CELEBRATING CHIP HOOPER

Posted on 2021-03-29

Before Hooper dove into his seminal series photographing oceans where he captured the delicate and ever changing horizon where sky and water meet, and before he began incorporating elements of abstract expressionism in his large scale color seascapes, Hooper spent years documenting the American western wilderness. In these early works all created prior to 2000, Hooper channels the influence of f64 artists such as Ansel Adams and Edward Weston but quickly reveals a special relationship forming between himself and his subject matter. These technically precise and tactile prints that capture vast areas convey a spiritual solitude that would go on to be an ever-present quality in all of Hooper’s subsequent works. We are delighted to present this rare group of early prints.

Opposite – Lower Calf Creek Falls, 1999

Exhibition runs through to April 30th, 2021

Robert Mann Gallery
525 West 26th Street, Floor 2
New York
NY 10001

www.robertmann.com

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RICHARD TUSCHMAN – MY CHILDHOOD REASSEMBLED

Posted on 2021-03-29

In the beautifully nostalgic, contemplative, and visually captivating new work by Richard Tuschman, the real world fuses with digitally created realms, resulting in seamless images portraying the magical and fluid times of youth. A self-taught model maker and photographer, Tuschman painstakingly crafted miniature sets of his childhood home, photographed them, and then digitally inserted real models into the images to recreate the most significant memories from his early years in emotionally compelling scenes with open-ended narratives.

The title, My Childhood Reassembled, in addition to describing the act of physically reconstructing the environment, also refers to the science that has shown that memories are not static, but are recreated and reassembled each time they are conjured in the human brain.

Opposite – Queen for a Day

Exhibition runs through to April 30th, 2021

Photo-eye Gallery
541 S. Guadalupe St.
Santa Fe
NM 87501

mychildhood.photoeye.com

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GREG GORMAN – IT’S NOT ABOUT ME

Posted on 2021-03-29

Greg Gorman’s exhibition is an assemblage of “outsiders” and auteurs who have come to define the cultural experience of a global audience. Gorman’s portraits not only reflect the true essence of these personalities, but also provide a record of the individuals that influenced and informed future generations. The works on display are a collection of images both unique and familiar. Gorman’s connection with these personalities is evident, and his ability to recognize early outsiders of a time, who became cultural titans of the future, was profound.

Along with other prominent photographers out of the “School of Los Angeles” (Herb Ritts and Matthew Rolston), Greg Gorman continued in the tradition of George Hurrell, Robert Coburn, and other early Hollywood image makers. Gorman’s direct and confrontational style enhances and reflects the contemporary glamour inherent in the unique characters and cultural icons he photographs. Gorman’s images unquestionably push and pull the boundaries with his visual style and selection of personalities.

Opposite – Kevin Costner, Los Angeles, 1987

Exhibition runs through to May 1st, 2021

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

www.faheykleingallery.com

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SUSAN KANDEL – AT HOME

Posted on 2021-03-22

In October 1979, Pope John Paul II came to the Boston Common. Susan Kandel was there taking pictures of families who’d come to see him, carrying on with work she had started months earlier photographing families at Revere Beach. Among the people she photographed that day on the Common were two women and the five children they’d brought with them. They told Kandel that she should come take pictures at their homes, since they had younger kids who hadn’t come that day. She eagerly took them up on their offer.

“These two families lived around the corner from each other in Everett, Mass., and I returned to their homes many times over the next ten years or so. And I sought out other families who might let me come photograph them at home as well. I approached folks in grocery stores and bowling alleys, Woolworth’s and corner stores, telling them that I’d give them some pictures in exchange for allowing me to come photograph them at home. Although I got a lot of quick refusals and looks of suspicion, I also managed to get invited to many homes. And sometimes there were repeat invitations.” – Susan Kandel

Through her work Kandel discovered that each home she entered was a distinct world unto itself, and each home offered up stories.

Pages – 112

Cover – Hard back / embossed / tip on

Size – 300x240mm

www.stanleybarker.co.uk

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ROBERT FRANK – RARITIES

Posted on 2021-03-22

This exhibition presents a selection of rare prints and rarely seen images from Robert Frank’s American travels from 1955 – 1957 when he was driving around America shooting what was to become not just his seminal work “The Americans”, but what is acknowledged as a seminal work in the medium of photography.

The prints on view, many being shown for the first time, display the improvisational quality that saw the country in a different but more truthful way than the visual clichés of the time. While the idiosyncratic nature of Frank’s vision initially shocked many people, it lead the way to much of what followed in photography.

Opposite – Butte, Montana, 1956

Exhibition runs through to April 3rd, 2021

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

www.peterfetterman.com

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KENNETH GRUENHOLTZ – BEHIND-THE-SCENES

Posted on 2021-03-22

The exhibition coincides with the release of the artist’s monograph titled Uncensored: My Year Behind the Scenes with Michael Lucas and his Models (Salzgeber: Berlin, 2020).

In the style of a classic photo documentarian, Gruenholtz captures the fascinating world of gay adult entertainment with unexpected virtuosity and sensitivity. His beautiful “behind-the-scenes” photographs, shot between takes and after hours, constitute a compelling long-form portrait of Michael Lucas and his models over the course of a year of unprecedented access. The photographs in the book and the exhibition were shot on location in New York, Fire Island, Puerto Vallarta, and Barcelona.

Opposite – Untitled (Dakota and Ben), Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, 2017-2018

Exhibition runs through to April 10th, 2021

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

clampart.com

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