Tag: alabama

RaMell Ross in ‘William Christenberry & RaMell Ross: Desire Paths’ at Pace Gallery

After moving to Hale County, Alabama several years ago, writer, filmmaker, photographer and professor RaMell Ross has become known for creating contemplative portraits of the area’s Black residents in film and photography.  A selection of these images are a highlight of Pace Gallery’s dual show (curated by Ross) of Ross’s own work alongside artwork by the late photographer William Christenberry.  In this show, Ross’ focus is on place as much as people; inspired by Christenberry’s use of red-toned Alabama earth, Ross employs the material in flag boxes and picture frames and photographs dirt manipulated by man and machine.  Titled ‘Typeface,’ this piece suggests that earth can be used as a language or means of communication as it is developed to tell a new story.  (On view in Chelsea through Feb 25th).

RaMell Ross, Typeface, pigment print mounted to Dibond, 59 x 73 ¾, 2021.

Andrew Moore at Yancey Richardson Gallery

From the decaying elegance of Cuban houses to austere new apartments in Abu Dhabi, Andrew Moore’s photographs signal the passing of time and cycles of decay and renewal.  His latest body of work – on view at Yancey Richardson Gallery in Chelsea – took him to Alabama and Mississippi, where he photographed vestiges of the past like this carefully arranged and artfully neglected collection of bottles in Demopolis, AL.  (On view through Feb 9th).

Andrew Moore, Bottle Corner, Demopolis, AL, archival pigment print, 48 x 40 7/8 inches, 2016.

Pink MM Bass in ‘The Embroidered Image’ at Robert Mann Gallery

When Alabama-based artist Pinky M M Bass’s sister was suffering from cancer, the artist started stitching internal organs on photos as a means of processing what was going on insider her sister’s body. Here, foods hover around the shoulders of this figure, waiting to make their way into the digestive tract. (On view at Chelsea’s Robert Mann Gallery through August 15th.)

Pinky MM Bass, Contemplating My Internal Organs, 1999-2006, embroidery on gelatin silver print, with platinum hanging hardware and Plexiglas.