Saturday, February 20, 2010

Kings of Kodachrome and the Cincinnati Art Museum

They give us those nice bright colors
They give us the greens of summers

Oh to be in Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Art Museum is hosting Starburst: Color Photography in America, 1970-1980 with works by William Eggleston, Stephen Shore, William Christenberry, Joel Meyerowitz, Joel Sternfeld, Mitch Epstein, Helen Levitt, Jan Groover, and Eve Sonnemann. OK, I copied and pasted those names, most of which I am unfamiliar with and have not viewed their works. If you're like me and you enjoy photorealism and the stunning creative explosion from the 70s-80s (and I'd like to toss Ed Ruscha's work in the 60s in, for good measure), you can explore the gallery of thirty photographs at the Daily Beast's Art Beast article and the accompanying explanation of the artists and their subjects.

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