Exhibition of photographs by Frederick Sommer and friends opens at the National Gallery of Art

WASHINGTON, DC.- The National Gallery of Art explores the continuities in Frederick Sommer’s varied body of work and demonstrates the influence of his friendships with fellow artists in the exhibition A World of Bonds: Frederick Sommer’s Photography and Friendships, on view in the East Building from June 16 to August 4, 2013. Drawn from the Gallery’s significant holdings, which include a major 1995 gift from the artist himself, the exhibition showcases 27 works by Sommer, Edward Weston, Max Ernst, Man Ray, Aaron [...]

Legendary photographer Irving Penn’s “Cranium Architecture” at Hamiltons Gallery

LONDON.- Hamiltons Gallery presents ‘Cranium Architecture’, an exhibition of photographs by legendary photographer Irving Penn. The largest exposition of this series for over two decades, the show offers the viewer a rare chance to see these extraordinary images en masse. ‘Cranium Architecture’ sees Penn create a beautiful, absorbing study of animal skulls from the collection of the Narodni National Museum in Prague. From gorilla to giraffe, the photographer treats each subject with fastidious equality – zooming in or moving away to ensure [...]

Jeu de Paume presents first retrospective exhibition of the artist Ahlam Shibli

PARIS.- The Jeu de Paume presents the first retrospective exhibition of the artist Ahlam Shibli (Palestine, 1970). Phantom Home brings together six photographic series that encapsulate Shibli’s investigation into different ways of understanding the word “home”. Her photographs deal with the loss of home and the fight against that loss, uprooting and social exclusion. The work of Ahlam Shibli falls within the continuity of projects at the Jeu de Paume that propose new narrative forms in the field of documentary photography, as [...]

First major exhibition devoted to history of manipulated photography before digital age opens in Houston

HOUSTON, TX.- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Faking It: Manipulated Photography before Photoshop, the first major exhibition devoted to the art of photographic manipulation before the advent of digital imagery. Featuring some 180 visually captivating photographs created between the 1840s and 1990s in the service of art, politics, news, entertainment and commerce, the exhibition offers a new perspective on the history of photography as it traces the medium’s complex and changing relationship to visual truth. The exhibition was organized [...]

Westlicht Gallery opens exhibition by Russian photographer Alexander Rodchenko

VIENNA.- Alexander Rodchenko (1891-1956) was a driving force in the Russian avant-garde and is considered one of the great innovators of photography in the first half of the 20th century. In 1924, already well-known as a painter, sculptor and graphic artist, he conquered traditional photography with the slogan “Our duty is to experiment!” Dynamic compositions, stark contrasts, unconventional angles and the use of photomontage are the defining characteristics of his photographic language. Rodchenko’s visual compositions and constructivist manifestos have been highly [...]

Exhibition presents a selection of portraits of the most influential musicians of the last decades

BERLIN.- Camera Work present the group exhibition »CAMERA WORK rocks« starting on June 8, 2013. The self-curated exhibition shows, with over 100 photographs, a selection of outstanding portraits of the most influential musicians of the last decades photographed by the most famous artists worldwide. Between self realization and self dramatization Meaningful portrait photographs can tell a life story, influence the personality and reputation in public, create or manifest an image and in the end anchor a collective awareness. A visual image correlates [...]

Landmark exhibition at the McNay Art Museum explores Norman Rockwell’s study photographs

SAN ANTONIO, TX.- Norman Rockwell: Behind the Camera is a landmark exhibition exploring in depth Rockwell’s richly detailed study photographs, commissioned by the artist as references for his iconic paintings. Organized by the Norman Rockwell Museum, this presentation reveals a rarely seen yet fundamental aspect of Rockwell’s creative process, and unveils a significant new body of Rockwell imagery in an unexpected medium. Bringing together paintings, drawings, tear sheets, magazine covers, and prints of Rockwell study photographs results in a frame-by-frame view [...]

PHotoEspaña 2013 widens its map and presents a program that includes 74 exhibitions and activities in Madrid

MADRID.- Between June 5 and July 28, PHotoEspaña 2013, the XVI edition of the international festival of photography and visual arts, presents 74 exhibitions with works by 328 artists from 42 countries and an ample selection of public and professional activities. Lanzarote, Zaragoza and Prague are added to Madrid, Cuenca, Alcalá de Henares, and Alcobendas as venues of the festival. In his last year as general curator of the festival, Gerardo Mosquera presents an exhibition program that revolves around the theme, “Body. [...]

“Death in the Making: Photographs of War by Robert Capa” opens at Atlas Gallery

LONDON.- Marking what would have been the 100th birthday of Robert Capa, the 20th Century’s most famous war photographer, London’s ATLAS Gallery has curated a diverse exhibition which celebrates his life and work. Death in the Making will not only feature images from the numerous conflicts he captured on the ground – including the civil wars of Spain and Cambodia, D-Day and The Liberation of Paris, and the First Indo-China War – but also rare printed works from Gallery Owner Ben Burdett’s private [...]

First comprehensive retrospective of Linda McCartney’s work opens at Kunst Haus Wien

VIENNA.- Kunst Haus Wien will be holding a retrospective devoted to the oeuvre of Linda McCartney, one of the most interesting photographers of the 20th century. The exhibition, which is the first comprehensive retrospective of McCartney’s works worldwide, presents a selection of her iconic photographs of sixties rock and roll, her family life and nature. It is being produced by KUNST HAUS WIEN in cooperation with Linda Enterprises Ltd. Linda McCartney, who was born Linda Eastman in 1941 in New York, had [...]

Exhibition of photographic works by ten Nigerian artists opens at Skoto Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Skoto Gallery presents a group exhibition of photographic works by ten Nigerian artists who are among a new generation of African photographers that explore unique visions, strong emotional and aesthetic perspectives to tell their own stories and challenge assumptions about the African continent. Each of the artists is widely traveled and well exposed to Western art modernism both by training and contact. Each represents a resonant voice, one that achieves it’s own distinction and clarity amidst changing realities. Their [...]

Unique: A group show of non-editioned photography opens at Von Lintel Gallery

NEW YORK, NY.- Von Lintel Gallery presents UNIQUE, a group show of non-editioned photography. Often made without negatives or a camera, the exhibited work is created with unique and diverse techniques that result in one-of-a-kind photographs. The included artists represent several generations, including Pierre Cordier and Floris Neusüss, who have been pioneers in the field of camera-less, unique photography since the 1950s. In 1956, the Belgian artist Pierre Cordier invented the chemigram, a technique that employs resists to protect areas of the [...]

Contessa Gallery announces exhibition, “Lens of a Legend: Harry Benson Photographs”

CLEVELAND, OH.- Contessa Gallery presents a one-man exhibition by the award-winning photographer Harry Benson. Arriving in America with the Beatles in 1964, Benson has spent his six-decade career photographing politicians, musicians, actors, athletes, writers, artists, soldiers, and activists. Considered the finest photographic chronicler of American pop culture, Benson has photographed every U.S. president from Eisenhower to Barack Obama. He was feet away when Bobby Kennedy was assassinated; in the room when Nixon resigned; with Martin Luther King, Jr. on the Meredith march; [...]

Robert Polidori’s Versailles premieres in Canada with never-before-seen images

MONTREAL.- Montreal-born artist Robert Polidori is one of the world’s leading architectural photographers, known for his unerring esthetic that communicates the essence of a place. His images of New Orleans, Havana and Chernobyl have captured international attention. But possibly his most renowned work is his series on Versailles, a project he worked on for 20 years after winning the exclusive contract to document the restoration of this iconic chateau. He captured a palpable sense of the subtle and the sensational; studies [...]

The Art Institute uncovers the universe next door of photographer Abelardo Morell

CHICAGO, IL.- Over the course of 25 years, Cuban-born American artist Abelardo Morell (b. 1948) has become internationally renowned for works that employ the language of photography to explore visual surprise and wonder. The Art Institute of Chicago—in association with the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, and the High Museum of Art, Atlanta—has organized a major retrospective that celebrates Morell’s inventive oeuvre. Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door, on view at the Art Institute from June 1 through September 2, 2013, [...]