Jan Kesner Gallery

Jan Kesner Gallery

The Jan Kesner Gallery is an influential fine art photography gallery in Los Angeles, California. The Gallery has the distinction of being the first woman-owned photography gallery in Los Angeles when it was established in 1987. The gallery is known primarily for its focus on contemporary and master works with conceptual or minimal themes, and for its support of regional and international photography.

History

The Jan Kesner Gallery was only the second artistic forum to focus on fine art photography in Los Angeles when it was founded by Jan Kesner in 1987 (preceded by the G. Ray Hawkins Gallery, which opened in 1975).

Impact on Government Censorship

The Gallery made headlines in 1989 with its controversial "Selected Sin" group exhibition featuring works by Ruth Bernhard, Imogen Cunningham, Robert Mapplethorpe, Jan Saudek, Andres Serrano, and Edward Weston. The exhibition was a powerful response to government censorship of photography deemed inappropriate, political, or risqué.

Advancement of Male Physique Photography

In 1990, the Gallery again bent social norms by exhibiting "Vintage Photographs from the 1950s" featuring the work of Bruce Bellas, better known as "Bruce of Los Angeles". Bellas' photography primarily consisted of the nude male physique, making the Gallery one of the first in the nation to accept the art form in its own right.

Artists

The Gallery has exhibited many notable photographers, including Ansel Adams, Diane Arbus, Imogen Cunningham, Larry Fink, and Lewis Hine. The Gallery also represents a number of prominent artists, among them are John Humble, Richard Misrach, Arne Svenson, Rubén Ortiz Torres, Frank van der Salm, Dan Winter, and Max Yavno.

External links

* [http://www.jankesnergallery.com/ The official site for the Jan Kesner Gallery]
* [http://www.womeninphotography.org/archive09-Jan02/gallery/f2/wipinews.html Article from Women in Photography]
* [http://events.calendarlive.com/top/1,1419,L-LATimes-Art-!PlaceDetail-563,00.html Description from the Los Angeles Times]
* [http://www.dailybruin.ucla.edu/db/issues/00/03.10/ae.gallery.html Information from the Bruin]


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