Seen an Exhibition lately?

[don sorsa]

Peter - Thanks much for those links. Going by the few prints online, I can see why they put Francisco in a good mood! I love photos that tell memorable stories, and Montzka seemed to do exactly that.

Don

 

[peter_n]

Yep. I'm working on a similar project (on a much shorter time scale) and I ordered the book.

 

[stephen_lumsden]

There is a Lee Miller exhition in the National Portrait Gallery in London, which is worth a look for people in the South East of England.

 

[bmattock]

Downtown Chicago has a fistful of excellent exhibits right now and two should particularly appeal to us here at RFF. Gary Stochl shot SP for 40 years with a Leica and 50mm lens and only 2 years ago started exhibiting - very interesting work. Stochl is a master of light and the "decisive moment." The Chicago Cultural Center also has one exhibit dedicated to touristic pics (including photos by Harry Callahan, Gary Winograd, and many others) and another on AIDS. The Museum of Contemporary Photography (Columbia College) has a couple hundred prints by Gary Friedlander, part of his Sticks and Stones and "at work" projects, shot with medium format I believe. The Art Institute has an exhibit of incredibly beautiful B&W prints by Tokihiro Sato. A long weekend in downtown Chicago would be very rewarding!

Francisco - The Montzka exhibit sounds good. How long is it up?

Bump - Don, now there is a news story about Stochl:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/arts/design/19stoc.html

Hope he gets some good exposure!

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks

 

[don sorsa]

Good catch, Bill, finding the article and then the right thread to post it! Some of my photog friends saw Stochl's work and expressed the same opinion as Rod Slemmon in the article: What's most impressive is that Stochl worked in almost complete isolation and suddenly appeared with several hundred images that are similar to Robert Frank in terms of subject matter, quality, etc. To me, however, whether or not Stochl really broke new ground isn't all that important. I just enjoyed seeing walls full of excellent B&W street shots. Maybe I'm too easy to please !^)

Don

 

[bmattock]

Don,

I agree with you. It hasn't 'been done' if there is still something to say in the genre. Not every photographer has to have a completely unique voice. I'm sure Stochl brings his own sensibilities to his prints.

Best Regards,

Bill Mattocks