Post by tivanator on Jun 11, 2014 11:53:34 GMT -8
Seems odd not to have heard of the Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM) in Philadelphia until now, but they've done some ground-breaking shows for a long time, from Louise Bourgeois and Kiki Smith to Glenn Ligon and Nick Cave and a long list of others (including Chris Burden's awesome LAPD uniforms).
I found out about it because of the new editions crafted by well-known photographer Abelardo Morell.
On the heels of his major retrospective at the J. Paul Getty Museum, High Museum of Art and Chicago Art Institute, comes this show at Philadelphia's Fabric Workshop and Museum. They are offering two small-run (25+APs) pigment ink editions that are based on his career-defining approach - where he turns a bedroom or hotel room into a giant camera obscura, projecting the exterior views - in this case the downtown Philadelphia skyline - onto an interior wall- turning realistic representation literally on its head to create an entirely novel image. I've been a fan since seeing his 1997 B+W Times Square image - which packs such a visceral punch and the feeling of being very alone in a very crowded place.
Morell says of the FWM editions: "This pair of camera obscura images are a breakthrough for me. They represent my first attempts to picture day and night views from the same viewpoint."
The editions are priced at $750 each (with membership $675) - see: www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/Shop/Default.aspx - and not surprisingly are going fast.
For comparison, the Aperture 2009 edition, see: aperture.org/shop/prints/abelardo-morell-view-of-brooklyn-bridge-in-bedroom-limited-edition-photograph#.ULhzwIVn6Xk sold out quickly at twice the price ($1500). Smaller edition gelatin silver prints start in the low thousands on the secondary market, but $7000+ in the galleries. This is a good opportunity to collect a classic image at an affordable price - by an artist who still continues to push the boundaries of photography, ironically by using a simple, even primitive technique which takes hours even days to complete the shot rather than the split second of new digital technologies.
You can read more about his work on the artist's own site: www.abelardomorell.net/
I found out about it because of the new editions crafted by well-known photographer Abelardo Morell.
On the heels of his major retrospective at the J. Paul Getty Museum, High Museum of Art and Chicago Art Institute, comes this show at Philadelphia's Fabric Workshop and Museum. They are offering two small-run (25+APs) pigment ink editions that are based on his career-defining approach - where he turns a bedroom or hotel room into a giant camera obscura, projecting the exterior views - in this case the downtown Philadelphia skyline - onto an interior wall- turning realistic representation literally on its head to create an entirely novel image. I've been a fan since seeing his 1997 B+W Times Square image - which packs such a visceral punch and the feeling of being very alone in a very crowded place.
Morell says of the FWM editions: "This pair of camera obscura images are a breakthrough for me. They represent my first attempts to picture day and night views from the same viewpoint."
The editions are priced at $750 each (with membership $675) - see: www.fabricworkshopandmuseum.org/Shop/Default.aspx - and not surprisingly are going fast.
For comparison, the Aperture 2009 edition, see: aperture.org/shop/prints/abelardo-morell-view-of-brooklyn-bridge-in-bedroom-limited-edition-photograph#.ULhzwIVn6Xk sold out quickly at twice the price ($1500). Smaller edition gelatin silver prints start in the low thousands on the secondary market, but $7000+ in the galleries. This is a good opportunity to collect a classic image at an affordable price - by an artist who still continues to push the boundaries of photography, ironically by using a simple, even primitive technique which takes hours even days to complete the shot rather than the split second of new digital technologies.
You can read more about his work on the artist's own site: www.abelardomorell.net/