New Photography 2009
September 30, 2009–January 11, 2010

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53 Street
New York, NY 10019
212-708-9400

New Photography 2009 is a thematic presentation of significant recent work in photography that examines and expnds the conventional definitions of the medium. Although the six artists in this installation—Walead Beshty, Daniel Gordon, Leslie Hewitt, Carter Mull, Sterling Ruby, and Sara VanDerBeek—represent diverse points of view, working methods, and pictorial modes ranging from abstract to representational, their images all begin in the studio or the darkroom and result from process involving collection, assembly, and manipulation. Many of the works are made with everyday materials and objects, as well as images from the Internet, magazines, newspapers, and books. Some of the artists also work in other mediums and their pictures relate to disciplines such as drawing, sculpture, and installation. As traditional photographic techniques are being quickly replaced by digital technologies, the artists included here examine the process and structure of making photographs.

Organized by Eva Respini, Associate Curator, Department of Photography, MoMA.

Carter Mull, Mirror, 2008. Chromogenic print, 33 3/8 x 49 1/2 x 2 inches.