Group show
The Body Issue
01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Elad Lassry, Blond Girl 2 , 2010. C-print, painted frame. 14.5 x 11.5 x 1.5 inches (36.8 x 29.2 x 3.8 cm)
Torbjørn Rødland, White Socks and Clogs, 2004-2010. Silver gelatin print. 23.5 x 10.75 inches (59.7 x 27.3 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Frank Benson, Figure Study (Chad), 2011. C-print. 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Nancy de Holl, A Crossbreed, 2007. Archival pigment print. 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Roe Ethridge, Maya with Diet Coke, 2008. C-print. 42 x 55 inches (106.7 x 139.7 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Matthew Spiegelman, Fourth Dimension, 2007. C-print. 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Wolfgang Tillmans, Karl, Utoquai 22, 2012. Inkjet print on paper mounted on aluminum in artist’s frame. 31 6/8 x 40 3/4 inches (80.6 x 103.5 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Paul Outerbridge, Descending Night, 1935. Vintage gelatin silver photograph. 16.5 x 9.47 inches (41.9 x 24 cm)
Installation view: Frank Benson, Talia Chetrit, Nancy de Holl, Roe Ethridge, Elad Lassry, Paul Outerbridge, Torbjørn Rødland, Matthew Spiegelman, Wolfgang Tillmans. The Body Issue. 01.11.14 – 02.15.14
Talia Chetrit, Crotch, 2012. Digital C-Print. 25 x 20 inches (63.5 x 50.8 cm)
Exhibition information
The Body Issue presents a selection of images curated by New York based artist Frank Benson. The exhibition is organized around three guiding principles: all of the photos include the human figure as a subject, each photo was shot using a similar sharply focused style, and each artist is represented by a single work. While none of the images are appropriated the visual language of each photograph is rooted in the immediately readable style of commercial photography; yet all of the images offer a subtle perversion of that standard. Unlikely subjects, odd angles and uneasy compositions are employed to create uncanny representations of the body that continue to resonate long after the viewer has left the gallery.