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Best in Show: Pets in Contemporary Photography
Explore the role our furry (and feathered) friends have played in culture and how they stand in as representations of status, power, loyalty, compassion and companionship through the perspectives of 25 global artists.
Among the works on view are examples by William Wegman, famed for his portraits of his Weimaraners; Walter Chandoha, the world鈥檚 first professional cat photographer; and Sophie Gamand, known for her touching, sensitive photographs of dogs taking baths.
With this exhibition we want to celebrate and acknowledge our constant companions, their presence in Western art and popular culture, and our multifaceted relationship with them. We place these animals on a pedestal, and consider them from all perspectives: as life partners, status symbols, friends and family members, and as works of art.
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Explore the role our furry (and feathered) friends have played in culture and how they stand in as representations of status, power, loyalty, compassion and companionship through the perspectives of 25 global artists.
Among the works on view are examples by William Wegman, famed for his portraits of his Weimaraners; Walter Chandoha, the world鈥檚 first professional cat photographer; and Sophie Gamand, known for her touching, sensitive photographs of dogs taking baths.
With this exhibition we want to celebrate and acknowledge our constant companions, their presence in Western art and popular culture, and our multifaceted relationship with them. We place these animals on a pedestal, and consider them from all perspectives: as life partners, status symbols, friends and family members, and as works of art.
Artists on show
- Akseli Valmunen
- Areca Roe
- Carli Davidson
- Dolly Faibyshev
- Elliott Erwitt
- Gerrard Gethings
- Heather Phillipson
- Hellen van Meene
- Jeff Koons
- John Hiltunen
- Kári Björn
- Leila Jeffreys
- Lisa Strømbeck
- Martin Parr
- Martin Usborne
- Ralph Hargarten
- Robert Bahou
- Robin Schwartz
- Sage Sohier
- Sophie Gamand
- Timothy Flach
- Visarute Angkatavanich
- Walter Chandoha
- William Wegman
- Winnie Au
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