Gordon Parks
Pace Los Angeles – JuL 12 to Aug 30, 2024 Los Angeles (US)
Pace is pleased to present an exhibition of work by Gordon Parks at its Los Angeles gallery from July 12 to August 30.
Gordon Parks Foundation.
This show—organized by Pace’s Curatorial Director Kimberly Drew—marks the gallery’s first solo presentation of the artist’s work as part of its ongoing partnership with the Gordon Parks Foundation. The exhibition will be complemented by a guided meditation event at the gallery led by teacher, writer, and speaker Manoj Dias from 12 to 1 p.m. on July 13 and a celebratory public opening from 6 to 8 p.m. that evening.
Born in 1912.
A photographer, filmmaker, composer, and writer, Parks was one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, describing himself as “an objective reporter with a subjective heart.” Born in segregated Fort Scott, Kansas in 1912, he was first drawn to photography as a young man when he encountered magazine images of migrant workers produced by the Farm Security Administration (FSA). Though he never received formal photographic training, he would go on to create a body of work documenting American society and culture from the 1940s to the 2000s, focusing in on race relations, poverty, civil rights, and urban life.
Against racism.
“I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs,” Parks once said. “I knew at that point I had to have a camera.”
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