Monroe Gallery of Photography announces three timely
exhibits for November, two of which coincide with major film
releases.
Beginning November 1, LIFE magazine photographer Grey Villet's intimate images of
Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who married and then spent
the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their
hometown, will be on exhibit.
Their civil
rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in
1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry. On November 4, the feature film “Loving” opens,
from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols and starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth
Negga in the roles of Richard and Mildred Loving. Grey Villet’s photographs are
on exhibit November 1 – December 31, 2016, and will then be exhibited at Photo
LA, January 12 – 17, 2017.
Monroe Gallery of Photography will present a pop-up gallery
exhibition in collaboration with veteran curator and art critic Peter Frank: “Tony Vaccaro:
War, Peace, Beauty”, November 11 to 21, 2016, at 508 West 26th Street, 5th
floor, in the West Chelsea Arts Building in New York City. The exhibit opens
with a reception for Tony Vaccaro, Friday, November 11, 6 – 8 pm. Sidney and
Michelle Monroe will be in attendance. Tony Vaccaro’s photographs will be on
exhibit concurrently at Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, through December 31,
2016.
The Vaccaro
exhibits coincide with the HBO premiere on Monday, November 14, of the
documentary film “Under Fire: The Untold
Story of Private First Class Tony Vaccaro”. The film tells the story of how
Tony survived the war, fighting the enemy while also documenting his experience
at great risk, developing his photos in combat helmets at night and hanging the
negatives from tree branches. The film also encompasses a wide range of
contemporary issues regarding combat photography such as the ethical challenges
of witnessing and recording conflict, the ways in which combat photography helps
to define how wars are perceived by the public, and the sheer difficulty of
staying alive while taking photos in a war zone.
Finally, on November 25 Monroe Gallery presents a major exhibition of photographs
from one of
America’s most accomplished photographers, Art Shay.
The exhibit of 50 photographs opens Friday, November 25 with a
reception for the 94-year old photographer from 5 – 7 PM, and continues through
January 22, 2017.
Gallery hours are
10 to 5 Daily, admission is free. For further information, please contact the Gallery.
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