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Alec Soth at Gusto at the Galleryby Cynnie Gaasch |
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Alec Soth’s photographs have a dirty realism and real poetry in documentary clarity. Large-format, color prints find the intimate moments in rural vistas, off-the-beaten track motels, and corners of stranger’s homes. Sometimes Soth photographs people, and at other times it is the absence of populations that tells the story. The Minnestoa-based photographer is currently working on a project titled “NIAGARA,” a series that premieres at the esteemed Gagosian Gallery in New York City next month. He will be at the Albright-Knox this Friday as part of the free, weekly, Gusto at the Gallery event called “Through the Lens: an evening with Alec Soth.” He will talk about his work at 8pm in the gallery’s auditorium. Adding to the Big Picture theme of the evening, CEPA Gallery hosts a large-format Polaroid, still-life photography workshop from 5:30 to 7:30pm, and Lorna Simpson’s untitled piece, which compiles archival gelatin prints, will also be discussed at 6pm. Simpson’s work explores racial stereotypes and gender inequities through the use of traditional silhouettes. Also on the scene will be Bright Lights Groove City: DJ Scotty in Clifton Hall, 6-10pm.
Friday, December 16 at 3-10pm. Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1285 Elmwood Ave. (882-8500). Free.
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