Alexander Gronsky—Pastoral
Exhibition Dates: March 19–May 31, 2012
Gallery Reception: Tuesday, March 27, 5–7 pm
Light Work is pleased to announce the exhibition Pastoral, featuring landscape photographs by photographer Alexander Gronsky. The photographs were taken along the outlying areas of Moscow where the human need to find solace away from the city collides with urban sprawl, and the fragility of nature.
Alexander Gronsky (b.1980, Estonia) started working as a freelance photographer in 1999 and joined the Photographer.ru Agency in 2003. His considerable exhibition record includes solo exhibitions at Gallery.Photographer.ru in Moscow, Russia; Foam Museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Aperture Gallery in New York, NY; the Kempinski Lufthansa Center in Beijing, China; Fotomuseo in Bogotá, Columbia; Foto Art Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland; and Ville de Levallois in the City of Levallois, France. Group exhibitions include the Tampere Art Museum in Tampere, Finland; the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney, Australia; Polka Galerie in Paris, France; FotoLeggendo 2010 in Rome, Italy; FotoWeek in Washington, DC; and Art+Art Gallery in Moscow, Russia. His images can be viewed at www.alexandergronsky.com
Support for this exhibition was provided through the New York Stat Council on the Arts and Syracuse University. Special thanks to FotoFest in Houston, TX, and the Iris Art Foundation in Moscow, Russia.
Also on view at the time is the exhibition Wounding the Black Male, featuring photographs from the LIght Work Collection. The exhibition was co-curated by Cassandra Jackson and Sarah Cunningham, both from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. The Annual Student Invitational exhibition will be on view in the Light Work Lounge, and the Transmedia Photography Annual will be on view at the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in Schine Student Center.
Light Work invites groups and individuals to schedule tours and gallery talks of the exhibition and facility. Light Work is a nonprofit, artist-run organization dedicated to the support of artists working in photography and electronic media. Light Work is a member of CMAC, the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers at Syracuse University.
For more information, please contact Jessica Reed at Light Work, 315-443-1300 or jhreed01@syr.edu.
NYFA MARK'12 Bootcamp
/in NewsNYFA MARK’12 Bootcamp
Performing, Literary and Visual Artists of the Central, Western
and Southern Regions of New York State
Application Deadline: MONDAY, MAY 14, 2012
New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) is pleased to announce the NYFA MARK’12 Bootcamp program for the Central/Western/Southern regions of New York State. NYFA is working in partnership with our host organization Light Work, Syracuse NY, and outreach partners Cultural Resources Council, Syracuse, NY and Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County to host the program which will take place over one intensive weekend, June 8-10 and a one-day follow up event on July 7 at Golden Artist Colors in New Berlin, NY. In 2012, modeled on NYFA’s Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp, MARK’12 Bootcamp is now open to artists working in the performing and literary arts. NYFA is excited to be able to support the wide variety of creative activities in the region.
MARK is the New York Foundation for the Arts’ (NYFA) program for artists based in New York State, (outside of the five boroughs of New York City) who want a unique opportunity for individualized focus on the professional and business side of their creative practice. MARK is designed to address the concerns of artists living outside of New York City while providing them with a new network statewide.
Presented over one intensive weekend with a follow up event, MARK’12 Bootcamp is a rigorous blend of formal classes, individualized training, networking and group interaction. Participating artists can expect MARK to spark goals and help to define concrete steps while providing individual and group feedback. Up to 40 artists will be selected for this location, encouraging and fostering a community network of cross-disciplinary artists.
Click Here for List of Elegible Counties, Guidelines and the Online Application
Click Here for Schedule, Location and for More Information
Click Here for FAQ
Applications should be received by MIDNIGHT on the day of the deadline.
Questions: FHogan@nyfa.org
Felicity Hogan, Program Officer, NYFA Learning/NYFA Consults
2012 Book Collectors Offer
/in NewsTake advantage of the 2012 Book Collectors Offer and receive two books worth $65 each, plus a subscription to Contact Sheet for only $95. (Save $75!)
Leon Borensztein’s American Portraits brings together ten years of portaits by the photographer. Visiting his subjects at home, Borensztein would set up a generic backdrop behind his sitters and then take a step back to reveal a glimpse into their personal spaces. The resulting collection of photographs is a playful and touching look into the lives of the everyday Americans he encountered.
Portrait photographer Suzanne Opton’s latest monograph Soldier / Many Wars reflects a curiosity about the military at a time of war. Focusing her lens on soldiers who recently returned from their tour of duty in Iraq, her images are both emotionally and politically poignant. “It is not sensationalism I am after. I am after the human being,” writes Opton.
Don’t miss our other signed books, including:
Christian Patterson: Redheaded Peckerwood
Carrie Mae Weems: Social Studies
Alessandra Sanguinetti: On the Sixth Day
Doug Dubois: …all the days and nights
Hank Willis Thomas: Pitch Blackness
+ many more!
PPAC Book Fair – Saturday, May 5
/in Events, NewsThe Philadelphia Photo Arts Center will be hosting its Third Annual Book Fair this Saturday, May 5 from 12-6pm. A number of local, national and international presses, publishers and artists will be in attendance selling books, prints and other ephemera.
Visit Light Work’s table to find signed books and to subscribe to Contact Sheet!
See you there!
Peter Barberie Speaks at SU's Watson Theater, May 3
/in Events, NewsJoin us this Thursday, May 3th at 5:30pm at SU’s Watson Theater for a lecture by Peter Barberie (Curator of Photographs, Philadelphia Museum of Art)! Hosted by Light Work and Transmedia.
Made possible with support from The Division of Student Affairs, Syracuse University.
Signed Copies of Redheaded Peckerwood by Christian Patterson
/in NewsWe’re pleased to announce that signed copies of Christian Patterson’s highly-acclaimed Redheaded Peckerwood are now available for pre-order from Light Work.
During his residency at Light Work in 2010, Patterson completed the original edition of hand made artist books of Redheaded Peckerwood that would later be the basis for the trade edition published by MACK. The first edition of the book sold out in just months and now the second edition, which includes a few updates and extras, is in circulation. Be sure to secure a copy before they’re gone too!
To pre-order a signed copy of Redheaded Peckerwood click here
Jen Davis' Self-Portraits on Flak Photo
/in NewsLight Work teams up with Flak Photo again to launch a gallery of Jen Davis‘ Self-Portraits accompanied by a short essay by Light Work Director Hannah Freiser, both of which were originally published in Contact Sheet 165 (the catalog produced in conjunction with the Light Work exhibition looking & looking, photographs by Jen Davis and Amy Elkins).
Be sure to see the gallery online, and if you haven’t already become a subscriber to Contact Sheet to support Light Work’s program and receive beautiful publications in return!
Amy Elkins' Elegant Violence on Flak Photo
/in NewsLight Work teams up with Flak Photo this weekend to launch a gallery of Amy Elkins‘ Elegant Violence portraits accompanied by a short essay by Light Work Associate Director Shane Lavalette, both of which were originally published in Contact Sheet 165 (the catalog produced in conjunction with the Light Work exhibition looking & looking, photographs by Amy Ekins and Jen Davis).
Be sure to see the gallery online, and if you haven’t already become a subscriber to Contact Sheet to support Light Work’s program and receive beautiful publications in return!
Spring Sale! Signed Copies of Carrie Mae Weems: Social Studies
/in NewsSpring has arrived, and to celebrate we want to offer our online followers a great deal on signed copies of Carrie Mae Weems: Social Studies. Usually $75, the book is now just $50 (a savings of 33%!). If you order now, we will also give you a FREE Contact Sheet Subscription (a value of $40!). Order in the next two weeks to take advantage of this offer.
About the book:
Visit the Light Work website to place your order.
Alexander Gronsky: Pastoral
/in ExhibitionsLight Work is pleased to announce the exhibition Pastoral, featuring landscape photographs by photographer Alexander Gronsky. The photographs were taken along the outlying areas of Moscow where the human need to find solace away from the city collides with urban sprawl, and the fragility of nature.
Alexander Gronsky (b.1980, Estonia) started working as a freelance photographer in 1999 and joined the Photographer.ru Agency in 2003. His considerable exhibition record includes solo exhibitions at Gallery.Photographer.ru in Moscow, Russia; Foam Museum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands; Aperture Gallery in New York, NY; the Kempinski Lufthansa Center in Beijing, China; Fotomuseo in Bogotá, Columbia; Foto Art Festival in Bielsko-Biala, Poland; and Ville de Levallois in the City of Levallois, France. Group exhibitions include the Tampere Art Museum in Tampere, Finland; the Australian Centre for Photography in Sydney, Australia; Polka Galerie in Paris, France; FotoLeggendo 2010 in Rome, Italy; FotoWeek in Washington, DC; and Art+Art Gallery in Moscow, Russia. His images can be viewed at www.alexandergronsky.com
Support for this exhibition was provided through the New York Stat Council on the Arts and Syracuse University. Special thanks to FotoFest in Houston, TX, and the Iris Art Foundation in Moscow, Russia.
Also on view at the time is the exhibition Wounding the Black Male, featuring photographs from the LIght Work Collection. The exhibition was co-curated by Cassandra Jackson and Sarah Cunningham, both from The College of New Jersey in Ewing, NJ. The Annual Student Invitational exhibition will be on view in the Light Work Lounge, and the Transmedia Photography Annual will be on view at the Robert B. Menschel Photography Gallery in Schine Student Center.
Light Work invites groups and individuals to schedule tours and gallery talks of the exhibition and facility. Light Work is a nonprofit, artist-run organization dedicated to the support of artists working in photography and electronic media. Light Work is a member of CMAC, the Coalition of Museum and Art Centers at Syracuse University.
For more information, please contact Jessica Reed at Light Work, 315-443-1300 or jhreed01@syr.edu.
2012 Light Work Student Invitational Exhibition
/in NewsDan Wetmore, Best of Show, 2012 Light Work Student Invitational
Congratulations to those students selected to be exhibited in the 2012 Light Work Student Invitational, as juried by Jörg Colberg (Publisher/Editor, Conscientious):
View selected work from the exhibition and read Jörg Colberg’s statement online here.
Be sure to stop by Light Work to see the full selection of images!
2012 Light Work Student Invitational
March 19 – May 31, 2012
Reception: Tuesday, March 27, 5-7pm
Light Work Hallway LCD Screen
Robert B. Menchel Media Center
316 Waverly Ave., Syracuse, NY
There's No Stopping LaToya Ruby Frazier
/in Lab, NewsWe’re pleased to see Syracuse University MFA graduate LaToya Ruby Frazier receiving such great recognition for her intelligent and emotional work. From her feature on Art 21 (see the video below) to her current inclusion in the 2012 Whitney Biennial, LaToya continues to inspire!
Jen Davis and Amy Elkins in print
/in NewsContact Sheet 165, featuring Jen Davis and Amy Elkins, is available through Light Work now. Subscribers should have already received their catalogue. Contact Sheet 165 showcases the work of both artists in a unique dos-à-dos binding (more accurately called tête-bêche). One side of the catalogue features the cover for Jen Davis and a portfolio of images from her Self-Portraits series. Flip the book around and the other side features a cover for Amy Elkins and a portfolio of images from her Elegant Violence series. This catalogue includes essays by Hannah Frieser and Shane Lavalette.
Not a subscriber yet? See our online store for multiple subscription levels, starting from a free limited trial subscription to print collector levels. The catalogue is also available for individual sale ($12).