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ANNIE LEIBOVITZ January 20 - March 4 2000
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| Fourteen large-scale photographs of female nudes by
the world-renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz premiere at Edwynn
Houk Gallery on January 20, 2000. The show which runs until March
4, 2000 complements the exhibition Annie Leibovitz: Women on view
at the Corcoran Gallery of Art through February 28, 2000. The Corcoran
presentation is drawn from Women, a book of portraits, with an essay
by Susan Sontag, released by Random House last Fall. The series on display at Edwynn Houk Gallery brings to light a new dimension of Leibovitzís work. With the nude, Leibovitz tackles the classical genre par excellence. The subdued, grainy palette of the photographs contrasts with the flaming intensity of color Leibovitz is known for. The result is images of timeless beauty. The nudes originate in Leibovitzís collaboration with the Mark Morris Dance Group. Most of the subjects are dancers from that company. Leibovitzís deep interest in dance has found several creative outlets over the years. She documented the creation of the White Oak Dance Project for Mikhail Baryshnikov and Mark Morris and has worked wih many artistic organizations, including the American Ballet Theatre and the Mark Morris Dance Group. Annie Leibovitz (born 1949) is widely admired for her portraits of celebrities which have been appearing on major magazine covers for nearly 30 years. Her name is associated in particular with the legendary beginnings of Rolling Stone magazine, whose staff she joined while still a student at the San Francisco Art Institute, and with Vanity Fair. In addition to her magazine work, Leibovitz has accepted many commissions. She has produced prize-winning advertising campaigns for American Express and The Gap and was appointed the official portrait photographer for the World Cup Games in Mexico in 1985. Ms. Leibovitz is a recipient of the American Society of Magazine Photographerís awards for Best Photograph and Photographer of the Year, and of the International Center of Photography Photographer of the Year Award. With her first museum show in 1991, Annie Leibovitz: Photographs 1970 - 1990, Leibovitz became the first woman ever to be exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. The show traveled internationally through 1997. |