What's it like for you to be an American?
July 1st — August 29th
Photographs by Robert Kalman
Saturday July 18, 5-7pm: Opening Reception
This exhibit highlights photographer Robert Kalman’s recent work. The photographs are portraits of Americans accompanied by their own words expressing what’s important to them about being an American.
“I’ve been wondering about what the stories written on American faces look like and have been curious to learn what Americans think about themselves. To find out,…, I began approaching people on streets across the country asking them, “What’s it like for you to be an American?” I offered to make their portrait using a large format 8×10 camera and invited them to write an answer to the question on a single notebook page. Their responses proved to be a mix of sincere, emotional expressions: pride, an acknowledged sense of privilege, anger, frustration, gratitude, deep ambivalence, even shame…. For many, the same array of emotions expressed in their writing are discernable in their faces. The result is a diptych collection showing closely related images of distinctly diverse faces. All of them American, full of commonality as well as difference. I have come to think of them as a fundamental part of our national character, a type of democracy expressed through portrait photographs.” – – From the introduction to ” What’s it like for you to be an American? ”
Artist is selling a beautiful hardcover book of this exhibit’s “What’s it like for you to to be an American?” photographs and writings. Photographs and Book can be purchased directly through artist at robertkalmanweb@gmail.com or 914-557-7055 and at the Opening Reception. This exhibit will be accompanied by a artist talk + presentation at Starr Library on Thursday, July 30th.
Montgomery Row Art Exhibition Space is located on the 2nd floor of Montgomery Row at 6423 Montgomery Street. Enter from Montgomery Street (stairs only) or Montgomery Row parking lots (elevator & stairs). Open M-F 9am-6pm, Sat 8am- 6pm, & Sun 8am-3pm, excluding holidays. Artist receptions are open to the public. Art is for sale unless otherwise noted. To purchase art, please contact artist directly. Sign up to receive notice of upcoming art exhibits. Artists interested in exhibiting, please contact us.
