The Dawn of Photography: French Daguerreotypes, 1839–1855
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City
September 23, 2003–January 4, 2004
This exhibition of some 175 works from the dawn of the photographic era is the first major survey of French daguerreotypes—magically detailed, one-of-a-kind images on silver-plated sheets of copper. For more detail visit the Met's web site.
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reviewed for photo.net by Michael H. Reichmann
Date: November 2, 2002
50 Years in the Making
Hasselblad is one of the most venerable names in photography. For more than 50 years it has designed and manufactured a series of 6X6cm (2 ¼ inches square) cameras that have essentially defined the format. From fashion photographers to astronauts, a Hasselblad camera has been a professional tool of the first caliber.
Why have Hasselblads developed such a firm foothold in the minds and camera bags of so many professionals? Certainly they are not without problems. Hasselblads break about as often as other cameras, given the use and abuse of many pros.
One reason has been marketing. Hasselblad, especially in the US market, has done an excellent job of positioning its products. How many other cameras have gone to the moon? Another reason has been the lenses. Zeiss optics have a reputation second to none, and those for the Hasselblad series of cameras are exemplary.
But as Dylan reminds us, the times they are a changing. With the exception of the Hasselblad XPan, which is designed and built by Fuji and marketed by Hasselblad everywhere in the world except Japan (more on this in a while), two things have defined Hasselblad and its products: the cameras are designed primarily for 2 ¼ square format and feature manual focus. While every other maker of 35mm and medium format cameras has embraced autofocus (even Contax), Hasselblad alone has resisted the siren call.
The article can be read in its entirety here, on the photo.net site.
In 1964, a year after the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, photographer Garry Winogrand got in his car and began a cross-country odyssey to gauge the mood of America. A superpower at a cultural crossroads, the country was linked by mass consumerism and television yet remained a quirky frontier nation. Against the backdrop of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement, Winogrand documented the United States with his characteristic appetite for life and eye for humor shooting on the beach, at state fairs and stock shows, at roadside tourist attractions and big-league sporting events creating what fellow photographer Tod Papageorge has called the most accessible body of pictures he ever made. The exhibition Winogrand 1964, on view at the International Center of Photography (1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street) from September 13 through December 1, 2002, presents over 150 photographs that reveal a watershed year both for this critical photographer and for the American culture he considered. Drawn from the photographer's own archive, these rare vintage prints including many newly discovered images rewrite our understanding of Winogrand's photography and his place in the mediumís history. In addition, Winogrand's embrace of color photography is explored for the first time in modern prints made from his original Kodachrome slides.
Garry Winogrand (1928-1984) was a native New Yorker whose photography of public life epitomized the pulse and complexity of the urban scene after World War II. His seemingly casual, snapshotlike photographs embody the pulsing character of the 1960s, and were crucial to the advent of a new form of street photography. Winogrand's photographs have been celebrated in hundreds of international publications and museum collections, including three monographs produced by the Museum of Modern Art, and the provocative tribute "Women Are Beautiful." Despite Winogrand's inevitable identification with New York City, many of his most iconic and memorable images were made outside his hometown, especially in California and Texas. "I look at the pictures I have done up to now," he wrote in 1963, "and they make me feel that who we are and what we feel and what is to become of us just doesn't matter. I cannot accept my conclusions, and so I must continue this photographic investigation further and further." So, in 1964, with the support of the first of three Guggenheim fellowships, he traveled for four months to fourteen states and recorded an America in transition. While expanding his earlier explorations of street photography, Winogrand also managed to produce a brilliant on-the-road aesthetic. Photographing obliquely and through car windshields, he honed the off-handed yet precise style that became his hallmark. On this single trip across the country, Winogrand made some of his most famous photographs, many of which were shown in the Museum of Modern Art's pivotal 1967 exhibition "New Documents." With this body of images, the direction of his later work was established, and Winogrand became recognized as a key photographic interpreter of the 1960s.
Richard Avedon: Portraits
September 26, 2002–January 5, 2003
Special Exhibition Galleries, The Tisch Galleries, 2nd floor
Although Richard Avedon first earned his reputation as a fashion photographer, his greatest achievement has been his stunning reinvention of the genre of photographic portraiture. Featuring approximately 180 works, this exhibition will span the artist’s entire career, from his earliest portraits in the late 1940s through his most recent work. At the core of the installation will be a powerful group of portraits of many of the key artistic, intellectual, and political figures from the late 1950s through the early 1970s, including several large murals, perhaps the grandest photographic portraits ever staged. Also featured will be boldly scaled photographs from the ambitious series "In the American West" and a poignant sequence of portraits of the artist’s father taken shortly before his death. Avedon’s portraits of artists and intellectuals of the last 20 years, including John Cheever, Roy Lichtenstein, and Harold Bloom, complete this artist’s collection of individuals who have shaped our world.
The Center for Creative Photography (CCP) at the University of Arizona. CCP is an archive, museum, and research center dedicated to photography as an art form and cultural record. CCP’s vast collection includes more archives and individual works by 20th-century North American photographers than any other museum in the nation.
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Apex Art 291 Church
St 10013, 212/431-5270, fax 212/431-4447, info@apexart.org
Artists Space 38 Greene St 3rd fl 10013, 212/226-3970, fax 212/966-1434, artspace@artistsspace.org
June Bateman 560 Broadway Ste 309, New York 10012 tel/fax 212/925-7951, batemandavis@aol.com
Janet Borden 560 Broadway Ste 601, 10012, 212/431-0166, fax 212/274-1679, mail@janetbordeninc.com
Camera Club of New York 853 Broadway 2nd fl, 10003, 212/260-7077, fax 212/260-9927,
ccny@interport.org
Edward Carter Gallery 560 Broadway Ste 406, 10012, 212/966-1933, fax 212/966-2145,
eglcarter@yahoo.com
Cooper Classics Collection 137 Perry St 10014, 212/929-3909, fax 212/633-6952
E 3 47 E 3rd St 10003, 212/982-0882, art@e3gallery.com
Egizio'sProject 596 Broadway Ste 406, 10012, 212/226-0806, fax 212/226-4561, egiziop@aol.com
Exhibit A 160 Mercer St 10012, 212/343-0230, fax 212/343-0795, exhibitasoho@aol.com
Eyestorm 60 Mercer St 10013, 212/226-1000, fax 212/334-6426, newyork.showroom@eyestorm.com
Fourth Street Photo 67 E 4th St 10003, tel/fax 212/673-1021, photo_direct@hotmail.com
Gallery 292 120 Wooster St 2nd fl, 10012, 212/431-0292, fax 212/941-7479
Monique Goldstrom 560 Broadway #303, 10012, 212/941-9175, fax 212/274-8650,
info@moniquegoldstrom.com
Howard Greenberg 120 Wooster St 2nd fl, 10012, 212/334-0010, fax 212/941-7479,
clientservices@howardgreenberg.com
Grey 100 Washington Square East 10003, 212/998-6780, fax 212/995-4024, greygallery@nyu.edu
O.K. Harris Works of Art 383 W Broadway 10012, 212/431-3600, fax 212/925-4797, okharris@okharris.com
Kent 67 Prince St 10012, 212/966-4500, fax 212/966-7820, kent@kentgallery.com
LEICA Gallery 670 Broadway 5th fl, 10012, 212/777-3051, fax 212/777-6960, LeicaPhoto@aol.com
Kagan Martos 515 Broadway #5BF, 10012, 212/343-4293, fax 343-4292, info@kaganmartos.com
ARIEL MEYEROWITZ 580 Broadway #1203, 10012, 212/625-3434, fax 212/625-3322, arielmeyerowitz@aol.com
The Museum for African Art 593 Broadway 10012, 212/966-1313, fax 212/966-1432
Museum of Jewish Heritage 18 First Place, Battery Park City 10004, 212/509-6130,
exhibitions@mjhnycorg
National Museum of the American Indian 1 Bowling Green 10004, 212/514-3700, fax 212/514-3800,
nmai@si.edu
Phoenix 568 Broadway #607, 10012, 212/226-8711, fax 212/343-7303, info@phoenix-gallery.com
Robin Rice 325 W 11th St 10014, 212/366-6660, fax 212/366-6664, rrice@nystyle.com
SOHO Photo 15 White St 10013, 212/226-8571
SOHO Triad Fine Arts 107 Grand St 10013, 212/965-9500, fax 212/965-0537, sohotriad@msn.com
Staley-Wise 560 Broadway Ste 305 10012, 212/966-6223, fax 212/966-6293, photo@staleywise.com
Sterilemind 230 Mulberry St 10012, 212/941-6767, fax 212/941-6244, liesl@sterilemind.com
Swiss Institute 495 Broadway 10012, 212/925-2035, fax 212/925-2040, info@swissinstitute.net
Chelsea
Alexander & Bonin 132 Tenth Ave 10011, 212/367-7474, fax 212/367-7337, gallery@alexanderandbonin.com
Aperture 20 E 23rd St 10010, 212/505-5555, fax 212/979-7759, gallery@aperture.org
B & B International 601 W 26th St 10001, 212/243-0840, fax 212/645-5029,
bbgallery@aol.com
Denise Bibro Fine Art 529 W 20th St 10011, 212/647-7030, fax 212/647-7031,
bibro@aol.com
Chambers Fine Art 210 Eleventh Ave 2nd fl 10001, 212/414-1169, fax 212/414-1192,
cfa@chambersfineart.com
Cheim & Read 547 W 25th St 10001, 212/242-7727, fax 212/242-7737, gallery@cheimread.com
Paula Cooper Gallery 521 W 21st St 10011, 212/255-1105, fax 212/255-5156
CRG Gallery 535 W 22nd St 10011, 212/229-2766, fax 212/229-2788, crggallery@aol.com
Cristinerose 529 W 20th St 2nd fl, 10011, 212/206-0297, fax 212/206-8494, crgallery@aol.com
De Chiara Gallery
521 W 26th St 10001, 212/967-6007, fax 212/967-1604, office@dechiaragallery.com
Dee Glasoe 545 W 20th St 10011, 212/924-7545, fax 212/924-7671, deeglasoe@aol.com
DIA Center for the Arts 548 W 22nd St 10011, 212/989-5566, fax 212/989-4055, info@diacenter.org
Thomas Erben 516 W 20th St 10011, 212/645-8701, fax 212/941-4158, info@thomaserben.com
Kim Foster529 W 20th St 10011, tel/fax 212/229-0044, kimfoster1@hotmail.com
Gale-Martin 134 Tenth Ave 10011, 646/638-2525, fax 646/486-7457
Gorney Bravin & Lee 534 W 26th St 10001, 212/352-8372, fax 212/352-8374, info@gblgallery.com
Casey Kaplan 10-6 416 W 14th St 10014, 212/645-7335, fax 212/645-7835, caseykaplan@aol.com
Kennedyboeskyphotographs.com 535 W 22nd St 2nd fl 10011, 212/741-0963, fax 212/680-9897, info@kennedyboeskyphotographs.com
Klotz/Sirmon 511 W 25th St 7th fl 10001, 212/741-4764, fax 212/741-4760, klotz@photocollect.com
Andrew Kreps 516 W 20th St 10011, 212/741-8849,
fax 212/741-8163, contact@andrewkreps.com
Luhring Augustine 531 W 24th St 10011, 212/206-9100, fax 212/206-9055, info@luhringaugustine.com
M.Y. Art Prospects 135 W 29th St 10th fl 10001, 212/268-7132, fax 212/268-7147,
myartpro@aol.com
Robert Mann 210 Eleventh Ave 10th fl, 10001, 212/989-7600, fax 212/989-2947, mail@robertmann.com
Marvelli Gallery 526 W 26th St 2nd fl 10001, 212/627-3363, fax 212/627-3368,
info@marvelligallery.com
Bill Maynes 529 W 20th St 8th fl, 10011, 212/741-3318, fax 212/741-3238, bill.maynes@verizon.net
Robert Miller Gallery 524 W 26th St, 10001, 212/366-4774, fax 212/366-4454,
rmg@robertmillergallery.com
Yossi Milo 552 W 24th St 3rd fl, 10011, 212/414-0370, fax 212/414-0371, info@yossimilogallery.com
Modern Culture at the Gershwin Hotel 3 E 27th St 10016, 212/213-8289, fax 212/213-8743, modcult@bway.net
Paul Morris Gallery 465 W 23rd St 10011, 212/727-2752, fax 212/206-7351, info@paulmorrisgallery.com
Sarah Morthland Gallery 511 W 25th St, Ste 709, 10001, 212/242-7767, fax 212/242-7799
Museum at F.I.T. Seventh Ave @ 27th St 10001, 212/217-5800, musinfo@fitsuny.edu
New Century Artists 530 W 25th St Ste 406, 10001, 212/367-7072, newcenturyartists@msn.com
Anina Nosei 530 W 22nd St 10011, 212/741-8695, fax 212/741-2379
Postmasters 459 W 19th St 10011, 212/727-3323, fax 212/229-2829, postmasters@thing.net
Ricco/Maresca 529 W 20th St, 3rd fl, 10011, 212/627-4819, fax 212/627-5117, shasted@riccomaresca.com
Yancey Richardson 535 W 22nd St 3rd fl 10011, 646/230-9610, fax 646/230-6131,
info@yanceyrichardson.com
Paulrogers/9W 529 W 20th St 9th fl 10011, 212/414-9810, fax 212/414-9844, info@paulrodgers9w.com
Julie Saul 535 W 22nd St 6th fl, 10011, 212/627-2410, fax 212/627-2411, mail@saulgallery.com
Senior and Shopmaker 21 E 26th St 10010, 212/213-6767, fax 212/213-4801, gallery@seniorandshopmaker.com
Sepia International 148 W 24th St 11th fl, 10011, 212/645-9444, fax 212/645-9449, ealkazi@interport.net
Silverstein Gallery 520 W 21st St 10011, 212/929-4300, fax 212/929-7902, info@silversteingallery.com
Bruce Silverstein 504 W 22nd St 10011, 212/627-3930, fax 212/691-5509, inquiries@brucesilverstein.com
John Stevenson 338 W 23rd St 10011, 212/352-0070, fax 212/741-6449, mail@johnstevenson-gallery.com
Frederieke Taylor 535 W 22nd St 6th fl 10011, 646/230-0992, fax 646/230-0994, info@frederieketaylorgallery.com
Team Gallery 527 W 26th St 10001, 212/279-9219, fax 212/279-9220, office@teamgal.com
Leslie Tonkonow 535 W 22nd St 6th fl 10011, 212/255-8450, fax 212/414-8744, lt@tonkonow.com
Henry Urback Architecture 526 W 26th St 10th fl 10001, 212/627-0974, fax 212/645-7222, hua@huagallery.com
Von Lintel Gallery 555 W 25th St 10001, 212/242-0599, fax 212/242-0803, gallery@vonlintel.com
World Fine Art 511 W 25th St 8th fl 10001, 646/336-1677, fax 646/995-2993, info@worldfineart.com
Midtown/57TH Street
A Space Gallery 320 W 37th St #1201, 10018, 917/776-0772, lisang@aspacegallery.com
Gallery@49 322 W 49th St 10019, 212/767-0855, fax 212/664-1534, info@gallery49.com
Grant Selwyn Fine Art 37 W 57th St 10019, 212/755-0434, fax 212/759-9039
Edwynn Houk Gallery 745 Fifth Ave 10151, 212/750-7070, fax 212/688-4848, info@houkgallery.com
International Center of Photography-Midtown 1133 Ave of Americas 10036, 212/857-0000, fax 212/857-0090,
info@ icp.org
Laumont Editions 333 W 52nd St 10019, 212/664-0594, fax 212/664-0684, plaumont@aol.com
Eart McGrath 20 W 57th St 3rd fl 10019, 212/956-3366, fax 212/956-6761
Laurence Miller Gallery 20 W 57th St 3rd fl, 10019, 212/397-3930, fax 212/397-3932,
lmg@laurencemillergallery.com
The Museum of Modern Art
11 W 53rd St 10019, 212/708-9400, fax 212/708-9889
Newseum/NY 580 Madison Ave 10022, 212/317-7503, fax 212/317-7578
Pace/Macgill 32 E 57th St 9th fl, 10022, 212/759-7999, fax 212/759-8964, info@pacemacgill.com
Show Walls 1133 Sixth Avenue 10036, 212/420-1238, Mon-Fri 8:30-6. elsafoto@sover.net
ZABRISKIE 41 E 57th St, 4th fl, 10022, 212/752-1223, fax 212/752-1224, vzny@zabriskiegallery.com
UPTOWN
An American Space 1305 Madison Ave 10128, 212/426-2879, anamspace@aol.com
Asia Society and Museum 725 Park Ave 10021, 212/288-6400, fax 212/517-8315
Bonni Benrubi 52 E 76th St 10021, 212/517-3766, fax 212/288-7815, benrubi@bonnibenrubi.com
Cook Fine Art1063 Madison Ave 10028, 212/737-3550, fax 212/737-3440, artabazus@cookfineart.net
International Center of Photography 1130 Fifth Ave 10128, 212/860-1777, fax 212/360-6490
Keith De Lellis
47 E 68th St 10021, 212/327-1482, fax 212/327-1492, defoto@earthlink.net
Janos Gat 1100 Madison Ave 10028, 212/327-0441, fax 212/327-0442
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Fifth Ave & 82nd St 10028, 212/535-7710, fax 212/472-2764, communications@metmuseum.org
Museum of the City of New York Fifth Ave & 103rd St 10029, 212/534-1672, fax 212/423-0758,
mcny@mcny.org
New York Historical Society 2 W 77th St 10024, 212/873-3400, fax 212/874-8706, webmaster@nyhistory.org
ROTH HOROWITZ 160a E 70th St 10021, 212/717-9067, fax 212/717-9575,
rothhorowitz@earthlink.net
The Project427 W 126th St 10027, 212/662-8610, fax 212/662-2800, mail@elproyecto.com
Skarstedt Fine Art 1018 Madison 3rd fl 10021, 212/737-2060, fax 212/737-4171, info@skarstedt.com
Suite 106 242 W 76th St 10023, 212/362-1006 ext 106, info@suite106.com
Throckmorton Fine Art 153 E 61st St 10021, 212/223-1059, fax 212/223-1937, throckmorton@earthlink.net
Wallach Art Gallery Columbia University, Schermerhorn Hall, 116th St & Broadway 10027, 212/854-7288, fax 212/854-7800
Whitney Museum of American Art 945 Madison Ave 10021, 212/570-3676