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| Photos: Bruce Gilden |
I went to A LOTTA photo galleries in New York between the mid seventies and late nineties, saw a lot of photography, good and bad. From the original Witkin, to the once fabled Light Gallery, on to SoHo, then Chelsea. A LOTTA good shows!
But I've never quite seen anything quite as all encompassingly GOOD! as the show at Pier 24 in San Francisco right now! Kinda like the Golden State Warriors- a collection of some of the best work by some of the best contemporary players that effectively gels into one solid All Star theme... To be honest, there have been quite a few exemplary shows at Pier 24, but they were mostly "greatest hits" conglomerations from the tried and true photo brand names already seen countless times in countless venues. Tremendous for the uninitiated, a quick, tumultuous dive into the best and greatest names in the history of photography- not so much if you're thirsting for something current or new.
This Land is a pretty damn good representation of America in the here and now from sea to shining sea, by many a current working master (eg- Gilden, Goldberg, Misrach, Soth...)- and is by no means limited to landscape, as we very much get to see and experience the people and faces that inhabit this land, in all its vast greatness, and shame. Of course, you can probably think of other photographers making very valuable contributions to just this theme that were, in fact, excluded, names like: Matt Eich, Dave Jordano, Zoe Strauss and most inexplicably... Matt Black, to name but a few.
All told however, it is an exemplary exhibit- dare I say The best photography exhibit I've ever witnessed!? And... After you've seen and pondered all this great photography in room after room of this cavernous space, you then have the great privilege of sitting down to watch Jim Nares' video Street- a thoroughly mesmerizing one hour long video of Manhattan street corners shot riding by in super slow-mo. Watching it slowly reveals anew the poetry and magic that has been inspiring street photographers for decades...
And did I mention this entire Extravaganza is absolutely 100% free? Reservations required, up till March 2019; make-your-plans...
This Land is a pretty damn good representation of America in the here and now from sea to shining sea, by many a current working master (eg- Gilden, Goldberg, Misrach, Soth...)- and is by no means limited to landscape, as we very much get to see and experience the people and faces that inhabit this land, in all its vast greatness, and shame. Of course, you can probably think of other photographers making very valuable contributions to just this theme that were, in fact, excluded, names like: Matt Eich, Dave Jordano, Zoe Strauss and most inexplicably... Matt Black, to name but a few.
All told however, it is an exemplary exhibit- dare I say The best photography exhibit I've ever witnessed!? And... After you've seen and pondered all this great photography in room after room of this cavernous space, you then have the great privilege of sitting down to watch Jim Nares' video Street- a thoroughly mesmerizing one hour long video of Manhattan street corners shot riding by in super slow-mo. Watching it slowly reveals anew the poetry and magic that has been inspiring street photographers for decades...
And did I mention this entire Extravaganza is absolutely 100% free? Reservations required, up till March 2019; make-your-plans...
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