Aperture Gallery presents an exhibition of Alex Webb's work to accompany his recently published monograph, The Suffering of Light.
Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography, Alex Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light since the 1970s. His... Read more
Aperture Gallery presents an exhibition of Alex Webb’s work to accompany his recently published monograph, The Suffering of Light.
Recognized as a pioneer of American color photography, Alex Webb has consistently created photographs characterized by intense color and light since the 1970s. His work, with its richly layered and complex composition, touches on multiple genres, including street photography, photojournalism, and fine art, but as Webb claims, “To me it all is photography. You have to go out and explore the world with a camera.”
Webb’s ability to distill gesture, color, and contrasting cultural tensions into single, beguiling frames results in evocative images that convey a sense of enigma, irony, and humor. Featuring key works alongside previously unpublished photographs, this new exhibition The Suffering of Light provides the most thorough examination to date of this modern master’s prolific, thirty-year career.
The accompanying book, The Suffering of Light (Aperture, May 2011), is the first comprehensive monograph charting Webb’s career. Gathering some of his most iconic images, many of which were taken in the far corners of the earth, this exquisite book brings a fresh perspective to his extensive catalog.
ALEX WEBB’s (born in San Francisco, 1952) photographs have appeared in a wide range of publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Life, Stern, and National Geographic, and have been exhibited at the International Center of Photography, New York; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis; and Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. He is a recipient of the Leica Medal of Excellence (2000) and the Premio Internacional de Fotografia Alcobendas (2009). Webb, a member of Magnum Photos since 1976, lives in New York City.
