The Department of Photography & Imaging celebrates our 25th anniversary with an exhibition of over 150 photographs and photo-based works curated by Deborah Willis, Fred Ritchin and Patricia Snavely that explores the extensive impact on photography and allied media made by the department since 1982, highlighting the creative production that has emanated from the department as well as a variety of the enormous changes in the medium.
Entitled TRANSFORMATIONS: Photography & Imaging @ 25, the exhibition includes a wide range of perspectives and media, including traditional black-and-white and color photographs, publications, web art, video, painting, and multi-media installations, among other media. The participating artists include alumni, current students, and past and present faculty and staff members of the department, part of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Kanbar Institute of Film and Television. They are:
Alissa Ambrose, Mary Ancel, Bridgette Auger, Rachel Barrett, Petruska Bazin, Juliana Beasley, Diane Bertolo, Briana Blasko, Terry Boddie, Mara Bodis Wollner, Bonnie Briant, Lydia Burkhalter, Mary Button, Mark Bussell, Katherine Carey, Alan Chin, Chien-min Chung, Jean Chung, Maria Cobb, Melissa Kay Cohen, Sena Clara Creston, Allison Davies, Blaine Davis, Rose Desiano, Tim Deussen, Erika deVries, Danlly Domingo, Tom Drysdale, Rian Dundon, Gerald Edwards III, Mahmoud Elkammash, Jill Enfield, Cate Fallon, Alex Feld, Aaron Fineman, Ashley Fischer, Nick Freeman, Liz Fraser, Nichole Frocheur, Wyatt Gallery, Avi Gerver, Anna Goldberg, Ariel Goldberg, Corbin Lee Gurkin, Jeff Harris, Ava Hassinger, Polly Heidt, Alexander Heilner, Laura Helms, Sarah Henderson, Maki Hirose, Scott Houston, Jessica Ingram, Austin Irving, Ben Jarosch, Mark Jenkinson, Jessika Joe, Courtney Johnson, Maya Joseph-Goteiner, Lucy Kacir, Ali Khawaja, Rachel (Epstein) Klein, Katie Kline, Michael M. Koehler, David Krikorian, Matthew Kristall, Lexi Lambros, Jacqueline Lane, Jennifer Lehe, Shana Leigh, Susan Leopold, Linda Levinson, Meryl Levin, Morgan Levy, Pedro Linger-Gasiglia, Juliet Lofaro, Peter Lucas, Sara Macel, Ashley Macknica, Elaine Mayes, Julie A. McConnell, Editha Mesina, Diane Meyer, Brian Patrick Miller, Elizabeth Moran, Akin Moses, Jay Muhlin, Arpan Munier, David B. Negron, Anna Neighbor, Lorie Novak, Peter Orth, Sean Perry, Adam Peters, Karl Peterson, Veena Rao, Luke Ratray, Richard Renaldi, Damaso Reyes, Burt Ritchie, Mike Rothfeld, Liz Ronk, Mark Sadan, Aaron Schuman, Dan Schwartzman, Thomas Seely, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Susan Lynn Smith, Emmett Shine, Rebecca Soboti, Siri Stafford Berting, Dan Stein, Bobby Sukrachand, Adam Thorman, Cody Trepte, Erin Wahed, Nat Ward, Sarah Warshaw, Janna A. Washington, Katie Day Weisberger, Barbara Weissberger, Kimmy Wentling, Hank Willis Thomas, Deb Willis, Kristiina Wilson, Grant Worth
Over the last twenty-five years photography has changed radically. The medium has gained enormous recognition as an art form in museums and galleries worldwide, is pervasive in journalism both in print and online, and has become a critically important component in various forms of mixed media. Also, the adoption of digital tools has affected photography as much as any other medium: In fact is was exactly a quarter-century ago that Adobe Systems was founded, Cindy Sherman produced her Pink Robes series, and National Geographic magazine digitally modified a photograph on its cover and thus signaled the beginning of a revolution that would change the medium to its core.
On view from September 6, 2007 and remain on view through November 17, 2007, TRANSFORMATIONS can be seen at 721 Broadway in the Gulf + Western Gallery (main floor, rear of lobby), the Department of Photography & Imaging Gallery (8th floor), and in the Kimmel Center Windows of LaGuardia Place and West Third Street. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. through 7 p.m. weekdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays. The exhibition is open to the public and admission is free. A photo ID is required when entering the building. For further information, call 212.998.1930, or visit www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu.
The Department of Photography & Imaging is an intensive four-year BFA program centered on the making and understanding of images. It is a diverse department embracing multiple perspectives. The students work in virtually all modes of analog, digital, and multimedia photo-based image making, exploring photo-based imagery as personal and cultural expression. For further information on the department, please visit our website, www.photo.tisch.nyu.edu.
