Acting out : invented melodrama in contemporary photography
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Copy number Shelfmark Shelf mark R013671 Ned. Fotomuseum USA EXH IOWA 2005
TitleActing out : invented melodrama in contemporary photography
Author
Corporate author
Photographer
Place of publicationIowa City
PublisherUniversity of Iowa Museum of Art
Year of publication2005
Pagination62 p.
Illustrationscolour
Dimensions25 x 21 cm.
MaterialTentoonstellingscatalogus
Document TypeBook
ISBN0874141494
Bibliographic Notespb; Includes bibliographical references.
Persons keyword Iowa City University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa, USA
Abstract
Catalogue of exhibition held at University of Iowa Museum of Art April 7-June 5, 2005, and Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, N.Y., Sept. 4--Dec. 31, 2005.
Synopsis
"Acting Out" examines the enduring presence of melodrama in fine art photography, considering photographs that make use of the long-standing language of melodrama inspired by literature, theatre, cinema, television, advertising, film stills, photo-journalism, and earlier photography. In her essay Kathleen Edwards discusses melodrama as an aesthetic perceptual system stemming from the development of modern society in Western Europe and the United States. Considering melodrama as a time-honored system for making sense of experience, Edwards looks at how the expressionist body works to appeal to the emotions of the viewer and offers ways to recognize and release feelings. The artists included are Tina Barney, Gregory Crewdson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Anna Gaskel, Tom Hunter, Simen Johan, Justine Kurland, Laura Letinsky, Sharon Lockhart, Adi Nes, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare, Janaina Tschape, and Jeff Wall.
Synopsis
"Acting Out" examines the enduring presence of melodrama in fine art photography, considering photographs that make use of the long-standing language of melodrama inspired by literature, theatre, cinema, television, advertising, film stills, photo-journalism, and earlier photography. In her essay Kathleen Edwards discusses melodrama as an aesthetic perceptual system stemming from the development of modern society in Western Europe and the United States. Considering melodrama as a time-honored system for making sense of experience, Edwards looks at how the expressionist body works to appeal to the emotions of the viewer and offers ways to recognize and release feelings. The artists included are Tina Barney, Gregory Crewdson, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Anna Gaskel, Tom Hunter, Simen Johan, Justine Kurland, Laura Letinsky, Sharon Lockhart, Adi Nes, Cindy Sherman, Yinka Shonibare, Janaina Tschape, and Jeff Wall.
| Copy number | R013671 |
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| Shelf mark | USA EXH IOWA 2005 |