I know, I know. A late gallery opening post. 3 openings tonight.
First up is The Year in Pictures at Danziger Projects. The exhibition is comprised of works by photographers that gallery owner James Danziger has mentioned on his blog The Year in Pictures.
Thomas Bangsted
Artists included are:
Jowhara AlSaud, Chan-Hyo Bae, Thomas Bangsted, Mandy Corrado, Stephen Gill, Joseph Holmes, Alejandra Laviada, Greg Miller, David Schoerner, Patrick Smith, Tommy Ton, Scout Tufankjian, Oliver Warden, Katherine Wolkoff, Tsukasa Yokozawa.
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Then there is a thesis exhibition for 11 of the BFA student at NYU’s Department of Photographing & Imaging. The program is run by Fred Ritchin so I would expect some interesting, thoughtful work to be on display.
Taylor Poulin
Kat Ching revisits happenstance moments of appreciation; Sara Feinstein reinterprets and modernizes the paintings of Alphonse Mucha, bringing the visual ideals of art nouveau into a digital medium; Seth Mroczka’s photographs represent unguarded interactions and moments of reverie; Taylor Poulin exhibits zone-plate camera photographs of representations of female deities; Erica Tashiro portrays children who have travelled in time to experience moments of adulthood; César Vega exhibits a selection of images from his American series. Also included in the exhibition are Mike Bump, Garrett Chang, Katie Frank, Amanda Mauro, and Caitlin Saunders.
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And last but certainly not least is a show of work by two photo collectives: Luceo Images and MJR at 25CPW:
Make Do
The role of the documentary photographer has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. No longer emblazoned in funding and dispatched to remote surroundings adjacent to ‘the action’, the photojournalist must now explore their own environment. This exploration of the familiar is perhaps what best aligns the two photography collectives of MJR and LUCEO. Issue One of Make-Do captures the cultural struggle within America as it embraces a ‘new’ era of change while desperately clinging to that which made it solid. Among the degradation and disarray, there are traditions, habits and memories that call out to be salvaged. What you will witness is a dialogue between the America that was and the America that is now. For those working outside of America the same theme pervades. This collection documents the youthful and local meanderings of each photographer. While each series is strikingly different to the next, what remains ubiquitous is a sense of stoicism in the face of an inescapable and united collapse. This subject of human resilience is not uncommon to photojournalism, but it is never cumbersome, nor can be disregarded due to the warmth and significance it emanates. These are everyday, fleeting moments, often stumbled upon, now marked in print.
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Danziger Projects
6-8pm
534 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
NYU BFA Department of Photography & Imaging
6-8pm
721 Broadway, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10003
25CPW
6-10pm
25 Central Park West (@ 62nd Street)
New York, NY 10023
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