hotographer Andy Freeberg was born in New York City and studied at the University of Michigan. He began his career as a photojournalist and now alternates his assignment work with fine art projects. His work has appeared in publications such as Time, Fortune, Der Spiegel, and Rolling Stone. His travel jobs have taken him to Europe, South America, Asia, and Africa, including two treks up Mt. Kilimanjaro. His photographs are in many collections, including the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the George Eastman House Museum of Photography. He currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. “Guardians” is a photographic series by Andy Freeberg, who focuses on the women who sit guard over the art in Russian museums. The seated women become as much a part of the viewing as the art above them. The women often become engaged by the pieces, and their role takes on a personal aspect when the art becomes part of their lives. Another cool picture collection is “Sentry”- Gallery Desks in Chelsea “It was an odd moment when I walked into that first gallery in Chelsea and saw a large white desk with a head poking up from the top edge of the computer screen. I took out my camera, carefully framing and exposing the scene, and the head never moved or took notice of my gaze. As I walked around that booming Chelsea neighborhood of art galleries, I began to notice a trend: at some of the biggest galleries there are giant entry desks, where the top of the head of the desk sitter is often the only other human presence. This leads me to wonder, in this digital world of email and instant messaging that supposedly makes us more connected, are we also setting up barriers to the simple eye to eye contact that affirms our humanity ?” So here below we show you a short selection. But if you are interested to buy this works, to have more information or to get in touch with Andy, just visit his website below.
Guardians:
Gallery Desks in Chelsea:
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