The exhibition Andreas Gursky – not abstract provides an initial look at new works by the renowned Düsseldorf photoartist, all of them created especially for this project and presented here alongside selected earlier works. In his recent works, Andreas Gursky explores the abstract potential of the photographic medium. From early...
2nd Fine Art Photography Awards Winners Announced
Fine Art Photography Awards (FAPA) announced winners of their annual photography competition. Collaborating together David Tortora and Jaime Travezan won overall Professional category with the title: Professional Fine Art Photographer of the Year 2016 and $3000 prize money. Their winning series called ‘Flora (2015)’ is a celebration of nature. Additionally, in Amateur category...
Xiaoyi Chen: The Inadequacy of Language
Matèria is pleased to announce its first solo exhibition of work by Xiaoyi Chen opening Thursday May 5, 2016. The exhibition, entitled The Inadequacy of Language features the series ‘Koan’ and previews a selection of images from Chen’s ongoing series ‘An Infinitesimal Wink’. Xiaoyi Chen’s practice is tied to a natural,...
Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison: Precipice
Much has been written about Robert & Shana ParkeHarrison, the husband and wife duo who met as students in New Mexico. She was studying dance and metalsmithing, while he was focused on photography. Within a few years of graduating, they gained instant recognition for their collaborative works that presented constructed...
Steve McCurry: India
Steve McCurry: India, co-organized by the Rubin Museum and the International Center of Photography, brings together stunning photographs of India—its people, monuments, landscapes, seasons, and cities—by the renowned photographer Steve McCurry. The exhibition, which is representative of three decades of McCurry’s work, is the first museum presentation to focus on...
Karen Knorr, Olivier Richon and Andreas Weinand: Youth Codes
Matèria is pleased to present YOUTH CODES, an exhibition of vintage and recently produced photographic prints by Andreas Weinand, Karen Knorr and Olivier Richon. Set to open on March 18, the exhibition focuses on the representation of youth and counter culture by featuring two seminal bodies of work: PUNKS, a documentation of the...
Rotimi Fani-Kayode: (1955-1989)
Light Work, in partnership with Autograph ABP, is pleased to present Rotimi Fani-Kayode (1955-1989), a solo retrospective of the work of this seminal and highly influential figure in 1980s black British and African contemporary art. Although his career was cut short by his untimely death at the age of 34,...
Andrew Moore: Dirt Meridian
Andrew Moore’s Dirt Meridian exhibition features a selection of the photographs Moore began taking along the Hundredth Meridian in 2005, strikingly documenting the diverse terrain and rural communities characteristic of that region. Andrew Moore was born 1957 in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. He is best known for his richly colored images...
Noah Addis: Future Cities
According to United Nations estimates, there are nearly a billion people living in slums and informal settlements–one out of every seven people on the planet. This number is expected to grow to three billion by the middle of the century. While informal communities may outwardly appear to be ruled by...
Gohar Dashti: Iran Untitled and Stateless
Featuring 16 images from Iran, Untitled 2013 and Stateless 2014/ 2015, as well as the video, Slow decay, Dashti’s Selected Works are set in Iran, but the ideas therein transcend geography. By exploring the influence of history in a manner more squarely focused on the aesthetic rather than the political,...