Douglas Kirkland: Coco & Marilyn

The Finnish Museum of Photography's new exhibition space, named K1, will be opened with an inaugural showcase, featuring two exhibitions in one — Coco Chanel and An Evening with Marilyn — from Canadian photographer and Moab Master, Douglas Kirkland (b. 1934). The photographs depict two iconic women who developed a deep understanding of the power of vision and gaze.

Kirkland photographed Marilyn Monroe and Coco Chanel in the early 1960s while working at Look magazine. The images from six decades in the past deliver a dose of the Hollywood starlet cult and the history of fashion. Viewed today, the works offer a direct view into the early heyday of photography as a central feature of modern consumer culture. The exhibition also explores the life cycles of cultural icons, and the raw power of photography.

Douglas Kirkland is a photographer with a long career in Hollywood, known mainly for shooting renowned stars. He has also worked on more than 150 feature film productions.

Douglas Kirkland prints on Entrada Rag Natural. "I feel that Entrada Natural is the perfect paper for me because of the rich dimension it provides us for the fine art shows which we do in various parts of the world."

The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Photo Op.

Photography Talk with Michael Zide

Join us for a reception and gallery talk with Michael Zide, “Not Just Another Pretty Picture”, a visual presentation about making more pow- erful landscape photographs and developing your personal vision. Michael will speak about the thinking and technique that went into making many of his stunning landscape photographs.

A fine art landscape photographer and educator, Michael Zide has created a body of work that has been featured both internationally and in galleries from New York City to Los Angeles. A member of Moab fine art paper Master Photographers Program and contributing writer for the Manfrotto School of Xcellence, his landscape images are in museum, corporate and private collections.

Michael Zide’s work is currently on exhibit in the Baystate Arts Alive

Gallery, Daly 3, MRI Connector. Refreshments served. FREE!

Promega Fall Art Showcase with Norman Seeff

Los Angeles
1971

Mick had the idea of the Stones coming down the ramp of a ship ‘defecting’ to France – for tax reasons. Rather than risk shooting at the Long Beach docks, I decided to build a set. The session began at midnight. One of my assistants, in period costume, impulsively turned to kiss Mick and lost her footing and they both came down. I captured a sequence of shots that we turned into postcards of classic ‘Stones’ moments.

Norman Seeff

Moab Master, Norman Seeff, is exhibiting in the Fall Art Showcase from October 7 – January 2, 2015 at the Promega. Norman Seeff is displaying his images of the Rolling Stones, Ray Charles, Miles Davis, Mick Jagger, KISS and more fascinating images.