New York – Pace Gallery and Pace/MacGill Gallery presented the first-ever exhibition of paintings by Irving Penn (1917–2009). While internationally renowned for his work as a photographer, Penn initially set out to be a painter and worked in the medium at the beginning and end of his career. Focused on Penn’s paintings from the artist’s final two decades, the exhibition was on view at 32 East 57th Street until October 13, 2018. To coincide with the exhibition, The Irving Penn Foundation, in collaboration with Pace and Pace/MacGill, published a catalogue with the first scholarship on Penn’s painting practice, including essays by writer and curator, David Campany, and Legacy Program Manager at The Irving Penn Foundation, Alexandra Dennett; as well as Afterwords by Arne Glimcher, Pace Gallery Founder, and Peter MacGill, Pace/MacGill Gallery Founder.
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