SIMON NORFOLK photographs Yemen for The New York Times Magazine

Gallery artist Simon Norfolk's photographic essay of Yemen for The New York Times Magazine documents the growing concern that the country is emerging as a hotbed for Al Qaeda activity.

"Yemen is the Arab world's poorest country, with a fast-growing and deeply conservative Muslim population of 23 million. It is running out of oil and may soon be the first country in the world to run out of water. The central government is weak and corrupt, hemmed in by rebellions and powerful tribes. Many fear that Al Qaeda is gaining a sanctuary in the remote provinces east of Sana... similar to the one it already has in Afghanistan and Pakistan."

- The New York Times Magazine, July 11th, 2010

JEHAD NGA : TURKANA reviewed in The New Yorker

Bonni Benrubi Gallery is pleased to announce that the current exhibition of Jehad Nga's recent work, Turkana, has been reviewed in the July 12th issue of The New Yorker.

"Posing informally in a tent that blocks out the surrounding terrain as well as most of the light, Nga’s subjects are cloaked in darkness but picked out by shafts of sun. Handsome figures in colorful robes and bright beaded necklaces, they recall Leni Riefenstahl’s Nuba tribesmen and Irving Penn’s Dahomey villagers, and the decision to isolate them from their environment makes them appear more iconic."

-The New Yorker

SIMON NORFOLK and MERRY ALPERN featured in EXPOSED at Tate Modern

Bonni Benrubi Gallery is pleased to announce that two gallery artists, Simon Norfolk and Merry Alpern, have been featured in the exhibition EXPOSED, currently on view at the Tate Modern.

"Exposed offers a fascinating look at pictures made on the sly, without the explicit permission of the people depicted. With photographs from the late nineteenth century to present day, the pictures present a shocking, illuminating and witty perspective on iconic and taboo subjects."

Merry Alpern is featured in two of the five thematic sections of the exhibition with work from her Dirty Windows series included in Voyeurism and Desire, while work from her Shopping series is included in the Surveillance section of the exhibition. Simon Norfolk is likewise featured in Surveillance.

The exhibition will be on view through October 3, 2010.

JEHAD NGA : TURKANA reviewed in The Wall Street Journal

The current exhibition of work by Jehad Nga, Turkana has been reviewed in the June 8th edition of the Wall Street Journal's Greater New York feature.

The review can also be found online, on the Wall Street Journal website. Nga's work will be on view at the gallery through July 16th.

CEDRIC DELSAUX featured in The New Yorker magazine

The current exhibition of Cedric Delsaux's recent work, Nous resterons sur Terre, has been reviewed in the May 4th issue of The New Yorker.


"This French photographer makes a strong solo début with a group of large-scale color
images whose common theme is often the fraught convergence of man and nature."
-The New Yorker

MASSIMO VITALI featured in The Wall Street Journal

The current exhibition of Massimo Vitali's recent work, Landscape with Figures 2, has been highlighted in the February 13-14 issue of the Wall Street Journal. A selection of images from the exhibition have also been included in the accompanying slideshow on the Wall Street Journal website.

JEHAD NGA Awarded 1st Place For Magazine Cover

Bonni Benrubi Gallery is proud to announce gallery artist Jehad Nga earned 1st place for his Newsweek cover at the National Press Photographers Association's Best of Photojournalism 2010. Jehad Nga's Turkana body of work will be featured in an upcoming exhibition at Bonni Benrubi Gallery from May 13th to July 16th.

New Gallery Artist: CEDRIC DELSAUX

Bonni Benrubi Gallery is pleased to announce a new gallery artist, Cedric Delsaux. His body of work, Nous resterons sur Terre, will be featured in a solo exhibition of the same name from March 11 to May 8, 2010 in the gallery. Born in 1974, Cedric studied Literature and Cinema in Paris where he still lives and works. In 2005, Delsaux was awarded the prestigious "Bourse du Talent" French photography award for his Dark Lens series. He has been exhibited extensively throughout Europe and internationally in China and the United States. Delsaux’s work is the subject of the monograph, A Common Destiny, published by Random House, the English language version of Here to Stay / Nous resterons sur Terre, published in 2008 by Verlhac editions.

MASSIMO VITALI featured in The New Yorker

The current exhibition of Massimo Vitali's recent work, Landscape with Figures 2, has been highlighted in the January 25th issue of the New Yorker Magazine. His photograph,Scala dei Turchi Island, Sicily,2009 was featured in the magazine's Goings on about Town section. A full review of the exhibition can be found in the January 18th issue of the magazine.

DAVID LEVENTI featured in Conde Nast Traveler

A portfolio of work by gallery artist David Leventi has been featured in the February issue of the magazine.

"In these hypnotic photographs by David Leventi, the theaters are at rest, showing off their own beauty as they wait for the doors to open." -Conde Nast Traveler

RENA BASS FORMAN to return to International Arctic Research and Monitoring Base

Rena Bass Forman is about to embark on her second expedition to the International Arctic Research and Monitoring Base in Svalbard to continue work on her project “Chasing the Light at 81o North”. Forman captured the last light before the onset of Polar night this past Fall. She will return as the sun once again rises above the horizon in Spring. She will follow the route she traversed around the Norwegian archipelago by boat, but this season, the fjord will be frozen and travel will be by dogsled. She will be carrying an expedition flag for Wings World Quest and will present a field report at the Explorer’s Club in New York City upon her return.

Forman also recently began working with the traditional technique of photogravure. New images in this medium are available in the gallery now, as well as a recently published artist’s catalogue.

JEHAD NGA featured in the New York Times' 2009 : The Year in Pictures

Gallery artist Jehad Nga's work documenting the drought stricken Turkana region of Kenya was featured in the New York Times' 2009 : The Year in Pictures. His photographs were also featured on the front pages of the December 12th, 2009 and January 2, 2010 issues of the New York Times. The Gallery will be presenting a solo exhibition of Nga's Turkana work this Spring, on view from May 6 - July 2, 2010.

SIMON NORFOLK releases Full Spectrum Dominance; Missiles, Satellites, Rockets

This hand-made leporello, created from sustainable archival quality papers contains 5 original high gloss digital chromogenic prints from Norfolk's Full Spectrum Dominance series. It is signed, dated and editioned by the artist in an edition of 100. Handmade at Book Works, London.
Available for sale at the Gallery.

ABELARDO MORELL’s work featured in several solo exhibitions at the end of 2009

Abelardo Morell, Fox Talbot Museum, Lacock Abbey, England, July 4th - December 13th 2009

Abelardo Morell: Pingyao International Photography Festival
 in Pingyao, Shanxi Province, China
, September 19 - September 25, 2009.

Abelardo Morell: The Universe Next Door
 - Southwest School of Arts and Crafts,
 San Antonio, TX
 September 17 - November 8, 2009.

Abelardo Morell’s work is also included in Alice in Pictureland: Illustrations of Lewis Carroll's Classic Tales, at the Brandywine River Museum, Chadd's Ford, PA, from November 27, 2009 - January 10, 2010.

ABELARDO MORELL to be featured in Embarrassment of Riches : Picturing Wealth at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

The Minneapolis Institute of Art will feature several photographs by Abelardo Morell in their upcoming exhibition Embarrassment of Riches : Picturing Wealth on view from September 17, 2010— January 2, 2011. This exhibition explores the representation of wealth in the new global economy.

MASSIMO VITALI: LANDSCAPE with FIGURES 2

Massimo Vitali will be releasing a new monograph this spring entitled Massimo Vitali: Landscape with Figures 2, published by Steidl. Included will be 70 images of his work from the last decade.

MATTHEW PILLSBURY : FUTURE IMAGES

Matthew Pillsbury has been featured in the new book Future Images, edited by M. Cresci and published by Federico Motta Editore, an overview of the most important young photographers worldwide.

JOSEF HOFLEHNER : CHINA

Josef Hoflehner has released a new monograph of work this September, entitled China, featuring more than 100 photographs from the last four years. From the Introduction by Scott Minick, "Josef Hoflehner's China monograph spans four years of intense travel to the Middle Kingdom and is an amazing testament to the unique confluence of geography, history and commerce that has shaped this vast nation. Through an original and often startling juxtaposition of images, classical sites from antiquity mix with new urban skylines to form a collection that underscores the contrasts of modern Chinese life and the sweeping changes taking place."

MATTHEW PILLSBURY to be included in (OUT OF) TIME at the Photography Biennial in Liege, Belgium

Organized by the Cultural Centre Les Chiroux in Liege, Belguim, the Photography Biennial will take place from February 28 - April 25, 2010. Matthew Pillsbury's work will be included in an exhibition entitled (OUT OF) TIME at Les Brasseurs.

New monograph by JEFFREY MILSTEIN available in April 2010

Jeffrey Milstein's new monograph Cuba: Photographs by Jeffrey Milstein, published by Monacelli Press, will be released April, 2010. Introduction by Nilo Cruz.

ABELARDO MORELL featured in Picturing New York : Photographs from the Museum of Modern Art

Abelardo Morell is included in the exhibition Picturing New York: Photographs from The Museum of Modern Art. The exhibition will be traveling to La Casa Encendida, Spain, Museo Arte di Rovereto & Trento, Italy, and the Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin from the period of March 26, 2009 - February, 2010. His work is also featured in the accompanying catalogue.

AU FÉMININ : WOMEN PHOTOGRAPHING WOMEN, 1849-2009

We are pleased to announce that five of our artists, Laura McPhee, Karine Laval, Gillian Laub, Pamela Hanson, and Merry Alpern were selected for inclusion in “Au féminin” an exhibition of 100 women photographers at the Centre Calouste Gulbenkian, Paris which took place from June 24th - September 29th 2009. They were also included in the accompanying catalogue of the same name.