Photo Fridays: The Modernists April 6, 2012

Pablo Picasso, Matisse, and Alberto Giacometti all live at the Center for Creative Photography. April’s Photo Friday will feature photographs of Modernists that personalize, and sometimes help to mythologize, these artists, creating a visual identity beyond the works of art that hang on gallery walls. Images from this selection came from close friendships and artistic collaborations, such as with Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, while others, like Garry Winogrand’s photograph of Alexander Calder at MoMA, were taken from a physical and emotional distance. Rare and revealing images taken in artists’ studios give insights into the creative artistic process, while other photographs capture the surface and celebrity that often accompany art-world fame.

Photo Friday is an exclusive look at the Center’s world renowned fine art photograph collection. The first Friday of every month from 11:30am to 3:30pm, the public will be able to view original works of photographic art in our Print Study Room on the second floor. Without frame or glass, visitors can examine each photograph’s surface, see detail otherwise obscured by protective glass, and connect with the works on an intimate level. This is an extraordinary opportunity typically enjoyed by specialists. Expect to see collection highlights as well as surprising, lesser-known treasures that will help inform your knowledge of the history of photography, its techniques, and its practitioners. The works selected for Photo Friday will change every month, so we hope visitors will want to come back for Photo Fridays throughout the year.