Now on view Cheim and Read Gallery is The Female Gaze: Women Look at Women, a group exhibition of women artists depicting the female form. Featuring artists such as Berenice Abbott, Diane Arbus, Vanessa Beecroft, Lynda Benglis, Louise Bourgeois, Kathe Burkhart, Rineke Dijkstra, Marlene Dumas, Nan Goldin, Katy Grannan, Jenny Holzer, Sally Mann, Joan Mitchell, Alice Neel, Shirin Neshat, Cindy Sherman, Francesca Woodman and Hellen van Meene.  Through a variety of mediums this exhibition seeks to present a collection of works which reclaim the traditional domination of the “male gaze” and reorient the significance of the female figure to allow for more varied interpretations.

The Female Gaze: Women Look At Women
Thursday, June 25—Saturday, September 19, 2009

Cheim & Read
547 West 25th Street, New York
(212) 242-7727

Last week Aperture’s work scholars attended a private tour of Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered with Sean Corcoran, Curator of Prints and Photographs at the Museum of the City of New York.  The exhibition, curated by Kathy Ryan, is in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Dutch arrival in Manhattan and features a collection of work from Dutch photographers including Helen van Meene, Rineke Dijkstra, Erwin Olaf, Hendrik Kerstens, and others, all aimed to create a ‘portrait of the city’. Alluding to Dutch traditions, each of the artists employs a unique approach to his or her interpretation of present day New York City.

Click below for more pictures from the tour.

The Dutch Seen: New York Rediscovered
Wednesday, June 10—Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Museum of the City of New York
1220 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York
(212) 534-1672

Click here for more information on Aperture’s Work Scholar Program.

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