Electric Works
130 8th St
415.626.5496
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Protestant Church, Detroit, 2009
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Opens Friday Jan 13 (6–8pm)
Jan 13 – Feb 18
Daily
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“As Rust Belt belt cities lock up their architectural treasures and throw away the key, photographer Katherine Westerhout steals glimpses inside industrial spaces and former pleasure palaces declared fit for demolition. Shot in natural daylight, her lush, large-format images have the quality of rare specimens trapped in amber. In Philadelphia's Eastern State Penitentiary, paint peels and prison bars rust. Dust blankets Buffalo's grain elevators. The Motor City's Vanity Ballroom no longer lives up to its flashy name, with a bandstand that once hosted Duke Ellington standing tattered and silent, a melancholy souvenir of better times. Though the concept of "ruin porn" has drawn increasing popularity and criticism, particularly since Detroit was hard hit, Westerhout's photographs speak for themselves, in all of their decadence and decay.”
Jeanne Storck, Flavorpill
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Join Katherine Westerhout on Saturday, Feb 4, at 2pm for an artist walkthrough of the exhibition, where you're invited to raise a glass of champagne and have an informal chat about the work.
Electric Works is pleased to announce At Long Last, Katherine Westerhout's third solo show at the gallery. In this exhibition Westerhout continues her exploration of urban disused architectural spaces including such locations as Oakland, California; Yonkers, New York; Liberty, New York; Rantoul, Illinois; and Gary, Indiana, among others.
