"New Photography 2009" Exhibition
The Museum of Modern Art
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"New Photography 2009" is a thematic presentation of significant recent work in photography that examines and expands the conventional definitions of the medium. Although the six artists in this installation— Walead Beshty, Daniel Gordon, Leslie Hewitt, Carter Mull, Sterling Ruby, and Sara VanDerBeek— represent diverse points of view, working methods, and pictorial modes ranging from abstract to representational, their images all begin in the studio or the darkroom and result from processes involving collection, assembly, and manipulation. Many of the works are made with everyday materials and objects, as well as images from the Internet, magazines, newspapers, and books. Some of the artists also work in other mediums and their pictures relate to disciplines such as drawing, sculpture, and installation. As traditional photographic techniques are being quickly replaced by digital technologies, the artists included here examine the process and structure of making photographs.
[Image: Daniel Gordon "Red Headed Woman" (2008) chromogenic color print 37 x 30 in. Image courtesy the artist © 2009 Daniel Gordon]
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Schedule
from September 30, 2009 to January 11, 2010