Mercredi 12 Novembre 2014 18:16:12 par actuphoto dans Expositions

Finally ! A retrospective of Martin Schoeller's work will be exhibited at the Hasted Kraeutler Gallery beginning November 13, 2014 and running through January 3, 2015.
The exhibition includes a range of images of varying scale that Schoeller made over the past decade and a half, all of which confirm his position as a maestro of his craft. Viewed cumulatively in both black-and-white and color, the photographs on view prove that he has more than earned his reputation as today’s preeminent portraitist, consistently capturing characters we think we know in ways we couldn’t predict.

His method, he has explained, involves taking many, many photographs until he manages to catch his subject at an honest moment, ideally when his or her guard is down—thereby exposing in them something viewers would not otherwise witness. “The pictures that survive over the years,” he has said, “are ones where you see something of somebody that they normally wouldn’t share so easily.” Portraits brings that mantra to life, exhibiting striking examples of the artist’s signature compositional imagination alongside the wry wit that has always animated his work. Whether political leaders, Hollywood stars, business entrepreneurs, or contemporary music royalty, from Jack Nicholson, Cate Blanchett, and Angelina Jolie to president Barack Obama, Schoeller’s mesmerizing portraits are as daring as they are exacting, playful, and precise.

There's more too: the exhibition will coincide with the release of Portraits (teNeues, 2014), a monumental monograph spanning 15 years of his illustrious career. Featuring a written introduction by Jeff Koons, the latest monograph is a cause for celebration and a true milestone moment for the artist.

© Martin Schoeller



© Martin Schoeller



© Martin Schoeller



© Martin Schoeller

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