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2008 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers Exhibition at Franklin Art Works

Franklin Art Works will premier major new bodies by the four 2008 McKnight Fellows - Priscilla Briggs, Osama Esid, David Goldes and Justin Newhall. The exhibition opens Friday, June 4, 2010, with a reception for the artists from 7 to 9pm. The show remains on view through Saturday, July 31.

Priscilla Briggs will premier a selection of photographs from her Fortune series, examining the retail landscape of Chine, as the country straddles the gap between communism and capitalism. Her works depict advertisements whose massive scale is rivaled only by the malls in which they are placed. Briggs adeptly explores contrasts between east and west, old and new - revealing the shifting identity and aspirations of a country and its people.

Osama Esid will premier a series of sepia-toned photographs that examine the architectural dichotomy of present day Cairo,where freeways and skyscrapers rise next to ancient mosques and ruins - and where giant construction projects hide crumbling tracts of houses. In his images, Cairo remains in constant flux between the past and the present.

David Goldes will premier a selection of black-and-white photographs that capture imaginatively arranged experiments involving salt, balloons, smoke and air. By looking very carefully at the properties of such common materials and by orchestrating events to display their behavior, Goldes' photographs reveal our various and nuanced relationships to the physical world.

Justin Newhall will premier a selection of photographs from his Northern Studies series, taken in and around Churchill, Manitoba. Using Glenn Gould's pioneering 1967 radio documentary, The Idea of North, as a departure point and guide, Newhall traveled to the western shore of Hudson's Bay for four years, capturing images of solitude and isolation, including white outs, slow growth trees, survivalist science stations, and eco tourists in search of polar bears sightings - among other signs of daily life from this far flung corner of Canada.

Artist Talks:
Thursday, July 8 at 6:30pm
Priscilla Briggs and Osama Esid

Thursday, July 22 at 6:30pm
David Goldes and Justin Newhall

Artist talks and admission to exhibition are free and open to the public. Please contact Franklin Art Works' Program Coordinator Colleen Harriss at 612-872-7494 with any questions.

Franklin Art Works
1021 East Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Gallery Hours: Wed to Sat, 12 to 5pm

		2010 mnartists.org / McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers
contact home news about eligibility application process resources for applicants faqs and helpful hints		News from mnartists.org and McKnight Fellowships for Photographers 2008 McKnight Artist Fellowships for Photographers Exhibition at Franklin Art Works Franklin Art Works will premier major new bodies by the four 2008 McKnight Fellows - Priscilla Briggs, Osama Esid, David Goldes and Justin Newhall. The exhibition opens Friday, June 4, 2010, with a reception for the artists from 7 to 9pm. The show remains on view through Saturday, July 31. Priscilla Briggs will premier a selection of photographs from her Fortune series, examining the retail landscape of Chine, as the country straddles the gap between communism and capitalism. Her works depict advertisements whose massive scale is rivaled only by the malls in which they are placed. Briggs adeptly explores contrasts between east and west, old and new - revealing the shifting identity and aspirations of a country and its people. Osama Esid will premier a series of sepia-toned photographs that examine the architectural dichotomy of present day Cairo,where freeways and skyscrapers rise next to ancient mosques and ruins - and where giant construction projects hide crumbling tracts of houses. In his images, Cairo remains in constant flux between the past and the present. David Goldes will premier a selection of black-and-white photographs that capture imaginatively arranged experiments involving salt, balloons, smoke and air. By looking very carefully at the properties of such common materials and by orchestrating events to display their behavior, Goldes' photographs reveal our various and nuanced relationships to the physical world. Justin Newhall will premier a selection of photographs from his Northern Studies series, taken in and around Churchill, Manitoba. Using Glenn Gould's pioneering 1967 radio documentary, The Idea of North, as a departure point and guide, Newhall traveled to the western shore of Hudson's Bay for four years, capturing images of solitude and isolation, including white outs, slow growth trees, survivalist science stations, and eco tourists in search of polar bears sightings - among other signs of daily life from this far flung corner of Canada. Artist Talks: Thursday, July 8 at 6:30pm Priscilla Briggs and Osama Esid Thursday, July 22 at 6:30pm David Goldes and Justin Newhall Artist talks and admission to exhibition are free and open to the public. Please contact Franklin Art Works' Program Coordinator Colleen Harriss at 612-872-7494 with any questions. Franklin Art Works 1021 East Franklin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55404 Gallery Hours: Wed to Sat, 12 to 5pm