Erica Deeman's installation featured in San Francisco Chronicle

May 2, 2016

 

In this week’s San Francisco Chronicle, Sam Whiting writes about Erica Deeman and the installation of her work in our current exhibition, Collected.

Whiting writes, “One moment Erica Deeman was an intern at Pier 24 Photography. The next, she was a featured artist there, her portraits of women from the African diaspora shown in their own gallery between ones dedicated to famous photographers Robert Frank and William Eggleston.”

To read “Gallery intern improbably leaps to important show,” click HERE.



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Paul Graham featured in The New York Times

February 18, 2016

 

This Sunday’s print edition of The New York Times will feature an article about Paul Graham and The Whiteness of the Whale.

Philip Gefter writes, “The British photographer Paul Graham, among [Walker] Evans’s most consequential heirs, does a lot of staring and also waiting as he roams the streets of New York, where he has lived since 2002, or the industrial pockets of suburban America, anticipating some wisp of an instant worth shooting, one to remind us we are all residing on the same planet, all of us in our own skins.”

To read “Paul Graham and Seizing the Everyday Moments,” click HERE.



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Upcoming talk by Paul Graham in NYC

February 8, 2016

Paul Graham will be in conversation with Nicholas Dawidoff at 7:00pm on Wednesday, February 10th at Strand Bookstore.

Strand Bookstore
3rd floor Rare Book Room
828 Broadway (& 12th Street)
New York, NY 10013

The focus of their conversation will be The Whiteness of the Whale exhibition and catalog.

Please note: You must purchase a copy of The Whiteness of the Whale or a $20 gift card from Strand in order to attend this event.

For complete details, click HERE.



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Pier 24 Photography to participate in SF Art Book Pop-Up - Saturday, February 6

January 26, 2016

We are excited to join other Bay Area publishers at this year’s SF Art Book Pop-Up where we will have our gallery guides, exhibition catalogues, and other publications available for purchase!

Kadist Art Foundation
3295 20th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110
Saturday, February 6, 2006, 12pm – 7pm
Free and open to the public

For more information, click HERE.


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The Whiteness of the Whale featured in the British Journal of Photography

January 12, 2016

The January issue of the British Journal of Photography features an article about Paul Graham’s The Whiteness of the Whale.

Glen Helfand writes, “It’s the first time the gallery has showcased a single artist, but its luxurious size meant it was able to give Graham’s three series the space they require. His work is subtle and multilayered, meaning it requires plenty of room for contemplation; in addition, The Whiteness of the Whale featured carefully thought-through installations.”

To read “Paul Graham takes over Pier 24 with his American trilogy,” click HERE.



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Secondhand featured as "Best of 2015"

January 6, 2016

 

We are excited to see that our exhibition Secondhand was featured in Squarecylinder’s “Best of 2015”!!

“In 2010, Google calculated that every two days we create as much information as humanity did from the dawn of civilization through 2003.  Secondhand, one the most ambitious photo shows ever mounted, attempted to make sense of that dilemma as it pertains to the accumulated residue of the 150 years of photography and, more recently, glut of images being uploaded to social media each day.  No exhibition could possibly make sense of it, and this one didn’t.  But it definitely outlined the dimensions of the challenge, bringing together reportage, vernacular images, found photos, scientific documentation and highly eccentric examples of fine art photography by the likes of Maurizio Anzeri, Daniel Gordon, Matt Lipps and others.  A head-spinning, exhausting exhibition that will not soon be equaled, due to the sheer amount of imagery surveyed and the vast amount of space required to display it all.”  – David Roth, Squarecylinder

You can view the “Best of 2015” in its entirety HERE.



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Conversations with Secondhand Artists

December 3, 2015

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We are excited to release a new publication dedicated to interviews with artists featured in our exhibition Secondhand.

CONVERSATIONS brings together original interviews with contemporary photographers featured in Secondhand—an exhibition at Pier 24 Photography from August 4, 2014 to May 31, 2015. Discussions of influence, process, and the significance of appropriation characterize this collection of revealing conversations with a distinctive and international group of artists.

Interviews from: Maurizio Anzeri, Viktoria Binschtok, Melissa Catanese, Daniel Gordon, Erik Kessels, Matt Lipps, Mike Mandel, Rashid Rana, Joachim Schmid, and Hank Willis Thomas.

86 pages | 60 images | 40 artwork reproductions | 7 x 9 in. | Paperback | Perfect bound

Learn more HERE.



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New Artist Video: Melissa Catanese / Dive Dark Dream Slow

December 1, 2015

We are excited to present our latest artist video, featuring Melissa Catanese and her series Dive Dark Dream Slow!

“Dive Dark Dream Slow is rooted in the mystery and delight of the ‘found’ image and the ‘snapshot’ aesthetic, but pushes beneath the nostalgic surface of these pictures, re-reading them as luminous transmissions of anticipation, fear, and desire. Selected from the vernacular photography collection of Peter J. Cohen––a massive curated archive of over 20,000 photographs––Dive Dark Dream Slow explores an alternate reading of the collection, drifting away from simple typology into something more personal, intuitive, and openly poetic.”

–Melissa Catanese

Dive Dark Dream Slow was published as a book by The Ice Plant in 2012, and presented at Pier 24 Photography as part of the exhibition Secondhand, on view from August 4, 2014 – May 31, 2015.



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Upcoming lecture with Alison Rossiter

October 23, 2015

We are excited to announce an upcoming lecture by artist Alison Rossiter. The lecture will be held on Thursday, October 29th – 7PM at the  Timken Lecture Hall, California College of the Arts, San Francisco.

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Haloid Military, expired October 1957, processed 2015, 2015

 

Alison Rossiter takes a minimalist approach to creating her photographs. She does not use a camera or film, nor does she use light. Since 2007, she has processed sheets of expired gelatin silver paper in photographic chemicals in the darkroom. Her work begins with collecting packages of commercially manufactured papers dating from 1900 onward, and is completed by the simple acts of immersing or dipping a sheet of paper in developer, or of pouring or pooling the developer on the sheet, followed by stopping and fixing the print.

Learn more HERE.



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Paul Graham Lecture at California College of the Arts, San Francisco

October 12, 2015

We are excited to welcome British photographer Paul Graham back to San Francisco as a guest of the Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program. Paul will be giving a free and open public lecture at California College of the Arts on Tuesday, October 13th at 7pm.

There will be a 30 minute book signing for Graham’s new catalog The Whiteness of the Whale, which corresponds to his current exhibition at Pier 24 Photography, directly after the lecture.

Learn more HERE.

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Announcing the Larry Sultan Photography Award

October 1, 2015

Pier 24 Photography is pleased to announce the Larry Sultan Photography Award presented in partnership with California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), and The Headlands Center for the Arts. This award honors the unique vision of American photographer Larry Sultan and his unparalleled impact as an artist, educator, and community member by recognizing one exceptional artist in the medium each year. The Awardee will be in residence at Headlands for six to ten weeks, alongside a multi-disciplinary cohort of Artists in Residence, receive a $10,000 cash award, and engage meaningfully in the Bay Area’s photography community.

This Award represents an expansion of the Larry Sultan Visiting Artists Program, which brings six international artists, writers, and curators to San Francisco each year to offer free public lectures and to work directly with students at CCA. Both offerings are made possible through the generous support of Pier 24 Photography, Randi and Bob Fisher, Nion McEvoy, Jamie Lunder, Robert Mailer Anderson and Nicola Miner, and The Black Dog Private Foundation.

The inaugural recipient of the Larry Sultan Photography Award for Spring 2016 will go to artist Marco Breuer.

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Marco Breuer, Untitled (C-1189), 2012

Marco Breuer (b. Landshut, Germany) is well known for his radical approach to the photographic medium. Breuer employs nontraditional photographic techniques that do not rely on the use of a camera, aperture, or film, but instead utilize a combination of photogrammic, abrasive, and incisive techniques to make marks and capture images. His work is in numerous public collections at major institutions around the world and is widely exhibited throughout the United States and Europe. Currently residing in upstate New York, Breuer has lectured and taught extensively, and received a Guggenheim fellowship in 2006.



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Pier 24 Publications with Mack Books and Aperture Foundation

September 22, 2015

We are thrilled to announce three new publications this fall. We have worked closely with Mack Books (London) to co-publish Paul Graham’s The Whiteness of the Whale, and with Aperture Foundation (New York) to co-publish Richard Learoyd’s Day for Night and Rochester 585/716: A Postcard from America Project.

Click the title above each image to learn more about the publication and to purchase a copy for your library!

Paul Graham: The Whiteness of the Whale
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Richard Learoyd: Day for Night
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Rochester 585/716: A Postcard from America Project
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Fall 2015 Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program Announced

September 9, 2015

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We are very excited to announce the Fall 2015 line up for the Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program. This season will feature lectures by Paul Graham, Alison Rossiter, and Owen Kydd. Each lecture will be held at California College of the Arts’ Timken Lecture Hall in San Francisco. The Larry Sultan Visiting Artist Program is a collaboration with Pier 24 Photography, California College of the Arts and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Each year, the program brings six international artists, writers, and curators to San Francisco to offer free and open lectures, and to work one-on-one with students at California College of the Arts.

 

PAUL GRAHAM
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 7PM
Timken Lecture Hall, California College of the Arts, San Francisco

ALISON ROSSITER
Thursday, October 29, 2015 7PM
Timken Lecture Hall, California College of the Arts, San Francisco

OWEN KYDD
Tuesday, November 17, 2015 7PM
Timken Lecture Hall, California College of the Arts, San Francisco



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Interview with Paul Graham

September 3, 2015

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We just released a wonderful conversation with Paul Graham on our website. Click HERE to learn more about how Paul became interested in photography, how he approaches photographing the social fabric of the United States, and his interest in capturing the flow of life around him.



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New Artist Video: Paul Graham

August 10, 2015

We are excited to release this new artist video on the occasion of The Whiteness of the Whale, a solo exhibition by Paul Graham at Pier 24 Photography.

For the first time, this exhibition brings together three bodies of work made in the United States between 1998 and 2011, American Night (1998–2002), a shimmer of possibility (2004–06), and The Present (2009–11). The Whiteness of the Whale features nearly sixty works, ranging from singular large-scale photographs to sequences of over twenty images. This exhibition marks Pier 24 Photography’s first single-artist presentation and the only time a shimmer of possibility has been presented in its entirety. Graham’s three bodies of work from this period operate as an informal trilogy, linked not only by common subject matter, but also by underlying issues such as racial and social inequality, the texture of everyday life, and the nature of sight, perception, and photography itself.

The Whiteness of the Whale is on view from August 3, 2015 – February 29, 2016.



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The Whiteness of the Whale at Pier 24 Photography

June 12, 2015

 

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We are very excited to announce our seventh exhibition, The Whiteness of the Whale, featuring works made in the United States by British-born artist Paul Graham. Opening in August, this exhibition marks the first time that Graham’s series American Night (1998-2002), a shimmer of possibility (2004-6), and The Present (2009-11), will be shown together, as well as Pier 24 Photography’s first solo exhibition.

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New Pier 24 Photography publication!

May 1, 2015

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We are excited to present our newest exhibition catalog featuring 137 selected photographs that were presented at Pier 24 Photography within the exhibition A Sense of Place. Included in this exhibition catalog are two original essays by leading scholars on photography, and an conversation between Paul Graham, Stephen Shore, and Pier 24 Photography Director, Chris McCall.

For its fifth exhibition, Pier 24 Photography presents A Sense of Place, an exploration of how photographs shape the perception of our environments. Together, the exhibited works shift in scale from room size installations to small, quiet photographs, transporting the viewer through a variety of locations, memories, and emotive experiences.

Taken as a whole, the pictures assembled in A Sense of Place demonstrate what photography does best, drawing our attention to the everyday—and what we might otherwise bypass—and inspiring us to take another, closer look at our surroundings. With over 50 photographers and 400 works represented in A Sense of Place, the exhibition takes a close look at photographers such as Robert Adams, Doug Aitken, Uta Barth, Erik William Carroll, John Chiara, Moyra Davey, Thomas Demand, Lee Friedlander, Paul Graham, Andreas Gursky, Todd Hido, Rinko Kawauchi, Erik Kessels, Asako Narahashi, Stephen Shore, Jeff Wall, plus many more.

Published on the occasion of the exhibition
A Sense of Place July 1, 2013 – May 1, 2014

137 pages / 100 images / 66 artwork reproductions

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Daniel Gordon lecture on April 02, 7PM / CCA

March 10, 2015

 

We are very excited to announce that Brooklyn based photographer Daniel Gordon will be the next Larry Sultan Visiting Artist. Gordon will speak on Thursday, April 02, 2015, at  7:00pm in the Timken Lecture Hall at California College of the Arts, San Francisco. As always, the lecture is free and open to the public.

Gordon is best known for his lusciously colored, wildly patterned photographs that capture three-dimensional tableaux created in the studio. Gordon sources images from the Internet, prints his findings on an inkjet printer, and sculpts elaborate still lifes and portraits from these appropriated images. His temporary constructions are then carefully lit and photographed with a large format camera, before being dismantled. Through his final photographs, Gordon considers notions of artifice and authenticity, while recontextualizing his found imagery.

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