23rd Annual
International
Photographic Art
Exposition
photo l.a.
Opening Night Gala was
honoring photographer Douglas Kirkland, and
benefiting
Inner-City Arts, at LA Mart
1933 S. Broadway, 2nd Floor Los Angeles, CA 90007
Photographers
and artists - Douglas Kirkland, John Baldassari, Catherine Opie, James Welling,
Anthony Friedkin, Jay Mark Johnson, Ken O'Hara, Joann Callis, Ken Gonzales-Day
Photos
& story by Karen Ostlund
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| right, Douglas Kirklan in front of photo John Travolta 1977 |
23rd
Annual photo l.a (January 16-19th) honored iconic,
award-winning photographer Douglas Kirkland at opening night gala yesterday, benefitting
Inner-City Arts.
Kirkland was honored for his exceptional contributions to
the photographic community. With his career spanning more than five decades,
Kirkland has photographed over 2,000 subjects and more than 600 major
celebrities from Marilyn Monroe to Angelina Jolie. His photographs can be seen
in permanent collections of museums around the world and he has published
several books including Freeze Frame, Coco Chanel: Three Weeks, An Evening
with Marilyn and the recently released monograph book on his career, A
Life in Pictures.
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| People at PHOTO L.A. |
photo l.a. is the
acclaimed photographic art exposition celebrating its 23rd annual photography
fair. photo l.a. 2014 will present its widest collaboration of photography yet,
exhibiting works dating from the 19th century, up through the most cutting edge
contemporary photo-based art. Known for its dynamic programming, photo l.a.
will once again spearhead a unique series of lectures, roundtable discussions,
and docent tours as a valuable supplement to its exhibitions.
The opening night gala was
benefiting the local nonprofit arts organization Inner-City Arts, an oasis of
learning, achievement and creativity for students in Los Angeles.
During visits, students work
with professional teaching artists in well-equipped studios, receiving hands-on
instruction in a range of subject areas within the visual, performing and media
arts. This unique approach to arts education bridges the gap between the studio
and the classroom while measurably improving academic and personal outcomes for
children and youth, including those students with Limited English Proficiency
who are at risk of academic failure.
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| Annie Leibovitz photos from 1967 |
Acclaimed as a showcase for the best in the photographic arts,
photo l.a. continues to be one of the most dynamic and energized art fairs in
the world.
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| Bert Stern's contact sheet of Marilyn Monroe Vogue 1962 |
Since 1992, over 300 galleries, private dealers and
publishers have participated and exhibited at photo l.a. More than 200
lectures, panels and collecting seminars have been presented. photo l.a.’s rich
and distinguished history has influenced the transforming art/photography
landscape of Los Angeles. Many important artists have been introduced to the
public at photo l.a. and we are honored to have played a crucial role in the
cultural life of Los Angeles.
With over 10,000 visitors photo l.a. is the best platform
for meeting with collectors, curators and artists in Los Angeles.
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| Jean-Gabriel Barthelemy Versailles 1952 |
Featured Exhibiting Galleries
Cirrus Gallery - Cirrus
Gallery, a Los Angeles-based print workshop,
publisher and gallery, is a welcomed addition to photo l.a. 2014. Cirrus shows
a diverse range of mediums, with a special focus on photo and
technology-enhanced work. Some of the artists they will show at photo l.a. this
year include John Baldessari, Brice Bischoff, Brassaï, and Steven Criqui.
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John Baldessari mixografia print
on handmade paper |
Hous Projects -
New York City's Hous Projects will
exhibit again at photo l.a. 2014, bringing seven contemporary artists --
including Tara Bogart, Alison Brady, F & D Cartier, and Klaus Enrique --
primarily exhibiting photography and video works adding a collaborative and
intermedia approach to the contemporary scene.
Jancar Gallery - Los
Angeles based Jancar Gallery joins this year's photo l.a.,
bringing leading works of contemporary photography, vintage photography and
video. Jancar Gallery represents the local art culture of Los Angeles showing
artists such as Micol Hebron, Robert Cumming, Ilene Segalove, Tricia Lawless
Murray and more.
Louis Klaitman - Louis
Klaitman has been active in the photographic art
community for over 25 years specializing in vintage and contemporary
photographs. Klaitman will be showing artists including Beckwith and Fisher,
Sally Gall, Annie Leibovitz and Ellot Porteer, among many others at photo l.a.
2014.
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| Kevin Spacey at old Vic theatre London, 2005 |
George Lawson Gallery -
The San Francisco based George Lawson Gallery
is best known for its showcases featuring a dynamic international roster of
contemporary artists from emerging to mid-career level. At photo l.a. 2014
George Lawson Gallery will be exhibiting photo-based works by artists including
Tama Hochbaum, Susan Mikula and Jennah Ward.
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Photo by Sid Avery, Frank Sinatra, 1954
in recording studio |
Monroe Gallery of
Photography - AIPAD member from Santa Fe, NM, Monroe
Gallery of Photography represents classic black &
white photography with an emphasis on humanist and photojournalist imagery. The
gallery features work by more than 50 renowned photographers in addition to
representing a select group of contemporary and emerging photographers like
Eddie Adams, Robert Capa, Bill Eppridge, Yuri Kozyrev and many others.
Smith Andersen North -
San Francisco based Smith Andersen North
gallery will show established and emerging artists focused on twentieth-century
and contemporary fine art photography. Some of these well-known photographers
include Daido Moriyama, Paul Caponigro, Philip Hyde, Benjamen Chinn and William
Heick.
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| Uber editions |
Featured Programming this weekend January 18-19th
Saturday, January 18, 2014
So You've Formed a
Collection, What Now? (Panel
Discussion)
Weston Naef
(Panel Moderator; Curator Emeritus and Founding Curator, Department of
Photographs, J. Paul Getty Museum) along with Stephanie Smith (Curator, Wilson Centre
for Photography), Justin Fiset (Artist; Independent Collection Manager), Gawain
Weaver (Independent Photo Conservator) explore the question: What is a
collection and how does one maintain it?
Time: 11:30am-1:00pm
A Fifty Year Love Affair
with Photography: A Life in Pictures (Keynote by
Douglas Kirkland)
Douglas Kirkland has been photographing for over
five decades, exploring his passion in the discovery of beauty that never
wavers. Photography has been his bride, his companion, his lover, and his
confidante throughout his multifaceted career. Kirkland is best known for his
celebrity portraits, but the scope of his work is far wider: his portraits go
far beyond the physical appearance of his subjects and capture the very essence
of their being with disarming honesty and sensuality."
Time: 1:30pm-3:00pm
The
Reproductive System (Panel Discussion)
This panel will discuss
photographic reproduction and its changing relationship to contemporary art.
Through a series of case studies on the work of Tino Sehgal & Stanley
Brouwn, artists who prohibit the reproduction of their work, the phenomenon of
"burning" a work on the secondary market, come into investigation
relative to the broader economy. Matthew Thompson (Director of Collection Development
and Exhibition Support, LACMA) will moderate this panel.
Time: 3:30 - 5:00pm
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Sex and Fashion (Panel Discussion)
This panel,
presented by Joe Zee (Creative Director, ELLE Magazine), discusses the blurred
lines of sexuality and what is accepted as appropriate in the world of fashion
photography.
Time: 11:30am - 1:00pm
Moving Still, The Art of
Gabriel Figueroa: A Legacy of Images, From Cinema to Stills
(Panel
Discussion)
For decades, Gabriel Figueroa has been known
internationally as one of the greatest innovators in the medium of black and
white cinema. So powerful and universal are his images that today he is
reconsidered as a master maker of both the moving and the still image.
Currently the subject of a major LACMA exhibition, this panel, featuring
Gabriel Figueroa, Rita Gonzalez (Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA)
and moderated by Michael Donnelly (Producer and Curator of Film, Photographer),
will explore Figueroa's historic importance, as well as the technical aspects
of the transformation of the master's motion to still images, with his son
Gabriel Figueroa Flores, photographer and archivist.
Time: 1:30 - 3:00pm
Photographic Fictions:
Technology and the Digital Document (Panel Discussion)
Natalie Bookchin (Photography and Media Faculty,
CalArts; Artist) and Ken Gonzales-Day (Professor of Art, Chair of the Art
Department, Scripps College; Artist) will discuss their work in relationship to
technology, from digital manipulation and online publishing to large archives and
social media. Bookchins video installations often draw their source material
from social media and video-sharing sites, exploring shared language, gestures,
and narrative tropes. Gonzales-Day alters found images and objects to raise
questions about racial violence and historical memory. Both bodies of work
reflect on documentary practice and push at the boundaries of the digital
document. Topics may include: fair use, authorship, archives, photographic
truth, alternative constructions of documentary practice.
Time: 3:30-5:00pm
