Patina Gallery, in Santa Fe, USA, exhibits American Menuez’ acclaimed photography series.
Fearless Genius chronicles Steve Jobs and other brilliant innovators of California’s Silicon Valley during the digital revolution as they invented the technology that would change our world forever. Doug Menuez began his project in 1985 when Steve Jobs was forced out of Apple after losing a boardroom battle. Menuez gained special access to photograph Jobs as he built a new company, NeXT, and a powerful new computer that Jobs hoped would transform education. Menuez became a witness to Jobs’ inspired innovation during this pivotal time, documenting the process for over three years, from inception to product completion. This work led directly to Jobs triumphant comeback at Apple over a decade later.
Because Steve Jobs trusted Menuez, so did his community. This allowed Menuez to expand the project with unprecedented access to document throughout the secretive labs of Silicon Valley. He continued working through the rise of the internet boom of the 1990’s, photographing the leading innovators of the era and over 70 companies, and generating an image archive of 250,000 negatives from which this exhibition was selected. Menuez completed the project in 2000, as a singular era in our history was closing.
Doug Menuez, Fearless Genius: The digital Revolution in Silicon Valley 1985-2000
July 14-August 13, 2017
131 W Palace Ave
Santa Fe, NM 87501
USA
