Paul Kasmin Gallery / New YorkTseng Kwong Chi - Self Portraits

Paul Kasmin Gallery is presenting an exhibition of photographs
by Tseng Kwong Chi (1950-1990). A comprehensive survey of Tseng’s pioneering series of self-portraits, this exhibition will feature over 90 large-scale, black-and-white photographs, some of which will be on view for the first time. The work will be on display until May 3rd.

Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
New York, New York, 1979
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1979 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Cape Canaveral, Florida, 1985
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1985 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Photograph by Tseng Kwong Chi
Berlin, Germany, 1986
silver gelatin print, 36 x 36 inches/91.4 x 91.4 cm
© 1986 Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc., New York, NY
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Installation view at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Photography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York




Installation view at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Photography © 2008 Christopher Burke Studio
Photo courtesy Paul Kasmin Gallery, New York

The son of exiled Chinese nationalists, Tseng Kwong Chi was part of an intimate circle of artists, Keith Haring, Kenny Scharf, and Cindy Sherman among them, who took the center stage of the New York art world during the nineteen-eighties. As a Hong-Kong born, Paris-trained artist, Tseng viewed himself as a citizen of the world and eschewed labeling himself or his art as "Chinese.” However, his ironic self-portraits posed in a Mao suit in front of American landmarks found their way to Communist China and were profoundly influential for China’s avant-garde, including conceptual artists Song Dong and Zhang Huan, who were exposed to Tseng’s images through western magazines smuggled into the country in the 1980’s. Tseng’s photographs not only satirized relations between the United States and its emerging rival, China, but also broadcasted his freedom of movement - a privilege denied most Chinese artists at the time.

The work of Tseng Kwong Chi is in numerous public collections, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Walker Museum of Art, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Tseng’s photographs were shown publicly in China for the first time at the 2004 Shanghai Biennale..


Tseng Kwong Chi / Self Portraits: 1979-1989
April 3 – May 3, 2008


Paul Kasmin Gallery
293 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10001
(212) 563-4474


For additional information contact the gallery
or visit their website: Paul Kasmin Gallery.

The AIPAD Photography Show - New York

AIPAD Photography Show opens this week in New York. More than 75 of the world's leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum quality work by contemporary, modern and 19th century masters at the Park Avenue Armory in New York City. The 28th edition of The AIPAD Photography Show New York will open with a Gala Preview on April 9 to benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The AIPAD Photography Show New York is the longest running and foremost exhibition of fine art photography.

Gala Benefit Preview
The AIPAD Photography Show New York will present a Gala Benefit Preview on Wednesday, April 9, from 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. The evening will benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The fund was established to honor John Szarkowski, one of the most influential curators in photography and a photographer in his own right. Ticket information is as follows:

Patron 5:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($1,500, 1 ticket)
Sponsor 6:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($500, 1 ticket)
Friend 7:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. ($100, 1 ticket)

To purchase tickets online, please click here. Or, for more information, please contact The Museum of Modern Art, 212/708-9680 or specialevents@moma.org.

Show Information
The AIPAD Photography Show New York will run from Thursday, April 10 through Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street in New York City.

Show hours will be:
Thursday, April 10 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Friday, April 11 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 13 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

The admission is $25 daily and $35 for the run-of-show, and includes a show catalogue. No advance purchase is required. Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, the public can call AIPAD at 202.367.1158 or at newyork@aipad.com

Also, if you are visiting New York, be sure to stop by the Chelsea Art District and look at galleries.

New York Gallery Guide:
http://art-collecting.com/galleries_ny.htm

New York Photography Galleries:
http://art-support.com/galleries_ny.htm