GALLERY NEWS

Steinmetz's <i>Greater Atlanta</i> selected by Photo-Eye as one of the best books of 2009 Steinmetz's Greater Atlanta selected by Photo-Eye as one of the best books of 2009

Completing his trilogy, South, which includes previous books South Central and South East, Mark Steinmetz releases Greater Atlanta by Nazraeli Press. Widely praised, Greater Atlanta was nominated as one of the best books of 2009 by Photo-Eye book critics, right after Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans, Expanded Edition.

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Terry Evans retrospective in 2012 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art Terry Evans retrospective in 2012 at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

Terry Evans invited for a major retrospective show in 2012 by the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO.





Mitch Epstein's <i>American Power</i> monograph released by Steidl Mitch Epstein's American Power monograph released by Steidl

Epstein's latest project tackles one of the most loaded issues on the nation's agenda: what and who powers America? American Power is Epstein's portrait of early twenty-first-century America, as it clings to past comforts and gropes for a more sensible and sustainable future.

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<i>Visual Acoustics</i>, a documentary film on Julius Shulman opens nationwide Visual Acoustics, a documentary film on Julius Shulman opens nationwide

Narrated by Dustin Hoffman, VISUAL ACOUSTICS celebrates the life and career of Julius Shulman, the world's greatest architectural photographer, whose images brought modern architecture to the American mainstream. Opening October 9th at Cinema Village - 22 E 12th St, NYC.

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Mitch Epstein on view at the Brooklyn Museum Mitch Epstein on view at the Brooklyn Museum

Mitch Epstein's works Dad, Hampton Ponds III, 2003 and Apartment 304, 398 Main Street, 2001 were recently acquired by the Brooklyn Museum are on now on exhibit at the museum in Extended Family: Contemporary Connections. Steidl has also recently released Epstein's 9th monograph, American Power.





YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY NOMINATED INTO THE ART DEALER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY NOMINATED INTO THE ART DEALER'S ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA

The gallery is pleased to announce our membership in the Art Dealer's Association of America. The Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA) is a non-profit membership organization of the nation's leading galleries in the fine arts.

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PHOTOGRAPHER MARIO CRAVO NETO DIES PHOTOGRAPHER MARIO CRAVO NETO DIES

Gallery artist Mario Cravo Neto, critically considered among the most influential Brazilian artists of his time, died August 10, 2009 in Salvador, Bahia, after an extended illness. Cravo Neto exhibited internationally in leading museums and galleries, and festivals, among them the Palazzo Fortuny, Venice in 1988, Daros-Latin America Collection in 2003 and Rencontres d'Arles in 2005. He was the subject of exhibitions at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo in 1995; Photo España, Madrid,1998 and the Museo de Bellas Artes, Caracas in 2003.

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Lisa Kereszi Monograph released by Nazraeli Press Lisa Kereszi Monograph released by Nazraeli Press

Lisa Kereszi's monograph Fun and Games will be released in September 2009 by Nazraeli Press. Titled after the name of a Jersey Shore arcade and the Ancient Roman wrestling phrase, "It's all fun and games, until someone loses an eye," the book documents the artist's self-described obsession with what is hidden behind the facades of strip clubs, haunted houses and nightclubs and other places of fantasy and entertainment.

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Photographer Julius Shulman dies Photographer Julius Shulman dies

Legendary modernist photographer Julius Shulman passed away at his home on July 15, 2009. The preeminent architectural photographer of the 20th century, Shulman chronicled the Modernist landmark buildings of Southern California and elsewhere over five decades. The gallery has represented Shulman since 1995.

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Victoria Sambunaris exhibition opens at the Hermes Foundation Gallery, NYC Victoria Sambunaris exhibition opens at the Hermes Foundation Gallery, NYC

Opening September 8, 2009, the Hermes Foundation Gallery at 63rd and Madison, NYC will present Terra Firma, an exhibition of Vicky Sambunaris's recent work exploring geologic hot spots in the American West. This summer Sambunaris was also the subject of solo exhibition an the Lannan Foundation in Santa Fe, NM.

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AMY ELKINS AND HELLEN VAN MEENE CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT THE KUNSTHALLE WEIN THOUGH OCTOBER 18, 2009 AMY ELKINS AND HELLEN VAN MEENE CURRENTLY ON VIEW AT THE KUNSTHALLE WEIN THOUGH OCTOBER 18, 2009

Amy Elkins and Hellen van Meene are included in The Portrait: Photography as a Stage, from Mapplethorpe to Nan Goldin currently on view at the Kunsthalle Wien, Austria. The exhibition also includes Roger Ballen, Tina Barney, Valérie Belin, Clegg & Guttmann, Anton Corbijn, Rineke Dijkstra, JH Engström, Alberto Garcia-Alix, Nan Goldin, Katy Grannan, Jitka Hanzlová, Peter Hujar, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe,Thomas Ruff, and Wolfgang Tillmans among others. Curated by Peter Weiermair, the exhibition runs through October 18th, 2009.





Hellen van Meene on view at the museum of the city of new york Hellen van Meene on view at the museum of the city of new york

Hellen van Meene is one of twelve contemporary Dutch photographers featured in the exhibition Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered on view through September 13, 2009 at the Museum of the City of New York. To watch a video on the exhibition narrated by the curator please click here. Her new monograph tout va paraitre has just been published by Schirmer Mosel.





Barbara Kasten exhibits at Aperture Gallery Barbara Kasten exhibits at Aperture Gallery

In addition to a solo show at Yancey Richardson Gallery in 2010, Barbara Kasten will exhibit her new large-scale abstractions at Galerie Almine Rech, Paris in Spring 2010. Work from this series was recently included in The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography May - July 2009 at Aperture Gallery, NYC. Constructivismes, (A Visual Essay) at Andrea Rosen Gallery, curated by Olivier Renaud Clement, featured Kasten's early drawings on photograms alongside Kasmir Malevich and Burgoyne Diller.





Mario Cravo Neto included in <i>negritude</i> exhibition at exit art Mario Cravo Neto included in negritude exhibition at exit art

Mario Cravo Neto is a part of the group exhibition Négritude at Exit Art in New York City. The show explores the visionary 20th century political and artistic movement of the same name. The exhibition runs through July 25, 2009.





Sharon Core <i>early american</i> exhibition at Savannah College of Art and Design Sharon Core early american exhibition at Savannah College of Art and Design

Sharon Core will have a solo exhibition of her Early American series at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia. The exhibition will be shown in two venues, Pinnacle Gallery, Savannah July 8 - August 16, 2009 and the Trois Gallery, Atlanta October 8 - November 25, 2009. Both the J. Paul Getty Museum of Art and The Amon Carter Museum have recently acquired examples from Core's Early American series.





Olivo Barbieri included in various exhibitions Olivo Barbieri included in various exhibitions

Olivo Barbieri's spectacular ten panel 22 foot photograph "Shanghai, China" will be featured in the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago's upcoming exhibition Reversed Images: Representations of Shanghai and Its Contemporary Material Culture on view September 25 - December 23, 2009.

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Rachel Perry Welty awarded two grants Rachel Perry Welty awarded two grants

We are happy to announce that gallery artist Rachel Perry Welty has been awarded a MacDowell Colony Fellowship, 2009-2010, as well as a Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Grant (Sculpture), 2009.





Julius Shulman included in MOMA exhibition Julius Shulman included in MOMA exhibition

Julius Shulman's iconic photograph Case Study House #22, 1960 was included in the Museum of Modern Art Spring 2009 exhibition Into the Sunset: Photography's Image of the American West.





Lynn Saville releases book Lynn Saville releases book

Lynn Saville's first monograph Night|Shift: Photographs by Lynn Saville, published by The Monacelli Press, was released in May 2009.





Artists nominated for Deutsche Borse Prize Artists nominated for Deutsche Borse Prize

Both Laura Letinsky and Hiroh Kikai were nominated for the 2009 Deutsche Borse Prize, awarded to UK-born photographer Paul Graham. The Prize aims to reward a living photographer who has made the most significant contribution to the medium of photography in Europe over the past year. Gallery artist Esko Mannikko was the 2008 Deutsche Borse recipient.





Gallery artists nominated for Baum award Gallery artists nominated for Baum award

Victoria Sambunaris and Christian Patterson have been nominated for the 2009 Baum Award for Emerging American Photographer. Lisa Kereszi was the 2005 recipient.





Mark Steinmetz releases new book Mark Steinmetz releases new book

Mark Steinmetz's new book Greater Atlanta, his third with Nazraeli Press, will be released in Fall 2009. The Yale Art Gallery recently acquired a group of Steinmetz's works from the edition for their collection.





Terry Evans included in SF MOMA exhibition Terry Evans included in SF MOMA exhibition

The work of Terry Evans is currently featured in Picturing Modernity: The Photography Collection, an ongoing exhibition at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.





Hellen van Meene exhibitions Hellen van Meene exhibitions

Hellen Van Meene is included in a group exhibition Darkside: Photographic Desire and Sexuality Photographed, at Fotomuseum Winterthur, Zürich up through November 16th 2008.





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