Blackmon and Lavigne on view at MOPA

We are pleased to share that work from gallery artists Julie Blackmon and Maroesjka Lavigne will be on view at the Museum of Photographic Arts until October 9 in the exhibition Beauty and the Beast: The Animal in Photography.

Beauty and the Beast presents an examination of animals in photography in celebration of the San Diego Zoo Centennial. Showcasing a diverse range of photographers, the exhibition highlights the many ways animals are featured from portraits to supporting subjects. To learn more, please click here.

Michael Kenna Keynote Speaker at OPTIC 2016

Michael Kenna will be available to sign copies of his book, Forms of Japan, from 12:15 - 1:15 on June 5th, after his keynote address.

Widely considered to be one of the most influential landscape photographers of his generation, Michael Kenna will share his forty year visual journey and many of his rich photographic experiences during this slide lecture. Michael will talk about his influences, inspirations and ideas, and will describe his ongoing working process and projects, particularly as they relate to the Fine Arts.

For more information about this event please click here.

Tavorminia Book signing and Pop up gallery

Robert Mann Gallery and The Monacelli Press invite you to a one-night exhibition and celebration of the new book from Paulette Tavormina, Seizing Beauty. This event will take place at Rizzoli Bookstore on Wednesday, May 11 from 6-8 pm

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Hamptons Art Hub Feature on "An Independent Vision"

NYC Photography Exhibitions On View Now

“Elisabeth Hase: An Independent Vision” at Robert Mann Gallery

Robert Mann Gallery presents “Elisabeth Hase: An Independent Vision” on view from March 31 to May 7, 2016.

"An Independent Vision" introduces the work of Elisabeth Hase, a historic photographer largely unknown outside of Germany. Hase was capturing images during the transition from the Weimar Republic to the Third Reich and through post-WWII Germany with a uniquely independent point of view that was made possible by the establishment of her own studio and offer critiques and commentary following her own artistic sensibilities.

Hase's self-portraits were created with a large degree of role-playing. In many, she assumes a persona and plays out a scene in front of the camera. These works critique gender roles and explore personal identity. Hase also made images of still lives, street scenes and reportage. "An Independent Vision" is Hase's first exhibition outside of Germany. To view the full article click here.

Holly Andres: The Homecoming at The Missoula Art Museum

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We are happy to share with you the news of gallery artist, Holly Andres and her current museum exhibition The Homecoming at The Missoula Art Museum.

Holly Andres grew up in a fairly normal Missoula household, but her critically acclaimed photographs reimagine those years as anything but ordinary
Erika Fredrickson | April 7, 2016

Holly Andres was just a child when the church camp incident occurred. It was the summer of 1980 when a crew of stay-at-home moms gathered in the church kitchen to prepare a meal while the children played outside. As the kids ran through the grass, one boy fell from a dilapidated play structure and hit the ground hard. He was injured, but he'd be okay. It was what happened afterward that stuck in Andres' mind for years to come. To read the full article, please click here.

Jennifer Williams included in Queens Museum Exhibition

Queens International 2016
Queens Museum
April 10 - July 31, 2016

Created specifically for the Queens Museum’s Panorama of the City of New York, New York: City of Tomorrow is a large-scale photographic installation that addresses the rising skyline of the urban landscape from a pedestrian viewpoint. While entire neighborhoods have been reinvented due to ambitious renewal and development projects, the Panorama offers a miniature, three-dimensional opportunity to travel back in time to an earlier version of the five boroughs. Originally constructed as a descriptive tool for the 1964 World’s Fair, new construction has been added sparsely since its last restoration in 1992. Juxtaposing photographs of the miniature architectural models with street views of newly constructed buildings occupying the same locations today --including Long Island City, Downtown Brooklyn, and Manhattan’s “Billionaire's Row”-- Williams’ dynamic collage exposes the monumental scale of rising capitalist interests and the shrinking perspective of the individual citizen. For more information about the exhibition, click here.

The New York Times Review of Elisabeth Hase: An Independent Vision

Art Once Hidden From Hitler, Now on View
The New York Times | Art Review
Vicki Goldberg | March 31, 2016

A woman out shopping has fallen — splat! — onto her face on a stairway, hat still primly on head, stocking seams properly straight, purse and one shoe gone astray. She is armored for a foray in search of department store bounty but this photograph is not a decisive moment. It is a bit of role-playing, a self-portrait in disguise, by Elisabeth Hase, a German photographer (1905-1991) who wore shirts and sometimes ties rather than heels and hats and looked down on women trapped in such decorum.

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Aesthetica Magazine interviews Maroesjka Lavigne

Interview with Maroesjka Lavinge, Land of Nothingness, Robert Mann Gallery
Aesthetica Magazine | March 8, 2016

Photographer Maroesjka Lavigne’s latest exhibition Land of Nothingness is currently on view at Robert Mann Gallery, New York. This new show, Lavigne’s second presentation with the gallery, invites viewers to step into the unforgiving landscape of Namibia – a country of deserts with barren stretches that yield only to subtle variations of the same aridness. From this desolation, Lavigne composes a visual symphony, where animals and the very landscape in which she finds herself appear to respond to her camera lens.

Longlisted for the Aesthetica Art Prize in 2015 and previously featured in Aesthetica, Lavigne’s work has been shown internationally in Japan, Italy, and Belgium. Last year, she was awarded the Harry Pennings Award with her series, Not Seeing is a Flower, and she has also won a LensCulture New & Emerging Photographers Grand Prize. Previous projects have taken the artist to Iceland, where Lavigne captured the blue and fading lights of wintertime. We showcased Blue Lagoon in the Aesthetica Art Prize 2015 anthology.

A: What was it that drew you to Namibia for your work Land of Nothingness?
ML: I wanted to travel to a place where nature was still in charge. Following my journey to Iceland a few years ago, I started to miss this feeling of travelling through such a dominant landscape. Namibia is a place where you see more animals than humans and I think that’s great to experience.

A: Your images illuminate a sense of calm and tranquillity. Does this translate the sentiments you felt as an artist working in south west Africa?
ML: I think that’s definitely a result of nature still having the upper-hand here. Life goes at a much more natural pace. The distances we had to travel were so long you got into some sort of very slow state of mind. Not hurried, and with no stress. There was nowhere to rush to. The travel itself was the experience.

A: How does it feel to have your work represented and exhibited at the Robert Mann Gallery?
ML: It feels great of course. I actually still have to thank Aesthetica. Robert told me he saw my pictures in your magazine! So thank you! I’m very thankful to be represented by them, as I would never have been able to get this audience without them. It’s great to get a range of exposure so different kinds of people discover your work.

A: In which ways does this work connect with other projects and pieces, such as Blue Lagoon?
ML: As I said, I had the same state of mind in Iceland as in Namibia, and I think you can feel this through the pictures. There’s a sense of wanderlust and tranquillity in these projects because of the overwhelming nature in these places.

To view the interview on Aesthetica's website, click here.