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Summer Exposure
Galerie Lelong Exhibitions, 27 June - 2 August 2013

Summer Exposure

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    Petah Coyne, Andy Goldsworthy, Jane Hammond, Alfredo Jaar, Rosemary Laing, Lin Tianmiao, Susan Meiselas, Ana Mendieta, Hélio Oiticica & Neville D’Almeida, Jaume Plensa, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Catherine Yass

    In Summer Exposure, Galerie Lelong presents photographic works with a focus on artists of the gallery who examine the function of a photograph to document or to construct. The works explore themes of political and social injustice, identity, and contemporary conflicts between man and nature. The exhibition features straight and manipulated photographs, many of which have rarely been exhibited, in a range of formats including silver gelatin prints, C-prints, light boxes, mixed media, and collage. Several artists are not immediately associated with photography, yet the selected works mark an important facet of their oeuvres.

    The exhibition was inspired by Alfredo Jaar’s current representation of Chile in the 55th Venice Biennale. As is true for many of the works in Summer Exposure, Jaar’s Double Vision (2005) is an exercise in seeing. Jaar examines the dichotomy between the authority of images and their inability to fully convey the events they depict. Double Vision portrays children playing on a beach, with signs of Angola’s oil wealth in the background. The mirrored effect of the image highlights the disparity between the extraordinary wealth of the elite and the lack of significant health and social programs for the country’s struggling citizens. Susan Meiselas’s compelling images also reveal a concern with complex socio-political issues, underscoring this theme that runs throughout the exhibition.

    Several artists manipulate their photographs through complex processes that are not easily discerned. Jane Hammond’s seemingly vintage silver gelatin prints are actually contemporary collages, built narratives that convey the fluidity of an image’s meaning. Catherine Yass’s signature technique of layering a color transparency over a blue negative transparency results in richly colored, surreal images mounted in light boxes. Lighthouse (East) (2011) explores the relationship 


    between the physical and psychological space of the structure, blurring the line between reality and illusion. Jaume Plensa and Lin Tianmiao create works on paper that begin with a photograph. Plensa alters portraits of individuals, diminishing references to gender, race, and age, and uses language to convey notions of the individual and humanity as distinctive yet universal. Lin’s works from her Focus print series (2007) begin with a soft-focus portrait, the surface of which she mars with holes and eruptions to create a ghostly, androgynous presence.

    Many of the artists in the exhibition use photography as a means to document ephemeral moments. Petah Coyne’s abstract photographs capture blurred details of brides and debutantes in motion. Her striking black and white photographs create fragmented images that express fleeting beauty and the turbulence of contemporary life. Andy Goldsworthy and Rosemary Laing stage transitory interventions in the landscape. Goldsworthy’s serial photographs record the effects of time and the relationship between humans and their surroundings, conveying the beauty in loss and regeneration. Laing’s thematic series witness staged events in her native Australia to examine social and political issues of landscape and its use. Ana Mendieta’s images record the momentary action of her performance works, which investigate the body, landscape, and notions of permanence.

    Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida’s large-format C-prints mounted on aluminum from the Cosmococa 5: Hendrix – War series (1973/2003) were originally conceived as projections in multi-sensorial, built environments designed as cultural critiques demanding viewers’ direct involvement and consideration. Krzysztof Wodiczko’s photographs document his socio-political activism in the form of public projections, giving a critical voice to marginalized individuals and communities and shedding light on cultural injustices.

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  • Works
    • Andy Goldsworthy White clay and seawater / poured over rock / turned grey / after high tide / remade with red clay / Martha's Vineyard / August 2005, 2005 Suite of four C-Prints 3 - 20 x 20 inches (50.8 x 50.8 cm) each; 1 - 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

      Andy Goldsworthy

      White clay and seawater / poured over rock / turned grey / after high tide / remade with red clay / Martha's Vineyard / August 2005, 2005

      Suite of four C-Prints

      3 - 20 x 20 inches (50.8 x 50.8 cm) each; 1 - 10 x 10 inches (25.4 x 25.4 cm)

    • Petah Coyne Untitled #1007 (Susan's Hem I, Bridal Series), 2001 Silver gelatin print 60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6 cm)

      Petah Coyne

      Untitled #1007 (Susan's Hem I, Bridal Series), 2001

      Silver gelatin print

      60 x 40 inches (152.4 x 101.6 cm)

    • Jane Hammond Chai Wan Five, 2011 Selenium toned silver gelatin print 11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

      Jane Hammond

      Chai Wan Five, 2011

      Selenium toned silver gelatin print

      11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

    • Jane Hammond Rally, 2011 Selenium toned silver gelatin print 11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

      Jane Hammond

      Rally, 2011

      Selenium toned silver gelatin print

      11 x 14 inches (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

    • Alfredo Jaar Double Vision, 2005 Lightbox with color transparency 49 x 97 x 5.25 inches (124.5 x 246.4 x 13.3 cm)

      Alfredo Jaar

      Double Vision, 2005

      Lightbox with color transparency

      49 x 97 x 5.25 inches (124.5 x 246.4 x 13.3 cm)

    • Alfredo Jaar Field, Road, Cloud, 1997 Three color Cibachrome prints, three black and white Cibachrome prints 40 x 275 inches (101.6 x 698.5 cm) overall

      Alfredo Jaar

      Field, Road, Cloud, 1997

      Three color Cibachrome prints, three black and white Cibachrome prints

      40 x 275 inches (101.6 x 698.5 cm) overall

    • Rosemary Laing burning Ayer #6, 2003 C type photograph 49.8 x 94.7 x 2.6 inches (126.5 x 240.5 x 6.5 cm)

      Rosemary Laing

      burning Ayer #6, 2003

      C type photograph

      49.8 x 94.7 x 2.6 inches (126.5 x 240.5 x 6.5 cm)

    • Lin Tianmiao Focus print 06-598A, 2007 Silk, cotton threads, foams, and print paper made by Singapore Tyler Print Institute 50 x 39.4 inches (127 x 100 cm)

      Lin Tianmiao

      Focus print 06-598A, 2007

      Silk, cotton threads, foams, and print paper made by Singapore Tyler Print Institute

      50 x 39.4 inches (127 x 100 cm)

    • Susan Meiselas 10am, "Drop Site" near Interstate 5, Oceanside, CA, 1989 13 x 33 inches (33 x 83.8 cm)

      Susan Meiselas

      10am, "Drop Site" near Interstate 5, Oceanside, CA, 1989

      13 x 33 inches (33 x 83.8 cm)

    • Ana Mendieta Untitled (Burial Pyramid), 1974 (Estate print 2010) Suite of five color photographs 4 - 16 x 20 inches (40.7 x 50.8 cm) each; 1 - 20 x 16 inches (40.7 x 50.8 cm)

      Ana Mendieta

      Untitled (Burial Pyramid), 1974 (Estate print 2010)

      Suite of five color photographs

      4 - 16 x 20 inches (40.7 x 50.8 cm) each; 1 - 20 x 16 inches (40.7 x 50.8 cm)

    • Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida Cosmococa 5: Hendrix - War CC5-11, 1973/2003 C-print mounted on aluminum 29.75 x 44.75 inches (75.6 x 113.7 cm)

      Hélio Oiticica and Neville D’Almeida

      Cosmococa 5: Hendrix - War CC5-11, 1973/2003

      C-print mounted on aluminum

      29.75 x 44.75 inches (75.6 x 113.7 cm)

    • Jaume Plensa Soul, 2011 Mixed media on paper 46.9 x 33.9 inches (119 x 86 cm)

      Jaume Plensa

      Soul, 2011

      Mixed media on paper

      46.9 x 33.9 inches (119 x 86 cm)

    • Krzysztof Wodiczko Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial Projection, 1986-87/2000 Public projection: Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial, Boston, Massachusetts C-print face-mounted on plexi 39.5 x 29.6 inches (97.8 x 72.1 cm)

      Krzysztof Wodiczko

      Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial Projection, 1986-87/2000

      Public projection: Soldiers and Sailors Civil War Memorial, Boston, Massachusetts C-print face-mounted on plexi

      39.5 x 29.6 inches (97.8 x 72.1 cm)

    • Catherine Yass Lighthouse (East), 2011 Photographic transparency, lightbox 50.8 x 40.75 x 6.5 inches (129 x 103.5 x 16.5 cm)

      Catherine Yass

      Lighthouse (East), 2011

      Photographic transparency, lightbox

      50.8 x 40.75 x 6.5 inches (129 x 103.5 x 16.5 cm)

  • Artist
    • Petah Coyne

      Petah Coyne

    • Andy Goldsworthy

      Andy Goldsworthy

    • Jane Hammond

      Jane Hammond

    • Alfredo Jaar

      Alfredo Jaar

    • Estate of Rosemary Laing

      Estate of Rosemary Laing

    • Lin Tianmiao

      Lin Tianmiao

    • Estate of Ana Mendieta

      Estate of Ana Mendieta

    • Jaume Plensa

      Jaume Plensa

    • Krzysztof Wodiczko

      Krzysztof Wodiczko

    • Catherine Yass

      Catherine Yass

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