NANCY BARON – PALM SPRINGS: MODERN DOGS AT HOME

Posted on 2020-09-28

In good times and bad, our best friends are there for support, therapy, and unconditional love. Especially now-where would we be without our dogs? Although the so-called modernists of Palm Springs embrace the serenity of life in post WWII America, the sometimes-harsh realities of contemporary life are impossible to ignore. These mid twentieth century re-enactors are often transplants, enjoying the Palm Springs lifestyle with their dogs and friends as their chosen family. The beautiful climate, wide-open spaces, and clean décor make the perfect home for their desert pets that are as lovingly groomed and cared-for as their surroundings.

For the many years that Palm Springs has been my second home, I’ve been documenting the endlessly intriguing lifestyle beyond its resorts. As a Chicago native, my fascination and appreciation for this desert oasis is magnified and unwaning. The community has welcomed my camera and me into their homes, perfect odes to mid century modern American design. The dogs of the house often follow me around and wander into my camera frame, adding warmth and life to the image as they do to their homes. In these pages I have put these precious pups in the spotlight where they belong. NB

Opposite – Charlie

Exhibition runs through to October 17th, 2020

Griffin Museum of Photography
67 Shore Road
Winchester
MA 01890

griffinmuseum.org

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EILEEN QUINLAN & CHEYNEY THOMPSON

Posted on 2020-09-28

Eileen Quinlan’s sequence of new, mostly black and white photographs of trees and scenes from nature is here presented in dialogue with a suite of paintings by Cheyney Thompson from his recent Displacement series. The exhibition inaugurates this new body of work comprised of medium-scaled, chiefly black and white works, which the artist has developed over the past year.

Opposite – Wendell’s Eden (Curtain Call), 2020

Exhibition runs through to October 17th, 2020

Miguel Abreu Gallery
88 Eldridge Street
New York
NY 10002

miguelabreugallery.com

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ALISSON ROSSITER – SUBSTANCE OF DENSITY 1918-1948

Posted on 2020-09-28

Substance of Density 1918-1948 presents a chronology of assemblages made from expired photographic papers in the artist’s collection. Through rigorous grouping and presentation, Rossiter constructs a photographic tonal narrative through three specific decades of the 20th century. The exhibition will open on Friday, March 6 with a reception for the artist and book signing from 5:30 – 8:00pm, and will be on view through Saturday, May 2. This is the artist’s third exhibition at the gallery.

The archive of expired photographic papers collected by Rossiter is the resource for her work. Since 2007 she has gathered over two thousand packages of paper dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, many of which have an expiration date stamped on the product box or envelope as a marker of quality assurance backed by the manufacturer. Even in dark storage each package of paper reacted to its surroundings over time. No matter what the light sensitive silver gelatin materials endured through their dormant years, they still respond to chemical development. Physical damage, mold, and atmospheric pollution form latent images in the photographic emulsion coating on the papers and become visible when processed in a darkroom. The artist considers these effects to be subject matter. The resulting photographic tones are evidence of experience and records of time.

Opposite – Gevaert Gevaluxe Velours, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1930s, processed 2020 (#3)

Exhibition runs through to October 17th, 2020

Yossi Milo Gallery
245 10th Avenue
New York
NY 10001

www.yossimilo.com

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OUT OF THE SHADOWS

Posted on 2020-09-21

Inspired by the last three decades of China’s dynamic development, Out of the Shadows: Contemporary Chinese Photography features Chinese artists who question traditional aesthetics, local and global histories, and the photographic medium. Each featured artist has found his/her artistic voice by not only questioning traditional Chinese aesthetics but also challenging conventional expressions of the photographic medium.

The show’s selected contemporary Chinese artists, many of whom have never been exhibited in an American museum before, all continue to push the boundaries of photographic art with new technologies and innovative perspectives.

Opposite – Hong Lei, Memory of Pomegranate, 2005

Exhibition runs through to May 22nd, 2021

Museum of Photographic Arts – MOPA
1649 El Prado
San Diego
CA 92112

mopa.org

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PAUL SMITH

Posted on 2020-09-21

Smith curated several exhibitions at ABC No Rio and NYC nightclubs, including works by then unknown artists such as Andres Serrano and Zoe Leonard alongside early works by Richard Prince, Jenny Holzer, Barbara Kruger, etc. Friendship with David Wojnarowicz led to a role in Rosa von Praunheim’s film “Silence Equals Death” 1990, and in several Wojnarowicz photographs. A 1991 Fullbright fellowship in India led to friendships with and writings on Indian artists including Raghubir Singh, Bhupen Khakhar and Vivan Sunderam, a solo exhibition and workshop at the National Centre for Photography, Mumbai, and a project with SAHMAT at Gallery Chemould, Mumbai and Rhabindra Bhavan, New Delhi. In 1994 he showed Guatemalan paintings at galleries in Guatemala City, Antigua, and Panajachel–where he continues to work several months most years. His use of wide-angled, curvilinear picture planes led to participation in a widely travelled Hudson River Museum show, “The World is Round” curated by Marcia Clark, and discussion in the forward to a translation of the seminal book CURVILINEAR PERSPECTIVE (Flocon & Barre). From 2008 to 2016 he participated in the Brucennial exhibitions and Free University of the Bruce High Quality Foundation, which he chronicled in a 2-part feature article in Art In America.

Opposite – 57th and 3rd, 1986

Exhibition runs November 12th through to December 19th, 2020

Daniel Cooney Fine Art
508 – 526 West 26th Street
New York
NY 10001

www.danielcooneyfineart.com

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BEING SEEN

Posted on 2020-09-21

Curated from The Ringling’s photography collection, this exhibition features works by photographers who examine the complexities of identity and the staging of selfhood. Consisting primarily of self-portraits and portraits of empowered subjects, these works explore personal agency at the intersection of politics and the female body. Many of the artists in the exhibition are recognized as leading voices in contemporary art and offer diverse perspectives on issues surrounding power, sexuality, and self-representation. Each photograph presents a unique invitation to renew the dialogue on the authority of the gaze in the twentieth-first century.

Opposite – Zanele Muholi (South African, born 1972), Misiwe IV, Bijlmer, Amsterdam

Exhibition runs through to January 3rd, 2021

The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
5401 Bayshore Road
Saratoga
FL 34243

www.ringling.org

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