NYAB Event - Four Solo Exhibitions

Four Solo Exhibitions

Soho Photo Gallery

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Welcome-No Photos by Larry Davis

The sign at the entrance to the museum's gallery says "Welcome-No Photos." The artwork that lies beyond is available to be seen but not captured. But what if you want to capture that artwork? Consider their shadows. Are their shadows any less valuable because they are not tangible? Can't they be photographed without penalty, without the risk of copyright infringement, or without the possibility of damage? The photographs in this exhibition are shadows of artwork (and then some) that were captured legally in a variety of museums.

Spectrum Series by Dwight Primiano

Bound between infrared and ultraviolet light lies our experience of perceptible light and color, a narrow sliver in the entirety of the electromagnetic spectrum. The Spectrum Series explores this tenuous space by beginning with the absence of light (nothingness) and expanding with the singular addition of one color upon another, until there finally arises the aesthetic consequence of the totality of the visible spectrum: white light.

Damages by Gary Duehr

These images explore the wounds and amputations inflicted on classic Roman and Greek statuary in museums. Some of the damage is obvious, a missing limb or blinded eye. Other mars the surface of a torso or spine. The statues appear to be survivors of war and personal strife. They become empathetic figures, speaking across time. Full of feeling, mute, the statues balance suffering with a certain beauty and dignity.

Whispers by Myra R. Hafetz

The photographs in Whispers attempt to evoke the past through the suggestion of things: the rim of a cup, the handle of a ladle or the outline of a leaf. Many of these objects were found in kitchens, several in an old jelly factory. Viewing them retrieves lost associations with a special place or time. Where and with whom we shared a cup of tea, measured ingredients in a kitchen or eaten a bowl of hot soup on a cold winter's day. The photographs are merely suggestions. Memories fill in the picture.

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