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Go DeeperFrequently Asked Questions “I wanted to investigate new ways of thinking about how the camera could depict our relationships to the land, to beauty and to nature in general.”— Andy Grundberg, Curator for
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In Response to Place — a critically acclaimed photography exhibit commissioned by The Nature Conservancy and featuring the work of artists such as Annie Leibovitz, Sally Mann, and William Wegman — concludes its five-year U.S. tour with a showing at the Bruce Museum of Arts and Sciences in Greenwich, Connecticut. The exhibition ran from Nov. 13, 2006 through Jan. 28, 2007.
A Diversity of Art and Artists
In Reponse to Place was originally commissioned as part of the Conservancy’s 50th anniversary celebration. Curator Andy Grundberg, former photography editor for The New York Times, asked 12 world-renowned photographers to take pictures of places in nature with which they felt a special affinity—places selected from some 200 projects designated by the Conservancy as Last Great Places.
The exhibition ranges from the landscape photography of Terry Evans and Richard Misrach to the portraiture of Leibovitz and Wegman to the cutting-edge art of Mann, Hope Sandrow, and Lee Friedlander.
In Response to Place has received an overwhelming public and critical response since opening in 2001 at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. Selections from the show have visited 32 galleries and exhibition spaces in its five-year run, from Seattle to St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
A Snapshot of Our Wider Work
The exhibition has connected thousands of people with the places the Conservancy protects as well as showing some of today’s foremost photographers in dialogue with natural beauty. “This exhibit is a great way for people to experience the Conservancy,” says Lise Hanners, Ph.D., state director of the Conservancy in Connecticut.
“Many people know us as a group that works locally to conserve important places," adds Hanners, "but In Response To Place provides a snapshot of our work on a national and international scale and stresses how important human interaction with nature is to our work.”
Photography Exhibition Sponsored By:
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Nature picture credits (left to right, top to bottom): Photo © Richard Misrach (Battleground Point #22, 1999); Photo © Annie Leibovitz (Sam's Point Preserve, New York, 1999); Photo © Sally Mann (Sian Ka'an, 1999); Photo © Lynn Davis (Wilson Arch, Utah, 1999).
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