New Photography is an annual exhibit presented by the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Curated by Eva Respini, Associate Curator in the Department of Photography. New Photography 2009 showcases the work of six young multi-disciplinary artists. This exhibit is about more than just photography. It is about the evolution and redefinition of art by the artists.
Leslie Hewitt. Riffs on Real Time. 2002–05. Chromogenic color print, 30 x 24" (76.2 x 61 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century.
© 2009 Leslie Hewitt
© 2009 Leslie Hewitt
The New Photography series turned twenty-four in 2009. This year, the works included are considered a recent significant work in photography that “examines and expands the conventional definitions of the medium”. Over the years, the series has introduced over sixty-eight artists from fifteen different countries. This years’ exhibit will be open at MOMA until January 10th, 2010.
In the past, New Photography has featured only two to four artists. This year, six artists, mostly Americans (with the exception of Walead Beshty from the UK), were chosen. The diversity of the artists and their art offers the observer a new way to view photography as a broadly expressive medium. “As the photographic medium is rapidly transforming, the artists included in this exhibition question what it means to make a photograph in the twenty-first century. Diverse in their points of view, these artists collectively examine and expand the conventional definitions of the medium of photography.” Eva Respini
Daniel Gordon. Nude Portrait. 2009. United States Daniel Gordon (American, born 1980). Chromogenic color print, 49 x 62 7/8" (124.5 x 159.7 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century Image courtesy the artist.
Walead Beshty. Three Color Curl (CMY: Irvine, California, August 19, 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C). 2008. Color photographic paper, 97 5/8 x 51 1/8" (248 x 129.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century. Image courtesy the artist and Wallspace, New York. © 2009 Walead Beshty
By exploring “what it means to make a photograph in the 21st century”, New Photography is expanding the boundaries of photography in art. This series illustrates how photography by practice and definition has progressed over the years. It has grown to incorporate new techniques brought on by digital advances, replacing traditional methods, and redefining the process by which photographs are made.
Sterling Ruby 2009 United States Sterling Ruby. Chromogenic color print, 64 x 48" (162.6 x 121.9 cm). The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Fund for the Twenty-First Century.
About the artists:
Walead Beshty- Born in London, UK. Graduate of Bard College (BA) and Yale (MFA). Currently lives and works in Los Angeles California.
Daniel Gordon- Born Boston, MA. Graduate of Bard College (BA) and Yale University (MFA). Currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY
Leslie Hewitt- Born in Saint Albans, NY. Graduate of Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art (BFA), Yale University (MFA), and also attended New York University. Lives and works in New York and Houston, TX
Carter Mull- Born in Atlanta, GA. Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design (BFA) and the California School of the Arts (MFA). Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
Sterling Ruby- American artist Born in Bitburg Germany. Graduate of the School of the Art institute in Chicago (BA). Working on his MFA at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Sara VanDerBeek- Born in Baltimore, MD. Graduate of The Cooper Union School of Art and Science (BFA). Currently lives and works in New York, NY
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