6pm March 12th 2009
Gregory Crewdson
‘Untitled’
2006
Gregory Crewdson
“Untitled” from the series ‘Beneath the Roses’
2005
Famed photographer Gregory Crewdson will present the inaugural discussion in a series sponsored by the Photography Society of The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City. The artist’s talk is scheduled for 6 p.m. March 12 in Atkins Auditorium at the Museum. Crewdson’s work has been widely exhibited and reviewed. He makes large-scale photographs of elaborate and meticulously staged tableaux, which have been described as “micro-epics” that probe the dark corners of the psyche. Working in the manner of a film director, he leads a production crew, which includes a director of photography, special effects and lighting teams, casting director and actors. He typically makes several exposures that he later digitally combines to produce the final image.
Gregory Crewdson
“Untitled” from the series ‘Beneath the Roses’
2005
“Crewdson is one of the most daring and inventive contemporary artists using photography,” said Keith F. Davis, Curator of Photography at the Nelson-Atkins. “His meticulously crafted works are immensely rich in both narrative and psychological terms. They prod us to rethink our ‘usual’ relationship to photographs as physical objects and as records of worldly fact. Crewdson is a genuinely important figure in today’s art world. He has an international reputation and has influenced an entire generation of younger photographic artists.”
Gregory Crewdson
‘Untitled’
2004
Attendance to the program is free, but tickets should be obtained by calling 816.751.1ART (1278) –(option 2) or online at nelson-atkins.org.
Text from artdaily.org website
Gregory Crewdson website
Beneath the Roses
Gregory Crewdson, Russell Banks
Abrams
Hardcover with jacket
ISBN: 0-8109-9380-5
EAN: 9780810993808
US $60.00
Availability May 2008
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