DAVID VESTAL – ON THE QUIET STREETS OF NEW YORK

Posted on 2021-01-25

This array of photographs, depicting scenes of New York from the 1940s to the 1960s, illustrates Vestal’s ability to harness the juxtaposition of the intensity of the pounding city and the loneliness of the quiet streets. These black and white images, abound with atmospheric light and dramatic composition, draw the viewer into Vestal’s poetic film noir-inspired New York.

David Vestal was born in Menlo Park, California in 1924. On the Quiet Streets of New York is his fourth solo exhibition with Robert Mann Gallery. He made a great splash in the Photo League, where he was a member and befriended Sid Grossman, developing the distinguishing approach of favoring single images to photographic essays. Vestal was also a figure of the New York School, a radical and politically charged artistic movement following WWII that created a new form of documentary street photography.

Opposite – 133 W. 22nd St., New York, 1964

Exhibition runs through to February 13th, 2021

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

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THE TELLING OF FASHION

Posted on 2021-01-25

Contrary to popular belief, what was cool today may still be cool tomorrow, especially in fashion. However, that all depends on who took the picture and what the image is of, naturally.

From its inception, fashion photography has consistently operated as a cultural tool. Borrowing ideas and inspiration from the art world in the 1920s to thriving on social media campaigns today, fashion photography has continually redefined itself to serve the needs of the times. In its power and agency as a harbinger of taste, fashion photography not only presents us with ways of seeing and remembering each passing epoch, but it also expands and commercializes its most popular themes. The art form, which the photographers who shot fashion would collectively create, introduced new and subtle modes of expression, influenced by the classical norms of the past, the commercial success of the industry, and the aesthetic liberties of pursuing self-expression. After all, fashion photography not only sells us on the desirability of clothes but ultimately presents the prevailing attitudes, cultural phenomena, and exchange of ideas in our current place in history, becoming the expression of the ‘now.’

Opposite – Arthur Elgort, Kate Moss in Los Angeles, CA, Vogue

Exhibition runs through to February 6th, 2021

Holden Luntz Gallery
332 Worth Avenue
Palm Beach
FL 33480

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VANTAGE POINT – PERSONAL PROJECTS BY VETERANS

Posted on 2021-01-25

Vantage Point ⁄ Personal Projects by Veterans features a compelling collection of fine art photography created by 10 Denver-area artists who have served in the U.S. military. This unique exhibition is the culmination of CPAC’s Veterans Workshop Series, a five-month program of advanced photography courses provided to participants free of charge. Each project is intensely personal, reflecting each artist’s inspirations, life experiences, creativity and point of view.

Opposite – Charles Peters, Music City

Exhibition runs through to February 13th, 2021

Colorado Photographic Art Center CPAC
1070 Bannock Street
Denver
CO 80204

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YOU AND YOURS

Posted on 2021-01-18

Any age would feel daunted by the challenges posed by a global pandemic. You and Yours counts our blessings as it emphasizes the power in connectivity. Designed to cast a wide net and bring new artists and ideas into our fold, this large group exhibition also harmonizes with the idea of viral spread.

The gallery asked a core group of represented and previously exhibited artists to contribute work and extend the invitation outward by proposing a colleague for inclusion. Over 20 artists have been selected for exhibition. Included artists were not limited by media, and their works may but are not necessarily attached to their “regular practice.”

Opposite – Haley Morris-Cafiero, Body Builder, 2018

Exhibition runs through to January 31st, 2021

Jdc Fine Art
7755 U.S. 101
Gleneden Beach
OR 97388

www.jdcfineart.com

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ALICE MANN AND SEYDOU KEïTA

Posted on 2021-01-18

This exhibition pairs the work of two African photographers separated by many decades and the length of the continent, Seydou Keïta’s black and white portraits taken in Mali in the 1950s and ’60s and Alice Mann’s color photographs of South African “Drummies” taken in 2017 and 2018.
Opposite – Untitled portrait, 1953-1957

Exhibition runs through to January 30th, 2021

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

www.peterfetterman.com

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ANNE BERRY – BEHIND GLASS

Posted on 2021-01-18

Behind Glass is a series of portraits of primates made in small zoos throughout Europe. Alone, patient and silent, in these monkey houses I establish a more than passing connection with my subjects. I makes portraits that reveal the unique personality of each of these animals; it is clear that they are posing for me and that there exists a human-primate bond. My goal is to motivate people to feel compassion for primates and an obligation to protect them. Most of the primates I photograph qualify as endangered, and all of them are facing stress from loss of habitat and human activity. The plight of primates on earth is urgent; our indifference will condemn them to extinction, and we will follow.
Anne Berry

Opposite – Rututu

Exhibition runs through to January 31st, 2021

All About Photo showroom
Online
San diego, ca

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