NADAV KANDER – THE THREAD

Posted on 2022-05-02

The exhibition title, inspired by the poem “The Way It Is” by William Stafford, refers to this common thread.

“This connectivity is the only way we can come together as a species,” Kander noted. “My approach is to drill down to the essence of things, searching for feelings of vulnerability, quiet, and beauty, whether it be a familiar face or a riverscape.” Widely regarded as one of the most insightful photographers of our time, Kander’s work brings out the essence of his subjects in both subtle and powerful ways that resonate in the viewer’s mind.

For his landscapes, Kander has traveled extensively around the globe including the Yangtze River in China, the Artic Circle, the salt flats of Utah, and Chernobyl. Three works from Kander’s series Yangtze — The Long River, 2006-2007 will be on view. The project was awarded the prestigious Prix Pictet in 2009. For this body of work, Kander travelled the nearly 4,000-mile-long Yangtze River, from mouth to source, photographing the landscape and the people living along its shores. Yangtze — The Long River is a body of work that captures the dramatic effects of a nation at the precipice of enormous industrial and economic change and considers the history and folklore of the waterway that runs through the blood of the people.

Opposite – Rosamund Pike II, Los Angeles, USA, 2014

Exhibition runs through to June 10th, 2022

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

www.howardgreenberg.com

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GILLIAN WEARING – WEARING MASKS

Posted on 2022-05-02

Profoundly empathetic and psychologically intense, Gillian Wearing’s photographs, videos, sculptures, and paintings probe the tensions between self and society in an increasingly media-saturated world. Gillian Wearing: Wearing Masks is the first retrospective of Wearing’s work in North America. Featuring more than 100 pieces, the exhibition traces the artist’s development from her earliest Polaroids to her latest self-portraits, all of which explore the performative nature of identity.

Exhibition runs through to June 13th, 2022

Guggenheim Museum
1071 Fifth Avenue
New York
NY 10128

www.guggenheim.org

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GEORGIA O’KEEFFE – PHOTOGRAPHER

Posted on 2022-05-02

Georgia O’Keeffe forged a career as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. She became famous for her paintings of flowers, skyscrapers, and landscapes, yet her lifelong connection to photography has not been explored in depth until now.

Georgia O’Keeffe, Photographer is the first exhibition devoted to O’Keeffe’s work as a photographer. Nearly 100 photographs from a newly examined archive reveal the American icon’s Modernist approach to the medium. Complementing the photographs are paintings and drawings to represent the full scope of her career.

Captured on film throughout her life-in early family pictures, travel snapshots, and portraits by a cavalcade of photographic artists-O’Keeffe (1887-1986) was no stranger to the medium. She expressed her unique perspective through all aspects of her life, and by the time she began her photographic practice in the mid-1950s, her singular identity and artistry were well established.

Opposite – Georgia O’Keeffe with Camera, 1959

Exhibition runs through to June 12th, 2022

Addison Gallery Of American Art
180 Main St
Andover
MA 01810

addison.andover.edu

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RUVEN AFANADOR – GREAT PERFORMERS

Posted on 2022-04-25

This exhibition features portraits of this year’s most heralded performers, such as: Ruth Negga, Denzel Washington, Will Smith, Kristen Stewart, Honor Swinton Byrne, Katia Pascariu, and Hidetoshi Nishijima. The photographs on display are set against a distinctive installation inspired by the German Expressionist-style angular backdrops featured in this collection of images.

The Great Performers issue has been a New York Times Magazine tradition since 2004. The photographs from this series are emblematic of Ruven’s timeless style and quiet drama. Each portrait he made encapsulates in a single image the intimacy between performer and audience. All of Ruven’s subjects are captured in an almost “in between moment”, and through Ruven’s pure and honest direction, they echo the roles that they represented in their films.

Opposite – Gaby Hoffmann, Nov. 17, 2021

Exhibition runs through to April 30th, 2022

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

www.faheykleingallery.com

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CURTICE TAYLOR – VICTORIAN MEN

Posted on 2022-04-25

Curtice Taylor imagines a young English gentleman moving to New York City in the late 19th century. He is the third son of a well-to-do, perhaps aristocratic family. Not in line for major inheritance or title, the imaginary man came to America where the prosecution for his private proclivities were less severe. Well-educated like other men of his class, he was also intrigued by the scientific breakthroughs of the day from Darwinism to archeology. Photography, the very new, scientific process for capturing reality, particularly fascinated him. Upon arriving in the city, he joined one of the many flourishing camera clubs and soon found a studio with north-facing light overlooking Union Square.

Opposite – Joseph 2

Exhibition runs through to April 30th, 2022

ClampArt
247 West 29th Street, Ground Floor
New York
NY 10001

clampart.com

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ACTUAL SIZE! PHOTOGRAPHY AT LIFE SCALE

Posted on 2022-04-25

Actual Size! Photography at Life Scale explores what happens when a photograph is the very same size as its subject matter-when a photograph of a bus is the size of a bus, when a photograph of Muhammad Ali’s fist is its actual size, when a postcard of hail stones records their sizes for posterity. Image makers of every kind, from fine artists to advertisers, have explored the strange magic that happens when the photograph becomes an uncanny double for the world it depicts. Works by Ace Lehner, Laura Letinsky, Kija Lucas, Tanya Marcuse, Aspen Mays, Jeff Wall and others share the walls with anonymous posters, magazine spreads, and book covers.

Opposite – Schindly Photo, HAIL STORM, Sunbury PA., June 18, 1910, 1910

Exhibition runs through to May 2nd, 2022

ICP Museum
79 Essex Street
New York
NY 10002

www.icp.org

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