Monroe
Gallery at the AIPAD Photography Show 2019
Ryan Vizzions: A church flooded by Hurricane Florence stands silently in its reflection in Burgaw, North Carolina, 2018
Santa Fe— Monroe Gallery of
Photography will be exhibiting 20th and 21st Century photojournalists and
documentary photographers in Booth #706 during the
2019 AIPAD Photography Show.
Highlights include
Ryan Vizzions
dramatic photographs from the Dakota Access Pipeline protests at Standing Rock
in 2016-7; Vizzions will be signing copies of his new book documenting the
protest movement “No Spiritual Surrender: A Dedication to Standing Rock” in the
Monroe Gallery of Photography booth on Friday, April 5, 5-7 pm alongside his
photographs.
Vizzions photographs of the
aftereffects of Hurricane Florence in North Carolina will be also on view
together with
Stephen Wilkes’ large-format color photographs documenting
Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina. These hauntingly beautiful photographs draw the
viewer into the larger story of climate change.
Several photographs of the
American civil rights era are coupled with contemporary images from the Black
Lives Matter movement, Neo-Nazi protests, and President Donald Trump.
Completing the AIPAD exhibit will
be a range of work by
Tony Vaccaro, now 96 years old. We are especially excited
to have Tony Vaccaro present in our booth for most days of the Show. After
photographing WWII as a soldier Vaccaro went on to become one the most sought
after photographers of his day and is enjoying a career renaissance.
The term “fake news’ is now commonplace; documentary evidence has been denied or disputed by those in power, and coupled with the US administration's attacks on the press, the work of photojournalists is a reminder that photojournalism is a vital and necessary component of a free society. For further information, please call: 505.992.0800; E-mail: info@monroegallery.com.
For more information including directions to the show,
click here.
