Ed Kashi "The Photography of Ed Kashi: Aging in America and Madagascar"
Brookfield Place (Courtyard Gallery and Winter Garden )
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The wide-ranging scope of acclaimed photojournalist Ed Kashi’s lens will be showcased in a dual exhibit presented for free at the World Financial Center Courtyard Gallery next month.
From April 5 through May 14, Arts World Financial Center will host “Aging in America” and “Madagascar,” partnering a pair of photo series which together encapsulate two increasingly important issues: aging and environmental devastation.
In “Aging in America,” Kashi chronicles the unprecedented changes confronting the U.S. as a generation of baby boomers become senior citizens, bringing old age into the mainstream. The exhibit will include screenings of three related films by Kashi and Julie Winokur: “Aging in America,” “Friends for Life,” and “The Sandwich Generation.”
Shot on the other side of the world, “Madagascar” delves into environmental concerns, documenting the delicate balance between economic development and ecological preservation in the lush island nation.
Renowned for his ability to put a human face on abstract issues, Ed Kashi is a photojournalist, filmmaker, and educator dedicated to illuminating the social and political problems that define our times. A member of the prestigious photo agency VII, Kashi was a second-prize winner in the 2011 World Press Photo Contest.
“Ed Kashi has a uniquely sensitive eye that allows him to render the human condition in a way that creates a sense of intimacy between the viewer and the photo subject,” said Debra Simon, Artistic Director of Arts World Financial Center. “His work is a testament to the power of still images to inspire change, and it’s our hope that visitors to this exhibit will come away struck by the work’s beauty, but also enlightened and moved.”
Ed Kashi’s images have been published and exhibited worldwide. One of Kashi’s innovative approaches to photography and filmmaking produced the Iraqi Kurdistan Flipbook with MediaStorm, which premiered on MSNBC.com in December 2006. Using stills in a moving image format, this creative and thought-provoking form of visual storytelling has been shown in many film festivals and as part of a series of exhibitions on the Iraq War at The George Eastman House. Also, an eight-year personal project completed in 2003, Aging in America: The Years Ahead, created a traveling exhibition, an award-winning documentary film, a website and a book which was named one of the best photo books of 2003 by American Photo.
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from April 05, 2011 to May 14, 2011