In partnership with our friends at The Morgan Library & Museum, we are excited to invite ICP members to a tour of their new exhibition, Illusions of the Photographer: Duane Michals at the Morgan, on Wednesday, November 20 at 9:30 AM.
Since the early 1960s, Duane Michals has worked past what he sees as the limitations of the camera: he writes in the margins of his prints, creates sequences of images that explore intangible human dilemmas (doubt, mortality, desire), and derives poetic effects from technical errors such as double exposure and motion blur. The first full career retrospective on Michals to be organized by a New York City museum, Illusions of the Photographer will lead viewers on a tour of his mind as he engages heroes and mentors as varied as William Blake, Edward Lear, and Saul Steinberg and matches wits with stage designers, toy-makers, and his fellow portraitists of the past and the present.
This is a private, members-only tour. Space is limited, so please be sure to RSVP. And please do not hesitate to reach out to the membership team with any questions at [email protected] or 212.857.0003.
Image: Duane Michals (b. 1932), The Illuminated Man, 1968. Gelatin silver print. Purchased on the Photography Collectors Committee Fund 2018.37. © Duane Michals, Courtesy of DC Moore Gallery, New York.