Edward Weston - Photography and Modernism at the Phillips Collection, Washington, DC

[chad_jarvis1]

Edward Weston <b><i>Photography and Modernism</i</b> will be exhibited at The Phillips Collection, Washington, DC from June 1 until August 18, 2002 and will feature some 140 photographs, including some by Stieglitz, Modotti, Sheeler and Brett Weston.<br><br>

<a href="http://www.phillipscollection.org/html/exhibits.html">The Phillips Collection: Special Exhibitions</a><br><br>

Enjoy.

[chad_jarvis1]

</i></b>Good God...What do I do for a living?

[adrian_ngasi]

Chad,

 

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I saw the ads in the subway and will not miss. I was in Chicago

sometime at the end of last year and saw an exhibit of EW at the Art

Institute but was not impressed. The exhibit was not well done, the

room was relatively dark and the prints were too many for a very

small space, I hope at the Phillips it will be a bit different. I

will check it out on the second week of the exhibit - I have been on

openings at the gallery and it is not the place you want to share

with the crowds - a bit too small for such a personality as EW.

[wilhelmn]

I made a special trip to Chicago last October for the Weston

exhibit. It was a really miserable presentation, with not enough

light and too many prints crowded together. Also note, it was not

exactly Weston's golden years. In short: it stank! Hope the

Phillips does better.

[wayne__]

Help. I'm a dummy and dont know how to turn the italics off.

 

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let me third the disappointing conditions under which the Chicago

Weston exhibit suffered. This is par for the course for the CAI, they

had an equally disappointing History of Photography show 2 years ago

with prints by many masters. I'd love to see the Ansel Adams show

thats there now, but I'm not driving 500 miles again just to squint

and ask people if I can borrow their flashlight.

[wayne__]

I should add that I didnt think the Weston show was a total loss, as

there were (only) a couple prints printed by EW, one of Charis that

stands out in my memory, that really glowed. And while his later work

may not be quite as spectacular as his earlier, its still better than

most.

[andy-]

Just a side note, Wayne the Ansel Adams show is being held in a

different hall than the Weston show (it was very dark) and the

presentation is a lot better. Expect a little jostling with the crowd

but it's worth it - I went twice!

[jesse1]

There is also a show of Edward Weston's work going at the San Francisco Museum of Modern art right now. The theme is "the latter

years in carmel." It's a good show.

[abiggs]

Duncan Philips' Collection is one of my favorite galleries on this

earth. A great place to view great art. Someone please post a review.