Yuki Onodera, Martin Parr, Lynne Cohen: Photography's Hot and Cold Dialectic
In a review for art press, Dominique Baqué contrasts the 'cold' photography of Lynne Cohen with the 'hot' kitsch of Yuki Onodera and Martin Parr. Onodera's series '12 Speed' (at Galerie RX, Paris) features staged still lifes in the Fontainebleau forest, repeating the same composition with a concave mirror that shifts to reflect different forest fragments, tagged with the Chinese character for 'eternity.' Martin Parr's exhibition 'Planète Parr' at the Jeu de Paume and Kamel Mennour showcases his collection and two recent series: 'Guardian Cities Project' (2008), documenting ten UK cities for The Guardian, and 'Luxury' (1994-2008), a critique of the super-rich in Dubai, Durban, Miami, Moscow, and France. Lynne Cohen's exhibition 'Proof' ran at Galerie In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc (Paris) and Le Point du Jour (Cherbourg), accompanied by the book 'Cover.'
Key facts
- Dominique Baqué reviewed exhibitions by Lynne Cohen, Yuki Onodera, and Martin Parr in art press n°360 (October 2009).
- Yuki Onodera's '12 Speed' was at Galerie RX, Paris (May 7 – June 27, 2009).
- Onodera's series features 24 photographs (12 color, 12 black-and-white) of a staged still life in the Fontainebleau forest.
- A concave mirror at the center of each image changes angle, reflecting different parts of the forest.
- Each image includes a Chinese character tag meaning 'eternity' with an arrow indicating progression.
- Martin Parr's 'Planète Parr' was at Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume, Paris (June 30 – September 27, 2009) and Galerie Kamel Mennour (June 30 – July 29, 2009).
- Parr's 'Guardian Cities Project' (2008) documented ten UK cities: Belfast, Brighton, Bristol, Cambridge, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle.
- Parr's 'Luxury' series (1994-2008) critiques the wealthy in Dubai, Durban, Miami, Moscow, and France.
- Lynne Cohen's 'Proof' was at Galerie In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc, Paris (June 4 – July 25, 2009) and Le Point du Jour, Cherbourg (July 4 – September 20, 2009).
- A book titled 'Cover' accompanied Cohen's exhibition.
Entities
Artists
- Dominique Baqué
- Lynne Cohen
- Yuki Onodera
- Martin Parr
- Nick Waplington
- Chris Killip
- Tony Ray-Jones
- Graham Smith
- Keith Arnatt
- Mark Neville
- Jem Southam
- Tom Wood
- William Eggleston
- Robert Frank
- Gary Winogrand
- Kohei Yoshiyuki
- Osama Kanemura
- Rinko Kawauchi
- John Gossage
- Gilles Peress
Institutions
- art press
- Galerie RX
- Galerie nationale du Jeu de Paume
- Galerie Kamel Mennour
- Galerie In Situ/Fabienne Leclerc
- Le Point du Jour
- Magnum Photos
- The Guardian
Locations
- Paris
- France
- Fontainebleau
- Cherbourg
- United Kingdom
- Belfast
- Brighton
- Bristol
- Cambridge
- Cardiff
- Edinburgh
- Leeds
- Liverpool
- Manchester
- Newcastle
- Dubai
- Durban
- Miami
- Moscow
- Chantilly
- Longchamp
Sources
- artpress —