Gus Powell
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Gus Powell (1974) is an American street photographer.[1] He was a member of the In-Public street photography collective.[2]
Powell has published two of his own photography books: The Company of Strangers (2003) and The Lonely Ones (2015), the latter with work spanning a decade.[3] He has had a solo exhibition at Museum of the City of New York and his work is held in the permanent collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, and Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam. In 2003 Photo District News considered Powell one of their 30 emerging photographers to watch,[4] and in 2013 he won an award in the National Magazine Awards.[5]
Life and work
[edit | edit source]Powell was born in New York City[1] in 1974. He became a member of the In-Public street photography collective in 2003.[2]
His photographs are regularly published in The New Yorker.[1][6]
Publications
[edit | edit source]Publications by Powell
[edit | edit source]- The Company of Strangers. Atlanta and New York: J&L, 2003.
- The Lonely Ones. Atlanta and New York: J&L, 2015.
- Family Car Trouble. TBW, 2019. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Edition of 940 copies.
Publications with contributions by Powell
[edit | edit source]- Bystander: A History of Street Photography. Second edition. Boston: Bulfinch, 2001. By Joel Meyerowitz and Colin Westerbeck. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Paperback.
- Revised and expanded edition. London: Laurence King, 2017. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Hardback.
- Here is New York: A Democracy of Photographs. Scalo, 2002. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Includes seven photographs by Powell.
- A Field Guide To The North American Family. New York City: Mark Batty, 2007. By Garth Risk Hallberg. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value)..
- 10 – 10 Years of In-Public. London: Nick Turpin, 2010. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. Includes an essay by Jonathan Glancey, "Outlandish Harmony"; a foreword by Nick Turpin; and a chapter each by Powell and others.
- Street Photography Now. London: Thames & Hudson, 2010. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (hardback). London: Thames & Hudson, 2011. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). (paperback). Edited by Sophie Howarth and Stephen McLaren.
- The Street Photographer's Manual. London: Thames & Hudson, 2014. Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. By David Gibson.
Awards
[edit | edit source]- 2003: One of Photo District News's "PDN 30 2003," one of 30 emerging photographers to watch[4]
- 2013: Feature Photography category, National Magazine Awards, New York. One of a few winners, for photography in New York magazine[5]
Solo exhibitions
[edit | edit source]- Manhattan Noon, Museum of the City of New York, New York, December 2007 – April 2008.[7]
- The Lonely Ones, Galerie Ghezelbash & Motte Masselink, Paris, France, November, 2015;[8] Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York, January, 2016;[3][9] Micamera, Milan, Italy, April, 2016.[10]
- Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Project, Spartanburg Art Museum, Spartanburg, South Carolina, March 2018 - May 2018. [11]
Collections
[edit | edit source]Powell's work is held in the following permanent collections:
- Art Institute of Chicago: 1 print[12]
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston: 1 print[13]
- Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam[14]
Film
[edit | edit source]- In-Sight (2011). 38 minute documentary directed and edited by Nick Turpin, commissioned by Format for the Format International Photography Festival, Derby, 2011. Includes interviews with Powell and others, and shows him at work.[n 1]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ The film is available to watch here Archived 2018-02-17 at the Wayback Machine within Turpin's site.
References
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- ^ "Manhattan Noon: Photographs by Gus Powell". ArtDaily. Accessed 23 May 2017
- ^ "Exhibitions > Past". Galerie Nathalie Motte Masselink. Accessed 23 May 2017
- ^ "Gus Powell: The Lonely Ones". Sasha Wolf. Accessed 23 May 2017
- ^ "Gus Powell: The Lonely Ones". Micamera. Accessed 23 May 2017
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- ^ "Powell, Gus". Art Institute of Chicago. Accessed 23 May 2017
- ^ "Gus Powell: Times Square, NYC, 11AM, Sept. 11th, 2001". Museum of Fine Arts Houston. Accessed 23 May 2017
- ^ "From the collection: Gus Powell". Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam, Accessed 23 May 2017
External links
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