Friedlander at MOMA NYC

[bmattock]

For those who are in or near Gotham:

http://www.villagevoice.com/art/0524,harris,64938,13.html

Friedlander at Last
Fifty years of street scenes, monuments, workers, and nudes
by Jane Harris
June 14th, 2005 2:07 PM
Galax, Virginia, 1962
photo: Lee Friedlander/MOMA
Whether or not you agree with Peter Galassi, MOMA's chief curator of photography, who claims Lee Friedlander is one of the great artists of the 20th century, you now have a rare chance to decide for yourself. Not since its Eugene Atget show, mounted over several years in the 1980s, has MOMA organized such a monumental tribute to a single photographer. "Friedlander" is more than a blockbuster—it is historic. Having recently purchased 1,000 images—its largest acquisition of work by a living photographer—the museum offers nearly half these pictures and almost an entire floor to document this 50-year career.

Probably worth a moment of your time if you're in the neighborhood...

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[RayPA]

For those who are in or near Gotham...

this is one time I wish I was. I hope it travels out to the SF MOMA.

 

[back alley]

we might do this at the n.y. meeting of rff members.

you're still coming, aren't you bill?

joe

 

[Scarpia]

I think MOMA is charging twenty bucks admission. For twenty bucks I don't stay a moment, I move in.
Kurt M.

 

[akalai]

Hey a friend was there a few months ago (April), MOMA that is, and you can get in for free on Friday nights courtesy of Target who are a major sponsor.

Just checked the link and here is the info:

Free Entry every Friday night between 4-8pm
http://www.moma.org/visit_moma/admissions.html

Not sure if that time is convenient for you guys, but as a student I'd be looking for anyway to save $20! I'd much rather spend it on a pastrami on rye and Cel-Ray!!! 😀

ALSO, make sure you make it to the roof top garden as its supposedly one of the best (free, once your in MOMA) views of the New York skyline.

I'm not sure if its still the same but my friend ended up buying her ticket over the internet to avoid having to wait in a line for hours to get in..... might be smart to do the same if you are going during a peak time or depending on how popular the Friedlander and other exhibitions are.

...finally I'm a big fan of Friedlander, I genuinely like all his work and really wish I could visit this exhibition, so hope you guys enjoy it. If any of you guys do end up going can someone please check out the book MOMA has created to go with this exhibiton and perhaps tell me what it's like??? I'd be pretty keen to get a copy if its upto scratch...which it should be, but hard to tell from here in OZ!

Cheers, have fun, AKALAI

 

[cp_ste.croix]

I am a little jealous. What a great museum to have in your city...it might even make up for the millions of people crowding you at all times 😉

 

[captainslack]

Looks like a good excuse to visit my cousins!!!

 

[gns]

I was in NY over the weekend and saw the show. It will take you more than a "moment", Bill, as it contains over 500 pictures!

I have always been a big fan of his work and over the years, have found his ability to tackle every kind of subject (landscape, street, potraits, nudes, still life) a real inspiration and education.

You will not have many chances to see a show of this caliber, size and importance, so go if you can. Yes, it costs $20.00. What's that, a few rolls of film?

Don't know if the show will travel, but I'm sure you can find out on the museum's web site.

Also spent all day Saturday visiting galleries in Chelsea.
Talk about visual overload!

Cheers

 

[gns]

Akalai,

The book is really nice. It contains all of the pictures in the show plus some. If you like his work, consider consider it a must have.

You can get it at http://www.photoeye.com/

Another thing that was interesting about the show was that they displayed many of his books portfolios. He has done quite a large number of special editions which are beautiful.

 

[akalai]

Thanks GNS!

Haha...just what I need to hear, the book is a must have!!! 😀

Yeah I too am a big fan of pretty much all his work, I really think his nudes are pretty cool and actually the books I own of his work are probably the least "Friedlander-esque", that is "Stems" and "The Desert Seen". Actually "Stems" is a really amazing book, photos and design, and if you get a chance definitely worth checking out.

I'll have to have a look at photoeye but I really wish I could pick up a copy in person from MOMA!

Cheers!

 

[gns]

Alkalai,

I opted to buy the book from photoeye because it is 10% off list and I didn't have to lug it home to California. It's pretty big.

I like "Stems" too and have a copy of that. But what I really want is "Flowers and Trees" from the seventies. Hard to find and quite expensive now.

 

[Canon Junkie]

I was able to addend the preshow two Thursdays ago. The work takes up the whole 6th floor, and its the most comprehensive collection of a life's work. It was a pure pleasure, and of course the free wine and food wasn't bad as well. Even if you have to spend the $20, it is well worth it as the new space in midtown is beautiful. No FLASH photograph allowed by the way.

 

[Oldprof]

I hate to be a grouch, but Lee Friedlander is not one of my favorite photographers. The little I have seen of his work strikes me as artless - the kind of bad photographs a clueless amateur would make. Perhaps I need to give him a second look based on everyone else's expressed admiration of his work.

 

[Bob B]

Hi all,

(My first post here.)
I took of early from work to see the show at the MOMA (after first stopping at Photovillage to get a Bessa R kit and join the RF world.). Couple of points of note: NO photography of any kind is allowed in the Friedlander exhibit. (Non-flash photography is allowed elsewhere in the museum.) Also the standing photography exhibit is closed now and few a few more weeks pending a new installation. On Monday at 3pm it wasn't hard to get in at all, but there were alot of people at the Friedlander exhibit.

I got plenty of questions on using my new, and first RF camera, but I'll find another section to post them, after I do a little research, and maybe find a book on using a totally manual RF.

 

[ddunn]

Was there last Friday. Friedlander has done an amazing amount of stuff--much of which I wasn't aware of (limited edition books & portfolios).

Yes, it costs $20 to get in (cheaper if you're a student or geezer), but worth it. I spent about 4 hours there & probably could have gone thru it yet again.

Of interest for members of this group, Friedlander used M-series Leicas thru the early '90's, when he took up a Rollie Superwide.

The book is available in paperback (with what seems to be a very durable binding) either at the Museum or from the MOMA website.

For all the hoopla about the expansion and renovation of the Museum, I was unimpressed by the results. The low point is the restrooms. Whoever designed them obviously never used one, or even thought that two people might try to pass each other in the corridor getting to them, or god forbid, even of the possibility of a man and woman might simultaneously exit their respective rest room while a third (either sex) was about to enter.

 

[Gerold]

And for the big rest of us in old Europe who will not make it to the MoMa:

The Friedlander Exhibition will be at Haus der Kunst in Munich, from November 'till February.

Just don't go to Munich in October ... unless you desperately WANT that Oktoberfest vibe !

Cheers Gerold