ROCK & ROLL BY BOB GRUEN

Posted on 2024-06-10

Bob Gruen’s new exhibition Rock & Roll is comprised of 12 incredible silver gelatin prints selected by Bob to be on display at A Gallery from April 24 through August 31, 2024. Bob Gruen is one of the most well-known and respected photographers in rock and roll. From John Lennon to Johnny Rotten; Muddy Waters to the Rolling Stones; Elvis to Madonna; Bob Dylan to Bob Marley; Tina Turner to Debbie Harry, he has captured the music scene for over forty years in photographs that have gained worldwide recognition.

Shortly after John Lennon moved to New York in 1971, Bob became John and Yoko’s personal photographer and friend, making photos of their working life as well as private moments. In 1974 he created the iconic images of John Lennon wearing a New York City t-shirt and standing in front of the Statue of Liberty making the peace sign – two of the most popular of Lennon’s images.

As chief photographer for Rock Scene Magazine in the ’70s, Bob specialized in candid, behind the scenes photo features. He toured extensively with the emerging punk and new wave bands including the New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Clash, Ramones, Patti Smith Group and Blondie. Bob has also worked with major rock acts such as Led Zeppelin, The Who, David Bowie, Tina Turner, Elton John, Aerosmith, Kiss and Alice Cooper.

Exhibition runs through to August 31st, 2024

A Gallery For Fine Photography
241 Chartres Street
New Orleans
LA 70130

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POLAROID NOW GENERATION 2 – EAMES EDITION

Posted on 2024-06-03

Charles and Ray Eames are among the most important designers of the last century and their 1972 communication campaign for the SX-70 camera was instrumental to the Polaroid brand’s early success. In celebration of this partnership, the Polaroid Now Generation 2 Instant Camera comes in the iconic Eames fiberglass color “Elephant Hide Gray” and includes a bold wrist strap referencing the famous Eames Toy’s geometric pattern. The classic analog instant camera with self-timer and double exposure modes, 2-lens autofocusing system, made with 40% recycled materials, and a whole lot of design history. A collector’s item that’s not to be missed. Rechargeable with USB-C and compatible with Polaroid i-Type & 600 Film in the iconic, full-size Polaroid Instant Film format.

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THE REAL THING: UNPACKAGING PRODUCT PHOTOGRAPHY

Posted on 2024-05-20

The photographs in this exhibition do not depict rare or special things. They show toothpaste, tombstones, and hats. But these familiar trappings of everyday life will be, at times, unrecognizable, so altered by the camera as to constitute something entirely new. Enticing consumers with increasingly experimental approaches to the still life genre, the photographs featured transform everyday objects into covetable commodities. The camera abstracts them from functional use, at times distorting them through dizzying perspectives and modulations of scale. Spanning the first century of photographic advertising, the exhibition will illustrate how commercial camerawork contributed to the visual language of modernism, suggesting new links between the promotional strategies of vernacular studios and the tactics of the interwar avant-garde. Corporate commissions by celebrated innovators, including Paul Outerbridge, August Sander, and Piet Zwart, will appear alongside obscure catalogues and trade publications, united by a common cause: to snatch the ordinary out of context, and sell it back at full price.

Opposite – Murray Duitz (American, 1917–2010). A.S. Beck “Executive” Shoe, 1957

Exhibition runs through to August 4th, 2024

The Metropolitan Museum of Art
1000 Fifth Avenue (at 82nd Street)
New York
NY 10028

www.metmuseum.org

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YORGOS LANTHIMOS – DEAR GOD, THE PARTHENON IS STILL BROKEN

Posted on 2024-05-13

The God in the title of the book alludes to what Bella (Emma Stone) calls Godwin Baxter (Willem Dafoe) throughout the movie, whose decrepit face mirrors the likes of Frankenstein and to which Void co-founders João Linneu and Myrto Steirou replicate in appearance through the publication’s graphic cover. Linneu and Steirou recalled being “amazed” when being invited to see the sets during the film’s production. “Everything was there: good photography and an artist we felt compelled to work with. These two factors don’t always align.”

Dear God, the Parthenon is still broken will be released in three separate editions: the first is just the book for $60 USD, while the Special Edition is limited to 100 copies with a fine art print signed by Lanthimos for $392 USD and the Portfolio edition, limited to just 30 units (plus four APs) includes two fine art prints numbered and signed by Lanthimos for $1,580 USD.

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MICHAEL KENNA – JAPAN A LOVE STORY

Posted on 2024-05-06

Michael Kenna has been photographing around the world for over fifty years. His in-depth explorations and imagery of Japan since 1987 stand out as perhaps his most distinguished and well-known works. In his own words, “On my first visit to Japan, I was blown away by the aesthetics, the spiritual and religious aspects, the curiosity of the people, their friendliness and generosity,” he says. “Later, I went up to Northern Hokkaido in the middle of winter, and it looked to me like a stark sumi-e ink painting, a white canvas with Kanji characters marked on it. I’ve been in love with the place ever since.”

An exceptional exhibition comprised of one hundred original silver gelatin prints, hand-crafted by Mr. Kenna, has been curated by Peter Fetterman. The exhibition will be presented by Nikkei, the Financial Times and Peter Fetterman Gallery in Tokyo, Los Angeles and London in 2024, celebrating half a century of work by the renowned British photographer, and his enduring relationship with Japan. The exhibition catalogue is designed by Hideyuki Taguchi and published by the distinguished Nazraeli Press, and a short film with unique footage of Mr. Kenna working in Japan will be presented by the French film-maker Richard Bonnet.

Opposite – Running Fence, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, 2007

Exhibition runs through to July 20th, 2024

Peter Fetterman Gallery
2525 Michigan Avenue Gallery A1
Los Angeles
CA 90404

www.peterfetterman.com

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