Lawrence Beck's Italian Pictures at Sonnabend Gallery Reimagines the Grand Tour Through Monumental Photography
From January 12 to February 9, 2013, Sonnabend Gallery in New York City hosted Lawrence Beck's exhibition titled 'Italian Pictures.' The display featured expansive landscape photographs depicting Italian gardens, villas, monuments, and Roman aqueducts, all taken with an 8 x 10 field camera. Beck's Italian heritage shapes his objective viewpoint, encouraging viewers to examine the intricacies and ambiance. Pieces such as Roman Aqueduct II and Ninfa V highlight the juxtaposition of architectural deterioration with modern life. His work interacts with historical landscape art and engages with photographers like Hiroshi Sugimoto and artists such as Anselm Kiefer. The exhibition also resonates with André Giroux's 1826 artwork 'Claudian Aqueduct,' focusing on clarity and detail for a contemporary Grand Tour experience.
Key facts
- Exhibition 'Italian Pictures' by Lawrence Beck at Sonnabend Gallery
- Ran from January 12 to February 9, 2013
- Located at 536 West 22nd Street, New York City
- Features large-scale landscape photography of Italian sites
- Beck uses an 8 x 10 field camera
- Works include images of Roman aqueducts and villas
- References historical artists like Giorgione and André Giroux
- Connects to Metropolitan Museum exhibition 'Path of Nature'
Entities
Artists
- Lawrence Beck
- Bernd Becher
- Hilda Becher
- Giorgione
- Anselm Kiefer
- Julie Mehretu
- Hiroshi Sugimoto
- Eugène Atget
- Yves Tanguy
- René Magritte
- André Giroux
Institutions
- Sonnabend Gallery
- Metropolitan Museum
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Italy
- Versailles
- Luxembourg Gardens