Telling and Showing
Studio Visit 15
Hi
I have two public appearances in NYC this week.
Thursday, April 16th 6pm
AUGHT FRAUGHT PRESENTS: Chris Wiley, Sara Greenberger Rafferty, Brian Droitcour
The Ongoing Colloquium on Contemporary Photography and Related Feelings (panel discussion)
RECTANGLE ROOM at Primary Photographic 113 Eldridge St
https://www.rectangleroom.com/pages/nyc-space
This panel is a companion to the exhibition curated by artist Matthew Porter, in association with his Aught Fraught podcast. I was the second guest after Mariah approximately 2 years ago.
The exhibition, Aught Fraught Presents: Islands In The Net runs through Saturday.
Aught Fraught Presents : Islands In The Net
organized by Matthew Porter
Tanyth Berkeley // Phil Chang // Joshua Citarella // Roe Ethridge // Daniel Gordon // Miranda Lichtenstein // Eileen Quinlan // Sara Greenberger Rafferty // Mariah Robertson // Hannah Whitaker
March 19th - April 18th
Rectangle Room
at Primary Photographic
113 Eldridge St.
NY NY 10002
Open Monday - Friday, 9:30-6:30, Saturday, 10-6
Aught Fraught is an interview series podcast hosted by Matthew Porter about photography in the early 2000s (the aughts), an era that marked a high point in photography’s cultural visibility and market influence. For many practitioners and enthusiasts, the aughts remain a notably fraught, energetic, and formative decade for the medium. Every month it seemed there was another panel, another essay, another exhibition or catalogue that sought to find meaning and hope in what was largely considered to be photography’s moment of “crisis.”
Islands in the Net brings together a selection of Aught Fraught subjects, showcasing works that use myriad material strategies but focus on representation, particularly photography’s ability to frame ideas through various styles of depiction. The keystone work is Joshua Citarella’s large four panel banner, depicting a dystopian future, and showing the medium’s ability to merge image-generating software, digital appropriation, and lens-based pictures.
Matthew Porter is a photographer living in Brooklyn.
Saturday, April 18 & Sunday, April 19, 1–6 pm
As I mentioned in my last email, I have a subsidized studio at 20 Jay Street Suite 213 in Dumbo. I’ll be there and open both days, please come by and say hey if you are able.
Artists across DUMBO and Vinegar Hill will welcome the public into their workspaces for DUMBO Open Studios on April 18 + 19 from 1-6pm.
Visitors will see work from artists who have worked in DUMBO for decades, as well as those participating in artists residency programs. Neighborhood cultural powerhouses will also host open houses, extended hours, and special events.
Free and open to the public; no ticket required to attend.
Further Reading
Brian Droitcour, Review “Imaging After Photography”
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In my dayjob, I’m the Ruth Stanton Chair of the Department of Art & Art History at Hunter College. We are in the midst of raising funds to support our students, and have the opportunity for a 100% match through April 29. As someone relatively new to Hunter, I feel I can say with sober accuracy that our department is a municipal, national, and international treasure. For this reason, I’m sharing the fundraising link – if you feel so moved to support our programs.