Thursday, November 19, 2020 4pm to 5pm
About this Event
UCR ARTS is pleased to present the exhibition Lift Your Head: Bruce Davidson and the Evolution of Seeing. Curated by Sarah Bay Gachot, the exhibition features works by Davidson in the permanent collection of the California Museum of Photography and explores historic context and viewer response as key factors in the evolution of meaning in photographs.
Join us for a conversation with curator Sarah Bay Gachot and UCR Arts Senior Curator Douglas McCulloh, with a special appearance by Bruce Davidson.
About the exhibition Lift Your Head: Bruce Davidson and the Evolution of Seeing:
Photographer Bruce Davidson (b. 1933 Oak Park, Illinois) is known for his intimate and humanist approach to documentary photography. Through remembering the historical context in which he worked and the opposing views his work provoked, this exhibition explores how understanding and “reading” documentary photography has evolved over the past half century. Davidson never claimed to be driven by ideology or agenda; his art was born from his roving curiosity, a deep desire for human connection, and the willingness to be patient. But despite the artist’s best intentions to simply immerse and observe, ideologies and agendas can manifest far beyond the frame when it comes to documenting the world, and it is within this resulting conversation that we can find meaning in images.
The exhibition features photographs from some of Davidson’s best-known projects, including Brooklyn Gang, Time of Change, East 100th Street, and Subway.
Third Thursday Talks are made possible with the generous support from the Marjorie and Glenn Thomas Memorial Fund.
Registration is free! Register here: https://virtualucrarts.ucr.edu/2020/08/06/third-thursday-talk-bruce-davidson-and-the-evolution-of-seeing/
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