Gregory Halpern Livres

Over two decades, Gregory Halpern has been photographing in and around his hometown of Buffalo, New York, meticulously crafting the series of photographs that forms his latest monograph. King, Queen, Knave is an idiosyncratic vision of a city amidst its contradictions, defying familiar narratives of post-industrial decline and embracing an enigmatic strain of reality verging on surrealism. Halpern’s mesmerising sequence unfurls as a stage across which distinct and unpredictable characters appear in and amongst solitary buildings, snowdrifts, and sun-bleached scenes of everyday transcendence. The images often locate their subjects within the specificities of the season and balance a historical project with the immediacy of a moment in its individual radiance. Embracing themes of reversal and ascension, Halpern confronts the complexities of his birthplace and of contemporary America at large, seeing beauty intertwined with ugliness and redemption with despair. This lyrical new work is testament to the endless complexity of a place at once familiar and unknown.

Focusing on personal perspective, Todd Hido delves into landscape, interiors, and nude photography, sharing insights from his creative process. He discusses key topics such as drawing inspiration from memory, utilizing light and texture for impact, and the narrative potential of image sequencing. Hido emphasizes the importance of crafting emotionally resonant stories through photography. The introduction is written by Gregory Halpern, a former student, adding depth to Hido's exploration of these artistic themes.

Aimed at children aged five and up, this clever and surprising picture book by artists and collaborators, this book takes young viewers on a whimsical journey while teaching them associative thinking and visual language, as well as colors, shapes, and numbers.