Catherine Edelman Gallery
300 W Superior St
312.266.2350
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Michael Kenna, Kussharo Late Tree, Study 9, Kotan, Hokkaido, Japan (2009). Courtesy Catherine Edelman Gallery
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May 7, 2010 – July 10, 2010
Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–5:30pm)
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“Images from Venice, China, Cairo, and elsewhere, spanning the last 30 years of Michael Kenna's work, correspond to a retrospective of the artist at Palazzo Magnani Museum in Italy this spring. Kenna's technically impressive, black-and-white photographs depict a world free of people, though many images show signs of human presence, from the Charles Bridge to Giza pyramids. Images are painterly — meticulously detailed but minimalist, with a self-conscious serenity that in the strongest work creates an uncanny alienation in the viewer. The most interesting images depict eerie, rather than iconic, places, like Guilin's karst topography or the infinitely regressing lines of a deserted pier.”
Monica Westin, Flavorpill
Catherine Edelman Gallery says: Michael Kenna is undoubtedly one of the most exhibited and collected photographers working today. With more than 35 monographs dedicated to his work, Kenna has proven time and again that his vision knows no boundaries. Whether working in his native England, the Giza pyramids in Cairo, the snow covered landscape in Hokkaido, or the shores of France, Kenna seeks places of solitude which speak volumes about humanity and the haunting beauty found in nature.
