American Kestral, 2011, © Katherine Wolkoff

Exhibition on view:
March 8–April 28, 2012

Sasha Wolf Gallery
548 West 28 St
New York, NY
(212) 925-0025

Cause of death: flew into a lighthouse, death by cat, death by telephone wire. The origin of death to the birds of Block Island is recorded by infatuated gatherer Elizabeth Dickens. She finds, stuffs, and lives with these perished animals. Photographer Katherine Wolkoff befriended Dickens and began photographing her taxidermies. The images are inherently proper and documentary though they reveal a particular affection for the subject matter.  The proposed silhouette displays how a birdwatcher identifies the species in the wild. Stark white backgrounds, jet black surfaces, and a hint of back-lighting suggest an intimate relationship between the viewer and the bird offering another existence underneath the lifeless figure.

The exhibition titled, Found will be presented by the Sasha Wolf Gallery.

Wolkoff’s series After the Storm, documenting the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, was featured in Aperture issue 184.

Trying to Protect Emmanuelle, 2006. © Elinor Carucci

Born

Exhibition on view:
September 15th–November 5th, 2011

Sasha Wolf Gallery:
548 West 28th Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY
(212) 925-0025

Born is the upcoming Elinor Carucci exhibition at Sasha Wolf Gallery. Using herself and her family as the main subjects, the exhibit intimately captures Carucci’s pregnancy and early years of motherhood. Winner of several awards, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, her photographs are included in the Museum of Modern Art’s permanent collection and were recently displayed there in the Pictures by Women exhibit. Born in Jerusalem, Carucci currently lives in New York City and teaches at the graduate program at the School of Visual Arts. She was featured in Aperture magazine issue 182.

Elinor Carucci is also one of the many artists featured in our upcoming 2011 Benefit & Auction. Click here to preview artworks and start bidding!