LOS ANGELES, Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Annenberg
Space for Photography offers 14 free events as part of its upcoming
exhibit, no strangers: ancient wisdom in a modern
world.
Continuing its popular IRIS Nights lecture series, the Space for
Photography will host 13 lectures with photographers, including the
guest curator for no strangers, Wade
Davis, noted anthropologist, author and
photographer. Typically held weekly on Thursday evenings, the
IRIS Nights lectures for no strangers will kick off with a
special Saturday lecture on the opening night of the exhibit,
November 17. In February, Slideshow
Night for no strangers will showcase hundreds of additional
images related to the themes of the exhibit.
no strangers is a group show about the wonder of culture
and the plight of indigenous people throughout the world.
Photographers are Carol Beckwith
& Angela Fisher, Wade Davis, Chris
Johns, Lynn Johnson,
Steve McCurry, Randy Olson, Chris
Rainier and Hamid
Sardar-Afkhami. Also included are Timothy Allen, Caroline
Bennett, James P. Blair,
Edward Burtynsky, David Hiser,
Aaron Huey, Thomas Kelly, Mauricio
Lima, William Fernando
Martinez, James Stanfield,
Brent Stirton, Amy Toensing, Jeroen
Toirkens, A Yin and Gordon
Wiltsie.
The exhibit features an original short documentary produced by
Arclight Productions for the Annenberg Space for Photography. The
film examines indigenous cultures through photography's lens and
encourages viewers to consider ancient traditions in a new context.
Filmed in locations throughout the world, the documentary features
additional photographs, interviews and behind the scenes footage
with indigenous people, academic experts and exhibit photographers
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher, Wade
Davis, Chris Johns,
Lynn Johnson, Steve McCurry, Randy
Olson, Chris Rainier and
Hamid Sardar-Afkhami. The film is
shown in vivid detail on two 14' by 7' screens in 4K
resolution.
no strangers opens free to the public in Los Angeles on November
17, 2012 and closes February 24,
2013.
IRIS NIGHTS LECTURE SERIES
The Photography Space's popular IRIS Nights lecture series
continues to offer free presentations featuring exhibit
photographers and guest artists sharing their experiences
documenting indigenous cultures.
The IRIS Nights lecture series takes place in the Photography
Space on Thursday evenings from 6:30pm-8pm and is free to the public with advance
registration. (Please note that our first lecture on November 17 takes place on a Saturday, and there
will not be a lecture on either November
23 or December 28 due to the
holidays.)
Saturday, November 17 -
Carol Beckwith & Angela Fisher
"Painted Bodies of Africa:
Documenting a Disappearing World"
Thirty-five years ago American-born Carol
Beckwith and Australian Angela
Fisher met in Kenya and
began a relationship with the African continent, journeying over
270,000 miles through 40 countries and recording 150 African
cultures. The two photographers have produced 15 acclaimed
books.
November 29 – Randy Olson
"The Stories in our Genes"
Photojournalist Randy Olson's work
has been published in Life, GEO,
Smithsonian and others, but he has photographed
primarily for the National Geographic Society on more than 30
assignments that have taken him to 50 countries over the past 20
years. He often collaborates with his wife, photographer
Melissa Farlow.
December 6 – Dana Gluckstein
"Portraiture for Social Change"
During her 25-year career, Dana
Gluckstein has photographed iconic figures from Nelson Mandela and Mikhail Gorbachev to
Muhammad Ali and Tony Curtis, and produced award-winning
advertising campaigns for clients such as Apple and
Toyota. Her vision of humanity is revealed in her photographs
of indigenous peoples, many of which are in museum and private
collections.
December 13 - James Whitlow
Delano
"Malaysia: How 'Green' Bio-Fuels
Are Destroying the Little Peoples of the Rainforest"
James Whitlow Delano has lived in Asia for two decades. His award-winning work
has appeared in magazines and photo festivals on five
continents. Delano's presentation will focus on how bio-fuel
is not always "green," and how two indigenous Malaysian peoples
have lost much of their rainforest homelands due to local logging
and palm oil plantations.
December 20 - Chris Rainier
"Cultures on the Edge"
Photographer Chris Rainier is a
master at creating powerful images that document the
anthropological story of indigenous cultures whose ways are under
threat. A former photographic assistant to Ansel Adams, Rainier has had his stunning images
featured in publications including Life, The New York Times, and National Geographic
Adventure and Traveler.
January 3 - Bonnie
Folkins
"Riding with the Eagle Hunters"
Canadian-born Bonnie Folkins is an
accomplished artist with over 50 solo exhibitions worldwide, as
well as hundreds of paintings in permanent collections all over
North America. Folkins is committed to telling the stories of
the people of Mongolia by
preserving their endangered and disappearing culture through
photography.
January 10 - Phyllis Galembo
"Masquerade from Africa to the
Americas"
For over two decades, Phyllis
Galembo has documented cultural and religious traditions in
Africa and the African
Diaspora. Her work is included in numerous public and private
collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Houston and the
Schomberg Center for Research in Black Culture.
January 17 - Jeroen Toirkens
"NomadsLife"
Dutch photographer Jeroen Toirkens
has been working as a freelance photographer since 1995. During
this lecture, Toirkens will talk about his project "Nomadslife,"
for which he has documented the lives of the last nomadic people of
the Northern Hemisphere. He will share stories of
extraordinary encounters with nomadic families and the hardships
endured to reach the most remote places on Earth.
January 24 - David Hiser
"Nomads of the Dawn: The Penan of the Borneo Rain Forest"
David Hiser is an editorial
photographer and photo educator, whose work has been published in
over 100 National Geographic books and magazines and many
international publications. He will share his work with the Penan
hunter-gatherers in the deep forests of Borneo.
January 31 - Aaron Huey
"Seven Years on Pine Ridge: The Evolution of a Story from
Photojournalism to Street Art and Beyond"
Aaron Huey is a photojournalist who
works primarily for National Geographic Society magazines, for
which he has shot over 20 features including the August 2012 cover story on the Oglala Lakota of
the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. This lecture will look at
the evolution of the Pine Ridge story from journalism to
activism.
February 7 - Caroline Bennett
"Words. Pictures. Action!"
Caroline Bennett uses photography to
shed light on social justice, cultural and environmental threats,
and the human condition. Bennett has won several awards for her
work on projects for local and international NGOs, the United
Nations, The New York Times,
Miami Herald and The Wall Street Journal, among
others.
Friday, February 8 – Slideshow
Night
This event will showcase hundreds of additional images related
to the themes of no strangers.
February 14 - Wade Davis
"The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern
World"
An Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society,
Wade Davis is an esteemed
anthropologist, author, photographer and filmmaker. He spent
over three years in the Amazon and Andes as a plant explorer,
living among 15 indigenous groups. He is the author of 17 books,
including the international best seller The Serpent and the
Rainbow and is guest curator for the no strangers
exhibition.
February 21 - Alison Wright
"Face to Face, Portraits of the Human Spirit"
Alison Wright, a New York-based documentary photographer,
travels to the most remote regions of the globe photographing
endangered cultures and documenting issues concerning the human
condition. Wright will present images from her new book that
capture the indomitable spirit that lives within us all.
no strangers: ancient wisdom in a modern
world runs from November 17, 2012
through February 24, 2013.
Annenberg Space for Photography
2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles,
CA 90067
Tel: 213.403.3000
annenbergspaceforphotography.org
Wednesday through Friday: 11 am –
6 pm
Saturday: 11 am – 7:30 pm
Sunday: 11 am – 6 pm
Closed Monday and Tuesday. Admission is free.
About the Annenberg Space for Photography
The Annenberg
Space for Photography is a cultural destination dedicated to
exhibiting compelling photography. The Space conveys a range of
human experiences and serves as an expression of the philanthropic
work of the Annenberg Foundation and its Directors. The intimate
environment features state-of-the-art, high-definition digital
technology as well as traditional prints by some of the world's
most renowned and emerging photographers. It is the first solely
photographic cultural destination in the Los Angeles area.
SOURCE The Annenberg Foundation