Edward Burtynsky at Brooklyn Museum of Art
Old Factories #8 by Edward Burtynsky
This week marks the start of Edward Burtynsky's mid-career retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum. My wife took me to Ottawa in 2003 to see the opening at Canada's National Gallery for my birthday, but I understand the show has been expanded to include more recent work as well, so I'm sure I'll take a second gander. Burtynsky will be giving a lecture on Saturday, as well, to inaugurate the show. The talk starts at 3pm and is sure to be completely crowded as over the last few years he's really come into his own as one of the world's preeminent phtographers.
Also opening this week, to coincide with the retrospective, is a show of new work from China at Charles Cowles Gallery. The show looks to be quite extensive, building on Burtynsky's last show in New York focusing on the Three Gorges Dam project in China. This time, the work has a wider scope, capturing the explosive growth China has experienced over the last few years.
Slate has a profile of Burtynsky. (via Conscientous)
Manufactured Landscapes
Through Jan. 15th at the Brooklyn Museum
Lecture Oct. 8th at 3pm
Through Nov. 15th at Charles Cowles Gallery
537 W 24th St
(212) 741-8999
The China work can also be seen on the left coast at Robert Koch Gallery in SF.
Hey Todd.. Thanks so much for the heads up on the Brooklyn Burtynsky Talk. I hadn't seen it posted anywhere and would have missed it!
I went and it he was great, you were also right.. it was packed! But, he made the work seem so much more alive. Plus Ed is such a super nice guy, and at the new book signing he made a point to talk with almost everyone.
Thank you.. and love the Blog! Keep it up!