Jessica Lange's first venture into the world of photography came with winning a
scholarship to study fine arts at the University of Minnesota in 1967. During
her first semester however, she left school in favor of traveling to Paris
with then soon-to-be husband Francisco Grande. She would not pick up
photographing again until the early 1990s when she began to make
black-and-white pictures, all of places she visited on her travels since then.
Prior to the release of her debut monograph, 50 Photographs, the Aperture
magazine devoted to fine art photography introduced selections from the
photo-book in their spring issue of 2007. The work itself with an
introduction written by Patti Smith went on public the following year, on
November 18 through powerHouse Books and a distribution by Random House.
Simultaneously, Lange promoted some of her pictures at Howard Greenberg Gallery
in New York City. Her subsequent presentations included shows in three
art venues, such as Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio,
ROSEGALLERY in Santa Monica, California and A Gallery for Fine Photography in
New Orleans, Louisiana; both in 2009. The George Eastman House - International
Museum of Photography & Film in Rochester, New York hosted the artist
from July to September that year. Except for her photo show, the museum arranged
a retrospective series of her films and a tribute evening at Dryden Theater.
Besides, Lange received the first George Eastman House Honors Award for her
lifetime contribution. At the turn of the years 2010 and 2011, artist
showcased in New Orleans for the second time. For this occasion though, she
contributed with a thematic collection of her own pictures taken by Walker
Evans during the 1930s in Louisiana; all presented for the local Ogden Museum of
Southern Art. Her second book saw its eventual release
in 2010 on RM in two co-editions. One for the English-speaking world called In
Mexico, the other for the Hispanophone region and under name En México,
featuring Spanish texts by Julio Trujillo. Initial promotions of the art
work took place in Mexico itself; first at Centro Fotográfico Álvarez Bravo in
Oaxaca and, after that, at Casa de las Ajaracas and Galería Hispánica
Contemporánea, both in Mexico City. She also showcased in Europe, at the 1st
edition of the Festival international d'art contemporain in
Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France. In 2011, Lange's exhibition went on a worldwide
tour including additional countries, such as Spain on four separate
occasions, Portugal, California and Russia. Within the South
American-region, her work was presented in Brazil. Most recently, Lange released
a children's picture book called It's About a Little Bird, issued through
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky on October 1, 2013.
Bibliography = Photo-books=
= Children's literature= Art exhibitions
= 2008–2009: United States= = 2011–2015: Americas and Europe=
Other appearances = Art fairs and festivals=
= Other events= See also
Jessica Lange awards Jessica Lange discography
Jessica Lange filmography Footnotes
References Sources
Lange, Jessica; Smith, Patti. 50 Photographs. powerHouse Books. p. 112.
ISBN 978-1-57687-453-0. OCLC 227032407. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
Lange, Jessica; Trujillo, Julio. In Mexico. RM Verlag. p. 96. ISBN
978-607-7515-68-5. OCLC 721920120. Retrieved 2012-09-02.
Lange, Jessica. It's About a Little Bird. Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. p. 40.
ISBN 978-140-2285-26-4. OCLC 841039543. Retrieved 2014-06-12.
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