Exposures

Slideluck Potshow XIV

Aperture Foundation — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:36:26 +0000

We are pleased to announce some the participating artists included in Slideluck Potshow XIV, Friday evening at Aperture Gallery:

Abelardo Morell, Alexander Gronsky, Amelie Escher, Andrew Dosunmu, Andrew Hetherington, Andrew Moore/Yancey Richardson, Birthe Piontek, Chuck Close, David Maisel, Filippo Mutani, Francois Robert, Harri Kallio, James Worrell, Jeff Harris, Jon Feinstein, Jonathan Torgovnik/MediaStorm, Jowhara AlSaud, Kent Rogowski, Lori Nix, Mathieu Laverdière, Mashid Mohadjerin, Narinda Reeders, Nora Herting, Paolo Woods, Richard Mosse, S. Billie Mandle, Sara Terry, Sarah Hughes, Sophia Wallace, Tiffany Walling & John McGarity, Todd Fisher, Vincent Laforet, Yoav Galai/100 Eyes, Yvonne Venegas, and Zack Seckler!

Tickets $10 - Click here to order or purchase at the door. Proceeds to benefit both Slideluck Potshow and Aperture Foundation.

As beverages will be provided, bring your favorite potluck dish! Also accepting canned food donations to local food drive.

Slideluck Potshow XIV:Inside Out
Friday, November 13, 7:00 pm
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

Hank Willis Thomas Talk and Book Signing at B&H

Aperture Foundation — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:15:48 +0000

Join Aperture West Prize winner Hank Willis Thomas for an Artist’s Talk at B&H in New York City, followed by a book signing of his Aperture monograph Pitch Blackness. Hank employs the language of popular culture and advertising in his work to speak explicitly about race, class and history in a way that is accessible and easy to decode. During his lecture at the B&H Event Space, he will discuss his work as an exploration of the affects of past visual culture as it intersects with our current world view - often creating correlations between African American historical challenges and the present. Come discover how Hank creates images that bring history forward with relevance to our experience of race, class and gender as conditioned by popular culture.

Click here to register for this event

Click here to purchase your copy of Pitch Blackness through Aperture
Pitch Blackness: A Look at Past and Present Visual Culture Presented by Hank Willis Thomas
Sunday, November 15, 1:00—3:00 pm

FREE

B&H Photo Video
420 Ninth Avenue, New York
(212) 239-7500

Announcing the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize Winner and Runners-Up

Aperture Foundation — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:18:00 +0000

2009 Aperture Prize-winner Alexander Gronsky, Untitled, n.d., from the series The Edge

All of us at Aperture Foundation would like to thank everyone who submitted work to the 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize. This year, Aperture’s editorial and limited-edition print departments—four staff members and three work scholars in all—reviewed over seven hundred portfolios. Our challenge was to select one top prize and five honorable mentions from this overwhelming response. Thus, we are pleased to present Alexander Gronsky’s The Edge/Pastoral as this year’s winner. Congratulations also to Keliy Anderson-Staley, Off the Grid; Alejandro Cartagena, Lost Rivers; Maureen Drennan, Meet Me in the Green Glen; Jason Hanasik, He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore; and Mark Lyon, Landscapes for the People.

Alexander Gronsky’s work, The Edge/Pastoral, will be included in next week’s Slideluck Potshow presentation at Aperture Gallery. Buy tickets now and come get a first look at this year’s Prize winner’s work!

Thank you to everyone for their ongoing support at this year’s annual Benefit & Auction 2009

Aperture Foundation — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:11:04 +0000

Aperture’s annual Benefit and Auction, held at the elegant and chic Lighthouse at Chelsea Piers on Monday, November 2, was a smashing success. This year, pictured below, Aperture honored three key players in the fine art photography community: photographer Joel Meyerowitz, gallery owner Howard Greenberg, and trustee Susana Torruella Leval. The gala was packed with artists, gallerists, curators, collectors, art patrons, and philanthropists, and all appeared to have a fabulous time. We are proud to announce this year’s event raised $500,000 to support Aperture’s publications, exhibitions, and humanities programs. Aperture would like to thank our friends and supporters within the community for their tremendous outpouring of support.

Click here to view more pictures from the Aperture Benefit and Auction.

Michael Wolf and Barbara Crane at Aperture Gallery

Aperture Foundation — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:08:49 +0000

TWO EXHIBITIONS AND EVENTS
EXPLORE PRIVATE VERSUS PUBLIC LIFE IN CHICAGO—PAST AND PRESENT

Aperture Gallery is pleased to present two simultaneous exhibitions exploring the city of Chicago from different vantage points and periods in history. While Michael Wolf’s large-scale color photographs of downtown Chicago’s buildings and their inhabitants examine public versus private space in the context of 21st-century urban life, Barbara Crane’s intimate Polaroids from the 1980s hone in on private human gestures performed in public at Chicago’s summer festivals.

Michael Wolf: Artist’s Talk and Book Signing
Tuesday, November 10, 6:30 pm

Barbara Crane and Barbara Hitchcock
in Conversation + Book Signing
Wednesday, November 11, 6:30 pm

Opening Reception with pics Fuji’s new instant cameras! :
Thursday, November 12, 6:00—8:00 pm

Exhibitions on view:
November 7, 2009—January 21, 2010

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
between 10th & 11th Avenues
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

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Meyerowitz and Philip Lopate at B&N TONIGHT plus read recent Twitterview

Aperture Foundation — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:52:51 +0000

TONIGHT Joel Meyerowitz and Philip Lopate in Conversation + Book Signing
Thursday, November 5, 7:00 pm
Barnes and Noble
150 East 86th Street
New York, New York
(212) 369-2180

A Twitterview with Joel Meyerowitz took place yesterday, November 5th, below is the transcript if you missed it!

@aperturefnd What type of camera did Joel Meyerowitz use while shooting the NYC parks?
JM: For shooting the parks I used both a Mamiya 6×7 and a 4×5 old wooden field camera.

@aperturefnd ! what have you learned from shooting the nyc parks?
JM: I learned that you can actually find wilderness within nine miles of Times Square.

@aperturefnd What was your biggest surprise working on Legacy?
JM: The biggest surprise was the Hallet Sanctuary at 59th across from the Plaza Hotel- wilderness in the heart of the city.

@aperturefnd Hi Joel, which park do you spend the most time in? Which one has been your favorite discovery while working on this project?
JM: Spent the most time at Pelham Bay in the Bronx. My fav discovery was Udalls Cove in Queens.

@aperturefnd To JM, which photographers or photographs inspired you to pursue photography?
JM: Robert Frank was my turning point and The Americans was the book that taught me the most.

@aperturefnd How do you get a key to the Hallett?
JM: I was only able to access a key to the Hallet Sanctuary because of this special project.

@aperturefnd How many raccoons did you see?
JM: I saw a mother and two baby raccoons at the bottom of Central Park last fall.

@aperturefnd : Hi Joel! Do you think your street shooting days had any impact on your approach to landscape?
JM: Yes my street shooting taught me everything I know. I’m more connected to the intricacies of landscape because of the street.

@aperturefnd Did working on your project Legacy make you feel proud to be a New Yorker?
JM: Legacy and my Ground Zero project both connected me to New York City in a deeper way.

JM: Thank you all for your inspiring questions! I’ll be signing copies of Legacy at the Barnes and Noble on 86th Street tomorrow night 7pm!

Click here to purchase your copy of Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks through Aperture

Click here to view limited-edition Legacy Portfolio

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Joel Meyerowitz Twitterview TODAY at 3pm

Aperture Foundation — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 20:30:20 +0000

Amelia’s World: Animal Affinity with Robin Schwartz

Aperture Foundation — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:24:00 +0000

This Sunday, November 8th the B&H Event Space presents Amelia’s World: Animal Affinity, a discussion from photographer Robin Schwartz. Published in Aperture’s Tiny Vices series, Amelia’s World is centered on Robin’s daughter Amelia and her tender interactions with assorted animal friends. The portraits featured in this project transcend snapshots, as Amelia’s youthful innocence allows for intimate connections with exotic creatures both domestic and wild. Robin will speak about the evolution of the work and her personal creative process.

Click here to purchase your copy of Amelia’s World through Aperture

Click here to view a limited-edition print from Robin Schwartz

Amelia’s World: Animal Affinity Presented by Robin Schwartz
Sunday, November 8, 2009 1:00—3:00 PM
B&H Photo Video
420 Ninth Avenue, New York
(212) 239-7500

B&H will also present a talk and book signing with Hank Willis Thomas:

Pitch Blackness: A Look at Past and Present Visual Culture

Sunday November 15, 1:00 pm. Details here.

Slideluck Potshow’s Submission Extended!

Aperture Foundation — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:34:50 +0000

Slideluck Potshow’s fourteenth edition to be held at Aperture Gallery Friday, November 13th has extended its submission deadline to November 4th. This show’s theme is INSIDE OUT, which could be about being on the outside or an idea of space like boundaries, architecture, etc and is curated by Aperture Editor Lesley A. Martin. All entries must be received digitally, click here to view full submission guidelines.

For this show, all guests will need to purchase $10 tickets support of both SLPS and The Aperture Foundation. Due to spatial limitations, this event will be considerably more intimate than recent NYC Slidelucks. If you are serious about securing a spot for this show, we invite you to purchase your tickets immediately!

Announcing Joel Meyerowitz Twitterview

Aperture Foundation — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:18:01 +0000

Aperture will host a live twitterview with photographer Joel Meyerowitz. Tweet your questions to @aperturefnd on Wednesday, November 4 at 4pm, and Joel will respond in 140 characters or less. Both Joel and Aperture are excited to answer questions about his latest project Legacy: The Preservation of Wilderness in New York City Parks from fans and emerging photographers around the world.