Face to Face Opening Reception. Worldwide Middle of Images

NEW YORK, NY (January 26, 2023)—The Worldwide Middle of Images (ICP) hosted a gap reception for the brand new exhibition Face to Face: Portraits of Artists by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie on the night of Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Sponsored by DIOR, the occasion drew many artists featured within the images and movies on view within the exhibition—with some particular friends coming head to head with their portraits on the partitions of the museum.

Notable attendees included Huma Abedin, Laurie Anderson, Audra Asencio (Giorgio Armani), Sanford Biggers, Phoebe Cates, Terrence Charles (Gucci), Karen Cinorre, Chelsea Clinton, Moyra Davey, Tacita Dean, Cheryl Dunn, Hal Foster, Adam Fuss, Thelma Golden, Mary Heilmann, Roni Horn, Bob Jeffrey, Joan Jonas, Greta Kline, Kevin Kline, Jeff Koons, Brigitte Lacombe, Louise Lawler, Fran Lebowitz, Heidi Lee, Sam Levy, ICP Director David E. Little, Roxana Marcoci, David Maupin, Josiah McElheny, Julie Mehretu, Sarah Meister, Bennett Miller, Face to Face curator Helen Molesworth, Jenia Molnar (Lancôme), Preia Narenda (Miu Miu), Helen De Niro, Catherine Opie, Christiane Paul, Margot Populaire, Jessica Rankin, Yancey Richardson, Randall Rothenberg, Pat Schoenfeld, Khary Simon (Hearst), Nacole Snoep (Tory Burch), Michael Stipe, Nancy Talcott (Issey Miyake), Penelope Umbrico, Yvette Vega, David Zwirner.

About Face to Face

On view January 27 by means of Might 1, 2023, Face to Face: Portraits of Artists by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie is organized by famend author and curator Helen Molesworth and presents portraits of luminaries within the arts by three of probably the most outstanding portraitists of our time. Creating an environment of conversations held simply past the body of the pictures, the exhibition options greater than 50 images by Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie, and two movies by Tacita Dean, with bracing, intimate, and resonant portraits of compelling cultural figures together with Maya Angelou, Richard Avedon, Louise Bourgeois, Joan Didion, David Hockney, Miranda July, Rick Owens, Martin Scorsese, Patti Smith, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, and John Waters, amongst others.

Concerning the Worldwide Middle of Images

The Worldwide Middle of Images (ICP) is the world’s main establishment devoted to pictures and visible tradition. Cornell Capa based ICP in 1974 to champion “involved pictures”—socially and politically minded pictures that may educate and alter the world. By means of our exhibitions, education schemes, group outreach, and public packages, ICP gives an open discussion board for dialogue concerning the energy of the picture. Since its inception, ICP has offered greater than 700 exhibitions, offered hundreds of lessons, and hosted all kinds of public packages. ICP launched its new built-in middle on Manhattan’s Decrease East Aspect in January 2020. Situated at 79 Essex Avenue, ICP is the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, one of the vital extremely anticipated and expansive mixed-use developments in New York Metropolis. ICP pays respect to the unique stewards of this land, the Lenape folks, and different indigenous communities. Go to icp.org to be taught extra concerning the museum and its packages.

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