Daniel Nicoletta
“An Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area, Part 1: San Francisco Plays Itself”
If every picture tells a story, then it goes without saying that every picture shot in San Francisco tells at least some part of a story about the Bay Area itself.
SF Camerawork, San Francisco’s only non-profit organization exclusively dedicated to the photographic arts, is kicking off its 35th anniversary with the first of a two-part exhibition on that very theme. Featuring a star-studded roster of artists whose work either represents, or contributed to the diversity and history of the local cultural landscape (or both), “San Francisco Plays Itself” is organized in three sections, with galleries devoted to visuals of the Bay Area’s landscape, its people, and its history.
Along with works by Mary Ellen Mark, Judy Dater, John Harding, Richard Gilles, Larry Sultan, Michael Jang, Tseng Kwong Chi, Annie Leibovitz, and many others, “San Francisco Plays Itself” will feature six images by local photographer Daniel Nicoletta’s recent exhibit at the Overtones Gallery in Los Angeles, Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene. Printed by Hanson Digital on a heavy, smooth-surface archival paper, the photographs include color behind-the-scenes images taken by Nicoletta during the making of the acclaimed film Milk, and vintage black & whites of the real people from the time that the film was about.
In the words of SF Camerawork curator Chuck Mobley: “ just as a well-written autobiography brings to forefront specific moments and characters from the past, ‘An Autobiography of the San Francisco Bay Area’ also tells a story, or rather many stories of the region over the past 35 years.”
The show begins on September 10 with an opening reception at SF Camerawork, and runs through October 31, 2009. Admission is $5.00; $2.00 for students and seniors; free to Camerawork members.
Opening Reception: September 10, 5-8 pm
SF Camerawork, 657 Mission St., 2nd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105
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