TYLER MITCHELL – IDYLLIC SPACE

Posted on 2024-10-21

Atlanta native Tyler Mitchell (born 1995) ascended to global prominence when he photographed Beyoncé for the September 2018 issue of Vogue — the first Black artist to shoot the cover in the magazine’s history. This summer, the High will present a major exhibition featuring his seamless blend of fine art and fashion photography, along with a new photo-sculptural artwork. In his practice, he centers Black self-determination and empowerment with affirmative images of people who are often shown enjoying the freedom of leisure, play, and recreation.

This homecoming exhibition will feature more than thirty photographs considering his examination of themes such as masculinity, motherhood, domesticity, rest, and the natural world. The playfully theatrical, expressive works explore style, beauty, and identity and delve into the profound themes of family and connection, capturing not just moments but the essence of relationships, as they weave a narrative of love, intimacy, and shared experiences.

Opposite – Ancestors, 2021

Exhibition runs through to October 27th, 2024

High Museum of Art
1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta
GA 30309

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EL SALVADOR – LEGACY OF VIOLENCE

Posted on 2024-10-21

The Bronx Documentary Center’s exhibition, El Salvador: Legacy of Violence, pairs two important and historic photographic projects done three decades apart–one by American Robert Nickelsberg, the other by Salvadoran photographer Fred Ramos–bodies of work that mirror, inform and resonate, each with the other. The two projects define El Salvador’s troubled Cold War history, document today’s political evolution and focus on US complicity and negligence in the small Central American country’s troubled past and present.

Exhibition runs through to October 27th, 2024

Bronx Documentary Center
614 Courtlandt Avenue
New York
NY 10451

www.bronxdoc.org

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ERWIN OLAF – STAGES

Posted on 2024-10-14

Erwin Olaf, Stages, is a exhibition of key series centered on the concept of performance, a recurring theme in the artist’s four-decade career.

Stages includes Olaf’s 1980s documentation of Amsterdam’s gay and nightlife scenes, highly produced series such as Hope (2005) and Grief (2007) that dramatize social norms, and ongoing engagement with dance. These tableaux — whether occurring on a social stage, theatrical stage, or studio set— portray beautiful but not necessarily camera-ready moments, often lit by a flash of unscripted emotional experience.

Opposite – The Board Room, 2004

Exhibition runs through to October 26th, 2024

Edwynn Houk Gallery
745 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor
New York
NY 10151

www.houkgallery.com

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RAÚL GONZO – COLOR MADNESS

Posted on 2024-10-14

Raúl Gonzo stages relatable, yet unrealistic scenes of everyday life. In each of Gonzo’s highly saturated photographs, there are satirical and humorous nods to childhood, consumerism, music videos, Pop art, television game shows, Alfred Hitchcock films, and ideals of beauty. Gonzo employs models and performers to play the characters within his artist-made sets. His works present an interesting dichotomy: he asks viewers to embrace surface-level color and composition while questioning how American culture can be critiqued and reimagined through the smallest of details.

Opposite – Synchronized Swimmer Drama

Exhibition runs through to October 20th, 2024

Crocker Art Museum
216 O Street
Sacramento
CA 95814

www.crockerart.org

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CLARISSA BONET – CHASING LIGHT

Posted on 2024-10-14

Clarissa Bonet uses urban spaces as a dynamic backdrops for the subtle, often overlooked dramas of daily life in the city. Bonet studies the shape and behavior of sunlight and shadow, and then carefully constructs street scenes that are suspended in time, briefly illuminating the psychological space that runs under the daily routines.

Opposite – Shied, 2021

Exhibition runs through to October 25th, 2024

Pictura Gallery
122 W Sixth Street
Bloomington
IN 47404

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CHARLES FORD – THE STRANGENESS OF LIFE

Posted on 2024-10-07

“My passion lies in finding often unrecognized moments of everyday life, from the mundane to the humorous. I am fascinated by human interactions and how they relate to their surroundings. These visual narratives of amusement, occasional alarm, and poignant reflection, are everywhere, happening continuously and occur simultaneously. I seek to capture those fleeting moments of humanity, moments that exist and then fade away.”

Exhibition runs through to October 24th, 2024

Houston Center for Photography HCP
1441 West Alabama
Houston
TX 77006

www.edu.hcponline.org

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