Show Duane His photos tell stories L Christa McKinnon Arts Editor New York photographer Duane tells stories with his photos and in return his photos tell stories stones Best known for his nontraditional nontraditional nontraditional non- non traditional work says his work is more about ideas than appearances He claims the unreal is always much more real than the real Portraits in the art center show are from latest book II Album featuring images images images im im- im- im ages from 1958 to 1988 Most of his work is in black and white and often accompanied accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac- ac companied by a text The text selection sometimes explains explains ex ex- plains all the things that cant can't be s seen ec n i in nth the c photograph Many of his writings in inthe inthe inthe the art center he considers to 4 6 ft l 9 N 1 q r s 4 Ludmilla is one of photographer Duane photographic exhibits currently at the Salt Lake Art Center Photo by Richard Cheski be more important than the portraits themselves also believes in displaying small prints rather than large ones Small prints involve an intimate experience experience experience ex ex- with the viewer explains that if the prints are too large you have to stand back and lose all in in- claims that art is anything that touches me makes me venerable makes me cry or surprises me It has hasto hasto hasto to do with the human spirit That's the bottom line The show is a combination combination combination tion of portraits done for Esquire Vogue Art News vs and Life Shots of Meryl Henry Fonda and the artists artist's friends and relatives are also displayed Along with the Salt Lake City show he currently has exhibits in Paris and Montreal He has shown his work in the Art Institute of Chicago the Museum of Modern Art in New York and has had major retrospectives in Paris and Oxford England His work can be seen at atthe atthe atthe the Salt Lake Art Center 20 S.W. S.W. S. S W W. Temple through Nov 24 |