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Shot in
Color
G
arry Winogrand: Color, held at
the Brooklyn Museum, is the
first exhibition that highlights
the influential artist’s color photographs.
Primarily known for his spontaneous street
photos in black and white, the New York
native pioneered the “snapshot aesthetic” in
contemporary art and helped turn it into a
respected art form. However, during the early
1950s and late 1960s, Winogrand produced
more than 45,000 color slides. This exhibition
showcases an installation of large-scale
projections of more than 400 rarely or never
before seen color photographs. The images
open a window into the landscape of New
York City and the United States at that time.
The show will be on view through December 8.Garry Winogrand
(1928-1984),
Untitled (New
York), 1960,
35mm color
slide. Collection
of the Center
for Creative
Photography,
The University of
Arizona. © The
Estate of Garry
Winogrand,
courtesy Fraenkel
Gallery, San
Francisco.Myth & Memory
A
merican Myth & Memory: David Levinthal Photographs,
an exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum
comprising 74 photographs, seeks to examine American
cultural icons and the ways in which media played a part in
mythologizing them. Levinthal’s work is inspired by the Western
films, baseball cards and figurines of his childhood, and he aims to
analyze how and why these subjects became a part of the American
identity. His photographs of dolls and baseball cards alike probe
viewers’ nostalgia and explore what it means to be American
through perceptions of beauty and masculinity. The photographs
range from 1984 through 2018, revealing the evolution of his
signature style. The works will be on view through October 14.David Levinthal, Washington Crossing the Delaware, 2013, archival pigment print, 61 x
79". Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Donald Standford Rosenfeld, Jr. © 2013
David Leventhal.Order of
Imagination
F
or more than 40 years, Olivia Parker has used
photography to explore the relationships
between vision, knowledge and the natural
world. From deceptively simple still lifes that transform
the commonplace to her most recent work exploring
memory loss, Order of Imagination: The Photographs
of Olivia Parker features more than 100 intricately
composed photographs that reflect the artist’s wide
creative range and relentless curiosity. On view at
the Peabody Essex Museum through November 11,
this is the first exhibition to present a comprehensive
retrospective of Parker’s extensive career.Olivia Parker,
Child, 1980,
dye diffusion
print. © Olivia
Parker.