Aaron Siskind: Mid Century Modern

Aaron Siskind: Mid Century Modern focuses on photographs made by Aaron Siskind during the late 1940s and 1950s while he was interacting with the major figures of mid-twentieth century painting. The exhibition concentrates on a pivotal period when Siskind’s interest in abstraction established a new frame of reference for postwar photography in the larger precincts […]

Aaron Siskind: Mid Century Modern focuses on photographs made by Aaron Siskind during the late 1940s and 1950s while he was interacting with the major figures of mid-twentieth century painting. The exhibition concentrates on a pivotal period when Siskind’s interest in abstraction established a new frame of reference for postwar photography in the larger precincts of art. The  installation — a portion of which will reinterpret the groupings and design of Siskind’s Egan Gallery exhibitions — will examine the relationship between Siskind’s approach to the walls of the galleries as surfaces of display and the flat surface of the works of art themselves.

The exhibition is curated by Merry Foresta, MOPA Curator-At-Large, formerly Senior Curator of Photography and Director of the Smithsonian Photography Initiative.

A catalog with essays by Merry Foresta and Deborah Klochko, Executive Director and Chief Curator of MOPA, will accompany the exhibition.

Financial support is provided by the Anonymous; City of San Diego; Bill and Vicki Hood; The Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, New York; Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne; Massey Charitable Trust; John Mullen and Mike Brase; Robert Pozen and Rick Dove; Roswitha Smale; Tor Ueland; Howard and Jo Weiner; and the Gardner Bilingual Fund. The Exhibition Support Council is sustained by community leaders like Diane Brockman, the Elaine Galinson & Herbert Solomon Donor Advised Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation, Karen Kinney, Marion and David Knowles, Gail and Mel Mackler, Barbara Mandel, Alan and Brigit Pitcairn, Julie Lorene Smith, Elizabeth Taft, Marie Tartar and Steve Eilenberg, and Peggy Ann Wallace.

For sponsorship or underwriting opportunities contact a member of the Development Team at development@mopa.org or 619-238-7559 x300.