CHRISTINE GEDEON: Kulturmöllan Installation and Stitched Works

Silence and Sound

Installation by Christine Gedeon

"I will incorporate the architecture of the mill to create 
a hybrid of silence and sound."

INSTRUMENT

 Curated by Marek Walczak

July 6 - August 10, 2013

 Kulturmöllan, Lövestad, Sweden

 Governors Island Revisited

Thread, paint and fabric on raw black canvas, 74" x 66", 2012

 OSH, Brooklyn (Plot re-visualized)

Fabric, thread and paint on raw black canvas, 54" x 32", 2012

Christine Gedeon was born in Aleppo, Syria and lives between NYC and Berlin. She examines the spaces we live in and how it affects us as individuals, using thread mainly as a medium, as both installation and works on canvas. Her installation work resides on the merging of the architectural space and the work itself.

"STITCHED WORKS: As humans, we define ourselves partly in relation to the built environment around us. Buildings in the urban context interact with one another and allow individuals to create a narrative of who they are-past, present, and future. Our memory and identity are forever changed after buildings and monuments are destroyed through war, natural destruction, and urban planning. The subsequent rebuilding both "as it once was" as well as a complete modern reconstruction ultimately suppresses memory seemingly creating a sense of utopia."

"My most recent stitched works are inspired by the evolution of urban landscapes and how it ties to memory, focusing recently on New York City's topographical evolution. I use Google Earth and archival images to collect my data and use this information as a starting point to create this invented series of urban renewal projects. The works are still done through improvisation pointing to a heterotopic, neither here nor there vision of New York; an unreality based on a utopian inspired ideal."

X-Scapes, curated by Katherine Murdock, thru June 30, 2013 

Visual Arts Center of New Jersey, Summit, New Jersey

ChristineGedeon.com

Valparaiso, Installation, (Detail 3) 2012
Thread, nails, and tape, 20’ x 11’ 

Valparaíso Studio Installation: I created an aerial view drafting of my studio space including the wooden beams on the ceiling and loosely translated the drawing as a 3D installation, reflecting the interior space. One rule in creating the piece was to make it low-impact, thereby not creating any holes in the walls and working with the existing elements that were left there. It's through these processes, exploring aerial view drawings using thread as a medium that I'm interested in reinventing space as both 2D and 3D works.

ART PHOTO INDEX: An Interview with Founder and Director, Rixon Reed

Art Photo Index, Artist Close-up Page, Cristina De Middel

Art Photo Index, Artist's Page, Cristina De Middel

Art Photo Index, Artist Close-up Page, John Delaney

Art Photo Index, Artist's Page, John Delaney

Art Photo Index, Main Page

"...in a sense it’s really an Index of Indexes."

A new image database, Art Photo Index, was launched earlier this year created by Rixon Reed, Founder and Director of photo-eye Galleries and Bookstore. Art Photo Index (API) promises to make it easier to search and browse work by fine art and documentary photographers from around the world. Based in Santa Fe, New Mexico, photo-eye’s Gallery and Bookstore are filled with exquisite limited edition books, portfolios and exhibitions of contemporary photography.

Rixon Reed: I started developing Art Photo Index four years ago after finding it time-consuming to search for new artists to show on Photographer’s Showcase, our online gallery of emerging artists at photoeye.com. I spent way too much time visiting different websites hoping to find new work that was of interest. Searching Google Images was just inefficient, either it was too general in its findings, with irrelevant matches, or it retrieved popular, well-known images instead of work by emerging artists. It was not the discovery tool I was after.
 
I thought there’s got to be a better way; perhaps there should be a website that is pre-vetted, but on a grand scale, so that anybody who had a serious interest in art photography could go there, search and discover interesting contemporary work. I had the idea to create a website of artists already recognized by important organizations from through out the world.  
 
That started us down the road of compiling a list of artists to invite to become part of Art Photo Index. We let other organizations and publications do the vetting of the artists we include and invited winners of various competitions from Center’s Review Santa Fe, to Critical Mass 50, along with photographers published in Foam Magazine, Aperture, Camera Austria to name just a few. This allows us to maintain an extremely high level of quality throughout the site. We are constantly expanding the number of organizations and well-known galleries' rosters of artists and there's a section for each of the included organizations along with cross-referenced links to their artists' pages. So in a sense it’s really an index of indexes. The net effect is that we’ve created an ever-growing resource to help people discover exciting contemporary photography. 

Currently API includes over 16,000 images by 3000+ photographers from 88 countries. It includes a powerful search engine that uses over 21,000 keywords to help viewers discover work of interest. We feature a different artist each week and include artist profiles, projects and portfolios, bibliographies, contact information, website screenshots and a fantastic world map showing the city where each of the artists lives... 

 Read the full Interview in Le Journal de la Photographie here

API's Rixon Reed with Vicki Bohannon, photo-eye, 2013

Photograph © Elizabeth Paul Avedon

RR: I don't know what I would have done in terms of starting photo-eye without Vicki. She built the physical infrastructure for the business including (literally) the house we started photo-eye in. She is also the Gallery's Preparator, hanging each of the shows we do. Vicki is the hands-on person at photo-eye and is the love of my life.

Art Photo Index

photo-eye Bookstore

photo-eye Gallery

Le Journal de la Photographie

SEAN PERRY: Promo Card Branding + Design/s

 

Tatara Bridge, Japan, 2013

 Three Crows, Kyoto, Japan, 2013

Photographer Sean Perry has been working in Texas all year and wanted to let his clients and colleagues know he would be available for assignments in New York this summer from June 15th to August 15th. Designed to perfection, Perry took this opportunity to show some of his new work in his latest promo pieces. His well thought out 'branded' look is reflected in the design of his website, his editioned portfolio, books and catalogs. These promo cards mirror this branded look using his chosen font, Berthold Akzidenz Grotesk Condensed, while giving the background of the card (see below) a sort of antiqued effect also used on his web pages. Check out Perry's website here

 Nijo Castle, Japan, 2013

Shore of Miyajima, Japan, 2013

 Featured in the Summer Issue of Shots Magazine

 Sean Perry's "Promo Cards" announce his availability for Assignments

(Enlarge image to see Design features)

MONA KUHN: Curates Nudes in Contemporary Photography at Flowers Gallery NY

Alec Soth, Las Vegas (2011). Courtesy of Sean Kelly, New York

Excerpts from An Interview With Mona Kuhn

by Elizabeth Avedon

via Le Journal de la Photographie

Elizabeth Avedon: What brings you to New York?
Mona Kuhn: I have been invited to curate an exhibition titled “Under My Skin” at Flowers Gallery in New York City. It is a selection of nudes in contemporary photography, with works created mostly in the last five years. The exhibition reflects how we are currently representing the nude through the photo medium.

Aside from photography, I have been an independent scholar at Getty Research Institute since 2000. In the last 13 years, I have been curious about how we humans represent ourselves in works of art, and specifically in nudes, throughout art history - in all mediums.

It is a fascinating subject to me. Trends in art come and go, but the Nude remains a canon of high art, like a shadow we cannot jump away from. My two favorite ways of escaping is to photograph and being a bookworm. The invitation to curate brought both desires together.

EA: Did you alter your point of view when shifting from artist to curator?  

MK: Lets face it, curating is a competitive career. Most curators compete with each other to establish themselves intellectually in their field. There has been a huge gap in the US for museum level exhibitions related to the Nude. I am very comfortable with the theme, it is my second skin. And because it is not my profession and I am not tied in with an institution, I have the freedom to bring together works of high and low art that reflect our current culture. The choices were more emotional and guttural, than academic. I am thankful for that freedom...(Mona Kuhn is one of the most interesting women in Photography today. Read the entire Interview here)

 EXHIBITION
Curated by Mona Kuhn 

 “Under My Skin: Nudes in Contemporary Photography” 
June 20 – August 24, 2013
FLOWERS GALLERY
529 West 20th Street, New York

PANEL DISCUSSION
Moderated by George Pitts with Mona Kuhn, Vince Aletti, 
Mariah Robertson and Shen Wei
“The Role of the Nude in Contemporary Photography”
June 18, 2013, 6:30PM
Parsons The New School for Design
Theresa Lang Auditorium
55 West 13th Street, New York

Mona Kuhn Interviews

from the Archives of Le Journal de la Photographie 
Interview with Mona Kuhn 2011   
Interview with Mona Kuhn 2012
 

REBECCA NORRIS WEBB: My Dakota opens in New York at Ricco/Maresca

 Ghost Mountain

Photograph © Rebecca Norris Webb

 High Winds

Photograph © Rebecca Norris Webb

The Sky Below

Photograph © Rebecca Norris Webb

“Looking back at My Dakota, I now realize that I was photographing this dark time in my life in order to try to absorb it, to crystallize it, and, ultimately, to let go of it. Not only did my first grief change me, but making My Dakota changed me as well, both as a human being and as an artist.” –Rebecca Norris Webb

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Rebecca Norris Webb's exhibition, My Dakota at the Ricco/Maresca Gallery, brings together works from Webb’s acclaimed book recounting the sudden loss of her brother through idyllic landscape portraits of her home state of South Dakota. My Dakota serves as a lyrical elegy, depicting the hypnagogic process of grieving and visually chronicling the fragility of life and the inexplicable changes that occur while mourning.
 

Webb moved to South Dakota at the age of 15. The artist originally found expression as a poet, before exploring photography after college. For Webb, language could not fully capture the totality of the world around her, nor satisfy her innate curiosity for visual exploration. The artist’s latest book, My Dakota, blends poetry with photographs of her home state as a multi-layered portrait that marries aesthetic representation with lyrical record. The heart of the book lies in the enigmatic photographs where the artist is seemingly searching for significance behind continuation and meaning beyond an emotional chasm. Reflections and windows play a significant role in the series as a way of capturing memory within the present while exuding a sense of abandonment and disconnect from life’s fleeting moments. Rooted in sentient exploration, each work is open to interpretation – giving the viewer an outlet to draw their personal recollections and emotive conclusions. (Courtesy Ricco/Maresca Gallery)

Rebecca Norris Webb: My Dakota

June 20 - August 17, 2013

RICCO/MARESCA GALLERY, NY

Lecture and Book Signing: Aperture Foundation, June 21, 7:00-8:30 pm. With Alex Webb and Q+A led by Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs, the Museum of the City of New York, and Denise Wolff, Aperture Senior Editor. Artist Talk/GalleryWalkThru: Ricco/Maresca Gallery, June 22, 5-6 pm. My Dakota is running concurrently at the North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 4 - August 6.

ADOBE LIGHTROOM 5: With Katrin Eismann, Julieanne Kost and Scott Kelby

Image processed with Adobe Lightroom 5 Upright Controls
© 2013 Katrin Eismann. All Rights Reserved

"I am often asked which iPhone apps I use. For Shooting: Camera+, Pure, Bracket Mode, and AvgCamPro. Processing: Pro HDR, Snapseed, PicTapGo. Effects: Afterlight, Rays, Wood Camera, Filterstorm. Sharing: EyeEm and Facebook." –Katrin Eismann

B+H and Adobe® Lightroom® Digital Photography Summit
with Scott Kelby, Julieanne Kost and Katrin Eismann
Jacob Javits Center NYC Mon 6/17 9:30am-5:30pm

Register Here

The Digital Photography Summit is a software and digital technology showcase of the latest trends featuring panel discussions, demonstrations, and surprises from Scott Kelby, Julieanne Kost and Katrin Eismann held at the Javits Center in NYC. RSVP now, this is event is free to the public and you will not want to miss this opportunity for a day-long event celebrating the convergence of software, gear and technology led by three of the most significant voices in digital photography.

The Agenda Includes:
Live Shootout with Scott Kelby
Perfect Workflow for today’s high megapixel advanced DSLR cameras shooting in RAW
Major Software Releases Demonstrated
Latest Technology in Cameras set in a mini trade show
High End Gear giveaways
Special Show Discounts
Gear Trade In-Programs

The Digital Summit will be live streamed for those who cannot attend.  Reserve your reminder for the stream here. Proudly Sponsored by: Adobe,  Canon, Kelby Training, Intel, Elinchrom, Jpegmini, Lexar, Manfrotto, Sigma, Sony,  Squarespace, Teradek,  Tether Tools,  WD, and Westcott. 

Follow the action at #bhdigitalsummit

Katrin Eismann is an internationally recognized artist, author, and educator who has been working with digital imaging tools since 1989. Katrin's extensive teaching and speaking engagements address the latest tools and techniques of digital imaging and the impact they are having upon professional photographers, artists, and educators. She speaks German and English and has taught and presented in Europe, Asia, South America, and throughout North America. Currently Katrin holds the Chair of the Masters Digital Photography Department at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

Julieanne Kost is Principal Evangelist for Photoshop and Lightrom at Adobe Systems, founder of jkost.com, publisher of the Daily Photoshop and Lightroom Tip (blogs.adobe.com/jkost), host of “The Complete Picture” a bimonthly instructional training program featuring Lightroom and Photoshop on AdobeTV, author of  “Window Seat – The Art of Digital Photography and Creative Thinking” and author of Photoshop CS6 Essential Training with Lynda.com.

Scott Kelby is Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine, Executive Editor and Publisher of Lightroom and Light It magazines, and President of the National Association of Photoshop Professionals (NAPP). He is Training Director for the Adobe Photoshop Seminar Tour and Conference Technical Chair for the Photoshop World Conference & Expo. He’s the co-host of the highly acclaimed weekly videocast The Grid (a photography talk show), and teaches photography, Lightroom, and Photoshop workshops around the world. Scott is an award-winning author of more than 50 books, including The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers and The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers, and is currently the world’s #1 best-selling author of books on photography.

(Text courtesy B + H PhotoEvents)

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AWARDS: IPA 2013 Call For Entries • Deadline July 15th

 2013 International Photography Awards Competition

BE SEEN BY 80 OF THE 

MOST INFLUENTIAL NAMES IN PHOTOGRAPHY

(You have to Enter to Win!)

PRIZES:

INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
$10,000 cash prize (Sponsored by AtEdge)

DISCOVERY OF THE YEAR AWARD
$5,000 cash prize 

DEEPER PERSPECTIVE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
$5,000 cash prize (Sponsored by ASMP)

New: MOVING IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR AWARD
$2,500 cash prize

SUBMIT YOUR IMAGES HERE

Jurors

IMOGEN CUNNINGHAM: A Handmade Book from 21st Editions

 

 Imogen Cunningham - Veiled Woman, 1910

Imogen Cunningham -  

The Wood Beyond the World, 1910

Imogen Cunningham - The Dream, 1910

In 2012, 21st Editions and the Imogen Cunningham Trust announced, Imogen Cunningham: Platinum / Palladium, the first in a trilogy of books on the work of Imogen Cunningham, one of the most important women in the history of photography.   

And now in 2013, Imogen Cunningham: Symbolist with Poetry and Prose by William Morris, is the second book in this trilogy. The components of this completely handmade book will include:

* 3 loose Imogen Cunningham Estate prints (shown above): Veiled Woman, 1910; The Dream, 1910;  and The Wood Beyond the World, 1910 each printed at approximately 9 1/2 x 12 inches with the Imogen Cunningham chop and Estate stamp.

* 10 bound Imogen Cunningham Estate Prints printed in gum arabic and platinum of Cunningham's early Symbolist work (1905-1915), as shown below. These prints will also include the chop and Estate stamp.

* 1 frontispiece nude self-portrait of Imogen Cunningham.

* Poetry and Prose by William Morris, with an introductory note by John Wood, printed letterpress on handmade Twinrocker paper.

* Hand-bound by master binder Sarah Creighton

Should you want a copy of this title for your collection, the price is $8500. A deposit is required: contact Pam or Steve  #508-398-3000

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Imogen Cunningham Retrospective

Kulturhuset, Stockholm 

May 24 - September 8

A retrospective of Imogen Cunningham's work will open on May 24th in Stockholm at Kulturhuset. This exhibition, in collaboration with the Fundación Mapfre and La Fábrica, brings together approximately two hundred photographs, some unpublished and rarely seen, from the Imogen Cunningham Trust as well as several museums. Works from Imogen Cunningham: Symbolist are part of this exhibition including The Wood Beyond the World, 1910; Self Portrait, 1906; and Marsh at Dawn, 1905-1906.  
 

ANDERSON + LOW: An Intimate Journey with Chinese Gymnasts at Fahey/Klein

 Anderson + Low

Dong Zhengdong from the Project Endure, 2009/2010

 Anderson + Low

Gymnasium from the Project Endure, 2009/2010

 Anderson + Low

 Beam Training from the Project Endure, 2009/2010

 Anderson + Low

Huang Huidan from the Project Endure, 2009/2010

Anderson + Low

 Warming Up from the Project Endure, 2009/2010

ANDERSON + LOW
ENDURE: An Intimate Journey with the Chinese Gymnasts

FAHEY / KLEIN GALLERY

May 23 - July 6, 2013

Artist Reception: May 23, 7 – 9 PM

Fahey/Klein Gallery presents "ENDURE: An Intimate Journey with the Chinese Gymnasts", the first exhibition in the western world of this project from contemporary photographers, Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low. The exhibition is comprised of large-scale color photographs taken over a two-year period documenting the elite Chinese gymnasts, their challenging and dedicated training program, their character, and the team's training facilities in Beijing.

Athletics, endurance, and the process of training have inspired Anderson + Low for over twenty years, but it wasn't until 2009 that the duo was granted exclusive and completely unique access to photograph the Chinese gymnasts.   Nobody has been given this access, and the results are as unprecedented as they are extraordinary. Over the following two years, Anderson & Low would work to create a documentary series that reinvents traditional sport imagery. Whereas conventional sport photography primarily focuses on the winning moment, or an instance of heartbreaking defeat-Anderson & Low's images explore the mental and physical process of training itself, and the structure and discipline the young gymnasts endure. The images capture powerful moments of stillness and transcend into a study of the human condition in microcosm, an examination of the purest human emotions under intense pressure. Although the images have a distinctly contemporary feel, athletics, training, and competition are among the most ancient and earliest depicted themes. Anderson & Low's images reference classic Greek and Roman forms, and the ancient ideal of the trained athlete. Their photographs examine the tension between the athlete's ideal and the very real limitations of the human body.

Anderson + Low state that the goal of the project is to celebrate the extraordinary athletes they have spent years photographing alongside, and of whom they remain in awe. They use the word "Endure" in a triumphal sense, celebrating these gymnasts' stamina, endurance, dedication, character and through this they celebrate the human spirit as a whole. Their images avoid judgment; instead, the detailed scrutiny in these images conveys the physical and mental experiences of the athletes, and the photographers' feeling of respect and admiration towards the athletes' strength, grace, power and determination. This became evident to the photographers when they first witnessed the athletes training in their massive gymnasium in early 2009, "We experienced profound emotion, intimate and powerful, made all the more intense by this primal response being so unexpected. It was, and still is, unforgettable; until that moment, we had not known that sport could still make us feel something so simple, as though it was the first time we have ever seen people train." (ENDURE, Serindia Contemporary Publications, 2012)

Since 1990, Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low have been collaborating creatively as Anderson + Low. Their work has been exhibited internationally, and belongs to many public and private collections including: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Victoria + Albert Museum, London; National Portrait Galleries (United Kingdom and Australia); National Gallery of Australia; Museum of Fine Art, Houston; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, and La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Paris among many others. A limited edition book of "Endure" was recently released by Serindia Publications (2012). Jonathan Anderson and Edwin Low live and work in London, United Kingdom. (Courtesy Fahey/Klein)

Edwin Low and Jonathan Anderson, October 2012

Untitled (Kit The Swordsman), The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Photo © Elizabeth Paul Avedon / All rights reserved

EA: Where did you two meet?
Jonathan Anderson: We met in a photographic facility in London 25 years ago October the 12th this year. We’ve been working as the team 'Anderson + Low' for over twenty years.   Edwin Low: We submitted some work for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It was quite unique because it was the first time they accepted Photography as an art form in the Royal Academy. The rest is history.  Jonathan Anderson: We thought we’d better take ourselves seriously and carry on, so that's where it all started.

THE FENCE: Boston Photo Exhibition along the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway

 

The Fence 2013, Boston

John Delaney's series,  Hoboken Passing, The Fence 2013, Boston

More About John Delaney's Hoboken Passing here

The Fence, 2012 exceeded all expectations

 photo by Stefan Falke

The Fence 2013, Boston

THE FENCE

A Summer Long Special Boston Outdoor Exhibition

Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway

now to Sept 1, 2013

United Photo Industries, Photo District News (PDN), Brooklyn Bridge Park & Flash Forward Festival have joined forces to curate and produce THE FENCE - the annual summer-long outdoor photo exhibition that in its first year, drew more than 1 million visitors during its 10 week run at Brooklyn Bridge Park in 2012.

The work featured on THE FENCE in 2012 exceeded every expectation, captivating audiences of all ages, and this year THE FENCE has expanded! In addition to our 1000ft long photographic installation on display in Brooklyn Bridge Park, we partnered with Boston's Flash Forward Festival, in producing a special curated version of THE FENCE, now displayed along the Rose Kennedy Greenway in Boston. Photographers of all levels were invited to submit their best image series that capture the essence of "community" and fit into one more of the competition categories: Home, Streets, People, Creatures, Play. (Courtesy of United Photo Industries)

JOHN DELANEY: Kazakh Golden Eagle Nomads at Photo-Eye Gallery, Santa Fe

Eagle Hunter #9, 2008 

Gelatin-Silver print. Photograph © John Delaney

Silent Watcher, 1998

 Gelatin-Silver print. Photograph © John Delaney

 The Three Horsemen, 1998

Gelatin-Silver print. Photograph © John Delaney

 John Delaney in his traveling Studio

The method and style of my photography is very traditional. I travel with a large format wood view camera and a portable studio tent. My traveling studio not only controls the light but also serves as a common meeting ground in which my subjects present themselves. The goal is to create a portrait that reveals something beneath the obvious: a sense of grace, nobility, or humanity. – John Delaney

Nomad Girl w/ Falcon, 2008   

Gelatin-Silver print. Photograph © John Delaney

"Every year soon after the first snowfall these majestic men will mount their horses and head up into the mountains in search of prey. They will lose their eagles on any unsuspecting fox, rabbit, and even wolf. The Kazakhs capture their eagles while young, often directly from their  cliff side nests. They take only the female, which are larger and more aggressive than the male. The eagles stay with the hunter for about seven years, during which time man and bird live in symbiosis, bound in survival. With a wingspan of over 7 feet and talons that can easily crush bone, these majestic predators make formidable allies. In the more isolated valleys of the Altai Mountains this hunt still provides needed food and furs for harsh winters. And it has become a treasured tradition and right of passage for the Kazakh men."– John Delaney

Shot in Mongolia in 2008, John Delaney's Golden Eagle Nomads centers on the relationships between the nomadic Kazakh people and their golden eagle hunting companions. Though their nomadic lifestyle and hunting traditions date back to the 5th Century (and possibly earlier), the Kazakh's way of life is now threatened by an encroaching Western influence and globalization. Delaney's photographs capture the unique and complex symbiotic relationship between the Kazakh people and these powerful birds. Delaney was honored with the 2008 Lucie/International Photography Awards 'Discovery of the Year' for this series and was Master Printer for Richard Avedon, Irving Penn, Bruce Davidson, Patrick Demarchelier, Steven Klein, among others. His work has been exhibited both nationally and internationally.

JOHN DELANEY: Golden Eagle Nomads 

Exhibition: May 17 – July 12

Artist Reception: June 5,  5‐7 pm 

Artist Talk: June 5, 6 pm 

Photo-Eye Gallery 

376 Garcia Street • Santa Fe, NM

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

My Mother, The Continental Divide, USA, 1940's

Happy Mothers Day

To Everyone Who Is A Mother

or Ever Had A Mother...

SCENES FROM THE SOUTH, 1936-2012: An Exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery

Bill Burke, Lewis, Vote, Kool, Valley View, Kentucky, 1976

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York 

William Gedney, Kentucky, 1972

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

 Peter Sekaer, Billboard, Amarillo, Texas, 1939

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

 

Walker Evans, Houses and Billboards in Atlanta, Georgia, 1936

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Joel Meyerowitz, The South, date unknown 

Courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Howard Greenberg Gallery

Scenes from the South, 1936-2012

May 9-June 1, 2013

Work by Berenice Abbott, Bill Burke, Edward Burtynsky, William Christenberry, Bruce Davidson, William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, William Gedney, Dorothea Lange, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Peter Sekaer, and emerging artists Caroline Allison, Mikael Kennedy, Joshua Black Wilkins, and J.R. Doty. The exhibition is curated by Susan Sherrick, an independent curator based in Nashville.

JEFF JACOBSON: The Last Roll [Of Kodachrome]

 Diner, Lone Pine, California, 2009

Photograph © Jeff Jacobson

 Mt. St. Helens, Washington, 2008

 Photograph © Jeff Jacobson

 Motel 6, Kansas City, Kansas 2009

 Photograph © Jeff Jacobson

"For 35 years, photographer Jeff Jacobson has worked exclusively with Kodachrome film to create images of people and landscapes, mostly made in America, that push the boundaries of photojournalism to present a more poetic and subjective view of the world. Jacobson has described his approach to his photography as rooted in the world but having "one foot in the real world, and one foot somewhere else." His photographs, which are sometimes difficult to decipher, can be beautiful, dreamlike, theatrical, artful, meditative, or quirky, reflecting the artist's personal approach to his work."

"The work in The Last Roll was not a pre-planned concept, but rather evolved out of the blue as a result of timing. In December of 2004, Jacobson was diagnosed with cancer. He underwent chemotherapy treatment, and his life temporarily stopped. While recovering at his home in the Catskills, he was at first too weak to leave the house so he started shooting inside (something he would never have imagined doing previously), out the window, and as he regained his strength outside the house in his backyard, on the street, and by the river. After six months he took his first trip on a plane to resume photographing the rest of America."
 
"In 2009, while still working on the The Last Roll, Kodak announced that it was discontinuing the production of Kodachrome film. The last roll of the film that Jacobson had used throughout his career was processed in 2010. While grappling with his own mortality, Jacobson was working in a medium that had already ended."

"In his personal statement Jacobson writes: "A few days before Christmas, 2004, I was diagnosed with lymphoma. Some present. After each chemotherapy session I retreated to our home in the Catskills to recuperate. I began photographing around the house, as I was too sick to go anywhere else. As my strength returned, my photographic universe slowly expanded. Shortly thereafter, Kodak discontinued production of Kodachrome. I loved Kodachrome. It helped shape my photographic vision. I filled my refrigerator and wine cooler with the stuff and kept shooting. I have outlived my film. A few days before Christmas, 2010, I exposed my last roll."

"The Last Roll is Jacobson's attempt to answer his question "what do you do when you are presented with your own physical and creative mortality?" This beautiful and compelling body of photographs provides a nuanced, first person depiction of a cancer patient's changing perspectives on life, death, art and the world at-large. The colors in Jacobson's photographs of deer basked in car headlights, a lake at dusk, cranes in flight, a tree splattered with blue paint, Mt. St. Helen's, his wife looking out the window, a self portrait, are more muted than in his previous work as he moves into a deeper place of self reflection. Jacobson refers to photography as the fulcrum of his life, no matter what else is going on, and this feeling is celebrated in The Last Roll. The photographs are accompanied by a poem written by Jacobson's wife Marnie Andrews." (Courtesy of Daylight Books)

JEFF JACOBSON: THE LAST ROLL

THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK

Exhibition through June 16, 2013 

The Last Roll  

Daylight Books, 2013. Printed in Iceland by Oddi Press 

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THE CENTER FOR PHOTOGRAPHY AT WOODSTOCK
is located in upstate New York in the heart of the Catskill Mountains