Mary Manning
dal 21/3/2014 al 21/4/2014
Segnalato da
21/3/2014
Mary Manning
Jackie Klempay , New York
If the Stadium Were Empty I Would Be Able to See More Clearly. The exhibition features analog photography and projected slides.
Jackie Klempay is pleased to present Mary Manning’s exhibition titled If the Stadium Were Empty I Would Be Able to See More Clearly. The title is derived from an interview with San Francisco experimental filmmaker Nathaniel Dorsky. Opening on March 22nd from 7-10pm, this is Manning’s first solo exhibition in New York and features analog photography and projected slides.
Manning’s photography emanates from rich observations of her daily life. Persistent focus conveys her vivid and intimate perspective of the world. The boundaries of a stage, of a body, of shadow, mystery, design sequence, dance, crushes, poetry, mercy, longing, loneliness, stoicism, strength, and energy all inform Manning’s portraits and landscapes. For this exhibition, Manning uses analog cameras such as a Yashica from the early 1990’s, which leaves a digital time stamp on the prints, and a Canon that was handed down from her father. The physicality of this body of analog work contrasts with the primarily digital format of her much-celebrated website, Unchanging Window. Since 2006 Manning has posted the documentation of her life alongside relevant music, film, and literary source material.
In conjunction with this exhibition, Manning has curated an evening of film, titled Dancing Dreams, featuring rare footage by Jonas Mekas, Henry Hills, Charles Atlas & Merce Cunningham, Nick Collins, and Gillian Wearing. Consistent with her experimentation of various film formats, the screening includes 16mm, Blue Ray, and DVD. The event takes place at Anthology Film Archives on Thursday, April 3 from 8-9:30pm.
Mary Manning (b. 1972 Alton, IL), photographer and cinephile, currently lives and works in New York City. She has exhibited at Space 15 Twenty in LA and was a panelist for Finding Photography at the New Museum. More of her work can be found at www.unchangingwindow.com.
Opening Saturday, March 22nd
Jackie Klempay
81 Central Ave (1A) Brooklyn, NY 11206
The gallery is open the night of the reception, every Saturday for the exhibition’s duration (1-5 PM), and always by appointment