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From Liebowitz to Ritts--Famous Artists Are Showcased
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 20, 2005) - Internationally recognized names in art photography will showcase their photographs capturing the human body in an exhibit titled: A Passionate Image: The Body in Art and Advertising. Featuring photographers and artists including: Annie Liebowitz, Herb Ritts, Matthew Rolston and Bruce Weber, the exhibit is the first of its kind examining the intersection between art, advertising and the human form.
This exhibit includes art photographs and examples of print advertising that chronicle the many ways that art and advertising have influenced one another over the last 30 years. In the process, the show reveals how artists and particularly photographers have captured the sensual body, and how those images have been conveyed in diverse ways. The exhibit is curated by Vince Aletti, Steven Kasher and Craig Hensala and Simon Watson of Scenic
WHAT: House of Campari Presents: Passionate Image: The Body in Art and Advertising. A free exhibit running October 10-19
- Photographers showcasing their famed works using the body as a focal point of advertising campaigns.
- An exhibition of art photographs and other materials such as books, magazine shots that chronicle the many ways that art and advertising embrace each other's worlds.
- The overriding theme is The Passionate Image, examining the best examples of how some artists and art photographers have captured the sensual body and how those images have been conveyed in diverse advertising and media.
WHO: Photographers Richard Avedon, Guy Bourdin, Roe Etheridge, Ellen von Eunwerth, Robert Frank, John Paul Goode, Katie Granin, David LaChapelle, Karl Lagerfeld, Annie Liebowitz, Christian Marclay, Kurt Markus, Ryan McGinley, Steven Meisel, Marilyn Minter, Jeff Murmlestein, Martin Parr, Jack Pierson, Irving Penn, Matthew Ralston, Terry Richardson, Herb Ritts, Cindy Sherman, Taryn Simon, Jugen Teller, Mario Testino, Wolfgang Tillmans, Andy Warhol, Bruce Weber and others
WHEN: October 10-19, 2005, Tuesday-Saturday 11:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
WHERE: Steven Kasher Gallery, 521 West 23rd St., 2nd Floor, New York, NY 10011
The exhibit is free and open to the public. For more information, go to www.campariusa.com.
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