25 Oct 2007 to 1 Dec 2007
Reception : Thursday, October 25, 6 - 8 PM
Gallery Hours: 11AM – 6PM, Tuesday – Saturday
Caren Golden Fine Arts
539 West 23rd Street
Ground Floor
NY 10011
New York, NY
New York
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Carlos & Jason Sanchez John Mark Karr, 2007 ink jet print, 60 x 91 inches, ed. of 5
Caren Golden Fine Art is pleased to present the first New York solo exhibition of Canadian artists Carlos and Jason Sanchez. The Sanchez Brothers' often tense and suggestive scenes appear as frozen climaxes in dramas whose rising and falling action are intentionally obscured. This technique confers a sense of emotional ambivalence in the viewer who becomes invested in the arc of a story that doesn't really exist. The practice brings to mind Henri Cartier-Bresson's "Decisive Moment" reapplied to the hyper-produced world of contemporary media. For the Sanchez Brothers capturing this moment is a means to both engage and direct the viewer. These cinematic effects ultimately work both as a dramatic tool and as a commentary on the power of the staged image.
Long time collaborators, Carlos and Jason Sanchez's work evolved from a documentary style to constructed fictions that require in-depth planning and elaborate staging. Even as these carefully orchestrated scenarios distance the viewer, they also evoke empathy. In the end reality yields to illusion; the stalemate is broken by the emotional impact of the Sanchez Brothers' haunting dramas.
Carlos and Jason Sanchez's photographs have been widely exhibited in solo and group exhibitions in galleries and museums throughout the United States, Canada and Europe and their work has appeared in numerous publications. Their solo exhibition, "Reality Interrupted: The Cinematic Work of the Sanchez Brothers," is on view at the Houston Center for Photography through December 23rd. A monograph of their work was recently published entitled "Carlos & Jason Sanchez: The Moment of Rupture." This, their first solo exhibition in New York, will be reviewed in a upcoming issue of Art in America.
For further information please contact Shane McAdams at 212.727.8304 or by email at shane at carengolden.com
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