'Private' and 'Acido Dorado' by photo artist Mona Kuhn in an exhibition at EUQINOMprojects in San Francisco including an artist talk with Darius Himes/Christie's and soon in an illustrated book from Steidl
At the moment, an extensive exhibition with works by Mona Kuhn lures photo fans from all corners of the world to San Francisco's Bay Area. On exhibit are the series 'Private' and 'Acido Dorado'. On 30 April, Darius Himes, International Head of Photographs at Christie's, had a chat with the photographer about her ideas and the creative process. And at the same time, she is preparing her new monograph at Steidl, which will be released in fall.
EUQINOMprojects explains the exhibited series like this: “Mona Kuhn is best known for her large-scale, dreamlike photographs of the human form. Classically trained, Kuhn’s compositions are painterly studies, each photograph thoughtfully arranged. Each image is multidimensional with a careful selective focus, giving the viewer the opportunity to only enter specific areas of the frame and leaving the remainder up to their imagination. Her work often references classical themes, but her photography is unusual in that she develops close relationships with her subjects, resulting in images of remarkable intimacy. A sublime sense of comfort and intelligence permeates each image, showing the body in its most natural state, while simultaneously continuing an ongoing re-interpretation of the art-historical genre of the nude.
'Acido Dorado' is set inside architect Robert Stone’s secluded modernist structure near Joshua Tree National Park, California. In the series, Kuhn and her subject, close friend and long-time collaborator Jacintha, explore pools, mirrored ceilings and glass walls to produce sandy colored hallucinations filled with dreamy light leaks and seductive reflections. Landscapes, architectural details, reflections, and a single figure repeatedly obscured and dislocated create photographs that verge on abstraction.
'Private' proposes a world in which concrete reality is united with imaginary. Plants and animals on the edge of survival, sun-drenched landscapes and wind-sculpted earth are intercut with a series of nudes that push Kuhn’s renowned sensitivity to human form into unexpected directions. Shot over two years in the Mojave desert, Kuhn created a sequence of pictures that is seductive, enigmatic and a little unsettling.
EUQINOMprojects, founded 2015 in San Francisco by Monique Deschaines, showcases famous and emerging artists with a main focus on photography. She curates contemporary works that mirror the entire bandwidth of beauty in the photographic process with documentary flair or a deep historical background. Monique Deschaines is curator, proprietor of a gallery and lecturer. She is on the Board of Directors at SF Camerawork and teaches visual art at the University of California in Berkeley. If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to visit the exhibition.
Mona Kuhn: New Works. Through 14 May, 2016. 1599 Tennessee St. San Francisco
CREDITS
Usage Exhibition
Location EUQINOM projects
Photographer Mona Kuhn
Title Chanon, 2012
Until 06. April - 07. May 7, 2016
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