“Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ”
―John Ruskin
By Elin Spring and Suzanne Révy
NEW EXHIBITIONS!
Ansel Adams, Pine Forest in Snow, Yosemite National Park, about 1932, gelatin silver print. The Lane Collection. © The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust, courtesy of MFA, Boston.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – We Bostonians tend to love the change in seasons, embracing all the glorious and gloomy drama that New England throws our way. As the saying goes, variety is the spice of life and there is probably no better way to appreciate our often brutal winters than by drinking the magical elixir of comparison (preferably by a roaring fire with hot cocoa after a bracing hike through the snow.) Artwork, too, is embellished by comparison, revealing parallels and patterns we may never have appreciated otherwise. Opening at the MFA, Boston on December 13th, 2018, “Ansel Adams In Our Time,” curated by Lane Collection Curator Karen Haas, presents some of Adams’ celebrated prints (above & feature image) alongside several of the 19th-century government survey photographers who greatly influenced him, as well as work by contemporary artists whose motivations mirror Adams’ avid environmentalism (such as Laura McPhee, below). On view through February 24th, 2019, for more information, go to: https://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/ansel-adams-in-our-time
Laura McPhee, Midsummer (Lupine and Fireweed), 2008, inkjet print. ©Laura McPhee, courtesy of MFA, Boston.
“Foil Trick”, 1938, gelatin silver print ©Harold Edgerton, courtesy of Gallery Kayafas, Boston.
Gallery Kayafas (SoWa) – Solo exhibits Rarities by Harold Edgerton (above), The Chef’s Hand & Traces by Judy Haberl (below), and Recent Work by August Ventimiglia bring together three artists with divergent practices whose linear abstractions converse and resonate throughout the gallery. On view from December 7th, 2018 – January 12th, 2019, there will be an Opening Reception on First Friday December 7th from 5:50 – 8:30pm. For more information, go to: http://www.gallerykayafas.com/
The Chef’s Hand Project, Chef Tiffani Faison. Intaglio Print © Judy Haberl, courtesy of the artist and Gallery Kayafas, Boston.
From the series Lay your Body Down ©Mahala Mazerov, courtesy of the artist and Griffin Museum of Photography.
Griffin Museum at Lafayette City Center (Downtown Crossing) – Griffin Museum Executive Director and Curator Paula Tognarelli presents the imagery of over 60 artists in Abstraction Attraction, an exhibit that encourages “emancipation of the mind. (Abstract art) is an exploration into unknown areas (Arshile Gorky).” For more information, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/show/abstraction-attraction/
“Pearl Shoal Waterfall, Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan, China,” October 8, 1984 ©Cary Wolinsky, courtesy of Pucker Gallery, Boston.
Pucker Gallery (Newbury Street) – Discover exotic locales and people in the exquisite photography of retired National Geographic photographer Cary Wolinsky in his solo show Visual Memory, on view from December 1st, 2018 – January 6th, 2019. There will be a free, public Opening Reception with the artist on Saturday, December 1st, 2018 from 3:00 – 6:00pm. Additionally, the public is invited to join Cary Wolinsky for a Gallery Talk on Thursday, December 13th, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00pm. For more information, go to: https://www.puckergallery.com/events/2018/12/13/cary-wolinsky-artist-talk
STILL RUNNING SHOWS NOT TO MISS!
“Ouroboros #3” from the series “Harmony of the Spheres” by Jim Nickelson, courtesy of the artist and the Garner Center Gallery at the New England School of Photography.
Garner Center at NESOP (Waltham, MA) – Photographer and Renaissance man Jim Nickelson’s solo exhibit Harmony of the Spheres investigates “the way we as a species grapple with the unknown and our relationship to the Universe, particularly as those inquiries delve into the realms of science and the cosmos.” On view only through December 7th, 2018! To read Suzanne’s review, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/jim-nickelson-harmony-of-the-spheres-at-new-england-school-of-photography/ For more information, go to: https://www.nesop.edu/events/the-garner-center/harmony-of-the-spheres/
“Untitled (Woman and daughter with make-up)” from the Kitchen Table series by Carrie Mae Weems (courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, NY).
McMullen Gallery of Art, Boston College – Carrie Mae Weems: Strategies of Engagement examines this eminent American artist’s diverse and innovative career through both celebrated and rarely exhibited projects made during the last thirty years. Through photography, video and installation, Weems stuns, stings, saddens and satirizes as only she can, delivering her ingenious “strategies of engagement” like swift punches, waking us to a fuller comprehension of the American experience. Strategies of Engagement will be on view only through December 13th, 2018! For more information, go to: https://www.bc.edu/sites/artmuseum/exhibitions/weems/
Danny Lyon solo retrospective in Bell Gallery at Brown University, Providence.
David Winton Bell Gallery, Brown University (Providence, R.I.) – Drawn from the David Winton Bell Gallery collection, Danny Lyon’s solo retrospective exhibit, The Only ThingI Saw Worth Leaving presents photographs from four of Lyon’s most significant series—Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement (1962–1964), The Bikeriders (1963–1966), The Destruction of Lower Manhattan (1966–1967), and Conversations with the Dead (1967–1968)—supplemented by films. Disparate though their subjects are, the photographs engage in dialogue with each other across time, space, and circumstances. On view only through December 19th, 2018, for more information, go to: https://www.brown.edu/campus-life/arts/bell-gallery/exhibitions/danny-lyon-only-thing-i-saw-worth-leaving
“Scanno 52 (La Gente del Sud), 1959” by Mario Giacomelli (courtesy of Robert Klein Gallery, Boston).
Robert Klein Gallery – Inspired by the Neo-realist cinematography of Vittorio DeSica and Roberto Rossellini, freelance photographer Mario Giacomelli (1925 – 2000) roamed the Italian countryside after World War II and captured post-war conditions. Over nearly three decades, he produced many memorable series including Paesaggio (Landscapes), La Gente del Sud (People of the South), Pretini(Little Priests) and La Buona Terra (The Good Earth). The gallery will be featuring Giacomelli’s work through December 21st, 2018! For information, go to: https://www.robertkleingallery.com/
“New York City, 1963” by Leonard Freed, Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Beinecke Fund. 2.2002.3242.
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts at Harvard University – Time Is Now: Photography and Social Change in James Baldwin’s America presents the work of leading American social documentary photographers who echo the themes and issues addressed by the prolific African American novelist, playwright, poet, and essayist James Baldwin (1924–1987). Drawn from the University’s archives by Curator Makeda Best, work made during one of our nation’s most transformative cultural moments by artists like Roy DeCarava, Dawoud Bey, Robert Frank, Diane Arbus and Joanne Leonard (see above), reflect on Baldwin’s writings regarding the history of racism and the role of race in American history and life, personal transformation and social change, family, sexuality, music, religion, violence, and the function of the artist in society. The exhibit will be on view only through December 30th, 2018! To read Elin’s review, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/time-is-now-photography-and-social-change-in-james-baldwins-america-at-carpenter-center-harvard-university/ For more information, go to: https://carpenter.center/program/time-is-now-photography-and-social-change-in-james-baldwin-s-america
“Sunflower, 2018” tri-color gum bichromate print by Diana H. Bloomfield (courtesy of the artist and Panopticon Gallery, Boston).
Panopticon Gallery (Kenmore Square) – What are memories made of? Diana H. Bloomfield recalls her grandparents’ Southern garden in the sensual, muted hues of her tri-color gum bichromate prints while Sal Taylor Kydd’s richly tonal platinum-palladium prints focus on moments stolen out of time in rural Maine in the the exhibit Recollections, on view through January 2nd, 2019. To read Elin’s review, go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/diana-bloomfield-and-sal-taylor-kydd-recollections-at-panopticon-gallery-boston/ For information, go to: https://www.panopticongallery.com/recollections/
Larry Fink, “First Communion, Bronx, NY, 1961”, from the series “Making Out 1957-1980,” silver gelatin print, 54/75, 15 1/8 x 19 1/4 inches, Gift of Stephen L. Singer and Linda G. Singer, © Larry Fink, courtesy of the DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA.
deCordova Sculpture Park & Museum (Lincoln, MA) – Drawn from deCordova’s permanent collection, Larry Fink: Primal Empathy, focuses on the central role of empathy in Fink’s work. Whether photographing members of elite society or rural farmers, empathy fuels his curiosity about our shared humanity and shapes his decisions for lighting, framing, and positioning his subjects. Organized by Sarah Montross, Associate Curator, with Scout Hutchinson, Curatorial Assistant, the exhibit will be on view from through March 10th, 2019. Photographer Larry Fink will be presenting an Artist Talk at the museum on Wednesday, December 12th, 2018! For information, go to: https://decordova.org/art/exhibition/larry-fink-primal-empathy
“Woman with Scarf at Inspiration Point, Yosemite National Park” 1980 by Roger Minick, vintage dye coupler print, courtesy of the Addison Gallery of American Art.
Addison Gallery of American Art (Andover, MA) – If you love photography, don’t miss the four shows featuring a fabulous selection of images, from historic to contemporary and landscapes to portraiture! To read our review of Contemplating the View: American Landscape Photographs and From Starfield to MARS: Paul Manship and His Artistic Legacy (on view through March 3rd, 2019 and January 20th, 2019, respectively) , go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/contemplating-the-view-at-the-addison-gallery-of-american-art/
To read our review of The Body: Concealing and Revealing (on view through March 31st, 2019), go to: https://whatwillyouremember.com/the-body-concealing-and-revealing-at-addison-gallery-of-american-art-andover-ma/
And to meet the talented curator behind these exhibits, read our interview with Allison Kemmerer: https://whatwillyouremember.com/curators-viewpoint-allison-kemmerer/
For more information on all of the Addison Gallery exhibits, go to: https://addison.andover.edu/Exhibitions/Pages/exhibitions.aspx
“House #4, 1976” gelatin silver print by Francesca Woodman (courtesy of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA).
UPCOMING EVENTS OF NOTE!
Griffin Museum of Photography (Winchester, MA) – One of our favorite speakers, Alison Nördstrom, the engaging and enlightening photography historian will enlarge our understanding of the Griffin’s current animal photography exhibits in her talk “Why Look at Animals?” on closing day, Sunday December 2nd, 2018 at 2:00 – 3:30pm. For information and tickets, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/event/look-animals-lecture-alison-nordstrom/
In conjunction with the newly opened “Abstraction Attraction” group exhibit at the Griffin Museum’s Lafayette City Center atelier gallery, Alison Nördstrom returns to expound on abstraction in photography in her talk, “Approaching Abstraction” on Thursday, February 7th, 2019 from 7:00 – 8:30pm at the Griffin Museum in Winchester. For information and tickets, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/event/approaching-abstraction-lecture-alison-nordstrom/
The Griffin Museum will host its festive Reception for the Winter Solstice 2018 Members’ Exhibition on Thursday, December 6th from 7:00 – 8:30pm! Almost all works are available for purchase and part of the proceeds fund the museum’s ongoing expansive programming. The exhibit runs through the end of December and the reception is free and open to the public. For information, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/event/reception-winter-solstice-2018-members-exhibition/
The Curated Fridge – Call-For-Entry for the Winter 2019 Show is open, juried by Sarah Kennel, Byrne Family Curator of Photography at the Peabody Essex Museum! Free submission of your photographs must be postmarked by December 29th, 2018. For information, go to: https://www.thecuratedfridge.com/Call-for-Entree
Feature Image: Ansel Adams, Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, about 1937, gelatin silver print. The Lane Collection ©The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Courtesy of MFA, Boston.
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