Gallery Exhibits 2009
- Introduction
- Sylvia Plachy
- Martin Parr
- Gilles Peress
- Tom Mangelsen
- James Nachtwey
- Platon
- Paolo Pellegrin
- World Press Photo
- POYi
- Redux Pictures
- Joel Sartore
- Tipper Gore
- Michael Bowles
- Community Exhibits
Introduction
To enhance and amplify the legacy artist program, LOOK3 coordinates with local galleries to host special print exhibitions of works by our 3 featured artists. These gallery shows serve as a strong complement to the INsight Conversations and provide an opportunity to display the work of these legendary photographers to all Festival guests. In addition, LOOK3 invites a number of artists and organizations to present print exhibits during the Festival to contribute to a world class program of photography exhibitions.
Galleries will be open extended hours during June 11-13 from 10am-8pm. Exhibits will be closed during the INsight Conversations, SHOTS, and WORKS.
Sylvia Plachy Waiting
Location: McGuffey Art Center
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
While looking through a window, childhood passed.
Each night as a prelude to my prayers, I asked my mother, “When will it be tomorrow?” Tomorrow never came. Another today maybe, followed by many yesterdays, among homework and holidays, waiting for the bell to ring.
In a small park in Budapest in the summer of 1983 Andre Kertesz was being filmed for a documentary. Holding his breath, he was looking through his lens.
“What is it you are waiting for?” someone asked.
He thought for a minute and said,
“A pigeon.”
In the showdown between chaos and clarity, through murky tangled perceptions, I wait for something: a bright light or shadow, a child, a bird, and sometimes Tom Waits – to stop the dance of shapes and meanings and proclaim: this is it… so I can breathe again.
We wait to find our way,
to be on our way,
then we lose our way
and wait to return.
Mostly, we are waiting.
This gallery complements the Sylvia Plachy INsight conversation.
Martin Parr Luxury
Location: Second Street Gallery
Show Dates: June 5 – July 18
This series of photographs by Martin Parr shows the different ways in which people display their wealth. Choosing various locations across the world, and a range of situations including art fairs and race courses, Parr has selected scenarios in which people are comfortable showing off their wealth. Designer clothes, champagne and parties are all part of this repertoire.
As well as the more established wealth hot spots in Europe and America, there are photographs from the emerging world, for example showing the Millionaires’ Fair in Moscow, the Dubai Art Fair and the Motor Show in Beijing.
Traditionally the portrayal of poverty has been the domain of the “ concerned photographer”, but Parr has photographed wealth in the same spirit. He believes that when the newly fledged middle classes of say, China and India, demand and receive the luxury goods that we take for granted in the West, it will put considerable pressure on the world’s resources.
However, we can view Parr’s photographs in different light since the start
of the global economic downturn. These images now have the effect of being an epitaph to an era of greed and excess. There are still many wealthy people in the world, and despite the downturn, the parties and horse racing still go on, albeit in a less showy manner. The timing of these photographs is perfect. As we slide into a new world order, we can see evidence of why the bubble burst.
This gallery complements the Martin Parr INsight conversation.
Gilles Peress Natures Mortes
Location: Michie at 7th
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
Information about this exhibit is coming soon. This gallery complements the Gilles Peress INsight conversation.
Tom Mangelsen Within The Wild
Location: In the trees along the Downtown Mall
Show Dates: June 5 – July 6
Within The Wild spans the 30-year career of Thomas D. Mangelsen, who has traveled throughout the natural world, observing and photographing a diversity of ecosystems and wildlife. Featured in the exhibit are some of Tom’s most iconic images along side some lesser-known works. Take a walk ‘Within The Wild’ from the Serengeti in Tanzania to Denali in Alaska and from Canada’s Hudson Bay to the Antarctic Peninsula.
James Nachtwey Struggle To Live – The Fight Against TB
Location: 101 E. Main St
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
James Nachtwey has documented the resurgence of tuberculosis and its varying strains MDR and XDR in seven countries around the world. These countries include Cambodia, Lesotho, South Africa, Siberia, India, Swaziland, and Thailand. He has captured the lives of both patients and health care workers in the struggle against this ancient disease, which still remains very much a part of the present. Not only does TB remain a killer disease in its most recognizable form but it is mutating into even more deadly forms: multi-drug resistant (MDR) and extremely drug resistant (XDR) TB. While still a small subset of the TB cases, these new strains pose a grave global health threat. XDR-TB is a man-made catastrophe, resulting from too little resources being allocated for the proper diagnosis and treatment of TB patients in developing countries.
“Despite the fact that tuberculosis afflicts a huge number of people it’s not on the radar screen in terms of public awareness. Normal tuberculosis, if treated diligently, is very inexpensive and doesn_t take very long to cure. But if normal TB is not treated, it mutates and becomes 100 times more expensive, requires a two-year cure and a long stay in the hospital, which many of those infected cannot afford. The thought of XDR getting out of control is truly frightening,” says James Nachtwey.
Support for this exhibit is provided by BD, a global medical technology company.
Breakfast and Discussion
Date: Saturday, June 13
Time: 9:30am-10:30am
Location: James Nachtwey exhibit
Topic: How can photography improve the world’s health?
Coffee and bagels provided by exhibit sponsor BD
Platon Big Shots
Location: Transit Center
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
Born in London in 1968, Platon was raised in the Greek Isles by his English mother, an art historian, and Greek father, an architect, until the age of seven when his family returned to London. He attended St. Martin’s School of Art, and after receiving his BA with honors in Graphic Design, he was then awarded an MA in photography and fine art at the Royal College of Art, where one of his professors and mentors was the late John Hind, the creative director of British Vogue. While still a student, he received British Vogue’s “Best up-and-coming Photographer” award in 1992, along with the opportunity to contribute both fashion and portrait images to the magazine.
Now an Englishman in New York, Platon left London in 1998 after spending a few years working for George, the magazine about politics and media culture founded by the late John F. Kennedy, Jr. Recruited to shoot for its premiere issue, Platon maintained a long-term relationship with the magazine and Kennedy, and this significant and incomparable introduction to American culture and politics included one of Platon’s favorite assignments: a cross-country trip in order to document the 20 most fascinating men in America.
Since the early 1990s, Platon has continued to shoot portrait, fashion and documentary work for a range of international publications, including The New Yorker, Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Harpers Bazaar, Esquire, GQ, Newsweek, Arena, The Face, i-D, The Sunday Telegraph, The Observer, and The Sunday Times. His advertising credits include campaigns for the Wall Street Journal, Motorola, Nike, Converse, Verizon, Vittel, Levi’s, IBM, Rolex, Ray-Ban, Tanqueray, Kenneth Cole, Issey Miyake, Moschino, Timex and Bertelsmann among others.
In 2007 Platon photographed Russian Premier Vladimir Putin for Time Magazine’s Person Of The Year Cover. This image was awarded the coveted 1 st prize at 2008 World Press Photo Contest.
Platon is now a staff photographer at The New Yorker, signing a multi-year contract in 2008.
Platon’s first monograph “Platon’s Republic”, was published in 2004 by Phaidon Press. To coincide with its publication, he had solo portrait exhibitions at the Milk Gallery in New York and the Ex-Saatchi gallery in London. The same year, his first solo show of documentary work from around the world was held at the Leica Gallery in New York. His work also has been exhibited at Hamilton’s Gallery in London, Spiral Hall in Tokyo, Carla Sozzani Gallery in Milan and Galerie Thierry Marlat in Paris.
Platon is represented worldwide by David Maloney, at Art Department in New York. He can be reached at (212) 925-4222 X108 or davidm@art-dept.com
Platon is based in New York where he lives with his wife, daughter and son.
Paolo Pellegrin As I Was Dying
Location: Free Speech wall
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
“When I do my work and I am exposed to the suffering of others – their loss or, at times their death – I feel I am serving as a witness; that is my role and responsibility to create a record for our collective memory. Part of this, I believe, has to do with notions of accountability. Perhaps it is only in their moment of suffering that these people will be noticed, and noticing erases our excuse of saying one day that we did not know. But I also feel that it is in this very delicate and fragile space that surrounds death, the space that I sometimes have both the privilege and the burden of entering, there exists the possibility of an encounter with the other in a way that goes beyond words and culture and differences. It is about being exposed for a moment in front of each other and in front of the act and mystery of dying. In that moment I feel I am looking at something that I can’t completely see but that is looking at me. It is in this exchange that something simultaneously universal and deeply intimate can be found; in the death of the other there is a loss that belongs to everyone.” -Paolo Pellegrin
This exhibit by Paolo Pellegrin is sponsored by Metabolic Studio, a direct charitable activity of the Annenberg Foundation under the direction of Artist and Trustee Lauren Bon.
World Press Photo
Location: 106 E. Main St.
Show Dates: June 11 – June 28
The annual World Press Photo Exhibition is the best known of World Press Photo’s activities and a leading event in the organization’s calendar. Every year following the World Press Photo Contest, the winning images go on show. The exhibition is officially opened in Amsterdam as part of the prize-giving ceremony in May, and until March the next year can be seen at venues around the globe. The tour program takes in almost 100 cities worldwide and is still expanding.
The exhibition is a showcase for creativity in photojournalism and a platform for developments in the profession, part of World Press Photo’s aim of encouraging and stimulating the work of press photographers around the world. The show also attracts a broader public, and because of the wide-ranging focus of the contest forms an eyewitness record of world events of the previous year.
Gallery Reception
Date: Thursday, June 11
Time: 5pm-6:30pm
World Press Photo receives support from the Dutch Postcode Lottery and is sponsored worldwide by Canon and TNT.
Getty Images is the sponsor of the World Press Photo Exhibition at LOOK3.
Visions of Excellence: Pictures of the Year International 50-Print Exhibition
Location: 418 E. Main St.
Show Dates: June 11 – June 13
Pictures of the Year International is the oldest and most prestigious photojournalism program in the world. Each year the POYi competition honors the very best documentary photography and photojournalism, setting the gold-standard for excellence. POYi is committed to engaging citizens worldwide with great photojournalism by sponsoring educational public exhibitions. The 50-print display showcases a selection of the 240 winners from the most recent judging in February. Through exhibitions and workshops, POYi extends the reach of those photojournalists who chronicle the news events and social issues facing our world. Now in its 66th year, POYi continues to recognize and promote excellence in photojournalism.
Each year, a panel of 12 distinguished photographers and editors convene at the University of Missouri to serve as judges during a three-week period in late February. The jurors evaluate photographs in 48 categories, including General News, Sports Action, Portrait, and Issue Reporting Picture Story.
POYi premiere categories honor the Newspaper Photographer of the Year and the Magazine Photographer of the Year. POYi also honors long-term special documentary stories with the World Understanding Award and the Global Vision Award. In addition, the Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award honors exemplary photo editing.
In 2009, the 66th annual competition received more than 48,000 submitted images with 240 winners selected as the very best.
Redux Pictures American Youth
Location: McGuffey Art Center
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
A companion exhibit to the 240-page “American Youth” book, published by Contrasto and in stores May 2009. The book, photographed by the Redux Pictures agency, takes an honest look at the current generation of 18-24 year olds. Subjects ranging from debutantes to young Muslims to organic farmers are covered. americanyouthbook.com
About: Redux is an independent editorial and commercial photo agency based in New York City, representing a roster of award-winning photographers around the world. reduxpictures.com
Joel Sartore Vanishing Gems
Location: McGuffey Art Center
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
Amphibians around the world are in serious trouble. We stand to lose half of this entire class of animals within the next 10 years. Habitat destruction and pollution have been steadily taking a toll. Now a deadly fungus is sweeping the globe, often taking every toad, newt, salamander and frog that it comes across. This exhibit looks not only at this catastrophic decline in the wild, from the High Sierras of California to the cloud forests of Ecuador, but also uses a series of studio portraits to showcase this incredibly diverse group of creatures.
A life-long Nebraskan, Joel Sartore brings a sense of humor and a mid-western work ethic to all of his National Geographic Magazine assignments. After graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, he went to work for the Wichita Eagle, and then for National Geographic. Over twenty years of experience (eighteen with the National Geographic Society) have allowed him to cover everything from the remote Amazon rain forest to beer-drinking, mountain-racing firefighters in the United Kingdom.
Besides being a contract photographer for National Geographic, Joel’s work has appeared in Audubon, Life, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, Time and numerous book projects including the Day in the Life series. He has authored Photographing Your Family (National Geographic Books), Nebraska, Under a Big Red Sky (Nebraska Book Company), Face to Face with Grizzlies (National Geographic Children’s Books) and has collaborated with Douglas Chadwick on The Company We Keep: America’s Endangered Species (National Geographic).
Joel and his work have been the subject of several national broadcasts including National Geographic’s Explorer, the NBC Nightly News, NPR’s Weekend Edition and CBS Sunday Morning, as well as an hour-long PBS documentary. In addition to his editorial work, Joel speaks to groups around the nation about wildlife, photography, and other issues. Though travelling all over the world for work, he always looks forward to returning to Nebraska where he lives with his family.
Bishop Glacier
Location: McGuffey Art Center
Show Dates: June 5 – June 28
When I am photographing the natural world, I feel connected to life itself and share a desire to preserve our heritage. I love photography because it deepens my profound respect for the variety and graphic beauty of nature. Whether it is involvement in a project about the homeless issue in America or photographing glaciers , wildlife, and landscapes, I hope to bring awareness of both the problems and the treasures in our world. Perhaps in a small way, this can contribute to a greater understanding. – Tipper Gore
Michael Bowles The Immense and Brooding Spirit
Location: Maclin Building, 3rd Floor (408 E Market Street)
Show Dates: June 11 – June 13
Exhibit Hours: 11am – 5pm
An incongruous upbringing of being born and raised in Africa amidst the adrenaline rush of a civil war and then relocating to the Virginian countryside is tattooed in Michael’s photographic style. Quirky, dramatic and often contradictory, Michael’s work attempts to create more powerful and evocative images that stand out boldly amongst the millions of images we see in today’s world. A strong sense of beauty and aesthetic is clearly obvious in his imagery as well his ability to pull the viewer in closer so as to be there in person.
Michael has worked for many major international editorial clients primarily focusing on portraiture and people based stories. His work has been exhibited in The National Gallery of Australia, The Forbes Gallery, The New York Academy of Art as well as being collected in private collections.
Michael is based between Charlottesville and Sydney.
Michael’s exhibit at LOOK3 will also include Ultimus Romanorum. This triptych is part of a series of images that is representative of recent examples of greed, arrogance, and irresponsibility in human nature. It will be on display on the Regal Cinema Wall on 2nd St., NW, in Charlottesville.
Community Exhibits
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Jon Golden Bolungarvik – An Icelandic Village’s Story Through Sustainable Fishing
C&O Gallery (515 E. Water Street)
The iConnect Southwood Youth Photography Project El Barrio (The Neighborhood)
The Bridge Progressive Arts Initiative (205 Monticello Road)
Gallery Members Different Eyes
Bozart Gallery (211 W. Main Street)
Jeff James Bedtime Stories
Fellini’s #9 Restaurant (200 W. Market Street)
Michael Bowles The Immense and Brooding Spirit
Les Yeux du Monde at the Maclin Building (408 E. Market Street, 3rd Floor)
Jay Kuhlmann Arabian Streets
The Mudhouse (213 W. Main Street)
Liza Bishop and Jack Looney Photographs from Virginia Fashion Week
Spring Street Boutique (107 W. Main Street)
Bonny Bronson Looking Back: Retrospectives of Dance and Illusion
The Gallery at 5th and Water (107 5th Street, SE)