NEW YORK – An exhibition of work spanning six decades by acclaimed photographer Joel Meyerowitz will be on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from April 20 through June 7, 2024. Chosen by the artist, Joel Meyerowitz: Conversations presents pairings of photographs from 1963 through 2015 that focus on similar images and themes. The show coincides with and provides a counterpoint to a museum exhibition at Tate Modern through November 3, 2024, and the recent publication of a book, Joel Meyerowitz: A Question of Color (Thames and Hudson, January 2024). An opening reception will be held on April 20 from 3-5 p.m.
Joel Meyerowitz is renowned for his fundamental role in the establishment of color photography as a fine art. His work has appeared in over 350 exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world and has impacted and influenced countless artists. The Tate exhibition and the new book pair Meyerowitz’s color work with his black and white images created moments apart with two different cameras. Those pairings gave Meyerowitz the idea for his fifth exhibition at Howard Greenberg Gallery. Joel Meyerowitz: Conversations focuses on how specific color images in juxtaposition speak to each other and give added meaning for contemplation, both engaging the viewer in the act of looking and offering a challenging invitation to decipher the connections.
Whether comparing and contrasting the studios of Cézanne and Morandi, the camel coats and the steam rising in New York City with the haze amidst the trees in Yosemite National Park, the summertime Americana of flags and flowers on Cape Cod, or the languid pulchritude of Florida, Meyerowitz surveys ten pairs of related photographs, pointing out relationships, sometimes subtle, that exist in subject, tone, and color.
Additionally, the show presents six unique dye sublimation prints from the first ever museum exhibition devoted to digital printing technology at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1994. These prints are permanent and display a uniquely beautiful color palette not unlike traditional dye transfer prints.
