Category: FAIRS

October 14, 2015 — October 18, 2015

 

Daniel Blau is pleased to show at the launch of the “Collections” section of Frieze Masters. Exhibited here for the first time together, Blau’s impressive collection of Pacific fish hooks can be admired alongside David Bailey’s stunning Uncharted photographs.

 

“A great catch” is, as we all know, a difficult feat. It is always supported by knowledge, skill and technology. In the Pacific though, it is about survival. The people of the Pacific Islands refined their fishing technique, making it an art form. Their craftsmanship evolved through many generations perfecting how, where and when to catch a particular fish at any given moment. The elegance of these hooks is astonishing: they can all be distinguished by fascinating, sometimes minute, variations in detail as every hook is designed for a specific type of fish. The hook itself is the mesmerisingly inviting bait which, by virtue of its sublime design and material, entices the fish to seize it. Distinctive in their production, the hooks are made using only local materials available to the isolated island societies. Most of the hooks presented here were made without any use of metal since metals had only been introduced to the islands after the first European explorers’ arrival in the last quarter of the 18th century. Unfortunately this ancient knowledge, craftsmanship and skill has become increasingly rare since the introduction of metal fish hooks. As the traditional ways of life on the islands give way to a globalised, 21st century standard of living – these hooks remain impressive and important examples of the distant Pacific Island Cultures.

 

Bailey’s collection of fragmented Uncharted prints, characterised by their torn edges, gives us insight into his artistic ingenuity and distinctive ability to create unique photographs, despite photography’s inherent reproducibility. Famous for his iconic portraits and inventive fashion photography, this collection of Uncharted prints shows another facet of Bailey’s œuvre. Torn before printing, the rough borders of these prints accentuate specific details whilst omitting others.Bailey makes his compositional choices in the brief magical moment of darkness between focus and exposure, releasing the unpredictable laws of chance in the creation of these fragments of his genius.

 

Put simply, a great collection represents the wonders of each individual object it houses.

 

Frieze Masters Stand G6

Regent’s Park NW1 4HA, London UK

Collectors’ Preview Tues. October 13th (invitation only)

Exhibition
Wed. 14th – Sun. 18th October 2015

 

October 14, 2015 — October 18, 2015

 

Why NASA photos?

 

Many of us remember the moment of the Apollo XI landing and the first man stepping onto the Moon’s elusive, dusty ground. It was a glorious moment which, momentarily, seemed to eclipse all our fears and problems. It truly felt like a moment of universal enthusiasm.

Though primarily scientific, NASA’s space program produced some of the most visually enchanting,mystical and intriguing pictures of the 20th century. As the most expensive photographs ever taken, due to the staggering financial costs demanded by the United States space program, these prints stand as visual evidence for some of mankind’s greatest achievements. These pictures are rare, and often unique witnesses to these extraordinary moments capturing the various layers of political, documentary and artistic values in their glorious nostalgia.

 

Why Grosz drawings?

 

I know Grosz as the sharpest pen – more often than not nailing the Weimarer German to paper and dissecting the entrails of his soul.
Early in his career, he cut his pens and quills on nudes – edging along their outlines and scratching at their private parts.When I first discovered (probably well-known to the rest of the world) his 1920s drawings of nudes, couples, threesomes and groups, it was truly exciting.

The forcefully pornographic subject matter adds an additional dimension to these brazen drawings. Lines I find in de Kooning, J. Jones or Rauschenberg, but only decades later, are here already, defiling the paper.

 

Grosz, so gross and yet so magnificent!

 

 

PAD London 2015 Stand A15

Berkeley Square London, W1

VIP Preview
Tues. Oct.13 (by invitation only) 3 – 8 pm

Public Opening hours: Wed.14 Oct – Sun. 18 Oct. 2015
from 11 – 8 pm

 

May 23, 2015 — May 24, 2015

 

Daniel Blau is pleased to present vintage NASA photographs from the unmanned Lunar Orbiter V mission in 1967.The unmanned Moon Orbiter missions I-V succeeded in mapping and photographically capturing the entirety of the Moon’s surface, creating an enormous photographic portrait of our closest neighbour in space.

 

The Orbiter’s integrated laboratory sub-system produced unprecedented high resolution images that remain the first and only of their kind. During the mission Orbiter V produced 633 high resolution and 211 medium resolution frames. The heated and remote-controlled photo booth was customised specifically to portray the Moon.

 

Though initially designed to select possible landing sites for the later manned Apollo missions, the photographs produced by the Moon Orbiter are unique in their artistic qualities and scientific values. The prints comprise collated filmstrips – highlighting the groundbreaking printing, collaging and stitching techniques explored throughout the 1960s.  These photographs were developed and scanned on board the Orbiter before radio signals relayed the data back to the ground control stations on Earth – thus enabling the resulting prints.  These stunning black-and-white prints offer uniquely atmospheric views of the Moon’s topography as well as this extraordinary human feat of engineering.

 

London Photograph Fair: Special Edition held at Two Temple Place, WC2R 3B

Collectors Preview: Saturday 23 May 11am-1pm

Public Opening hours:

Saturday 23 May 1pm – 8pm

Sunday 24 May 10am – 4pm

 

2 Temple Place is very close to Temple Tube Station, 5 minutes

walk to Somerset House and 15 minutes walk to Tate Modern

 

March 13, 2015 — March 22, 2015

Travel in Photography 1864-1976

 

We are extremely pleased to invite you to our stand at TEFAF 2015, where we will be exhibiting a selection of 19th and 20th century photographs. After successful exhibitions showcasing works by artists and photographers such as Robert Capa, Margaret Bourke-White and other ‘photojournalists’ working for LIFE magazine, we would like to, once again, direct our focus to the more distant past.

 

The two possibly most elaborate and costly photographic expeditions of the 19th century – funded by Honoré d’Albert Duc de Luynes – went to the region surrounding the Dead Sea in 1864 and 1866. It is, therefore, with the utmost pleasure that we present to you two rare and likely unique sets of photographs from these journeys. These comprise: one hundred and one images taken by Louis Vignes (1831-1896), and seventy-three images taken by Henri Sauvaire (1831-1896).

 

Another dreamy excursion into the past is a complete set of pictures taken by Paul Émile Miot, on Tahiti and the Marquesas Islands, between 1869 and 1870. A stunning collection of NASA views of the Moon, Mars and other cosmic destinations will be the final stop on our photographic tour of places distant in time & space.

 

A special exhibition at TEFAF, stand 443

Opening: March 12, 2015, 12 – 9 pm

Exhibition: March 13 – 22, 11 – 7 pm

MECC, 6229 GV Maastricht, The Netherlands

 

November 13, 2014 — November 16, 2014

 

Daniel Blau gallery is delighted to announce two extraordinary collections at Paris Photo 2014.

 

LIFE + WAR

 

This exceptional exhibition of 125 vintage prints concentrates on the work of twenty-one LIFE photographers who covered the various campaigns of the Second World War. Included are works by W. Eugene Smith, George Rodger, Robert Capa, Dimitri Kessel, Ralph Morse, and George Silk, among others.

 

MARGARET BOURKE-WHITE

 

Included in this show are war photographs, rare contact prints, and early works by one of the most celebrated woman photographers of the Twentieth Century. Many of these photographs are being exhibited for the first time since their publication in the 1930s.

 

October 19, 2014 — October 19, 2014

 

Daniel Blau is delighted to announce the gallery’s participation at PAD this year.

 

We will present an exhibition of important Warhol drawings from the 1950s, as well as late paintings.

 

Discovered in the Warhol estate, the drawings were made at a time when he was resolutely searching for his own voice, and give us a rare insight in to this formative period of his work.

 

Also included in the exhibition will be two late abstract paintings, as well as a group of the “GE Steak” paintings from the “Ads” series.

 

June 19, 2014 — June 22, 2014

 
We are delighted to present an exhibition of rare sculptures, collages and drawings by Andy Warhol at Art Basel 2014.

 

Our exhibition includes one of Warhol’s largest cement sculptures – a cardboard box filled with cement in which the artist has left his handprint and signature.

 

We will also show Warhol’s sculpture “You’re In” – Coke bottles spray-painted silver. This was his contribution to the 1967 Museum of Merchandise exhibition in Philadelphia. The Coca Cola company soon forbid Warhol to sell the bottles as they were a Coca Cola product. So Warhol instead sold the “Silver Lining” perfume bottles and gave a silver Coke bottle to the purchaser for free. It is extremely rare to find Warhol’s silver Coke bottles and the original perfume bottles together. We will show three sets.

 

The exhibition will additionally feature a set of folding screens produced by Warhol after a visit to Asia in 1956, as well as a selection of recently discovered drawings and collages that offer us incredible insight into the early career of the one of the 20th century’s most important artists.

 

Art Basel 2014
Ground Floor, Booth D3
Basel, Switzerland

 

Opening: Tuesday 17th and Wednesday 18th June (by invitation)
Exhibition: Thursday 19th – Sunday 22nd June

 

April 25, 2014 — April 27, 2014

 

At the 2014 Paris Photo art fair in Los Angeles, we will present Bailey’s new series “Uncharted”. This series of unique “torn” silver prints features some of Bailey’s most famous portraits of celebrities such as Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Mick Jagger and Jack Nicholson.

 

In the age of digital imaging, where the photograph is reduced to a series of pixels, Bailey’s tearing emphasises the tactile nature of his works, rendering them highly personal. Despite the prevalence and convenience of digital photography, where millions of photographs are taken, deleted, and altered every second, Bailey defends his continued preference for working with film:

 

“The problem with digital imaging is that there’s no accident. I don’t know what’s going to come back, it’s kind of if I make a mistake it’s part of the creation in a way because the only way you can get creative is by making mistakes. With digital there’s no mistake, everything’s perfect.”

 

Viewed against the backdrop of the contemporary digital age, these prints become symbolic of Bailey’s conscious re-assertion of control over the photographic medium. Their value ultimately lies in their uniqueness, for, unlike the endlessly duplicated digital image, no two torn photographs will ever be identical. Our exhibition will also include a number of rare large-format platinum prints.

 

Paris Photo Los Angeles Paramount Pictures Studios

5555 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90038

 

Opening: April 24, 3–9 pm
Exhibition: April 25–27, 12–7 pm, 2014