The Edge of Vision Opening at Aperture
Wednesday, May 13th, 2009
Aperture Gallery presents The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography, curated by Lyle Rexer. From the beginning, abstraction has been intrinsic to photography, and its persistent popularity reveals much about the medium. The Edge of Vision showcases the work of nineteen contemporary photographers who base their practice in some form of abstraction. Rexer defines abstraction as “a departure from or the eliding of an immediately apprehensible subject.” Within this broad definition, a host of approaches explore aspects of the photographic experience, including the chemistry of traditional photography, the mediation of lenses, the direct capture of light without a camera, temporal extensions, digital sampling of found images, radical cropping, and various deliberate destabilizations of photographic reference. Aperture will celebrate the opening of this exhibition with a reception featuring a live DJ Saturday night.
On Friday, May 15, Aperture hosts a panel moderated by Lyle Rexer, featuring artists Jack Sal, Silvio Wolf, and Penelope Umbrico at The New York Photo Festival. The panel will be followed by a book signing of Rexer’s recent Aperture publication The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography.
The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography
Panel Discussion
Friday, May 15, 2009 5:00 pm
FREE with Festival Admission
New York Photo Festival
St. Ann’s Warehouse
38 Water Street
Brooklyn, New York
(718) 254-8779
The Edge of Vision: Abstraction in Contemporary Photography
Exhibition and Opening Reception
Opening reception:
Saturday, May 16, 2009, 7:00–10:00 pm
Exhibition on view:
Friday, May 15, 2009 –Thursday, July 9, 2009
Talk & Book Signing with Lyle Rexer: Tuesday, June 16, 6:30 pm
FREE
Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555
Click here to purchase The Edge of Vision limited-edition portfolio.
