October 27th, 2024

Johnson Museum of Art
Cornell University – 114 Central Avenue
Ithaca
NY 14853

museum.cornell.edu

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