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This Show will be viewable through Sept 15th with a regular site visit
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Join us for an evening of art & celebration in the Opus 40 Gallery! We celebrate the opening of a photography exhibit focused on Woodstock 1994, the glorious second Woodstock Festival held here in Saugerties New York. In this one of a kind show, we will feature images of Woodstock ’94 by famed photographers, Albert Watson, Henry Diltz, Danny Clinch and Cheryl Dunn.
Albert Watson has made his mark as one of the world’s most successful and prolific photographers since he began his career in 1970, blending art, fashion and commercial photography into some of the most iconic images ever seen. From portraits of Alfred Hitchcock and Steve Jobs, beauty shots of Kate Moss, to Las Vegas landscapes and still-life photographs of King Tutankhamen artifacts, Albert’s diversity and body of work are unparalleled. His striking photographs and stunning hand-made prints are featured in galleries and museums around the globe. The photo industry bible, Photo District News, named Albert one of the 20 most influential photographers of all time, along with Irving Penn and Richard Avedon, among others.
Albert has won numerous honors, including a Lucie Award, a Grammy Award, three Andys, a Der Steiger Award, a Hasselblad Masters Award; and the Centenary Medal, a lifetime achievement award from the Royal Photographic Society. Queen Elizabeth II awarded the Scotsman an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in June 2015 for his lifetime contribution to the art of photography.
Over the years, Albert’s photographs have appeared on more than 100 covers of Vogue worldwide and been featured in countless other publications, from Rolling Stone to Time to Harpers Bazaar many of the photos iconic fashion shots or portraits of rock stars, rappers, actors and other celebrities.
Albert also has created the photography for hundreds of ad campaigns for major companies, such as Prada, the Gap, Levi’s, Revlon and Chanel. He has shot dozens of Hollywood movie posters, such as “Kill Bill” and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” and has also directed more than 100 television commercials. A true master of his craft.
Henry Diltz is a music photographer who has shot more than 250 Album covers and thousands of publicity shots in the 60’s and 70’s, including the iconic Morrison Hotel cover for The Doors. Other artists, whose fly-on-the-wall style portraits he’s known for, include musical legends such as the Eagles, Neil Young, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jackson Browne, Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, The Monkeys and David Cassidy. He was the official photographer at the Woodstock Festival in August 1969, 1994, and 1999. His work appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, LIFE, People, Rolling Stone, High Times, and Billboard.
A popular musician in the 1960’s, Diltz never set out to take some of the most iconic photos of our era– it just happened. Fresh from a globetrotting childhood, he attended colleges in Munich, West Point and Honolulu, where he became known as a musician and founding member of the Modern Folk Quartet. Phil Spector produced one of their last singles. This led to many friendships with emerging recording artists in the California rock communities of the 60’s and 70’s.
Immersed in this world, he accidentally discovered a passion for photography, which turned into an obsession and, later, occupation. His gift did not go unnoticed by musician-friends, whom Diltz documented as he hung out in the scene. “I only wanted to remember exactly what I saw, ” he says. “It was all about capturing images and moments, filling the frame with the essence of what I saw.”
Cheryl Dunn is a a New York City based documentary filmmaker and photographer. Since the late 80’s she have spent a large part of her career documenting city streets and the people who strive to leave their mark there: graffiti writers artists, skaters, boxers, bikers, protesters, and assorted characters. her latest feature documentary “Moments Like this Never Last” about the late artist Dash Snow and the downtown art scene post 911 premiered at DocNYC and had it’s theatrical release in 2021. Her first feature “Everybody street” about the lives and work of 12 of New York’s most iconic living ( at the time ) street photographers including Elliot Erwitt , Bruce Davidson, Mary Ellen Mark, Jamel Shabazz , Jill Freedman and more. The film had it’s world premiere at HotDocs and went on to stream on Netflix and many other platforms. She has had 3 photography books published the latest entitled “Festivals are Good”.Her work has shown at The brooklyn museum, the Tate Modern, The Koehler Arts Center,the Geffen Contemporary, Yerba buena Center for the arts and the Oakland Museum of Art. She is currently in production on a feature documentary about the Creative Growth Art Center and art and disability.
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Danny Clinch is an award-winning photographer and multi-disciplinary artist. His work has appeared in publications such as Vanity Fair, Spin, Rolling Stone, GQ, and Esquire, on hundreds of album covers, and in many global advertising campaigns. He has published four books: Discovery Inn, When The Iron Bird Flies, Motor Drive, & Still Moving.
Danny has also directed various short films and music videos, and has received three Grammy Award nominations for his work as a director.
In recent years, Danny has expanded his presence in the beloved, iconic city of Asbury Park, NJ, as a founder and partner for the groundbreaking music, surfing, and arts festival Sea.Hear. Now. and with the launch of his own Transparent Clinch Gallery.
