Monroe Gallery Announces Three Exhibitions For November
Monroe Gallery of Photography announces three timely exhibits for November, two of which coincide with major film releases.
Beginning November 1, LIFE magazine photographer Grey Villet's intimate images of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who married and then spent the next nine years fighting for the right to live as a family in their hometown, will be on exhibit.
Their civil rights case, Loving v. Virginia, went all the way to the Supreme Court, which in 1967 reaffirmed the very foundation of the right to marry. On November 4, the feature film �Loving� opens, from acclaimed writer/director Jeff Nichols and starring Joel Edgerton and Ruth Negga in the roles of Richard and Mildred Loving. Grey Villet�s photographs are on exhibit November 1 � December 31, 2016, and will then be exhibited at Photo LA, January 12 � 17, 2017.Monroe Gallery of Photography will present a pop-up gallery exhibition in collaboration with veteran curator and art critic Peter Frank: �Tony Vaccaro: War, Peace, Beauty�, November 11 to 21, 2016, at 508 West 26th Street, 5th floor, in the West Chelsea Arts Building in New York City. The exhibit opens with a reception for Tony Vaccaro, Friday, November 11, 6 � 8 pm. Sidney and Michelle Monroe will be in attendance. Tony Vaccaro�s photographs will be on exhibit concurrently at Monroe Gallery in Santa Fe, NM, through December 31, 2016.
The Vaccaro exhibits coincide with the HBO premiere on Monday, November 14, of the documentary film �Under Fire: The Untold Story of Private First Class Tony Vaccaro�. The film tells the story of how Tony survived the war, fighting the enemy while also documenting his experience at great risk, developing his photos in combat helmets at night and hanging the negatives from tree branches. The film also encompasses a wide range of contemporary issues regarding combat photography such as the ethical challenges of witnessing and recording conflict, the ways in which combat photography helps to define how wars are perceived by the public, and the sheer difficulty of staying alive while taking photos in a war zone.
Finally, on November 25 Monroe Gallery presents a major exhibition of photographs from one of America�s most accomplished photographers, Art Shay. The exhibit of 50 photographs opens Friday, November 25 with a reception for the 94-year old photographer from 5 � 7 PM, and continues through January 22, 2017.
Gallery hours are 10 to 5 Daily, admission is free. For further information, please contact the Gallery.
