Sally Mann Exhibition in Washington D.C.

[Shac]

Giganova - thanks for clarification. Sounds a different way of doing things but what do I know. I am enjoying her memoir though - an interesting read.

 

[giganova]

She also uses an M3 -- or should I say she also owns an M3.

Like most professional photographers, she uses all sorts of cameras ... 35mm, 6x7, 8x10 (even hand held!), b&w ortho film, color film, collodium plates, tintypes ... I love the dark room in the back of her truck!

 

[giganova]

From the special edition catalog that I bought today:

 

[lynnb]

NYT review of the exhibition.

 

[dof]

It looks like it was taken with a Holga.

Not when you see the prints in person.

 

[giganova]

NYT review of the exhibition.

Thanks for the link, that's a great read!

The Sally Mann exhibit is the most meaningful photography exhibition I have ever seen. She finds beauty in the most mundane moments of life (family photos), fearlessly addresses our mortality head-on (e.g., her dying father, sick husband), and even gives history a profound meaning (battlefields).
[EDIT: I removed two sentences that some people found offensive, and I sincerely apologize for it]
I saw Sally Mann's haunting battlefield images of Virginia, I was deeply moved by the human drama that unfolded here and history came alive, as if it happened only yesterday.

What a national treasure she is!

 

[giganova]

Here's an idea:

Lets all put our Leicas on Ebay tomorrow! Every body and lens for $100 "Buy it Now". It would destroy the used Leica camera market over night. And from the few hundred bucks we'd make, we buy all the Large Format cameras and 8x10 sheet film that we can find and stuff it into our freezers. We'd basically purchase the entire world supply of large format cameras and film on one day.

Do you think they'd build a new sheet film factory in Rochester? 😀

 

[lynnb]

as long as you don't try to buy a Deardorff 😱

 

[robert blu]

Thanks Lynn for the NYT review link, much appreciated. I haven't any book from Sally Mann. I think I'll buy something soon...
robert

 

[dwojr]

FYI look like this exhibit is going on tour:

Other venues: Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, June 30–September 23, 2018
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, November 20, 2018–February 10, 2019
The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 3–May 27, 2019
Jeu de Paume, Paris, June 17–September 22, 2019
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, October 19, 2019–January 12, 2020

 

[Dave Jenkins]

giganova wrote "Having immigrated from a country with ~2,000+ years of history, I never understood why people here in the US are so obsessed with the early settlers, battle re-enactments, and Civil War. It seemed banal and insignificant to me."

That's your history, giganova, and I very much respect that. But this is our history, and it's all the history we have. It's the history of a people who struggled, who conquered, and who, in less than two and a half centuries created the greatest, most free nation in the history of the earth.

 

[bluesun267]

giganova wrote "Having immigrated from a country with ~2,000+ years of history, I never understood why people here in the US are so obsessed with the early settlers, battle re-enactments, and Civil War. It seemed banal and insignificant to me."

That's your history, giganova, and I very much respect that. But this is our history, and it's all the history we have. It's the history of a people who struggled, who conquered, and who, in less than two and a half centuries created the greatest, most free nation in the history of the earth.

That's all we have? Except there's a whole lot buried here that we don't know, or don't care to think about, dating nearly as far back as anything in Europe, Asia or Africa. But let's start with the genocide of the people that lived on this continent just a few hundred years ago. In order to create "our" so-called greatest of nations. (No you don't speak for all of "us" Americans).

 

[dwojr]

That's your history, giganova, and I very much respect that. But this is our history, and it's all the history we have. It's the history of a people who struggled, who conquered, and who, in less than two and a half centuries created the greatest, most free nation in the history of the earth.

I suggest you delete this before the thread gets closed. I will try and bite my tongue. I agree with bluesun that you don't speak for all us Americans

 

[ptpdprinter]

I suggest you delete this before the thread gets closed. I will try and bite my tongue. I agree with bluesun that you don't speak for all us Americans

Without endorsing Dave Jenkins viewpoint, should giganova be required to delete his comment that America history is "banal and unimportant" as well?

 

[giganova]

Read my post again: while I said that I always found US history banal compared to other countries, the battlefield images of Sally Mann were an eye opener to me, I was deeply moved by the human drama that unfolded here and history came alive. I believe I now have a better understanding and appreciation of US history.

My sincere apology if I offended anyone!

 

[giganova]

I removed the two sentences that some people found offense.

 

[Jack Conrad]

In my home town is a medieval church where they found a 2,000 year old Roman temple underneath, and when they kept digging, they found a Neanderthal settlement underneath.

I suggest a moment of silent reflection over the fate of those poor Neanderthal peoples, likely driven to extinction by the callous intrusion of modern man into their lands. Shame on us all. Shame, shame, shame. 🙄

 

[jawarden]

I can't wait to see this show. Such talent. "Hold Still" is a must read for photographers, in my humble opinion.

 

[nickla]

Just got the signed copy of the book. It is a gorgeous printing!

Going to DC next week and can’t wait to see the show.



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[EdSawyer]

Got the book too, $200 ones not sold out btw.

Got the book too, $200 ones not sold out btw.

I got the regular version from amazon just the other day. I'll attend the show when it comes to the PEM. hopefully she will be there to sign books - I have asked PEM about it.

I wonder if the $200 version is really any better, print-wise than the $45 edition? Probably not, though the slipcase looks nice and of course the signature is cool to have.

the $200 ones are not sold out btw, they are still available at least a couple places at list price, FWIW.

Print quality on the $45 edition seems great, there's some nice images in there, though there's also a lot of pages wasted on people blathering on about their interpretations and what not, which would have been better spent showing more photos.

While nice, the print caliber of the book is not at say Steidl level of quality, but it is quite good, esp. for $45.

-Ed