Man, what, the what? So it took me a second to realize the
show was curated by Kevin Moore who wrote the awesome takedown of John
Szarkowski in his book on Lartigue and not the Moore who does abandon porn. And
for a group show at Steven Kasher, abandon porn Moore makes a lot of sense. But
man, it is shocking to see such a good contemporary photography show at Kasher.
This could be the best survey of contemporary photography I’ve seen in a quite
a while. Roe Ethridge, Anne Collier, David Benjamin Sherry, an excellent Ryan
McGinley shot of the night sky that in my mind is just a stand-in for Trevor Paglen,
James Welling and some nice abstract work by Philip Chang. Even a really smart
inclusion of a Minor White who in the context of Roe Ethridge rightfully becomes
instantaneously relevant. Even some surprising work that I hadn’t seen before
like Melissa Dubbin and Aaron S. Davidson’s pictures of the treetop horizons
with clouds of colored smoke rising up like they use in Nam movies when
helicopters are landing in the jungle. I just can’t get over how good this show
is. I’ve always appreciated Kasher’s dedication to vintage and vernacular
photography, but man, they should let contemporary folks in to curate their
space more often.
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