ALEC SOTH
Tunnels and Birds
Power House Memphis is pleased to present an exhibition of new works by American artist Alec Soth. He is a photographer born and based in Minneapolis. His first monograph, 'Sleeping by the Mississippi', was published by Steidl in 2004 and his next ‘Dog Days Bogota’ is published this Fall.
For more information go to www.alexsoth.com. This is his first solo exhibition in Memphis.
ARTIST STATEMENT
Every photographer has their greatest hits. But for each Top-40 picture, there are a thousand B-sides. Showing at Power House Memphis gave me the chance to draw from this pool. In choosing work, I wanted each piece to strike a lyrical chord both with the space and with the other pieces in the show.
The final selection is eclectic: 5 portraits of birds, 5 tunnels from Mao’s underground city in Beijing, and a video of birds circling a theater in Texas at dusk. I’m not trying to illustrate ideas. In putting these images together in this space I hope to make a kind of mournful music.
NORTH GALLERY
UNTITLED, 1998, PRINT 2007 8 x 10
TUNNEL 01, BEIJING, CHINA, 2004, PRINT 2007 50 x 40
TUNNEL 02, BEIJING, CHINA, 2004, PRINT 2007 50 x 40
TUNNEL 03, BEIJING, CHINA, 2004, PRINT 2007 50 x 40
TUNNEL 04, BEIJING, CHINA, 2004, PRINT 2007 50 x 40
TUNNEL 05, BEIJING, CHINA, 2004, PRINT 2007 50 x 40
DVD GALLERY
UNTITLED, 1998, PRINT 2007 8 x 10
25TH STREET THEATRE, WACO, TEXAS, 2006
DVD RUNNING TIME 14 30 SEC
SOUTH GALLERY
UNTITLED, 1998, PRINT 2007 8 x 10
CREST THEATRE, DALLAS, TEXAS, 2006 PRINT 2007 40 X 48
UNTITLED, 1998, PRINT 2007 8 x 10
UNTITLED, 1998, PRINT 2007 8 x 10
ALL WORKS COURTESY GAGOSIAN GALLERY PIGMENTED INKJET PRINTS PRODUCED ON HPZ 3100 PRINTER