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October 2012
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"Politics in Play: Photography in the 2012 Presidential Race"
At The Half King: October 30, 2012 – December 16, 2012
Artist’s reception: Tuesday, October 30, 7:30 p.m.
Hell, I never vote for anybody, I always vote against.
- W.C. Fields
New York, NY—On October 30th at The Half King, photographers Damon Winter, Lauren Fleishman, & Ricardo Cases, will exhibit images from the 2012 primaries and presidential race.
Opening night will feature their assigning editors—Paul Moakley, deputy photo editor at Time, and Cornelius Schmid, picture editor at The New York Times—leading a discussion about these images and how magazines decide to shape their campaign coverage.
“This is a delicious chance to view campaign photography shot in three extremely different styles,” says curator Anna Van Lenten. “With Paul and Cornelius on hand to take us through Damon’s, Lauren’s, & Ricardo’s photos, we’ll also get a sense of the story-making picture editors do to get readers’ attention and to characterize candidates and supporters.”
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
Damon Winter is a staff photographer for The New York Times. Lauren Fleishman is a freelance photographer. She followed the 2012 Romney campaign for Time magazine. Ricardo Cases is a freelance photographer who covered the Republican primary in Florida for Time.
September 2012
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Diana Markosian: "Goodbye My Chechnya"
At The Half King September 11, 2012 – October 30, 2012
Artist’s reception: Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
They [brides] show up in the streets in mini-skirts and with their hair loose. The mentality of our people does not allow for these things. I have the right to criticize my wife. She doesn’t [have the right to criticize me]. A woman would be [man’s] property. And the man is the owner.
- Ramzan Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic
New York, NY—On September 11th, Diana Markosian’s photo exhibit of Chechen girls coming of age in a society rapidly turning Islamic, will open at The Half King. Diana spent the last year and a half in Chechnya, where women are increasingly being harassed, paint-balled, and killed, for violating the Republic’s new, stringent Islamic dress codes and behavioral rules.
On opening night, Diana and Whitney Johnson, Director of Photography at The New Yorker, will moderate a slideshow and discussion of Diana’s work.
“In Diana’s work we see young women both defying and accommodating the ever-narrowing margins they’re allowed to operate in—just as Diana herself experienced similar harassment for trying to document them,” says curator Anna Van Lenten. “Despite her subjects’ apparent innocence, the context of their strict culture means they are far more vulnerable than we perceive. Diana’s courage and persistence has brought this story to light.
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
Diana Markosian’s interest in the aftermath of war has taken her from the mountains of Dagestan, to the ancient Silk Road in Tajikistan and the perilous landscape of Afghanistan. Originally from Moscow, Russia, she immigrated to the United States as a child. Markosian holds a masters degree from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
July 2012
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Antonio Bolfo: "IMPACT: Life on the Housing Beat"
July 24, 2012 - September 9, 2012
Artist’s reception: Tuesday, July 24, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
We were as green as could be, and like other Impact officers I hit the ground running with little to no knowledge of how to operate on the street. Yet we were expected to … solve family disputes, console the parents of murdered children, and entertain the neighborhood drunk.
- Antonio Bolfo
New York, NY—On July 24th, Antonio Bolfo’s photo exhibit of rookie police officers charged with patrolling a South Bronx housing project will open at The Half King. Bolfo undertook this photo project as an NYPD insider—for two years he worked in a police program called Operation Impact. With only six months of academic training, he and his confederates had to conduct manhunts, defend the helpless, and supply emotional succor to victims of violence.
On opening night, Antonio and Ed Conlon, former NYPD detective and author of Blue Blood, will moderate a slideshow and discussion of Antonio’s work.
“Antonio’s photos show domestic soldiers sent to an urban battleground with limited training and no hands-on experience,” says curator Anna Van Lenten. “By making mistakes, Impact officers learned—but not without collateral damage to their psyches and those they were meant to protect. Out of such violence and stress, Antonio has captured his fellow officers’ humanity.”
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
Antonio Bolfo was born and raised in New York City. He grew up drawing and painting and attended Rhode Island School of Design. For four years he did animation work on Playstation games, then left to join the police force. In 2009 he graduated from ICP’s Photojournalism program. He has published his photography widely and won many awards, most recently the 2012 Marty Forscher fellowship. He is based in New York City and represented by Reportage by Getty Images.
May 2012
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April 2012
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Lisa Wiltse: Bolivian Mennonites
May 15, 2012 - July 23, 2012
Artist’s reception: Tuesday, May 15, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
At the airport on the way to La Paz, I read an article about the rapes and was determined to go to Manitoba, where the tragedy occurred. I wanted to find out how an isolated culture would deal with such an incident, especially when the rapes were by members of their own community.
- Lisa Wiltse
New York, NY—On May 15th, Lisa Wiltse’s photo exhibit of the Mennonites of Manitoba, Bolivia, will open at The Half King. Shot in December, 2009 on the very heels of the rapes scandal that horrified so many, “Bolivian Mennonites” looks at how an extremely insular, conservative society engenders, and turns away from, its own demons.
On opening night, Lisa and Anna Van Lenten, co-curator of The Half King’s photography series, will moderate a slideshow and discussion of Lisa’s work.
“The fascinating thing for me about Lisa’s Mennonites project is how it works on two levels,” says curator Anna Van Lenten. “On its own, it’s comprised of a set of endlessly compelling photos. But the images also resonate with the story behind them: serial rape crimes in what is meant to be a pure society. Her pictures are by turns contained and awkward, beautiful and off-kilter, straightforward and ominous.”
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
Lisa Wiltse was born in Connecticut and graduated from the Art Institute of Boston with a BFA in photography. From 2004-08 she worked as a staff photographer for the Sydney Morning Herald. In 2009 she moved to La Paz, Bolivia to pursue freelance work. She has traveled extensively, documenting everyday life in marginalized communities in such places as Bangladesh, Uganda, Philippines, Bolivia, New Zealand, and the U.S. Currently based in NYC, she is a contributor with Getty Reportage. “Bolivian Mennonites” is the first showing of this project in the U.S.
March 2012
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Bruce MacCallum: Sixties Pop Icons, Unseen
Artist’s reception: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 7:30 p.m.
I was a student at the University of Miami, doing work study at the school paper to get by. I heard about Woodstock and told my editor, ‘I’ll cover it for the paper.’ I had a limited budget and limited rolls of film, so I concentrated on Jimi and others I hadn’t shot before.
- Bruce MacCallum
New York, NY—On March 20th, Bruce MacCallum’s photo exhibit of pop icons in the late ‘60s/early ‘70s will open at The Half King. Spanning 1969-1974, Sixties Pop Icons, Unseen reflects the pursuit by a young photographer, of, among others, Jimi, Joan, Janis, Grace, Mick, Keith, Jim, CSN&Y, Joe, and Sly.
On opening night, Bruce and Sacha Lecca, senior photo editor at Rolling Stone magazine, will moderate a slideshow and discussion of Bruce’s work.
“This exhibit is the story of a young man who took a work study job at his university and ran with it—” says curator Anna Van Lenten, “—ran to Atlanta Pop, to Atlantic City, to Woodstock, to Bob Dylan and The Band on tour—and in between, Miami, to catch Jim Morrison at court in 1970, on trial for obscenity charges. Then he put his negatives in a box for 35 years. Now, we get to unearth those negatives and hear what Bruce has to tell us about his encounters.“
The Half King Photography Series is dedicated to showing exceptional documentary photography. In tandem with its reading series, it fosters a dialog between photographers and writers that underscores the importance of their relationship. Co-curating its photography series are James Price, photo editor at Newsweek, and Anna Van Lenten, writer and editor.
Bruce MacCallum grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. As a student at the University of Miami, he worked for the college paper The Miami Hurricane from 1969-71, shooting rock concerts on campus—Santana, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Sly & the Family Stone. In the summer of 1969, he traveled to Woodstock to shoot the festival. After graduating in 1972, he exchanged his still camera for a film camera: In his long career as a focus puller and cameraman, Bruce has worked on almost 100 movies, including Raging Bull, Witness, All that Jazz, Silence of the Lambs, Ransom, Julie & Julia, and The Adjustment Bureau.
