Art Out: Wyatt Gallery, Alternative Processes, Karen Navarro
Wyatt Gallery, Just A Thought 022, 2020. Kaïri Pretending To Drive. Fuji Instant Print. 3.4 x 2.85 Inches in 10 x 8 Inch Frame
Framed: 10h x 8w in
Wyatt Gallery, Just A Thought
Foley Gallery: June 10- June 27, 2021
Fifty-two unique polaroids by Wyatt Gallery, photographer turned full-time parent struggling to maintain a career, health, and his two-year old son during the Pandemic.
The photographs that he produced—the ones you’re looking at now—are reminiscent of the Polaroid SX70 prints of his and my youth. There is a twinge of nostalgia to the works, but mostly there is an understated elegance that borders on casualness that makes them look easy and simple. And in many ways they are.
Wyatt’s images utilize the language of simplicity as honed and refined by many mid to late 20th century artists, photographers included. Walker Evans, after decades exploring the complex undercurrents of the social lives of Americans, created a refreshingly simple body of work with a Polaroid SX70 camera. His Polaroids were of the same subject matter as his previous oeuvre—straightforward portraits of friends, of road signs and wry segments of billboards, of faded street markings and sides of buildings—but distilled down to a plain old square.
The images in this show move back and forth among pared-down abstraction, to snippets of island life and street scenes, to a kind of simple still-life, all mixed with portraits of Kairi as he learns of the world from his father’s side. The works are feather light, floating and wafting down from a sky of possibilities. They are playful and profound all at once, and leave the palette of the eye refreshed and ready for more. They are simple and fleeting. It’s just a thought, but perhaps the joys of looking and loving mixed with a gentle curiosity are what we all need to take away from this past year.
-Darius Himes - International Head of Photographs, Christie’s
FORREST ZERBE, Untitled. Mondancage
Second Place
Alternative Processes Competition Winners, Soho Photo Artists’ Alternative Processes Exhibition
Soho Photo Gallery: June 18- July 11, 2021
“During the pandemic, I witnessed a return to alternative processes as life afforded us time to slow down. Alternative processes allow artists to celebrate the imperfect, to experience the physicality of photography, to embrace the unpredictability, and to create unique objects that are artful and meaningful. Congratulations to all the artists included.” Aline Smithson, juror
First Place: Caleb Cole
Second Place: Forrest Zerbe
Third Place: Dan McCormack
Honorable Mention: Sam Deaner, Marky Kauffman, Sara Silks
Also selected: Paul Adams, Sophie Caretta, Sally Chapman, Douglas Collins, Lily Colman, Maeve Coulter, Tillman Crane, Lisa di Donato, Teri Figliuzzi, Leah Frances, Ellen Friedlander, Jose Garcia, Ruth Güse and Dorothea Bornemann, Liliana Guzman, Barbara Hazan, Annemarie Hope-Cross, Janis House, Christine Huhn, Marty Itter, Paul Ivanushka, Joyce Jewell, Luiza Lavorato, Poppy Lekner, Fruma Markowitz, Marla McClaren, Timothy McCoy, Robyn Moore, Melissa Nunez, Laurie Beck Peterson, Howard Ptaszek, Greg Sand, Robert Schultz, Randall Tosh, Lara Vaienti, Natalie van Sambeck, Michelle Bardino Vela, Karey Walter, Stig Weston
Karen Navarro, Untitled (Perspective). 2021
Karen Navarro: The Constructed Self [CLOSING]
Foto Relevance: April 30- June 25, 2021
Foto Relevance is pleased to announce The Constructed Self, a solo exhibition by Houston-based photographer and multimedia artist Karen Navarro. The Constructed Self will run from April 30th through June 25th, and will mark Navarro’s solo debut at the gallery.
Combining a survey of the artist’s previous portfolio El Pertenecer en Tiempos Modernos (Belonging in Modern Times) with brand new meditations on self-representation and identity, The Constructed Self is a dizzying playground of texture, color, and unexpected contemporary portraiture. Navarro’s works materialize in an abundance of forms, including social media hashtag-embossed prints, dynamic photosculpture configurations, and luminous, text-based LED pieces.
Ever-intrigued by the notion of disrupting photography’s conventional two-dimensional presentation, Navarro’s new compositions come assembled in a multitude of ways — some stacked and spinning, others paneled and puzzled together. These geometric complexities illustrate the ability we all have to rearrange facets of our public-facing personas. Whether this malleability is a good or bad thing remains to be seen — though The Constructed Self surely has something to contribute to the conversation.
Events:
A CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM FREE ADMISSION TO HONOR THE 156TH ANNIVERSARY OF JUNETEENTH
Ogden Museum of Southern Art: June 19 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Juneteenth is an annual holiday that celebrates the emancipation of all formerly enslaved people in the U.S. This important moment in U.S. history did not come until two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. We use this day to reflect on our country’s dark past and remain hopeful for a brighter future.
While visiting Ogden Museum, we encourage you to view our current video installation and recent acquisition, Portrait, number 1 man (day clean ta sun down) by Sheldon Scott. With this work, Sheldon Scott uses his own body to create a portrait of his ancestors, enslaved people from the Gullah/Geechee region of the Southeastern U.S.
In addition, please view the 8th Annual HBCU Art Showcase in the Education Gallery, presented in partnership with The New Orleans Chapter of The Links, Incorporated. This exhibition provides a platform for young students of color to share their voice and offer commentary on the impactful times in which we all live. Featured are works of art by students attending Dillard University, Southern University at New Orleans and Xavier University of Louisiana.
Learn more and reserve tickets here.
World Premiere Screening: Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest
Whitney Museum of American Art: June 17-20, 2021.
Julie Mehretu: Palimpsest, a new feature documentary by Checkerboard Film Foundation, follows the artist as she prepares for her mid-career survey Julie Mehretu, currently on view at the Whitney and co-organized with the Los Angeles County Museum of Contemporary Art. The film traces Mehretu’s preparations for the exhibition, leading up to the installation and realization of the survey at LACMA in 2019. The artist offers extensive commentary on her work, her process, and the chronology of her career, from her graduate work at RISD (1996–97) to her current expansive multi-layered canvases.
The screening is introduced by Rujeko Hockley, Arnhold Associate Curator and co-curator of Julie Mehretu, and Checkerboard Film Foundation President Edgar Howard. Advance registrants will receive an individual link via email to access the premiere screening on June 17 at 8 pm. The film will then be available for registrants to stream on-demand from June 18 through 20.
This event is FREE, but registration is required. Learn more and register here.
Online Event: June Members’ Critique With Mark Murrmann
SF Camerawork: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 6:00 - 8:00 PM PDT
SF Camerawork is excited to welcome photographer and photo editor Mark Murrmann to lead the monthly members’ critique on June 22nd. The critiques are a great opportunity to receive feedback on your photographic practice and to see what other SF Camerawork members are working on. If you are interested in participating in the June members’ critique online, please submit the form here.
Mark Murrmann is Photo Editor at Mother Jones magazine, where he oversees and assigns all photography for the magazine and website. He is a photo educator and photographer with a background in documentary and music photography. Murrmann came to Mother Jones in 2007, having previously been a freelance photojournalist, writer and co-editor of iconic punk magazine Maximum Rocknroll. He remains an active photographer who regularly self-publishes photozines and is a member of the San Francisco City Photography Club. He is a graduate of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism.
