Tag Archive "silverstein-photography"

Fear, loathing and lady photographers in New York

Like children staring down a box of candy and a bowl of oatmeal we went straight for Chelsea Dec 12 instead of to the museums. The day was sunny and brisk and we took our chances wandering in candyland. Trenton Doyle Hancock at James Cohan. We knew before we walked into James Cohan Gallery that we were ready to love Trenton Doyle Hancock’s show. His works excite us with their combination of extreme inward-looking eye, paranoia and turgid visuals. In a cool world Hancock sizzles. His manic layering, repetitive imagery, gazillions of words, and push to decoration give us great ... More » »

America – in blue, white and a touch of red

Post by Cate Fallon Zoe Strauss sitting at Silverstein Gallery signing copies of her book America at the opening of her show.   Photos in this post by Cate Fallon. The night of the opening was cold and windy, so it was good to see a supportive, warm turnout – with beer and pretzels in the “house” and the mood one of family celebration.  The feeling of Zoe Strauss‘s “America: We Love Having You Here” at Silverstein Gallery is of home and comfort – although some of the images are anything but comfortable. The landscape of the gallery requires that you ... More » »

Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids

Post by Christopher H. Paquette The cover of Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids, the companion book to the show at Silverstein I’ll admit that the only reason I went to New York to see the show Andre Kertesz: The Polaroids at Silverstein Gallery was for the Polaroids. I am certainly a fan of Kertesz’s work, though not well enough to know that this body of work, created in the last years of his life, even existed. I am obsessed with the medium of Polaroid film and I will jump at the chance to see a gallery exhibit of the genre. Bonus ... More » »

Zoe in New York

Doesn’t this look like a real New York gallery? Well, it is. And that’s Zoe’s work hanging on the walls. I just have to get up here the amazingness of seeing Zoe Strauss‘ work in fine-art quality prints. The textures, the colors, the everything. It’s not that we don’t know what the photos look like. It’s that we don’t know what the photos look like. Honest. Tastykakes piled high on the gallery’s reception desk The whole affair at Silverstein Photography was outstanding, like the Tastykakes with the wine. Oh, there was beer too, and that’s what Mark Barry and Brent ... More » »

New York — the Philadelphians

Steve and I were in New York Thursday and Friday and first on my list of things to do was see the solo shows of Philadelphians and artblog favorites, Zoe Strauss and Mark Shetabi. Both exhibits (Strauss’s at Silverstein Photography and Shetabi’s at Jeff Bailey Gallery)look tremendous!! And I’m happy to report that Shetabi sold four works including his freestanding sculpture with the peephole environment, The Rapture. (Strauss’s show had just opened the day we visited so no sold stickers yet. Maybe we’ll know more after the opening, which Libby attended and will tell you about.) Strauss’s show is up ... More » »