"A Moment in Photo History", 1978-2000
Photographs by Darryl J. Curran
Opening reception: SEPTEMBER 15th 2-5PM
"A Moment in Photo History started as a tongue in cheek documentary project. It evolved from another project titled “L.A. Art Events in Fall 1978. Gradually I realized that most of the openings, lectures, discussions and parties that I attended were photography based. L.A. Art Events morphed into A Moment in Photo History. The project aimed at supporting and raising awareness of Photographs as Art. My aesthetic stance for the photographs swung between “social landscape” and “snapshot”. I engaged humor and off kilter visual puns and well as straight ahead group and solo portraiture.
The project was most intense during the 1980’s. As the photographic medium became more popular and accepted by the larger art world, the need for this project wained and fewer Photo History picture have been made. In a way, the success and acceptance of photography and photographs doomed the project. And all is well."
Sunday, September 15-Saturday, October 26
as-is gallery
1133 Venice Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90015
213.610-4110
* Photographs by Darryl C. Curran will be exhibited at dnj Gallery from January 11– February 29, in the exhibition entitled, "The Path of Darryl Curran: from the 1960s – the present (and the Origins of Conceptual Photography)." It will be a retrospective of his work from the 1960s to the present.
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