Art Relish

Gordon Parks was one of the seminal figures of twentieth century photography. A humanitarian with a deep commitment to social justice, he left behind a body of work that documents many of the most important aspects of American culture from the early 1940s up until his death in 2006, with a focus on race relations, poverty, Civil Rights, and urban life.

In addition, Parks was also a celebrated composer, author, and filmmaker who interacted with many of the most prominent people of his era—from politicians and artists to celebrities and athletes.

Peter W. Kunhardt. Jr., executive director of the Gordon Parks Foundation, will give a gallery talk on Dec. 1 beginning at 11 a.m.

Through Feb. 2.

Jackson Fine Art
3115 East Shadowlawn Avenue
Atlanta, GA 30305

Get This! Gallery presents the solo exhibition “Phantasm,” by photographer Tommy Nease. This will be the first show by the artist with GT! The gallery will be publishing a book, Phantasm in conjunction with the exhibition.

Tommy Nease is a young soul who uses his obsession with imagery to unearth deep secrets within his subconscious. Nease’s work lies in a no man’s land between the spiritual polars of light and dark, and he attempts to live his waking life with the same respect. Tommy spends his days primitively traveling the states and abroad. He constantly submerges himself in new surroundings in order to gain inspiration for his photography. Nease’s work shares aesthetic sensibilities with the likes of Man Ray, Roger Ballen and Ryan McGinley.

Nease’s work had been both exhibited and published throughout the United States and Europe including collaborations with: Dazed and Confused magazine (London), Unpublished magazine (Milan), the FOAM museum (Amsterdam), RELIC (Brooklyn), N-SPHERE (Romania), Tell Mum Everything is OK (Paris), among others.

Nease’s solo ventures include “PNEUMA” a book published by Fourteen Nineteen (London) and Other/Other (USA) with an opening release exhibition at the Happy Dog Gallery in Chicago. His first solo exhibition “EXPLOR/ATIONS” (2010) took place at the Black Sheep Gallery in Charlotte. North Carolina.

Nease will give an artist talk at the gallery on Saturday, Dec. 1.

Through Dec. 1.

Get This! Gallery
662 11th Street NW
Atlanta GA, 30318

Ponce Crush is an art stroll that takes place from 7-10 p.m. on the first Saturday of each month at three galleries along Ponce De Leon Ave. in Atlanta.

Participating galleries are:

Beep Beep Gallery
696 Charles Allen Dr. NE

Kibbee Gallery
688 Linwood Ave. NE #1

Young Blood Gallery
636 N. Highland Ave.

Ponce Crush is on Facebook.