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Upcoming EXHIBITIONS




William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005

October 15, 2010 - January 9, 2011

 

Aperture, a not-for-profit organization devoted to photography and the visual arts, has organized this traveling exhibition and produced the accompanying publications.  

 

Ranging from his earliest Brownie photographs of the early 1960s to his later work with a large-format camera, William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961-2005 is a survey of this artist’s poetic documentation of Southern vernacular architecture, signage, and landscape that captures moments of quiet beauty in a sometimes rustic terrain. Coupling never-before-seen photographs, both old and new, with images that are now iconic, this exhibition comprises fifty photographic works and one sculpture, and, in turn, conveys the breadth of his unprecedented project and singular photographic vision.  

 

William Christenberry, American, b. 1936
Gourd Tree, Near Fayette, Alabama, 1988
Digital pigment print, 24” x 28”
© William Christenberry, from William Christenberry (Aperture 2006)



Winslow Homer: Poetry and Fiction

October 29, 2010-January 2, 2011

Organized by Contemporary and Modern Print Exhibitions  

 

The evocative and beautiful wood engravings of Winslow Homer (1836-1910) captured American life in the decades before photography became the preferred medium for illustrating the news. Appearing in magazines such as Harper’s Weekly, his work offered a visual complement to stories of daily life, popular fiction, or major political events. The exhibition of 85 wood engravings includes a full range of Homer’s illustrations, from charming images of children at play or vacationers at the beach, to more somber depictions of soldiers on the front lines of the Civil War. Focusing on the early years of Homer’s career, it offers visitors a chance to experience the artist’s remarkably poignant and enduring images of life in the United States during the mid-1800s.

 

Winslow Homer, American, 1836-1910
Green Apples, Published by Our Young Folks, August, 1868
Wood engraving, 5-7/8 in. x 3-5/8.in.