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PHOTO NEW YORK 2004 will be held October 14 - 17 at the Metropolitan Pavilion, located at 125 W. 18th Street, and will feature contemporary photo-based work of unprecedented ingenuity, as well as exceptional pieces from leading 19th and 20th century artists. More than 40 premier galleries and private dealers representing artists from the United States and every corner of the globe will be on display at PHOTO NEW YORK 2004. Confirmed exhibitors to date include New York galleries: Ethan Cohen Fine Art, Foley Gallery, lyonswiergallery, Hamburg Kennedy Projects+Photographs and European galleries: OMC, Galerie Poller. Highlights of the exhibition will include works by Tseng Kwong Chi, Lauren Greenfield, Vic Muniz, Graciella Sacco, James Nachtwey, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Francesca Woodman, and Ansel Adams.

"We are expecting a strong response for this exciting new event on both a local and international level from collectors, art enthusiasts and novices alike," says Stephen Cohen, owner of the Stephen Cohen Gallery and producer of PHOTO NEW YORK 2004. “With the wonderful line-up of exhibitors and art pieces to be featured at PHOTO NEW YORK 2004, we believe that the event will soon become touted as one of the most prestigious annual art events in the city.”

The Stephen Cohen Gallery was opened in 1992 and moved to its present location in 1995. Since its inception, the Gallery has exhibited vintage and contemporary photography and photo-based art from the United States, Europe and South America. As host gallery for photo l.a., photo san francisco and PHOTO NEW YORK, the gallery has helped to expand the awareness of photography as an art form to be appreciated by experienced art collectors and enthusiasts.More than 40 premier galleries and private dealers representing artists from the United States and every corner of the globe will be on display at photo new york 2004. Highlights of the exhibition will include works by Tseng Kwong Chi, Lauren Greenfield, Vic Muniz, Graciella Sacco, James Nachtwey, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Francesca Woodman, and Ansel Adams.

In conjunction with the exhibition, a lecture series will also take place on Saturday, October 16 in the upstairs gallery of the Metropolitan Pavilion with special speaking engagements by acclaimed artists including Larry Fink and Joel-Peter Witkin, in addition to a panel sponsored by the George Eastman House, NYC Collectors Club entitled The Evolution of Photography in Print.

To benefit The Jewish Museum in honor of its centennial.
The show will commence with a reception on Thursday, October 14 from 6 to 9 p.m. to benefit The Jewish Museum in New York City, in honor of its centennial. Widely admired for its exhibitions and educational programs that inspire people of all backgrounds, The Jewish Museum is the preeminent United States institution exploring the intersection of 4,000 years of art and Jewish culture. Guests will enjoy all the wonderful works of art on display as well as a cocktail reception hosted by Matt Dillon and Fisher Stevens.

Tickets to the reception are $75 and are available for purchase at the door or in advance by calling 212.423.3267.Or download, fill out and mail this form >>>

In addition, in celebration of The Jewish Museum's centennial and introduction of PHOTO NEW YORK 2004, noted photographer and Guggenheim recipient Elinor Carucci has donated an edition of fifty prints that can be purchased from the Museum for $500 (entry to reception for two included in fee). Proceeds from this event will benefit the Museum's Photography Acquisitions Fund. “The Jewish Museum's photography collection currently contains 1,200 prints of artistic significance that illuminate the diversity of the Jewish cultural experience. The Museum is actively building a unique photography collection that ranges from mid-19th century to cutting edge contemporary works. We are extremely pleased that the opening night of PHOTO NEW YORK 2004 will support our efforts to acquire additional works of photography that strengthen this collection,” said Ruth Beesch, Deputy Director for Program, The Jewish Museum.

Elinor Carucci, Laughter, 2003

Elinor Carucci was born in Israel and received her BFA from Bezalel Academy of Art in Jerusalem. She has received considerable recognition as a photographer with solo shows at Gagosian, London, The Photographers' Gallery, London, Fotografie Forum, Frankfurt and Ricco/Maresca Gallery, New York. Her work has been seen in numerous solo and group exhibitions in the US, London, and Israel and is included in the collections of MoMA, the Brooklyn Museum, ICP, the Jewish Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Her work has appeared in many anthologies and a monograph, Closer, was published by Chronicle Books in 2002. Steidl will release Diary of a Dancer next spring. Carucci has been awarded a John S. Guggenheim fellowship and the International Center for Photography’s Infinity Award for Young Photographer (2001). She is a highly regarded teacher at the School of Visual Arts and, for the spring of 2004, at Harvard University. She is represented by Ricco/Maresca Gallery. For more information about Elinor Carucci, visit www.elinorcarucci.com

FIRST ANNUAL
PHOTO NEW YORK INVITATIONAL

A special preview of photo new york 2004 will be held at the lyonswiergallery at 511 W. 25th Street #205, New York. October 7-30, 2004

The Evolution of Photography in Print
sponsored by the George Eastman House, NYC Collectors Club

Panel Summary:
A lively discussion and insightful look at the best of contemporary photography book publishing, and its historical roots in the development of the photographic medium.

Moderator: Rachel Stuhlman, Librarian and Curator of Rare Books, George Eastman House: International Museum of Photography and Film. Rachel Stuhlman has directed The Richard and Ronay Menschel Library at George Eastman House since 1982. She helped organize 12 exhibitions for the Museum. Among her publications are Luxury, Novelty, Fidelity: Madame Foa's Daguerreian Tale (1997).

Participants:
Lesley A. Martin – Aperture
Lesley A. Martin is Executive Editor of the book-publishing program, was Managing Editor three years prior. She also helped launch Umbrage Editions, a producer of visual books, exhibitions, and multimedia projects, serving as both Senior Editor and Production Director.

Michael Smith – Lodima Press
Michael Smith's photographic journeys during the past 33 years have taken him to every state in the continental United States and to western Canada. The results of these are included in the permanent collections of over 100 museums. In 1992, had a 25-year retrospective at the International Museum of Photography at the Eastman House in Rochester, New York, and Michael A Smith: A Visual Journey–Photographs from Twenty-Five Years was published. Along with photographer Paula Chamlee he founded Lodima Press.

Lance Speer – 21st The Journal of Contemporary Photography
Conceived for the discerning and thoughtful collector in search of richly diverse imagery, editorial insight and long-term value, 21st: The Journal of Contemporary Photography is without parallel. Each volume is both an object of exquisite beauty and an extremely prudent fine art investment. It is a visually and intellectually stimulating journal that has itself become a work of art, a truly breathtaking example of publishing history in the making.

Daniel Power – powerHouse Books
Daniel Power started powerHouse Books, specializing in art photography. and compellingly designed general interest illustrated books, in 1995; previously he co-founded the contemporary art book distributor D.A.P. The relocation to a street-level space in late 2003 allowed the company to expand its activities to retail book sales and fine art sales and representation. Its bestsellers and critically acclaimed publications have ranged from Helen Levitt's Crosstown and Magnum Photographer's New York September 11 to Jamel Shabazz's Back in the Days and Doug and Aaron Siskind 100, a Blindspot Book.

Rixon Reed – photo-eye
Rixon Reed is the Founder, Owner, and Director of photo-eye, a world resource for photography books and prints, located in Santa Fe, NM and online at photoeye.com. photo-eye is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. Divisions of photo-eye include photo-eye Bookstore, the largest independent photography bookstore in this country, also online at photoeye.com; photo-eye Auctions, online consignment auctions of collectable photography books and, occasionally, fine photographs.

Manfred Heiting, noted editor, curator and collector.

by Larry Fink & Joel-Peter Witkin

Larry Fink, under the early tutelage of Lisette Model, developed a unique and offbeat style of empathetic reportage. With his distinct visual and political perspective, he has explored the under-belly of human interaction in all its glory and demise. His celebrated body of work Social Graces was the subject of a solo exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York in 1979, and explores the dichotomies and intricacies of the social circles amongst high-class Manhattanites and the working class of rural Pennsylvania. Using a hand-held flash, Fink's unique vision catches his subjects off-guard and allows the viewer glimpses of often humorous, but never underhanded, social interactions. Social Graces has recently been re-issued for the first time since 1984 by Powerhouse Books. Additional books include Runway, an exploration of the behind-the-scenes world of fashion, and Boxing, a rich depiction of the blue-collar roots of the sport. Fink has exhibited widely in galleries and museums in the U.S. and abroad, including, SF MoMa; Louvre Museum, Paris; and more; and solo exhibitions at the Whitney, MoMA and Les Rencontres de Photographie, Arles, France. His work is in the collections of MoMA; the Smithsonian; Houston Museum of Fine Arts; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; the Metropolitan Museum; the Whitney Museum of American Art; Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; and more. Fink is also a two-time recipient of the NEA and Guggenheim fellowships.

Joel-Peter Witkin is the recipient of numerous NEA fellowships and was awarded the Commander of the Legion of Honor, Paris. His uniquely dark and evocative representations of the human figure have been exhibited worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art New York, Guggenheim, The Whitney Museum, and San Francisco museum of Modern Art.

© Joel-Peter Witkin, Three Graces

Gallery highlights

VII is an installation by this photographer-owned agency, specializing in conflict and social documentary, including some of the most renowned photojournalists: James Nachtwey, Alexandra Boulat, Lauren Greenfield, Ron Haviv, Gary Knight, Antonin Kratochvil, Joachim Ladefoged, Christopher Morris, and John Stanmeyer.

Installation highlights >click on images

VICTOR CARTAGENA

GRACIELA SACCO

TRACEY SNELLING

JEMIMA WYMAN

NELL BREYER & JOHNATHAN BACHRACH

Thursday, October 14th
6 - 9 pm: Opening Night Reception, benefiting the Jewish Museum

Friday, October 15th
11 - 7 pm: Public hours

Saturday, October 16th
11 - 7pm: Public hours
10 am: Panel Discussion: The Evolution of Photography in Print*
1 pm: Lecture by Joel-Peter Witkin*
3 pm: Lecture by Larry Fink*

Sunday, October 17th
11 - 6 pm: Public hours

* Lectures and panel are held at 123 W. 18th Street, 4th Floor

$15 for a one-day pass
$25 for a three-day pass.
$10 each lecture and panel

all exhibition, lecture and seminar tickets are available for purchase at the door or call 323.937.5525.

PHOTO NEW YORK
7358 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90036
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