I photograph to find out what something will look like photographed.
Garry Winogrand

Photograph of the officer because of this photograph.
Ethan Levitas

Pairing the pioneering and complementary oeuvres of Ethan Levitas and Garry Winogrand, this exhibition re-examines street photography through its own language and terms in order to situate it properly within the open field of contemporary art practice.

Hailed by John Szarkowski as the central photographer of his generation, Winogrand’s contribution to street photography is widely acknowledged, if only partly understood. He worked within the realm of observational practice before understanding that through photography he was creating a new reality that was derived, but distinct, from the real world. By the end of his career, he had shifted the paradigm of street photography to a point where pictures became events in and of themselves, with the artist playing the role of both observer and protagonist, but he died before fully realising its potential.

Joshua Chuang