Once again, the summer has slipped away and we find ourselves embracing – or perhaps bracing for – a return to more structured schedules. Maybe a bit of both. To mark the change of seasons, we have reaped a crop of engaging new photography exhibits and events throughout the Boston metro region and beyond. As always, we list them geographically for your planning convenience and update regularly during the month, so please feel free to check back whenever you’d like to boost your spirits.
BOSTON PROPER
Feature Image: “Perennial” 2006 by David Hilliard, courtesy of the artist, Yancey Richardson Gallery, NYC and MFA, Boston.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston – The Stillness of Things: Photographs from the Lane Collection will present nearly 60 innovative photographs grouped thematically across two galleries. The special treat is that they are all departures from the traditional still life and span the entire history of photography. Featuring photographs from the 1840s by William Henry Fox Talbot to the work of contemporary artists such as David Hilliard (above and Feature Image), Adam Fuss, Kenro Izu, Abelardo Morell, and Olivia Parker, the exhibit will be on view through February 27th, 2023.
For more information, go to: https://www.mfa.org/exhibition/the-stillness-of-things
Photograph by Mary Ellen Mark, courtesy of Leica Gallery Boston.
Leica Gallery Boston – Two solo shows are opening: “Remarkable Women” featuring photographs by the late renowned photographer Mary Ellen Mark and “Where Women Rule” featuring photographs by award-winning New York based photojournalist Yana Paskova. On view from September 8th – October 9th, 2022, there will be an Opening Reception on Thursday, September 8th, 2022 from 5:00 – 7:00pm.
For information or to RSVP via Eventbrite, go to: https://www.facebook.com/LeicaGalleryBoston/photos/pcb.2179751262217188/2179751222217192
Photograph by Jaina Cipriano, courtesy of Boston University Art Galleries.
808 Gallery at Boston University – Jaina Cipriano’s “Dreamscapes: Finding the Light Through Immersive Design” presents dramatic photographic scenarios alongside immersive set designs in which the viewer is invited to create their own moments of vivacious boldness and contrasting vulnerability. Cipriano’s work explores themes of struggle, growth and self-discovery with ebullient energy. On view from September 6th – October 13th, 2022, there will be an Opening Reception on Thursday, September 8th from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.bu.edu/art/dreamscapes-finding-the-light-through-immersive-design/
“Xi Hu, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China” 1994 from the series Flat Earth by Lois Conner, courtesy of Robert Klein Gallery, Boston.
Robert Klein Gallery – A solo show of Lois Conner’s vintage gelatin silver landscapes and platinum prints, Flat Earth, is curated by Leandro Villaro (Penumbra Foundation) and features twenty-three multi-panel and seventeen individual prints. Dedicated to the school of slow looking, Conner’s images are at once sweeping and detailed, decontextualized and specific, sumptuous and serene. LAST CHANCE! On view September 14th and 15th, 2022.
To read our review, go to: https://www.whatwillyouremember.com/lois-conner-flat-earth-at-robert-klein-gallery-boston/
For more information, go to: https://www.robertkleingallery.com/
“Manda Yawanawá, from the village of Escondido” from the series Amazonia © Sebastiao Salgado, courtesy of Robert Klein Gallery, Boston.
Also at Robert Klein Gallery – The masterful Sebastiao Salgado turns his inimitable eye to the Amazon in his quest to bring environmental awareness to a region crucial to our survival. EXTENDED! On view through October 1st, 2022, Wednesdays through Fridays from Noon- 5:00pm or by appointment.
For more information, go to: https://www.robertkleingallery.com/
“Scooter Bike Skates” from the series Hold Nothing Back by Ashleigh Coleman, courtesy of the artist and Panopticon Gallery, Boston.
Panopticon Gallery – Tender Age, a group show reflecting on the ephemeral years of childhood, is curated by Panopticon Imaging’s Alexa Cushing and features sixteen photographers: Sage Brousseau, Diana Cheren-Nygren, Jacob Church, Ashleigh Coleman (above), Christinia Fontsare, Jeff Hensen, Margaret Lampert, Catherine LeComte, Elizabeth Libert, Jill Nicole Luton, Abdoul Nasar, Faith Ninivaggi, Claudio Nolasco, Suzanne Révy, Renée Romero and Agnieszka Sosnowska. EXTENDED! On view through September 30th, 2022.
For more information, go to: https://www.panopticongallery.com/
Photograph by Katya Rosenzweig, courtesy of Griffin Museum of Photography.
The Griffin Museum at Lafayette City Center – Vantage Point: The View from Here brings together sixty photographers who explore points of view that consider both physical and emotional aspects of location. LAST CHANCE! On view through September 12th, 2022.
For more information about the exhibit and associated programming, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/show/vantage-point-the-view-from-here/
SOWA -Boston’s South End Arts District
“Exist” by Rebecca Skinner, courtesy of the artist and Fountain Street Gallery, Boston.
Fountain Street Gallery – A two-woman show Awakening features photographs by Rebecca Skinner that explore decayed materials and abandoned places, awakening viewers to their inherent beauty and emotion. Her work is complemented by Miller Opie’s sculptures of found animal bones, feathers and oriental bittersweet, giving the discarded new life. On view through September 25th, 2022, there will be an Artist Reception on Friday, September 9th from 6:00 – 8:00pm and an Artist Talk on Saturday, September 17th from 2:00 – 3:00pm.
For more information, go to: https://www.fsfaboston.com/awakening?mc_cid=fd90c817a3&mc_eid=0f3969d439
From the photographic installation Departure by Clint Baclawski, courtesy of Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston.
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery – Clint Baclawski’s five-panel, twenty-five foot wide, scrolling photographic installation Departure conveys the majesty of Grand Teton National Park at awe-inspiring scale. As the image scrolls, it morphs from a seemingly idyllic landscape picture to the negative in an almost apocalyptic red at the end. The scroll waves slightly, mimicking the bend and movement of Snake River, which winds through the National Park for 50 miles. On view through October 16th, 2022, there will be a Meet the Artist Reception on Friday, September 9th from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
for more information, go to: https://www.abigailogilvy.com/departure
FORT POINT NEIGHBORHOOD
“Untitled Color 3219,” 2019, unique collaged darkroom prints by April Friges, courtesy of the artist and PRC, Boston.
Photographic Resource Center (PRC, Boston) at FPAC Gallery – Catherine Edelman, owner of the famed Chicago photography gallery is the juror for EXPOSURE 2022: the 26th Annual PRC Juried Members Exhibition, which features the edgy and exciting limited portfolios of twelve selected artists: McCormick Brubaker, Bryan Florentin, April Friges (above), Fritz Goeckner, Judyta Grudzien, Pamela Hawkes, Joni Lohr, Julie Mihaly, Jason Reblando, David Sokosh, Sue Palmer Stone, Melanie Walker. LAST CHANCE! On view through September 15th, 2022.
For information about the show and associated programming, go to: https://www.prcboston.org/exposure-2022-the-26th-annual-prc-juried-members-exhibition/
For gallery hours, go to: https://www.fortpointarts.org/programs/galleries/gallery-at-300-summer/
Photographs from the series Lost and Found by Michael Joseph, courtesy of the artist and PRC, Boston.
Photographic Resource Center (PRC, Boston) at fp3 Gallery – In his stunning series Lost and Found, photographer Michael Joseph creates portraits of “travelers,” a sub-culture whose tattoos, piercings, ragged clothing and spare belongings comprise a visual storybook of the adventure or escape they seek on the roads and rails of America. In conjunction with the popular “PRC Speaker Series” featuring Michael Joseph on Wednesday, September 21st, 2022, photographs from Lost and Found will be on view at the fp3 Gallery from September 9th – November 18th, 2022, with a free public Reception on Wednesday, October 19th from 6:00 – 8:00pm.
For directions, hours and more information about the exhibit, go to: https://www.prcboston.org/lost-and-found-photographs-by-michael-joseph/
For information and/or tickets to the “PRC Speaker Series with Michael Joseph”, go to: https://www.prcboston.org/michael-joseph-september-21-2022/
ALLSTON
From Postcards from Allston by Edward Boches, courtesy of the artist.
Crossings Gallery, Allston – Created by the documentarian Edward Boches, Postcards From Allston features the rich visual texture of this diverse neighborhood and documents the many changes underway there. LAST CHANCE! On view through Friday, September 9th, 2022.
For more information, go to:https://edportal.harvard.edu/postcards-allston
THE BURBS
“When Things Fall Apart” by Vicky Stromee, courtesy of the artist and Griffin Museum of Photography.
Griffin Museum of Photography, Winchester, MA – Founded by the late photographer Judy Sherrod in Texas, “Shootapalooza” is a rambunctious collective of mostly women photographers whose experimental work aims to encourage each other’s creativity. Shootapalooza: A Murmuration of Artists features the theme of “Enlighten” with a broad swath of photographic methods from the group’s artists. On view from September 8th – October 2nd, 2022. On Saturday, September 10th, there will be a Cyanotype Workshop from 10:00am – 2:00pm, followed by a free public reception with many of the artists from 4:00 – 6:00pm.
For more information, go to: https://griffinmuseum.org/show/shootapalooza-a-mumuration-of-artists/
From the series and book Then and There: Mardi Gras 1979 by Harvey Stein, courtesy of the artist and Griffin Museum of Photography.
Also at the Griffin Museum – In the Griffin Gallery, Harvey Stein’s Then and There: Mardi Gras 1979 showcases vintage SX-70 Polaroids that are colorful in every sense of the word. Stein will give an Artist Talk and Book Signing on Friday, September 9th from 6:00 – 8:00pm. In the Griffin Atelier Gallery, Rachel Portesi’s Standing Still explores motherhood, aging and femininity utilizing Polaroid, wet-plate collodion, film and 3-D imagery. Portesi will conduct a Portrait Studio on the Griffin Terrace on Sunday, September 11th from 1:00 – 4:00pm and will give an Online Artist Talk on Thursday, September 22nd from 7:00 – 8:00pm.
Both exhibits will be on view from September 8th – October 30th, 2022, with a free public reception on Saturday, September 10th from 4:00 – 6:00pm.
For more information: https://griffinmuseum.org
From the series Standing Still by Rachel Portesi, courtesy of the artist and Griffin Museum of Photography.
“Piranha, Museum of Comarative Zoology, Harvard University” by Rosamond Purcell, 1991, 16″x20″ Cibachrome, courtesy of the artist and the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA.
Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA – Rosamond Purcell: Nature Stands Aside is the first retrospective of this Boston-based photographer and conceptual artist who has influenced Mark Dion and Sally Mann among others. Working alongside paleontologists, anthropologists and other scholars, Purcell explores the human drive to collect and inspect in an effort to understand the world. On view through December 31st, 2022. Also at the Addison, Harry Benson: Four Stories offers a dive into the legendary photojournalist’s archive, emphasizing his coverage of the building of the Berlin Wall, the Beatle’s first American tour, the James Meredith March Against Fear and the Robert F. Kennedy assassination. On view through January 30th, 2023.
For more information: https://addison.andover.edu/Pages/default.aspx
“Pillow Fight, Paris” by Harry Benson, 1964, 44″x44″ gelatin silver print, gift of Eileen and Jonathan Otto, courtesy of the Addison Gallery of American Art, Andover, MA.
“Ritual Dance, Bhutan” by Ron Rosenstock, 2009, courtesy of the artist and the Fitchburg Art Museum.
Fitchburg Art Museum, Fitchburg, MA – Ron Rosenstock’s World in Color presents saturated studies from global travels of this the central Massachusetts based photographer. Known primarily for his black and white pictures and overseas workshops, this will be the first time the photographer presents his color work. On view from September 17th, 2022 through March 15th 2023.
For more information: https://fitchburgartmuseum.org/ron-rosenstocks-world-in-color/
William Thomas Saunders (1832–1892)
Feather, 1860–s1880s
Albumen print
10 5/8 × 8 1/8 inches (26.7 × 20.6 cm)
Peabody Essex Museum
Museum Collection, 1981
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Peabody Essex Museum (PEM), Salem – Power and Perspective: Early Photography in China explores how the camera transformed perceptions of 19th-century China through more than 130 extraordinarily rare photographs accompanied by paintings, decorative arts, and prints. Exhibit co-curator Stephanie Hueon Tung, PEM’s Byrne Family Curator of Photography lends perspective on the show: “Photography has never been a neutral technology of documentation; who and what gets captured and the stories that these photographs tell is a function of power.” The show incorporates work from a collaboration with current emerging photographers in China, who responded to images in the exhibit with works that offer their personal insights into China today. On view from from September 24, 2022 through April 2, 2023.
For more information, go to: https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/power-and-perspective-early-photography-in-china
“Collapsing Wave #2” from the series My Favorite Color – The Ocean by Law Hamilton, courtesy of the artist.
Rockport Art Association and Art Museum, Rockport – Law Hamilton’s solo exhibit My Favorite Color – The Ocean takes a deep dive into the formation and motion of waves, utilizing a variety of shutter speeds and angles to create captivating textures, patterns and abstractions. LAST CHANCE! The exhibit will be on view through September 15th, 2022.
For more information, go to: https://www.rockportartassn.org/calendar-of-events/2022/8/27/law-hamilton-solo-show
“Brotherly Love (Never Dies)” 2021, Unisphere, Queens, NYC from the series The Rights of Summer by Ruben Natal-San Miguel, courtesy of the artist and Gary Marotta Fine Art, Provincetown, MA.
Gary Marotta Fine Art, Provincetown – In his solo show The Rites of Summer, Ruben Natal-San Miguel delves into the socioeconomics of location in a vibrant visual survey of how people experience and celebrate summer, observing, “Everybody’s summer looks different depending on where and how they live.” On view through Wednesday, September 21st, 2022.
For more information, go to: https://garymarottafineart.com/contact/
“Liminal Jellyfish” by Amy Heller, LED mixed media cyanotype on silk from the exhibition Out of the Blue, courtesy of the artist and the Provincetown Art Association and Museum.
Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAAM), Provincetown, MA – Out of the Blue brings together three Cape Cod artists exploring the creative possibilities of the historic Cyanotype process. Curated by Michelle Law, it features Midge Battelle, Rebecca Bruyn and Amy Heller, on view through November 13th, 2022.
For more information: https://paam.org/out-of-the-blue-cyanotypes-by-midge-battelle-rebecca-bruyn-and-amy-heller/
ROAD TRIP!
Rhode Island
“Soy o no Soy” from the series Cuban Overture: The Other Side of the Mirror by Daniel Martinez, courtesy of the artist and RICPA, Providence.
Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts (RICPA), Providence – Two exhibitions focusing on Cuba will share the gallery walls: Cuban Overture: the Other Side of the Mirror features the photographs of Daniel Martinez (above), a young Cuban-born photographer whose psychologically nuanced work has caught attention at MoMA and VOGUE. Cuba in Parallel pairs the work of American photographer Paul M. Murray and the work of Cuban photographer Adrián Juan Espinosa, presenting visions that underline our shared humanity. Both exhibitions are curated by Cuban author Juan Carlos Mejías. LAST CHANCE! On view through September 9th, 2022.
For more information about Cuban Overture: the Other Side of the Mirror, go to: https://www.riphotocenter.org/update-from-the-director-august-2022/
For more information about Cuba In Parallel, go to: https://www.riphotocenter.org/cuba-in-parallel/
Orchis by A. Cemal Ekins, courtesy of the artist and the Rhode Island Center for Photographic Arts, Providence, RI.
Coming next to RICPA – The ballet and exhibition Orchis was inspired by the delicate petals of an orchid after they had fallen from the plant. The artist A. Cemal Ekin photographed the petals along with the dancers from the ballet to bring this multi-media project to life. The exhibit will feature photographs and video clips from the live ballet. Opening with a reception from 5 to 8m on September 15th, and on view through Friday October 9th, 2022.
For more information: https://www.riphotocenter.org/orchis-an-orchid-inspires-a-ballet/
Maine
Cove Street Arts, Portland – The exquisite landscapes by Jim Nickelson in his solo show Annals of the Former World are a “testimony to the wonder of the natural world as we found it, and serves as my record of this world for my own daughter and future generations, both what we had and what we lost, an elegy for a world that will never be the same.” Curated by Bruce Brown, the exhibit will be on view through September 24th, 2022.
For more information, go to: https://www.covestreetarts.com/exhibitions-1/jim-nickelson-annals-of-the-former-world
“Clean up” by Claire Seidl, 2020, courtesy of the artist and the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME.
Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME – Two long-time Maine artists are showcased, Claire Seidl’s moody night time compositions contrast sharply with Rose Marasco’s studies of organically shaped shadows cast across the hard edges of architecture. Both exhibits are on view through October 8th with an artist talk planned for 5:00pm this Thursday, September 8th, 2022.
For more information: https://www.mainemuseumofphotographicarts.org
“Parallax #3” by Rose Marasco, 2021-22, from the Parallax Series, courtesy of the artist and the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts, Portland, ME.
Vermont
“Daddy’s Girls” by Semaj Campbell from the 2022 Open Juried Exhibit, courtesy of the artist and the Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro, VT.
Vermont Center for Photography, Brattleboro – Co-curators Joshua Farr and Davida Carta discovered works that explore identity among their 2022 Open Juried Exhibit submissions. They bring together nine artists whose work raises questions around not only identity, but gender and family history as they relate to place. Participating artists are Clare Benson, Krystal Boney, Semaj Campbell (above), Lisa Cassell-Arms, Diane Cheren Nygren, Logan CW Kinney, Yorgos Efthymiadis, Karen Spears and Yshao Lin. On view through October 30th, 2022.
For more information go to: https://vcphoto.org