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Friday, April 6, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Alex Prager – “Compulsion” (LA, NY, London)Coming up soon in New York (April 5), Los Angeles (April 7) , and London (April 12), Alex Prager’s show Compulsion will be opening in all three cities, one after another in rapid succession. Yancey Richardson Gallery (NY), M+B (LA), and Michael Hoppen Contemporary (LDN)
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| Alex Prager |
Coming up soon in New York (April 5), Los Angeles (April 7) , and London (April 12), Alex Prager’sshow Compulsion will be opening in all three cities, one after another in rapid succession. Yancey Richardson Gallery (NY), M+B (LA), and Michael Hoppen Contemporary (LDN), will all be hosting a selection of color photographs inspired by the work of Weegee and Enrique Metinidesand films such as Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou. Also on display will be the LA-based artist’s new short film, La Petite Mort, with accompanying film stills.
Check out a trailer for the short film after the jump…
ALEX PRAGER
COMPULSION
April 7 - May 12, 2012
Artist's Opening Reception
Saturday, April 7 from 6-8 PM
M+B is pleased to present Compulsion, an exhibition of new work by contemporary artist Alex Prager. The exhibition will feature a selection of color photographs from the series, as well as the artist’s new short film, La Petite Mort, with accompanying film stills. The exhibition will be shown simultaneously in Los Angeles, New York and London. Compulsion runs from April 7 through May 12, 2012, with an opening reception for the artist on Saturday, April 7 from 6 to 8 pm.
MoMA curator Roxana Marcoci has described Prager’s work as “intentionally loaded,” saying “it reminds me of silent movies — there is something pregnant, about to happen, a mix of desire and angst.” Prager’s new work furthers her exploration of subversive narratives through the construction of “scenes” inspired by media tragedies and paired with emotive close-ups of eyes. The eyes, whether interpreted as belonging to the viewer or the subject, operate as a mode of investigation — an aid to decoding the scenes and implicating the viewer by provoking an emotional response.
Inspired by the photography of Weegee and Enrique Metinides and films such as Metropolis and Un Chien Andalou, Compulsion confirms Prager’s vivid cinematic aesthetic. Unlike her previous work, however, the protagonists now remain anonymous and distant. Prager’s new series investigates the complexity of observation within a society inundated by compulsive spectators, as well as the recurrent discourse in photography—that “meaning” is often derived from a multiplicity of gazes.
In addition to provocative juxtapositions, Prager manipulates the scenes through her choice of cropping, continually interrogating the truth content within photography — a trope as old as the medium itself. As artist John Baldessari has noted: “For most of us photography stands for the truth, but a good artist can make a harder truth by manipulating forms . . . It fascinates me how [one] can manipulate the truth so easily by the way [you] juxtapose opposites or crop the image or take it out of context.” Prager’s altered and manufactured scenes, in conjunction with the evocative eyes remove the images from their original context and allow them to acquire new associations.
In her new short film, La Petite Mort, starring French actress Judith Godrèche, Prager navigates the mysteries of death through a woman experiencing the boundaries of her body and those of this world. Prager’s La Petite Mort (which literally translates to “the little death,” but is a common French expression for an orgasm) declares that “the act of dying and the act of transcendent love are two experiences cut from the same cloth — the former a grand exit, and the latter a slow escape. Indeed, many of the world’s greatest poets have long considered a passionate interlude as man’s closest moment to seeing god.” The film features music by composer Ali Helnwein and Director of Photography Matthew Libatique (Black Swan, Iron Man, Requiem for a Dream).
Born in 1979, Alex Prager is a self-taught photographer who lives in Los Angeles, California. Featured in MoMA’s New Photography 2010, Prager’s work has been exhibited at institutions worldwide. Additionally, her photographs are in the permanent collection of several major museums, including the Museum of Modern Art (New York), the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Moderna Museet (Stockholm). Her work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times Magazine, Vogue, W Magazine and Art in America.
For further information, please contact Shannon Richardson at 310 550 0050, shannon@mbart.com, or visit our website www.mbart.com.
Tuesday, April 3, 2012
29 x 29 - SVA Limited Portfolio & Exhibition- Opening 4/19/12- Bruce Sliverstein Gallery
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Friday, March 30, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Highlights from AIPAD 2012
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Tim Hetherington (American and British, 1970-2011) Untitled, Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 2008 Digital C-print 51 1/2" x 36 1/2” (130.81 x 92.71 cm) Edition of 18 + 4 Artist’s Proofs $7,500 Courtesy of Yossi Milo Gallery |
Here are some highlights from AIPAD. While I admired and salivated over the classic and legendary photography that the fair is mostly known for, I wanted to focus on the newest works by up and coming photographers.
In my opinion Yossi Milo Gallery has one of the strongest if not, best gallery booth of the entire fair. All the work in it was so fresh, strong and highly contemporary. The booth is right at the entrance and it is a great prelude of what the AIPAD fair is offering this year. The works of Lise Sarfati, Pieter Hugo, Doug Rickard and the late Tim Hetherington are a true and profound photographic expression of our most current living times. Bravo!
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Lise Sarfati (French, b. 1958) From the series On Hollywood Zee, Fairfax & Willoughby, 2010 Chromogenic Print 22 1/4” x 30 1/4” (56.5 x 77 cm) Edition of 5 + 1 Artist’s Proof $6,600 |
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Doug Rickard (American, b. 1968) From the series A New American Picture #39.177833, Baltimore, MD. 2008, 2011 Archival Pigment Print 21” x 33 1/2” (53.35 x 85.09 cm) Edition of 7 + 3 Artist’s Proofs $4,500 |
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Matthew Brandt1606921380602012 Winterfresh on paper signed and dated verso 30 x 40 inches unique |
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CHIP SIMONECamel Bubbles, Atlanta, 2005Courtesy of Jackson Fine Art |
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CHIP SIMONEMidway in the Rain, Atlanta, 2004Courtesy of Jackson Fine Art |
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| Olive & Market Street, 2012 Julie Blackmoon Courtesy of Robert Mann Gallery |
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| Nadine Rovner Julie, 2007 Archival Pigment Print Courtesy of 339 Gallery |
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| Idilios Marta Saul Courtesy of paul Kopeikin Gallery |
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Justine Reyes Still life with Chicken Game & Flowers, 2009 chromogenic print 16 x 20", edition of 10 Courtesy of Julie Saul Gallery |
At Andrea Meislin Gallery, the work of Michal Chelbin dominates the walls and commands attention. I saw this photo very small a year ago and this time is a must see and own. Love it!
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| Michal Chelbin Stas, Juvenile Prison, 2009 Courtesy of Andrea Meislin Gallery |
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| Philip-Lorca diCorciaJuliet Ms. Muse 2004 |
AIPAD - The AIPAD Photography Show New York
www.aipad.com/photoshow/
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Gazed Upon-Curated by Amy Elkins @ Ampersand Gallery 3/26/12
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| Cara Phillips |
Our former New Yorker, dear friend, curator and great photographer , Amy Elkins is creating new waves on the West Coast of Portland, Oregon. Being a person of many hats this time, Amy puts on the curator hat back on to create a great group show called'' Gazed Upon''. If you are in the area go and see this group show with the likes of one of my most favorites, Cara Phillips , Stacey Tyrell and Jen Davis . The show book essay was written by the new Aperture prize 2012 winner, Sarah Palmer.
For those like us truly that can make it , they show will be available @ the newly curators site Photo- Gallerino where Amy Elkins own work has been already featured.
Go and see it!!
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| Stacey Tyrell |
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| Jen Davis |
GAZED UPON
Curated by Amy Elkins
Work by Jen Davis, Cara Phillips & Stacey Tyrell
Essay by photographer & writer Sarah Palmer.
March 29 to April 24, 2012
Opening Reception on March 29, 6 to 10PM
Ampersand is pleased to present an exhibition of photographs curated by photographer Amy Elkins, whose work has been exhibited both nationally & internationally & is represented by
Yancy Richardson Gallery in New York. In addition to her work as a photographer, Elkins is co-founder, along with Cara Philips, of Women in Photography (wipnyc.org), a platform for showcasing both established and emerging women photographers. With Gazed Upon, Elkins brings to Ampersand the work of three women photographers, each of whom investigates representations of female beauty & self identity.
Please read more show information here: http://www.ampersandvintage.com/Ampersand_Vintage/Amy_Elkins_-_Gazed_Upon_-_April_2012.html
Friday, March 16, 2012
Monday, March 12, 2012
Harlem Arts Festival- Kickstarter- Contribute!
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| ''Salon De Belleza'' 2011 Harlem, NYC. © Ruben Natal- San Miguel |
Please contribute to the Kickstarter of Harlem Arts Festival . Only 6 days left and they are very close to the goal . Also, if you look, the 3 first bigger $1,000.00 donors, will get a limted edition photograph of 1/3 by Ruben Natal-San Miguel. Just saying... ;)
Please click link: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1373599076/the-harlem-arts-festival/
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