Staley-Wise Gallery presents exhibition of works from famed photographer Michael Dweck

NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of works from famed American photographer Michael Dweck will open at Staley-Wise Gallery in New York City on December 9, 2011. Timed to coincide with the international release of Dweck’s third and latest book HABANA LIBRE (Damiani editore, $65), it will feature the New York debut of photographs from HABANA LIBRE, along with rare iconic images from his previous work THE END: MONTAUK N.Y. (2004) including “Sonya Poles” and “Dave and Pam in their Caddy.” “Both ‘The End’ and ‘Habana [...]

Galleries at Art Miami see robust sales and promising leads from serious art collectors

MIAMI, FL.- Art Miami, the city’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the City of Miami, opened to the public for the first full day on Thursday, with galleries continuing to report strong sales and promising leads from serious art collectors and museums. Distinguished for its depth,diversity and quality, Art Miami presents an incredible showcase of works from internationally renowned modern and contemporary art from more than 110 international art galleries. “Attendance on the first day of Art [...]

Heather Gaudio Fine Art in New Caanan announces waterways photography exhibition

NEW CANAAN, CT.- Heather Gaudio Fine Art, a contemporary art gallery featuring paintings, sculptures, photography, and works on paper present their latest exhibition, Waterways, at their gallery located at 21 South Avenue in New Canaan, CT. The exhibition features a powerful display of works by established photographers and sculptors, who have captured the beauty and fluidity of water in each of their representations. The exhibition, which runs from November 17th through January 26th, showcases aqueous photographs by Shawna Ankenbrandt, Ethan Boisvert, [...]

Michael Dweck gets $100K from Denim Co. for illegal use of iconic “Montauk” image

NEW YORK, N.Y.- A denim designer must pay photographer Michael Dweck $100,000 for using his photograph of a nude female surfer to sell blue jeans, a federal judge ruled. Dweck sued designer Diana Amadi and her unincorporated Malibu Denim Co. in March 2010, for using his photograph “Sonya, Poles, Montauk, NY 2002″ for “advertising, promotion and sales of its jeans” since 2009. Dweck’s photograph, which depicts a young, naked woman running with a surfboard to the ocean, appeared in his first [...]

The secret life of Cuba’s creative class: photographer Michael Dweck’s allegorical narrative of seduction

NEW YORK, N.Y.- Almost immediately upon his arrival in Cuba for the first time, American photographer Michael Dweck was swept up in a cultural bohemia reminiscent of 1930’s Paris salons. His unprecedented (and unrestricted) access to this hidden society of keenly observant artists, writers, musicians and glamorous models had never before been experienced by anyone in the West and is still not acknowledged within Cuba itself. Dweck’s personal exploration of this creative class existing in a classless society, a compelling aspect [...]

Michael Dweck’s American Mermaids Opens at acte2galerie in Paris

PARIS.- Michael Dweck’s first major photographic work was published in volume form as The End: Montauk, N.Y., in 2004, and was featured in several exhibitions and art fairs that year. The work portrays the old fishing community of Montauk and its surfing subculture. It is an evocation of a real-world paradise lost: the paradise of summer, youth, and erotic possibility, and of community and camaraderie in a perfect setting. Blending nostalgia, fantasy, and documentation the photographs present a compelling portrait [...]