September 10 - January 10, 2021
A group exhibition of photography work. Registration for the September 10 virtual reception can be found here.
To register for the Surfaces for Feelings: Online Panel Discussion, go here.
From the Center:
“Keeper of the Hearth: Picturing Roland Barthes’ Unseen Photograph, is the first exhibition of Odette England’s book by the same name, which was published in the US in March 2020, marking the 40th year of Roland Barthes’ renowned work, Camera Lucida (La chambre claire). As part of this project, England invited more than 200 photography-based artists, writers, critics, curators, and historians from around the world to contribute an image or text that reflects on the instigator of Barthes’ semiotic musings—a photograph of his mother, Henriette, aged 5, that is never seen in the book, and is perhaps one of the most famous unseen photographs in the world. Contributors include established artists such as David Levi-Strauss, Alec Soth, and Rosalind Fox Solomon as well as emerging and mid-career artists and critics including Stanley Wolukau Wanambwa, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, and Jess T. Dugan. From a diverse array of found photographs to intimate portraits of artists’ lives, this exhibition creates a multitude of platforms from which to consider the theoretical conversations about photography—not only what we see but how we see—that continue to shape our understanding of the medium today. In addition to coinciding with the 40th anniversary of Camera Lucida, this exhibition opens two seasons of programs celebrating the 40th anniversary of Houston Center for Photography.
The exhibition will be on view by appointment-only until further notice. Registration for appointments will open to the public on September 1st.”
Reception: September 10, 2020 | 6:30–8 pm
Virtual Reception with Odette England, David Campany, Kris Graves, Jess T. Dugan, and Sarah Meister. See event description for registration.
Panel: October 28, 2020 | 1–2:30 pm
Surfaces for Feelings: Online Panel Discussion Moderated by Barbara Levine Featuring Artists Ka-Man Tse, Alejandro Cartagena, Laurel Nakadate, and Amy Elkins See event for registration.
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