By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
Cue the May flowers! After Boston’s record-breaking rainfall in the month of April, we are jazzed for some sparkling bright days, and, yes, flowers. You know, good walking around weather. Because there’s plenty of great photography to get out and see. Here is our roundup of the most exciting exhibits and events in Boston and the burbs – by geographic area, so you can plan your walk.
SOWA – Boston’s South End Art Gallery District
“Day’s Cottage #3, 2016” by Daniel Ranalli (courtesy of the artist and Gallery Kayafas, Boston).
Gallery Kayafas – Is this a photograph? Indeed it is. With his series title riffing on none other than René Magritte, photographer Daniel Ranalli offers dazzling architectural motifs from Cape Cod in his “Iconic Cape Cod Paintings (This Is Not A Photograph)”, on view through May 18th, 2019, with an Artist’s Reception on First Friday, May 3rd, 2019 from 5:30 – 8:00pm. From May 24th – June 29th, 2019, see the affecting personal/political photographs of Minoo Emami (sneak preview, below). For more information, go to: http://www.gallerykayafas.com/
“Lace on Bone” by Minoo Emami (courtesy of the artist and Gallery Kayafas, Boston).
“Crabs and People” by Chris Killip, 1982, courtesy of the artist and the Howard Yezerski Gallery.
Howard Yezerski Gallery – Chris Killip stops time and tide in his solo show “Skinningrove, 1982-84.” Killip’s sensitive and incisive portrait of this northeast English coastal town is heightened by his exceptionally beautiful gelatin silver prints. On view through May 21st, 2019. For more information, go to: https://www.howardyezerski.com/
To read our review, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/chris-killip-skinningrove-1982-to-1984-at-howard-yezerski-gallery/
“Crowded Room” by David Weinberg (courtesy of the artist and Galatea Fine Art).
Galatea Fine Art – “If You Could See What I See” pairs the photographs of David Weinberg with collages by his wife Louise to creatively express her vivid hallucinations and altered perceptions resulting from a lengthy neurological illness and the side effects from its treatments. On view through June 2nd, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception on First Friday, May 3rd, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. For more information, go to: https://www.galateafineart.com/
Installation detail of “Natural Consequences” cyanotype on silk organza by Marie Craig (courtesy of the artist and Fountain Street Gallery, Boston).
Fountain Street Gallery – Artists Marie Craig and Allison Maria Rodriguez join forces in “Secrets of the Unseen” using cyanotype photography, installation, video and performance to explore survival and transcendence, highlighting both vulnerability and the ferocity of survival instincts in all lifeforms. On view through June 2nd, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception with the artists on First Friday, May 3rd, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. For more information, go to: https://www.fsfaboston.com/secrets-of-the-unseen#
BOSTON PROPER
“Red Bowls” 2005, by Sarah Charlesworth, from the series “Simple Text” Cibachrome print with lacquered wood frame, courtesy of the Estate of the Artist and the Krakow Witkin Gallery.
Krakow Witkin Gallery – You have two (2!) days to discover, or if you’re lucky, re-discover “Sarah Charlesworth: The Small Versions, 2000-2012”, prints made by the late artist who famously and exquisitely investigated observation versus illusion. For more information, go to: https://www.krakowwitkingallery.com/sarah-charlesworth-exhibition-2019
For our review, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/sarah-charlesworth-the-small-versions-at-krakow-witkin-gallery-boston/
Our Lady of the Iguanas, Juchitán, México / Nuestra Señora de las Iguanas, 1979 Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, born in 1942) Photograph, gelatin silver print, Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser, © Graciela Iturbide, Courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – You have only until Sunday, May 12th, 2019 to see “Graciela Iturbide’s Mexico”, a broad and passionate retrospective of four decades that the photographer spent elucidating the complex and colorful Mexican culture.
For our review of Graciela Iturbide, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/graciela-iturbides-mexico-at-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/
“Oil Drops II, 1956” Gelatin silver print by Peter Keetman, Courtesy of the MFA, Boston (photo by Elin Spring, with apologies).
While at the MFA, don’t miss “Postwar Visions: European Photography 1945-60”, a wonderful selection of exuberant photographs that contributed to the rise of Modernism, a movement experiencing renewed interest with the 100th anniversary of Bauhaus, the celebrated school of art, architecture and design, on view through June 23rd, 2019.
For our review of Postwar Visions, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/postwar-visions-european-photography-1945-to-1960-at-museum-of-fine-arts-boston/
For more information about MFA shows, go to: https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions
CONSTANTINE MANOS, Woman at the Funeral of her Nephew Killed During the Vietnam War, South Carolina, 1966 (courtesy of the artist and Robert Klein Gallery, Boston).
Robert Klein Gallery – “Stories from the South, 1952-1966” features early, award-winning work by long-time Magnum photographer and South Carolina native Constantine Manos, on view from May 11th – June 15th, 2019. There will be an Opening Reception with the artist on Saturday, May 11th, 2019 from 2:00 – 5:00pm. For more information, go to: https://www.robertkleingallery.com/
“The Bathers, 2012” by Luciana Pampalone (courtesy fo the artist and Panopticon Gallery, Boston).
Panopticon Gallery – Start your summer in high style at “The Fashion Show,” a group exhibit featuring five contemporary photographers: Dan Estabrook, Patricia Heal, Luciana Pampalone, Maxine Helfman, and Ally Schmaling, as well as fashion illustrations by Caroline Manion. On view from May 2nd – June 25th, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. For more information, go to: https://www.panopticongallery.com/the-fashion-show
CAMBRIDGE
The Cooper Gallery at Harvard University – Gordon Parks is rightly recognized as the most important African-American photographer of the 20th century. On view through July 19th, 2019, “Gordon Parks: Selections from the Dean Collection” features photographs from the collection of Kasseem Dean and Alicia Keys, who hold the largest private collection of his work. For more information, go to: https://coopergallery.fas.harvard.edu/
Etel Mittag-Fodor, “Ball and Bowl, 1928” (courtesy Bauhaus-Archiv, Berlin).
MIT Museum – In celebration of the Bauhaus centennial, the Museum presents “Arresting Fragments: Object Photography at the Bauhaus”, featuring 90 prints from Bauhaus Archive, Berlin, collections. The photographs, made primarily by Lucia Moholy (1923-28), Walter Peterhans (1928-33) and Erich Consemüller, celebrate the modernity of items of everyday use, many of them designed at the Bauhaus. A selection of photography of furnishings and buildings is also included, on view through September 1st, 2019. For information, go to: https://mitmuseum.mit.edu/bauhaus
THE BURBS
“Clouds in my Coffee” by Cat Gwynn (courtesy of the artist and NESOP).
New England School of Photography (NESOP), Waltham, MA – “Daily Reveries” features work by Lindsey Beal, Cat Gwynn and (yes, our own) Suzanne Révy, exploring the mundane routines of daily life with unusual perspectives and tools to reveal poetry hiding in the ordinary. On view through May 31st, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception with the artists on Tuesday, May 7th, 2019 from 6:00 – 7:30pm. For more information, go to: https://www.nesop.edu/events/the-garner-center/daily-reveries/
“Girl Crush, 2018” gum bichromate unique print by Paula Riff (courtesy of the artist and Griffin Museum of Photography).
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA – Take a delightful stroll “Down Garden Paths”, a group show featuring distinctive and exceptional work by Paula Riff (above), Craig J.Barber, Joan Lobis Brown, Jimmy Fike, Ivana Damien George, Emily Hamilton Laux, Marcy Palmer, and Vaughn Sills. On view through June 2nd, 2019. The museum offers a constant stream of programming around its exhibits. For example, members can join Griffin Executive Director and Curator Paula Tognarelli for a guided walk through “Down Garden Paths” on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 from 4:00 – 5:30pm. For information on exhibits, membership and events, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/
To read our review of “Down Garden Paths”, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/down-garden-paths-group-photo-show-at-griffin-museum-ma/
“Shade House, Commercial Grower, Pistoia, Italy, 2000” by Esther Pullman (courtesy of the artist and Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA). Installation photo by Elin Spring
Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA – Esther Pullman’s solo show, “Green Places/Green Spaces/Greenhouses” features her sweeping, multi-frame panoramic photographs of fields, nurseries and greenhouses that trace the cycle of the seasons, death and rebirth, and the passage of time, becoming a metaphor for our threatened planet. On view through June 16th, 2019. For more information, go to: https://www.capeannmuseum.org/exhibitions/green-placesgreen-spacesgreenhouses/
“Woman Driver, June 1977” by John Goodman (courtesy of the artist and Howard Yezerski Gallery, Boston).
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA – Photographs made from recently rediscovered Kodachrome and Ektachrome slides, “John Goodman: not recent color” features vibrant cinematic views of the American cultural landscape through the lens of the young street photographer in the 1970s and 1980s, on view through July 31st, 2019. John Goodman will be giving an Artist Talk on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 at 2:00pm. Also at the Addison, the multi-media exhibit “Harlem: In Situ,” featuring the work of many renowned photographers, such as Roy DeCarava, Dawoud Bey, Aaron Siskind and Lucien Aigner, also on view through July 31st, 2019. For information, go to: https://addison.andover.edu/Exhibitions/Pages/default.aspx
Polaroid by Rachel Loischild (courtesy of the artist and Danforth Art Museum, Framingham).
Danforth Art Museum, Framingham, MA – At long last, the Danforth Art Museum has opened in its new home on the campus of Framingham State University! The group photography show, “Armchair Travel: Work by Emily Belz, Rachel Loischild and S. Billie Mandle” is among their inaugural exhibits, exploring wide-ranging journeys made close to home, on view through July 14th, 2019. For information, go to: https://danforth.framingham.edu/exhibition/armchair-travel/
“Jamaica Leaves” by C. Max Schenk (courtesy of the artist and Sweethaven Gallery, Newburyport, MA).
Sweethaven Gallery, Newburyport, MA – Environmental abstracts by C. Max Schenk are featured in his solo show “As I See – Nature and Focus” on view through June 2nd, 2019. The public is invited to two Receptions: First Thursday, TONIGHT May 2nd, 2019 from 5:00 – 8:00pm AND during Newburyport ArtWalk on Saturday, May 4th, 2019 from 10:00am – 6:00pm. For more information, go to: http://sweethavengallery.com/?p=2183
The Gallery Upstairs, Orleans, MA – If you are lucky enough to be out on Cape Cod, “Creation: The Composited Image” features work by Fran Forman and Ann George, masters of magical and mysterious photographic painting. On view through June 30th, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception on Thursday, May 9th, 2019 from 3:00 – 6:00pm. For more information, go to: http://www.icontact-archive.com/archive?c=191013&f=2970&s=3170&m=923629&t=7f97a5f9379a8fa1a892f208595f2252c7405f5187613657735c1e68555e7e27
EVENTS & CALLS-FOR-ENTRY – In Chronological Order
“The Curated Fridge” Spring Show, curated by Peanut Press publishers David Carol and Ashly Leonard Stohl.
The Curated Fridge – Join the Spring 2019 Show Opening Party on Saturday May 11th, 2019 from 3:00 – 6:00pm. Curated by Peanut Press publishers Ashly Leonard Stohl and David Carol. For all the details, go to: https://www.facebook.com/events/365053587696651/?notif_t=plan_user_invited¬if_id=1557336392380910
Photograph by Allison Dinner (courtesy of the artist and Social Documentary Network).
Documentary Matters – Join presenters Allison Dinner (above), Steven Edson and Cindy Weisbart at Digital Silver Imaging in Belmont, MA for a FREE discussion on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 from 6:30 – 9:00pm. For information and registration, go to: https://socialdocumentary.net/cms/doc-matters-5-14-19
Northshore Photography Lecture Series – Encore lecture by Lance Hidy “Ansel Adams – Environmentalist and Photographer” at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in Newburyport, MA on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 from 7:00 – 8:30pm. For information and registration, go to: http://sweethavengallery.com/?page_id=1815
Bailey Vanderpool (11) of the Young Marines attends a meeting focusing on drug awareness, 11 Feb 2017, Hanover, PA. Photograph by Sarah Blesener, Winner of the 2016 SDN Call for Entries (courtesy of the artist).
ZEKE Award for Documentary Photography – “This new award by SDN will recognize the work of one photographer as first-place and four photographers as honorable mentions. We are seeking submissions of documentary projects for this award from a global community of photographers — projects that have the highest visual and storytelling components while exploring important global issues that affect us all. Entries will be evaluated by an international panel of expert jurors.” Submission deadline is May 31st, 2019. For information and entry details, go to: https://www.zekemagazine.com/zeke-award
Feature Image: “Nasturtium Arch, Wellesley College Greenhouses, April 2000” by Esther Pullman (courtesy of the artist and Cape Ann Museum, Gloucester, MA).
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