Until the 23rd of November, Joseph Bellows Gallery presents the work of Bevan Davies.
Bevan Davies: New York Typologies features vintage black and white photographs of lower Manhattan made in the mid-1970s. Davies utilized a large-format view camera to generate images of great depth and clarity, pursuing an approach to documenting the urban landscape of the Empire City that the late photographer Lewis Baltz described as “rigorously contemporary while acknowledging a use of the camera which dates from the inception of the medium.” This exhibition will showcase varying aspects of the city’s architecture, presenting serial images devoted to these edifices.
Bevan Davies’ large-scale ferrotyped prints flawlessly mirror the illuminated surfaces of Gotham’s doorways, storefronts, and facades. Davies writes of his approach as “an effort being made to let the camera almost see by itself.” These New York facades, taken in the early morning hours, describe the architectural subjects frontally and are defined by the chiaroscuro of the building.
Bevan Davies (American, 1941 – ) studied humanities at the University of Chicago in the early 1960s. After moving to New York, he continued his studies with Bruce Davidson in his New York studio, where he met Mary Ellen Mark, Diane Arbus, Ralph Gibson, and Danny Lyon. Davies’ first New York exhibition was held at Witkin Gallery in 1969. Sonnabend Gallery featured Davies’ work in solo and group exhibitions in their SoHo gallery in the mid-and late 1970s.
Bevan Davies : New York Typologies
Until November 23, 2024
Joseph Bellows Gallery
7661 Girard Avenue
La Jolla CA 92037
858 456 5620
www.josephbellows.com
