Janet Borden, Inc. is pleased to announce TINA BARNEY/SILVER SUMMERS, the long-awaited exhibition of black and white photographs by TINA BARNEY.
Concurrent with her extraordinarily nuanced color photographs, Barney has been photographing her subjects in black and white for the past twelve years. Still using a large format camera, she now translates the scenes into graphic tones of white and black. These are not just de-colored images; for Barney, they are an examination of another way of photographing.
The vagaries of scale are more visible in these pieces. What's large is writ small--people are dwarfed by their surroundings or dominate their space. Playing with scale, Barney makes a mannequin head and a baby seem interchangeable. A woman looms over her hapless barbecue, and a young man floats in his space. The...
Janet Borden Inc is please to present "Summer Salad", a group exhibition that spans new still life pieces by Donald Sultan, an unusual portrait of a miniature donkey Mary Ellen Mark , and vintage works by Martin Parr and Tina Barney.
The resulting blend of photographic styles and print sizes is indeed a mix. It's a fresh selection of crisp varietals, and heirloom pieces, tossed together.
A rare classic Robert Cumming conceptual image from 1982, Watermelon and Chair, sets the tone of the show. It’s a lighthearted exhibition, but serious photography.
© Robert Cumming, 1982
The exhibition will continue through July, pause for August, and continue through September 10.
© John Hinde Photographic. 'Our True Intent is al...
HASTED HUNT KRAEUTLER is pleased to announce Great Photographs of the 20th Century: Staged and Startled. The gallery will be exhibiting a selection of rare and sought after photographs lent from numerous private collections representing some of the most important photographers of the last 100 years.
The title Staged and Startled refers to the various processes artists use in achieving their final images including lighting, setting, equipment and planning, or conversely, deliberate eschewal of preparation. The opportunity to compare these works side by side reveals the individuality of the century's most iconic photographers. The exhibition spans from the premeditated studio portraits of artists such as Richard Avedon and Irving Penn to the spontaneous street photographs of such masters as Robert Frank and Lee Friedla...