Here are a couple of graphically interesting items from Andre Kertesz's recent history.
The first is from a show of his distortions that was shown at the James Danzinger Gallery, NYC, in 1997. What made this particularly interesting is that these were made before the better known "Nudes" (see
Distortions, Alfred A. Knopf, 1976.)
I've included a notice about the show from
New York Magazine. If, as the notice says, there were 12 prints, then the gallery managed to get almost half of the images onto the announcement. He and his model seem to be having a grand time which is, of course, not the issue with his female distorted nudes.
Following that is the announcement for a show mounted in 2003 at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery, NYC. The Silverstein Gallery has consistently exhibited interesting and historically significant bodies of work. Further, they reintroduced Mark Cohen to the art world. They presented a landscape show in 2004 called
Topographics: Photographs from 1844 to the Present that is the best landscape show I've seen since the
Between Home and Heaven exhibit at the Smithsonian in 1992. (Both shows by the way produced good accompanying books.) Besides which, the front and back images are very cool. (Incidentally, the Silverstein Gallery represents the Kertesz's estate.)
The block of text, while visually annoying, is a pretty good overview of his career. I promise nothing, but I'll try to put together a selection of his
House and Garden work at some point.
And finally, a sweet nothing...
1997
(Heavy, glossy card stock, 14 x 7 inches, folded twice
to produce a 4.75 x 7 inch announcement)
Front
Opened once
Fully opened
Back
New York Magazine
November 10, 1997
2003
(Stiff card stock, 15 x 7 inches, folded twice to produce
a 5 x 7 announcement)Front
Opened once
Fully opened
Back
2002
(6.5 x 3.5 inches)
