NEW YORK, NY.- One of the most famous and sombre images of the 20th century is for auction at Bonhams Madison Avenue New York on 9 December. Hours after the assassination of John Kennedy, Vice President Lyndon B Johnson raises his hand to be sworn in a…
Epic, Dramatic and, Above All, Cinematic Photographs by David Drevin at Camera Work
BERLIN.- CAMERA WORK presents David Drebin’s new photographs, some of which originated in Berlin, from November 27, 2010, on. At the opening of the exhibition, his new illustrated book, “The Morning After,” published by teNeues, was presented exclusive…
Author William Faulkner and Photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson Return to Mississippi
JACKSON, MISS. (AP).- Two photographs pairing artistic giants of the 20th century— author William Faulkner and photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson — are coming back home to Mississippi. The portraits of Faulkner were shot by the French photojo…
Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney Presents Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life 1990-2005
SYDNEY.- The Museum of Contemporary Art and Events NSW present the exhibition Annie Leibovitz: A Photographer’s Life 1990–2005. The exhibition opened at the Museum of Contemporary Art on 19 November following a record-breaking tour in the US …
Exhibition at Bauhaus Dessau Marks the 100th Birthday of Bauhaus Student Kurt Kranz
DESSAU.- The Bauhaus Dessau dedicates a comprehensive exhibition to the painter, graphic designer and photographer Kurt Kranz to mark his 100th birthday. In 1930, the then twenty-year-old lithographer came from Bielefeld to study at the Bauhaus Dessau,…
Contemporary Photographer Sally Mann’s The Flesh and The Spirit at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
RICHMOND, VA.- One of the first major presentations in the United States of the bold work of contemporary photographer Sally Mann opened at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA) on November 13, 2010. Exclusive to Richmond, the exhibition will continu…
80 Previously Unseen Works by Stephen Shore in First Exhibition in Berlin at Sprüth Magers
BERLIN.- Sprüth Magers Berlin presents work by Stephen Shore in his first solo show in Berlin for over 15 years. The exhibition will feature 80 previously unseen works from the series Uncommon Places, in addition to a number of pages from his seminal …
Photographer Mick Rock’s Images that Defined Rock n’ Roll on View at Idea Generation Gallery
LONDON.- Celebrated as ‘The Man Who Shot the 70s’, Mick Rock’s images define rock n’ roll. Rock launched his career in 1972 with his portrait of an unknown David Bowie and spent the next four decades capturing the most fascinating a…
A Photographic Lovesong to the Modern Woman by Garry Winogrand at Camera Work
BERLIN.- Camera Work presents in the context of the fourth European Month of Photography the legendary series ‘Women are beautiful‘ from Garry Winogrand, Often regarded as the founder of ‘street photography’, the American Garry Win…
LACMA Presents Most Comprehensive U.S. Retrospective of Photographer William Eggleston
LOS ANGELES, CA.- The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) presents William Eggleston: Democratic Camera—Photographs and Video, 1961–2008, the most comprehensive U.S. retrospective of the Memphis-based contemporary photographer. The exhib…