"While the original "New Topographics" artists all made work that was aesthetically aware, they were more concerned with clear-eyed, dispassionate documentation. This was a huge break from tradition; these were not Ansel Adams's bombastic peaks and canyons, enhanced by complex darkroom manipulation. These prints were smallish and somewhat dull, but that was partly the point. As Nicholas Nixon's artist statement succinctly puts it: "The world is infinitely more interesting than any of my opinions concerning it."
Although the exhibition came and went without much fanfare in 1975, "new topographics photography" has become a widely understood term throughout the art world, and the show is unanimously considered a turning point in the history of the medium. Artreview: New topographics
This show is incredible (still swooooning over the B&W prints)
Mark's opinion is much like the New Topographics show- "hard to argue with"
ReplyDeleteI'm bummed that I was so freakin tired that I was unable to effectively engage with Mark, the rest of you ,however, had no excuse.....just saying.
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