"black and white and... all over" - Opens Tomorrow!

"black and white and... all over," a show that I curated, opens to the public tomorrow at H&F Fine Arts. There will be a reception for the artists (all 19 of them) on Saturday evening from 5-8pm.

This past Sunday the artists and I gathered at the gallery to collaboratively install the show. We were able to install all 106 photos that I selected for the exhibition. The result, I think, is a salon style show that feels professional yet loose, and dives deeply into the black and white photography being made by D.C. artists today.

Please see below for the press release:

“black and white and… all over”

A group exhibition of Washington, DC-based black and white photographers

Curated by J.T. Kirkland

February 27 – March 29

Opening reception: Saturday, March 1 from 5–8pm

H&F Fine Arts is pleased to announce a group exhibition of Washington, D.C.-based photographers. Taking its name from the old standby about newspapers (“What’s black and white and read all over?”), the show presents a survey of black and white photography from the D.C. metropolitan area.

The exhibition features dozens of photographs hung salon style throughout the gallery. The artists themselves will assist the curator in hanging the show, collectively attempting to author a visual narrative that explores the voices and concerns of today’s Washington photographers by constructing a mosaic of styles and perspectives. To highlight the joint articulation of the various works, the identities of individual artists will be subordinated; the price of each piece and the initials of its creator will be presented on a brightly colored sticker meant to contrast with the dominant black and white palette. With the names and reputations of the artists subtracted from the exhibition, the work of seasoned veterans will hang alongside that of newcomers just finding their footing in the art world. The curator challenges viewers to try and tell the difference while posing the question of whether the distinction is even significant.

Artists included in the exhibition are Erin Antognoli, James W. Bailey, Danny Conant, Max Cook, Stephen Crowley, Justin Hoffmann, Michael Dax Iacovone, Nick Jbara, Jane Jeffers, J.T. Kirkland, Angela Kleis, Prescott Lassman, Thomas Paradis, Aleksei Pechnikov, Susana Raab, Alexandra Silverthorne, Jim Tetro, Bryan Whitson, and Lloyd Wolf.

High resolution images are available upon request.

I hope many of you can make it to the show. See you on Saturday!