Last night I went to Gregory Crewdson's opening at the Gagosian Gallery. His show is called "Sanctuary" and is a series of photographs taken at the Cinecitta studios located just outside of Rome. They are beautiful black and white landscape's of the sets of Ancient Rome at the film studio. He is an American photographer and this is his 1st show at the Gagosian Gallery in Rome. It seems fitting to have this series of photos of an artificial Rome on display in the city real of Rome. The images are large and the architectural elements of the sets create bold geometric lines guiding the viewers eye around the page. Every inch is in focus, which allows the viewer to more easily enter into the frame and participate in the environment. The images are all overcast leaving viewers with a mysterious feeling, appropriate for the subject. I recommend that everyone go see the exhibit, which is up through March 5th.
http://www.gagosian.com/exhibitions/2011-02-03_gregory-crewdson/
-Phoebe
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