(5) September 5 - October 28, 2009 "American Leitmotiv" (B&W images of the US) AD-Galerie,
route de la Gare,1, 1272 Genolier, VD, Switzerland Tel.
0041-(0)22 366 47 40
In addition, following exhibitions are still on-going.
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(6)Hearst 8x10 Photography Biennial New York through September 2009
Hearst Tower, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019
Hearst 8 X 10 Photography Biennial will recognize eight winners and feature their work in two exhibition spaces in the atrium of Lord Norman Foster’s Hearst Tower, the company’s acclaimed New York City headquarters. Both the newly-named Alexey Brodovitch Gallery and the Hearst Gallery will showcase approximately 100 photographs beginning in April 2009 through the end of the year. Hearst will publish both digital and print catalogues showcasing works chosen by 10 judges composed of editors, creative directors, curators, and renowned photographers.
(7)George Eastman House “Seeing Ourselves” through January 2010
Seeing Ourselves will introduce American audiences to historical and contemporary photographic masterpieces that were previously unknown to them, or familiar only as reproductions. The exhibition will be organized in broad and accessible subject-based groupings that represent more than 150 years of excellence. The groupings reflect the ways contemporary viewers know photography, thus linking their understanding of the present to the practices of the past. Seeing Ourselves gives broad public exposure and accessible context to the impact of photography on our nation.
"Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC” is included in the exhibition.
http://www.eastmanhouse.org/inc/exhibitions/traveling-seeing_ourselves.php
Link below is a Podcast by George Eastman House about its travelling exhibition “SEEING OURSELVES” in which Alison Nordstrom comments on the photographs of the exhibition. Please see below.
http://podcast.eastmanhouse.org/discussing-seeing-ourselves/
See you there.
Hiroshi
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June 6 - July 11, 2009
Opening Reception and Book Signing, Saturday, June 6, 7 - 9 pm
The
Kopeikin Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition by Japanese born and Los
Angeles based photographer, Hiroshi Watanabe titled Ideology in
Paradise (also the title of Watanabe’s recently published book).
While widely exhibited internationally this is Watanabe’s first solo show at
the Kopeikin Gallery. Putting aside his usual black and white palette,
Watanabe this time uses color in his attempt to tell an unbiased story of North
Korean culture and everyday life. The exhibition opens on Saturday, June 6th
with a book signing and reception with the artist from 7:00 – 9:00. The
exhibition will continue through July 11th. The gallery’s summer
hours are Wednesday through Saturday from 11:00 – 5:00. It is free and
open to the public.
From 2006 –
2007, Watanabe made trips to North Korea to investigate the myths that were
spoken as fact in his native Japan. North Korea was described only as a
country that kidnapped Japanese, allowed police to brutalize their citizens,
and left the poor to die of starvation on the streets. Unconvinced by this
one-sided perspective of North Koreans he wanted to investigate for
himself. During his time in North Korea, he let his curiosity guide him
and allowed the process to unfold organically without imposing any agenda.
These images are rich in both content and aesthetics, giving the viewer a
window into a moment in time, captured with a genuine respect that is visible
in each of his images.
As Lesley
Martin writes, “… the experience of looking at Hiroshi Watanabe’s images is
eerily like stepping into a Social Realist painting: the ruddy-cheeked young
girl playing the accordion, the traditional gowns in brilliant pinks and greens
of dancers swirling beneath the omnipresent image of the dear leader and the
DPRK flag. One is quietly lulled into the sense that life in North Korea might,
in fact, be just as it appears within the frames of these images—normal—instead
of like the stories of kidnappings, military posturing, and famine.”
Hiroshi
Watanabe lives and works in Los Angeles and holds a degree from Nihon
University, Japan. He has published eight books of his work and he is in
the permanent collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Houston Museum
of Fine Arts, The George Eastman House and the Santa Barbara Museum of
Art. Watanabe’s recent accomplishments include the Hearst 8 x 10 Biennial
Award, the Center Project Competition First Prize, and the Photolucida Critical
Mass Book Award.
The
Kopeikin Gallery is located at 8810 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA,
90069. Hours: Wednesday – Saturday 11 am – 5 pm.
Image:
Hiroshi Watanabe, Singers, Mangyondae Schoolchildren’s Palace, North Korea,
Archival Pigment Print, 2007.