APARTMENTS, PARKING LOTS, PALM TREES AND OTHERS

Posted on 2010-08-30

Ed Ruscha, Apartments, Parking Lots, Palm Trees and Others: Films, Photographs and Drawings from 1961 to 1975 is the full title of Ruscha’s new exhibition of works. Inspired by the American photography of the nineteen-forties and -fifties, Ruscha broke with the traditions of the genre and simultaneously distanced himself from the subjectivist, analytical photo-books of such author-photographers as Robert Frank and Walker Evans. Coming to the fore here, instead of pictorial sequences ordered according to formal and contentual critiera, was a serial arrangement in which the disregard of classical conventions of photography, namely the requirements of perspective and composition, became a characteristic of his photographic aesthetic.

Opposite – Doheny Towers, 1965, Ed Ruscha

Exhibition runs through to October 23rd, 2010.

Sprüth Magers Berlin
Oranienburger Straße 18
D-10178 Berlin

spruethmagers.com

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BRIGHTON PHOTO BIENNIAL

Posted on 2010-08-30

Brighton Photo Biennial 2010, entitled, New Documents, is guest curated by the internationally renowned photographer, editor and curator Martin Parr.
Brighton Photo Biennial 2010: New Documents will reflect the immediacy and vibrancy of contemporary photographic practice by a new generation of practitioners, the eclectic passions found in collections of historic and vernacular photography produced by commercial and amateur photographers, and present new commissions by internationally celebrated photographers informed and inspired by the diverse communities and contexts of Brighton & Hove.
The curated programme will be exhibited in numerous, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery, Fabrica, Lighthouse, the University of Brighton Gallery and an unusual, alternative exhibition space, and working with Design Council Archives and Photoworks all in the centre of Brighton & Hove. Visitors can view the entire Biennial programme by foot. All the images will be pinned onto the wall, making BPB 2010 the first frame-free photography festival in the world.

Opposite – Zoe Strauss, Vanessa, Philadelphia, PA. 2008

Exhibition runs from October 2nd to November 14th, 2010.

www.bpb.org.uk

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TERRY O’NEILL – GUYS & DOLLS

Posted on 2010-08-30

Terry O’Neill is one of the most famous British photographers of the twentieth century. He has achieved worldwide success documenting the fashion, style, and celebrities from the 1960s until the present day. He has photographed showbusiness icons during his 60 year career with his distinct style of photographing his subjects in
unconventional or candid settings.The Guys & Dolls show features some of his most famous and memorable shots including Brigitte Bardot, Michael Caine, Clint Eastwood, Audrey Hepburn, Mick Jagger, Dolly Parton, Frank Sinatra, Raquel Welch and more.

Opposite – Raquel Welch, 1968, Terry O’Neill

Exhibition runs through to October 30th, 2010.

The Little Black Gallery
13A Park Walk
London
SW10 0AJ

www.thelittleblackgallery.com

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