Gagosian's 2008 Photography Survey Explores Constructed Objects from Smith to Tillmans
From September 23 to November 1, 2008, the Gagosian Gallery located at 980 Madison Avenue in NYC hosted "Untitled (Vicarious): Photographing the Constructed Object," under the curation of Tom Duncan. This exhibition explored both historical and modern photography related to sculptural creation, featuring David Smith's gelatin silver prints from 1931-1933 and László Moholy-Nagy's color works from 1936-1946. It also showcased 1980s contributions by Peter Fischli & David Weiss, along with pieces by James Welling, Cindy Sherman from 1992, and Gregory Crewdson's 1997 print. The event highlighted younger talents like Anne Hardy and Roger Ballen, with Wolfgang Tillmans' Beerenstilleben (2007) receiving special attention. The exhibition utilized the fifth-floor galleries of Gagosian, which were previously dedicated to market-oriented group shows.
Key facts
- Exhibition ran September 23 to November 1, 2008
- Held at Gagosian Gallery's uptown location at 980 Madison Avenue, New York City
- Curated by gallery registrar Tom Duncan
- Featured historical and contemporary photography focused on constructed objects
- Included works by David Smith, László Moholy-Nagy, Peter Fischli & David Weiss, James Welling, Cindy Sherman, Gregory Crewdson, Anne Hardy, Roger Ballen, and Wolfgang Tillmans
- Smith's works from 1931-1933 used organic forms from the Virgin Islands
- Sherman's 1992 work depicted prosthetic limbs and detached body parts
- Tillmans's Beerenstilleben (2007) showed empty plastic food containers on a windowsill
Entities
Artists
- Tom Duncan
- David Smith
- László Moholy-Nagy
- Peter Fischli
- David Weiss
- James Welling
- Cindy Sherman
- Gregory Crewdson
- Anne Hardy
- Roger Ballen
- Wolfgang Tillmans
- Max Ernst
- Joel-Peter Witkin
Institutions
- Gagosian Gallery
- artcritical
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Virgin Islands
- Switzerland
- Germany
- Hungary