Studio to Stage Music Photography from the Fifties to the Present Past Jun 29 – Aug 19, 2022 New York Exhibition Details:Studio to Stage: Music Photography from the Fifties to the PresentJun 29 – Aug 19, 2022Gallery:540 West 25th StreetNew YorkPress:Press ReleaseConnect: (opens in a new window) @pacegalleryAbove: Janette Beckman, Sade, New York City, 1983 © Janette Beckman, courtesy of Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles and PACE Gallery, New York Pace is pleased to present Studio to Stage, an exhibition of music photography by artists within and beyond the gallery’s program. The show meditates on the evolution of music photography, exploring exchanges across different genres, eras, and geographic locations as part of an homage to the last century of music and the image-makers that documented it. The presentation features photography by Richard Avedon, Janette Beckman, Adam Cohen, Jem Cohen, Kevin Cummins, Rahim Fortune, Robert Frank, Hiro, Paul Graham, Peter Hujar, Ari Marcopoulos, Itzel Alejandra Martinez, Gordon Parks, Irving Penn, Rankin, Ming Smith, and Nick Waplington. The exhibition is curated by Mark Beasley, curatorial director of Pace Live.Presented chronologically on the gallery’s first floor, the photographs in Studio to Stage, which have rarely been exhibited together, depict iconic musicians of the past 70 years—including Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, John Cage, The Rolling Stones, The Smiths, Spice Girls, Beastie Boys, and more—and reflect the “radical continuum,” as termed by writer Simon Reynolds, of music. The photographs on view capture not only what it means to be a performer, but what it means to be a member of an audience.Spanning early jazz, New York hip hop, British punk, European techno, and other musical movements, Studio to Stage examines the ways that photographers have helped cultivate mythologies around performers and their respective scenes. The legendary venues and audiences of the depicted concerts, festivals, and other performances are also key in the stories told in the photographs on view. Among the highlights in the exhibition are Smith’s photographs of jazz musicians, Marcopoulos’s images of the Beastie Boys and Iggy Pop, and Graham’s photographs of Berlin clubs and raves. Studio to Stage presents the history of music as a boundless and continuous coalescing of varied sounds and geographies. Amid today’s political and social polarization, the exhibition highlights music’s potential for cultivating connections and enactments of appreciation.In addition to the photography presentation on the gallery’s first floor, the exhibition also comprises a video installation on the seventh floor, where albums related to the show will be mounted on the walls. Read More Exhibition FilmArtist Roundtable: Studio to StageThis new film features highlights from a recent conversation between Mark Beasley, curatorial director of Pace Live and curator of Studio to Stage, and artists Janette Beckman, Itzel Alejandra Martinez, and Nick Waplington, all of whom are showing work in the exhibition. Here, Beckman, Martinez, and Waplington discuss the histories of their practices and unforgettable experiences photographing musicians, concerts, and scenes at various points in their careers. Featured Works Irving Penn, Rock Groups, San Francisco, 1967, gelatin silver print mounted to board, 19-1/4" × 19-1/8" (48.9 cm × 48.6 cm), image and paper 23" × 23" (58.4 cm × 58.4 cm), mount Learn More Close modal Irving Penn Rock Groups San Francisco, 1967 gelatin silver print mounted to board 19-1/4" × 19-1/8" (48.9 cm × 48.6 cm), image and paper 23" × 23" (58.4 cm × 58.4 cm), mount Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Paul Graham, End of an Age #39, 1997, chromogenic print mounted to Dibond, 60" × 45" (152.4 cm × 114.3 cm), image 67-1/2" × 52-1/4" (171.5 cm × 132.7 cm), paper and mount 71-5/8" × 56-1/4" × 1-3/4" (181.9 cm × 142.9 cm × 4.4 cm), frame Learn More Close modal Paul Graham End of an Age #39 1997 chromogenic print mounted to Dibond 60" × 45" (152.4 cm × 114.3 cm), image 67-1/2" × 52-1/4" (171.5 cm × 132.7 cm), paper and mount 71-5/8" × 56-1/4" × 1-3/4" (181.9 cm × 142.9 cm × 4.4 cm), frame Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Peter Hujar, Iggy Pop in Striped Jacket, 1969, vintage gelatin silver print, 16-1/2" × 13-5/8" (41.9 cm × 34.6 cm), image 17" × 14" (43.2 cm × 35.6 cm), paper Learn More Close modal Peter Hujar Iggy Pop in Striped Jacket 1969 vintage gelatin silver print 16-1/2" × 13-5/8" (41.9 cm × 34.6 cm), image 17" × 14" (43.2 cm × 35.6 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Janette Beckman, Sade, (color), New York City, 1983, archival pigment print mounted to board, 36-3/8" × 26" (92.4 cm × 66 cm), image 40" × 30" (101.6 cm × 76.2 cm), paper Learn More Close modal Janette Beckman Sade, (color), New York City 1983 archival pigment print mounted to board 36-3/8" × 26" (92.4 cm × 66 cm), image 40" × 30" (101.6 cm × 76.2 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Adam Cohen, Fugazi, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ, 1988, vintage gelatin silver print, 17-3/4" × 11-5/8" (45.1 cm × 29.5 cm), image 20" × 16" (50.8 cm × 40.6 cm), paper Learn More Close modal Adam Cohen Fugazi, Maxwell's, Hoboken, NJ 1988 vintage gelatin silver print 17-3/4" × 11-5/8" (45.1 cm × 29.5 cm), image 20" × 16" (50.8 cm × 40.6 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Nick Waplington, Untitled from The Sound Factory series, New York, 1989-93, C-type print mounted to Dibond, 40-1/4" × 27" (102.2 cm × 68.6 cm), image, paper and mount Learn More Close modal Nick Waplington Untitled from The Sound Factory series, New York 1989-93 C-type print mounted to Dibond 40-1/4" × 27" (102.2 cm × 68.6 cm), image, paper and mount Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Itzel Alejandra Martinez, Moshing in Brooklyn, 2016, archival giclee print, 20" × 30" (50.8 cm × 76.2 cm), image 21" × 31" (53.3 cm × 78.7 cm), paper Learn More Close modal Itzel Alejandra Martinez Moshing in Brooklyn 2016 archival giclee print 20" × 30" (50.8 cm × 76.2 cm), image 21" × 31" (53.3 cm × 78.7 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Kevin Cummins, David Bowie in front of Tea & Sympathy in New York City, 10 January 1997, chromogenic print, 12-1/2" × 18-1/2" (31.8 cm × 47 cm), image 16" × 20" (40.6 cm × 50.8 cm), paper Learn More Close modal Kevin Cummins David Bowie in front of Tea & Sympathy in New York City 10 January 1997 chromogenic print 12-1/2" × 18-1/2" (31.8 cm × 47 cm), image 16" × 20" (40.6 cm × 50.8 cm), paper Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Rahim Fortune, Erykah Badu, 2020, gelatin silver print mounted to board and Dibond, 24" × 19" (61 cm × 48.3 cm), image, paper and mount Learn More Close modal Rahim Fortune Erykah Badu 2020 gelatin silver print mounted to board and Dibond 24" × 19" (61 cm × 48.3 cm), image, paper and mount Inquire How can we reach you? 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