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Light Work Announces Deana Lawson Exhibition and Gallery Reception
Gallery Reception: Thursday, November 5, 5-8pm
Light Work is pleased to announce the exhibition Corporeal, featuring the work of Deana Lawson.
Lawson's
photographs examine how the body informs personal, political, and
historical identities. At first glance, Lawson's images have a
seemingly straightforward quality that dissolves into a complex set of
questions about representation of the self, the construction of notions
of beauty, and the nature of photographing, questions that will never
have clear and finite answers, no matter how hard and long we look.
Added
dynamic layers emerge from the photographs as many subjects appear
nude. Sometimes this exposure seems to act as a passport direct to a
hidden truth, but with other images, we must come to terms with an
uncomfortable feeling of perhaps hitting an invisible barrier between
what is and what is not meant to be seen. The beauty of Lawson's images
is that we can't turn away, even in this uncertainty.
Lawson
holds an MFA in photography from Rhode Island School of Design and has
received numerous awards, such as fellowships with the New York
Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) and The Photography Institute at
Columbia University. Her work has received national recognition and is
exhibited widely at such venues as The Print Center in Philadelphia and
the Studio Museum in Harlem.
Images:
Banner: Deana Lawson - (detail) Barbara, 1980s, acquired image
Above Right: Deana Lawson - Untitled, 2007 |
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Artists at Work: Transmedia Photo Faculty
 Also on view at this time is the exhibition Artists at Work: Transmedia Photo Faculty.
For many years Light Work has enjoyed a close affiliation with the art
photography department in the College of Visual and Performing Arts.
The faculty and students of art photo interact with Light Work's roster
of international artists through lectures, internships, and classroom
visits. In addition, they utilize the Community Darkrooms facilities
and take full advantage of the expertise of the Light Work staff.
Together we share an energy, passion, and commitment to contemporary
art and photography. The exhibition Artists At Work: Transmedia Photo Faculty
highlights this relationship by featuring work by Doug Dubois, Laura
Heyman, Yasser Aggour, John Wesley Mannion, Aaron Hraba, Jennifer
Wilkey, Sara Zamecnik, Kelli Pennington, Jeffrey Einhorn, and Shimpei
Shirafuji in the Light Work Hallway Gallery.
Image: Yasser Aggour
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Event Preview
Mark your calendars for all Light Work's exciting upcoming events at Watson Auditorium!
Thursday, November 12, 6pm
Finding Your Audience: An Introduction to Marketing Your Photographs
Thursday, November 19, 7pm
Posing Beauty: Deborah Willis in conversation with Carrie Mae Weems
Thursday, December 3, 6:00pm
Doug DuBois Lecture and Book Signing
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Light Work
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Syracuse, NY 13244
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About Us
Light Work's mission is to provide
direct support through exhibitions, artist residencies, special
projects, and publications to emerging and under-recognized visual
artists working in photography and related digital and electronic
media.
Light Work is dedicated to the support of the creation
of new work and the promotion of photography as a medium. The
state-of-the-art darkrooms and digital facilities are designed to make
it easy for artists to produce museum-quality work. All services are
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