m97 Gallery is pleased to present "Document / Portrait", a group exhibition with works by 12 established as well as emerging photographers living or working in China. "Document / Portrait" will open on September 4, 2007, and there will be an opening reception for the artists on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 5pm.
"Document / Portrait" is a broad look at a diverse range of photographic styles and subject matter depicting the many faces and facets of China each illustrating various aspects of modern Chinese society all through the genre of portraiture. Both urban and rural realities are explored, and traditional Chinese ethnic and cultural symbols are seen alongside documents of China's ever-expanding and often anonymous urban centers.
As a cornerstone of photography and painting, the "portrait" has always been approached by artists not only to illustrate a person's appearance, but more often to capture the intangibles of a person's spirit, sentiment, or soul. As a fundamental element of photography, the role of the photograph as a "document" allows the viewer to explore a particular person, place or issue. Working in different regions of China, each participating photographer brings a unique style and point of view focusing on various elements of China's fast-changing society. From Chengdu, Guizhou and Guangzhou to Shanghai and Beijing, "Document / Portrait" explores the many sides and many faces of modern China, at times acting as a true document of a people and a place, but more often than not also illustrating how the individual photographer views and relates to the social and cultural world that their work addresses.
CAMERA WORK is pleased to present an exhibition by American photographer Mark Laita. The exhibition will commence on February 4, 2012, and for the first time in Europe will feature the three new series Sea, Serpentine and Amaranthine with unique photographs of the most fascinating sea creatures, the most impressive serpents and ...
« I began my first self-portraits at the age of 10. My maternal grandmother was the spark for this new passion. She was the one who bought me a little red Kodak, even if I remember having to go to great lengths in order to get it. In my first snapshots, I took center stage in front of the camera. I just reproduced what I knew: fashion models. Born to a ...
Applying cultural clichés as a catalyst, the exhibition focuses on stereotypes, which has given cultural meaning to the specificities of a given region, Finland. Literally speaking Finland does not belong to the Arctic in a geographic sense, but the Finns are – as are, sa...
Le masque est le support de la puissance, la médiation entre l’être supérieur, les ancêtres et les humains.Il accompagne l’homme au limite de la vie et du surnaturel. Il met face à face les dieux, les génies et les hommes. La relation entre le photographe et le masque exige un rapport de compréhension, un...
La nouvelle exposition de Marc Le Mené à la galerie Pascal Gabert est une petite rétrospective de son travail photographique qui parcourt une trentaine d’années de création débutant par des autoportraits, des nus, des images de nuit (Paris, Rome) pour se diriger vers des images construites et imagin...
Antoine Picard développe un travail où la nature et la ville se mêlent en des formes autonomes. Dans la rue émergent des signes de réappropriation du végétal, alors que la campagne est parsemées de vestiges urbains. Il semble qu'un ordre nouveau se met en place. L'homme reste le...
La Cité présente Migrants en Guyane, Chercher la vie, une exposition de photographies de Frédéric Piantoni, réalisée en coproduction avec le Musée des cultures guyanaises. En quatre séquences thématiques - les parcours, les quartiers, l’immigration des femmes et les fro...
Après le succès remporté aux foires de photographie contemporaine Chic Art Fair et Fotofever Paris, la galerie Madé vous invite à (re)découvrir le travail d’une jeune artiste aux talents prometteurs, Maia Flore. Pour sa première exposition solo, Maia présentera la série compl&eg...
m97 Gallery is pleased to present "Document / Portrait", a group exhibition with works by 12 established as well as emerging photographers living or working in China. "Document / Portrait" will open on September 4, 2007, and there will be an opening reception for the artists on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at 5pm.
"Document / Portrait" is a broad look at a diverse range of photographic styles and subject matter depicting the many faces and facets of China each illustrating various aspects of modern Chinese society all through the genre of portraiture. Both urban and rural realities are explored, and traditional Chinese ethnic and cultural symbols are seen alongside documents of China's ever-expanding and often anonymous urban centers.
As a cornerstone of photography and painting, the "portrait" has always been approached by artists not only to illustrate a person's appearance, but more often to capture the intangibles of a person's spirit, sentiment, or soul. As a fundamental element of photography, the role of the photograph as a "document" allows the viewer to explore a particular person, place or issue. Working in different regions of China, each participating photographer brings a unique style and point of view focusing on various elements of China's fast-changing society. From Chengdu, Guizhou and Guangzhou to Shanghai and Beijing, "Document / Portrait" explores the many sides and many faces of modern China, at times acting as a true document of a people and a place, but more often than not also illustrating how the individual photographer views and relates to the social and cultural world that their work addresses.
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