salred Posted January 26, 2009 Share #1 Posted January 26, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Today I attended the Robert Frank exhibit now at the DC National Gallery of Art. The core of the exhibit is a complete set of the photographs that make up "The Americans". The curators did a good job, though, of setting up several preliminary galleries showing his earlier work (London, Wales) as well as a wall of work prints and cabinets displaying contact sheets. The prints were wonderful to see "in the flesh". The commentary also pointed out aspects of the book that had escaped me -- such as, it's divided into 4 sections, each of which begins with a photograph containing a flag. Some of the work was also, IMHO, over analyzed, but overall it was a solid show. The exhibit is in DC through April 18th and then will tour to San Francisco (16 May - 23 August), and then New York (22 September -- 27 December). National Gallery of Art - Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans I hope folks in the US with an interest in Franks's work will have a chance to catch this show. Steve Alred Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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nhabedi Posted January 26, 2009 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2009 For those of you who won't get a chance to see the exhibition - Steidl is going to release an "expanded edition" of the accompanying catalogue "Looking In" in May which will contain a lot of additional material, including the contact sheets: Steidl Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hiles Posted January 26, 2009 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2009 I was surprised to learn the Robert Frank, now in his mid-eighties, lives in rural Nova Scotia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnastovall Posted January 26, 2009 Share #4 Posted January 26, 2009 I noticed that when it goes on tour they skip the mid-section of the nation. I contacted the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas which has a strong photography collection and funded and first showed Avedon's "In the American West" and suggested they see if they could get the Frank show once it finishes at the MOMA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikej Posted January 27, 2009 Share #5 Posted January 27, 2009 Hi, all - also note that Frank is scheduled to give a talk at the National Gallery on Thursday, March 26, 2009 at 3 pm. A rare public appearance in concert with the show. Free. Cheers, Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljclark Posted March 22, 2009 Share #6 Posted March 22, 2009 I went today -- well worth seeing. The hardbound expanded exhibition catalog, "Looking In", with all of his "America" contact sheets reproduced, is available in the gallery shop for $75. It's a hefty book -- over 500 pages -- and the sales staff was nice enough to double bag mine for me. The softbound version is $35 -- also available online. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff S Posted March 30, 2009 Share #7 Posted March 30, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Having seen the exhibit, I also attended his one hour interview on March 26...the seating capacity of the auditorium (450) was exceeded. Glad to see so many were interested. For those who missed it, the session was video taped, and the National Gallery website should be posting a podcast in the not too distant future. Additionally, for those in the DC area, there will be a video repeat in the East Wing at noon on Tuesday, March 31. Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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