Uta BARTH, *Untitled (censor),* 1984, Vintage black and white photograph, 49 x 41 inches; 124.5 x 104 cm, Edition of 5, Courtesy of the artist, Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York / Los Angeles and 1301PE, Los Angeles

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery | June 3 – July 16, 2022

Tanya Bonakdar Gallery and 1301PE are pleased to present a joint exhibition of Uta Barth’s work, which will span the artist’s entire career. Titled Uta Barth: Figure/Ground, Figure/Ground, this exhibition is curated by writer Jan Tumlir, and will be divided between the two galleries in Los Angeles. At Tanya Bonakdar Gallery will be featured photographs in which a figure appears – typically the artist’s own, and often only in partial view – whereas at 1301PE, the selection of photographs will be devoid of figures, displaying all ground. Also featured in this two-part exhibition will be a range of contextualizing material, drawn from a cadre of artists who have proved influential on Barth’s practice: Michelangelo Antonioni, John Cage, Harry Callahan, Robert Irwin and Agnes Martin. A selection of books from Barth’s own library will be included as well. And, finally, David Horovitz (who once was Barth’s student) has conceived of a project to link the two galleries by way of an exchange of photographic postcards that will unfold throughout the duration of the exhibition.

To view more information about this exhibit, visit the Tanya Bonakdar Gallery’s website here.

Lee Friedlander, Aretha Franklin, 1968, Pigment print, Image: 14 7/8 x 14 7/8 inches (37.8 x 37.8 cm), Sheet: 16 7/8 x 16 7/8 inches (42.9 x 42.9cm)

Luhring Augustine Tribeca | June 9–August 5, 2022

Luhring Augustine is pleased to present American Musicians, a solo exhibition of works by Lee Friedlander. Opening in our Tribeca location on June 9th, this show marks the gallery’s second with the artist and will highlight a selection of Friedlander’s iconic images of American musicians. Featuring notable jazz, country, and blues artists, the photographs trace the history of post-war American music across four decades, from the 1950s to the early 1980s.

To view more information about this exhibit, visit Luhring Augustine’s website here.

Tony Gum, Milk the Bok, 2018, Courtesy Fotografiska

Fotografiska New York | June 10- August 21st

Tony Gum, born in 1995 in Cape Town, South Africa, is a multi-disciplinary artist whose practice blends photography and graphic design with more traditional mediums such as painting and sculpture. Through her art she gives voice to key local and global issues such as gender, colonialism, globalization, and identity. Her staged color photography is rooted in her heritage as a Xhosa woman and is influenced by other African photographers, most notably Malick Sidibé and Zanele Muholi. Gum first rose to prominence for her Black Coca-Cola series, on view here. These first self-portraits earned her an enormous following both in South Africa and beyond. Since then, she has made waves both commercially and in the art world. Gum received the Miami Beach Pulse Prize in 2017 for her series Ode to She which explores her ancestral culture. Her bold portraits draw on the rich visual language of fashion editorials, using costumes and props to deliver incisive social commentary for the moment.

Of her artistic practice she’s said: "I'm not making work exclusively for the art world alone. The message is for my people. There's so much richness in us that should be embodied and glorified." With a deep interest in local art and the development of art education in South Africa, Gum takes an active role in creating new avenues of creative outlets for her community in Cape Town. Tony Gum is represented by Christopher Moller Gallery.

To view more information about this exhibit, visit Fotografiska’s website here.