Debbie Fleming Caffery Exhibition
Gitterman Gallery
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Debbie Fleming Caffery has been photographing in Mexico since 1990. This exhibition focuses on the images Caffery made of women working as prostitutes. In Mexico Caffery was initially drawn to photographing the spiritual and religious traditions of the rural villages, which reminded her of the sugar cane communities she had grown up in. Her photographic interest sharpened when she discovered a cantina that housed a brothel and in 2005 she received a Guggenheim Fellowship that allowed her to further develop this body of work. These photographs explore the complexities of their situation in life, showing their vulnerability and their strength. The exhibition is concurrent with the release of Caffery’s fourth major monograph, "The Spirit & The Flesh" (Radius Books, 2009).
[Image: Debbie Fleming Caffery "Irma" (2000) Gelatin silver print 19 1/2 x 18 15/16 in.]
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Schedule
from May 22, 2009 to July 31, 2009
Opening Reception on 2009-05-21 from 18:00 to 20:00
The Artist will be in attendance and signing copies of her books.