[Leica] Photo show advice wanted.

[billcpearce at cox.net (Bill Pearce)]

Larry,

Generally, I agree with things you say, but I have to say here, I think this 
idea sucks. For one thing, who wants to be examining a particular piece of 
art and have it plucked from our eyes? Also, most digital fromes are rather 
smallish, and I know that there are many of my pieces that look  like crap 
at less than 8x10, not to mention all the stuff I've shot with the Xpan. 
Which brings to mind, Next August I have an exhibit at a local gallery, and 
many of the things shown are potical prints from xpan negs. Digital versions 
just don't make it.

On the other hand, for an exhibit by a group of University students, this 
could be good.

Bill Pearce

-----Original Message----- 
From: Lawrence Zeitlin
Sent: Sunday, April 17, 2011 7:50 PM
To: Leica LUG
Subject: [Leica] Photo show advice wanted.

This Sunday, in my post retirement avocation as a free lance art critic, I
was asked to review a major New York area photo show. The show was the 29
Annual Exhibit of the Photographers of Northern Westchester, sponsored by
the Croton Council of the Arts. If you are familiar with the the
photographic ecosystem of the New York area you will immediately recognize
that Croton-on-Hudson is one of the few bedroom communities surrounding the
city in which affluent and successful photographers, advertising executives,
and TV nabobs choose to live. Others are Westport, and Katonah. (But never
in New Jersey.)

First let me say that the show was excellent, even judged against the high
standards of the LUG. That's to be expected considering the occupations and
the skills of the contributors. But the reason I'm posting this is to get
opinions on a proposal offered by one of the show's organizers. As many
photographers know, finding gallery space is difficult. There are more image
makers out there than there are walls. Local galleries schedule shows two to
three years in advance. What the show organizer wanted to know was if
photographers would accept having their images shown on large professional
quality digital displays rather than as paper prints on a wall. In effect
the photographers would be time sharing the available space and could be
able to exhibit a whole portfolio rather than a few mounted prints.

So I am soliciting the opinion of Luggers on this question. How would you
feel if a photo show consisted of an array of digital frames, each with a
portfolio of pictures? The advantage is that more photographers could could
exhibit more works. The disadvantage is that it flies against the
photographic and artistic tradition of paper or canvas images on walls.

Larry Z

P.S. Of the 62 fine photos hung in the show, only 6 were in B&W.

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