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The Brett Wesley Gallery in Las Vegas is hosting a “Phenomenal Photography” group exhibition, where the works on display include…
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"Flasher," by David Drebin.
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"Monkey With Gun," by Albert Watson.
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"Ark," by Adam Fuss.
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David LaChapelle.
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“Consider Albert Watson’s ‘Monkey with a Gun.’ It’s a stark, black and white portrait of a simian hand wrapped around a snub-nosed pistol, pointed carefully skyward as if the monkey is ready to fire a deliberate shot. It resonates with commentary about primitivism and violence, plays with notions of animal innocence and darker human intent. It smirks with danger and perverse humor,” wrote a local journalist of the exhibition.
“Now, consider David Drebin’s ‘Flasher.’ It’s a staged scene of a curvy blond atop a freeway bridge, lifting her tank top to bare her breasts to the passing cars below. It’s a mischievous postcard, a photographic dare. It makes no sublime promises yet delivers so much.”
Does the exhibition deliver too? You’ll have to decide for yourself. The show is up through January 29.
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