NORTHWEST MONTANA HISTORY MUSEUM

KALISPELL, MONTANA

JEFF CORWIN: LANDSCAPES OF THE AMERICAN WEST

"I always felt that one definition of photography, is simply a recognition of what personally resonates. For me, simplicity, graphic shapes, strong lines or shapes that repeat are what “do it for me.” In business, it just became second nature to walk into a situation I’d never seen and start to look for these elements. Many times they were found already existing, sometimes I needed to create them. The first time I drove from Seattle to the eastern part of the state, after crossing the Columbia River I began to recognize the things that were a trigger for me visually. A black asphalt road cutting for miles through harvested wheat. An empty, snowy field with a stream creating a curve to a single tree. Or a small barn, the roof barely visible above a barren hillside. I would get in the car and just drive empty roads for days, sometimes seeing another car, many times not. And very rarely seeing or talking to other people. This was a choice after years of photographing people for work; and besides, why force people into a landscape where they’re seldom seen? These images void of people are an accurate representation of being there. Then, after many years of shooting landscapes without any tools other than a camera, I began to do what I did primarily for work; artificially light subjects by bringing powerful strobes into the landscapes.

Since late 2017 I have been living in Bozeman, Montana, and in 2020, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beginning in 2019, I began the experiment of working in color. I’m finding there are some similarities, but many differences as well. And this is fine, as I’ve always defined my job as “problem solving.” I’m ready for the challenge. The problem in this particular case was the issue of not liking my color landscapes. So I began to search for a solution of how to create a look that was illustrative of the landscape instead of literal representation of it. I want people to look at them, hesitate a moment and ask questions."

--Jeff Corwin

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December 15 – May 30, 2023

Northwest Montana History Museum
124 Second Ave. East
Kalispell, Montana

ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM OF ART

ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO 

ArtsThrive

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ArtsThrive is held annually and is organized by the Albuquerque Museum Foundation, a not-for-profit organization helping to fund vital educational and exhibition programs, as well as acquisitions at the Albuquerque Museum.

March 4 – April 16, 2023

Collectors’ Premiere
March 2, 6 to 9 PM
Tickets: $135 each
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Saturday Gala
March 4, 6 to 9 PM
Tickets: $85 each
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Albuquerque Museum of Art
2000 Mountain Rd NW
Albuquerque, New Mexico

STEP UP GALLERY - MESA PUBLIC LIBRARY

LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO

JEFF CORWIN: GUNS IN AMERICA

After my father passed away in 2007, I came across 3 vintage handguns I never knew he owned. Torn between the fact they belonged to my father and my own feelings regarding U.S. policy on gun control, I decided to store them in a lock box and revisit the guns at another time.

In late 2012, the horrifying murders in Sandy Hook happened. It occurred to me then that I had never dealt with the guns and was ready to get rid of them. A friend suggested that I first photograph them.

In 2013, I lay the guns out on my studio worktable – and circled and stared at them for days, but I felt no emotional connection. After experimenting with strobes and different approaches in black and white, a square piece of rusty, painted metal with a round yellow flaking shape in the middle caught my eye. I placed a gun on top and took a test shot in color. It was then that something snapped, a sense of moving in the right creative direction. Hours were spent wandering antique stores and junkyards looking for props to build the mini sets for Guns in America. The lighting was a paramount component of the images: harsh illumination with loud, tweaked and saturated colors.

While the stark tones of the photographs in Guns in America undergird my conviction about the absence of sane gun policy in the United States, the photos speak a truth shared by many. The images are not subtle. Nor is the subject matter and the violence inflicted by guns every single day.

My intention in creating these images is not to dissuade anyone about the validity of the Second Amendment. A few people have commented to me that these photographs are a ‘problem,’ that I'm pitching for the government to ‘take our guns away.’ What I am trying to do is bring an awareness to the need to save lives that are being taken in this country based on guidance that was provided 228 years ago. Things have changed.

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August 24 - October 5, 2023

Step Up Gallery - Mesa Public Library
2400 Central Ave
Los Alamos, New Mexico

CASINO LUXEMBOURG Forum d'art Contemporain

LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG

CAHIER D'IMAGES LAUNCH EVENT

Le Casino Luxembourg a le plaisir de vous inviter à la fête de lancement du nouveau livre de Reza Kianpour

Avec les contributions de : Elena Aldana, Aggelos Barai, Jeff Corwin, Pierre-Marie Drapeau-Martin, Valentine Jamis, Yana Kononova, Rosa Lacavalla, Johnny Mei, Jen Neville, Evelyn Sileone

Dans un souci de donner une matérialité (et durée) à des images autrement balayées d'un scroll rapide, le graphiste et designer Reza Kianpour a lancé « Cahier d'images » en 2017. D'abord décliné en série de carnets de 16 pages au format A5 contenant essentiellement ses photos à lui, le projet a vite pris de l'ampleur. Reza s'est, en effet, senti d’ouvrir la focale en collaborant avec des photographes, illustrateur·rice·s et designers d'ici et d'ailleurs. Le résultat : un écrin délicat entre mappemonde et moodboard personnel.

Cinq ans plus tard, avec au total une vingtaine de cahiers à son compte, paraît le livre « Cahier d'images ». 64 pages au-lieu de 16. En terme de collaboration, les 10 noms – à qui il offre six pages à chacun – sont triés sur le volet.

Les photos, en noir et blanc, de dialoguer entre elles, le fil rouge se faisant, quant à lui, tantôt thématique, tantôt formel.

« Cahier d'images » est disponible en deux versions : couverture noire cartonnée et couverture blanche souple.

Autre

Événement réalisé conjointement avec le vernissage de l'exposition The Never Never de Jeremy Hutchison. Curatrice : Evelyn Simons

+ boissons, finger food

+ DJ set de Certo (Artūras Čertovas)

CASINO LUXEMBOURG Forum d'art Contemporain
41 Rue Notre Dame
2240 Luxembourg

HOLTER MUSEUM OF ART

HELENA, MONTANA

JEFF CORWIN: GUNS IN AMERICA

A video documenting fine art photographer Jeff Corwin's traveling exhibition: Guns in America, which took place at the Holter Museum of Art June 24 – September 11, 2022 in the Millikan, Nicholson, and Held Galleries. This exhibit delved into the complexities of gun violence in the United States, with vivid visual interpretations and historical references, touching on references in recent history and on into the far-reaching traditions of gun ownership in America.

Presented by Ramsay Ballew, Exhibition and Collection Manager

ARTWORKINTERNATIONAL INC. SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO

COURTNEY COLLINS FINE ART BIG SKY, MONTANA

ECHO ARTS BOZEMAN, MONTANA

STAPLETON GALLERY BILLINGS, MONTANA

STEWART GALLERY BOISE, IDAHO