Helmut Newton, Elsa Peretti as a Bunny, Halston, New York (1975). © Helmut Newton Foundation.
The Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery has announced its new show, Thru the Lens: Photographic Art from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation, curated by Billie Milam Weisman. The exhibition runs July 21 to October 25th, 2025, with an opening reception on Sunday, July 27th from 2 to 4.
The exhibition presents early black and white photos by Robert Rauschenberg and Helmut Newton; slit-scan photography by Jay Mark Johnson; photography in the context of cinema by Melanie Pullen; edited and combined images from a film by John Baldessari; collaged photo by David Hockney; self-manipulation portraits by Orlan; celebrity portraits hand colored by Russian artists; sculptures made from multiple images by Srdjan Loncar; an exploration of art and technology through photography by Tim Berresheim; Dawn DeDeaux’s vibrant giclee prints; photographs, as working drawings employed by Paul Rusconi used to break apart light and shadow; and works by Andy Warhol bridges the gap between painting and photography by the mechanical reproduction of photographic images as paintings. This exhibit features over three dozen artists who explore various forms and methods of the photographic process.
This is the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery’s fourth presentation of collections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation. Expectations are for many robust discussions regarding these works in contexts of history, method, and aesthetics.
Artists to be featured include: Annelies Strba, Bijou, Brian Forrest, Carlos Betancourt, Christopher Taggart, Chuck Close, David Hockney, Dawn DeDeaux, Debbie Fleming Caffery, Didier Massard, Stephanie Washburn, Elad Lassry, Florian Merkel, Gilbert & George, Gustav Gurianov, Hans Christian Schink, Helmut Newton, Jane Gottlieb, Jarbas Lopes, Jay Mark Johnson, Jennifer Gunlock, Joe Goode, Judy Fiskin, John Baldessari, Joon-Sung Bae, Louise Lawler, M. A. Alford, Manfred Muller, Marijke van Warmerdam, Melanie Pullen, ORLAN, Paul Rusconi, Radcliffe Bailey, Richard Ehrlich, Robert Rauschenberg, Rocky Schenck, Srdjan Loncar, Tim Berresheim, Trujillo-Paumier (Joaquin Trujillo and Brian Paumier), Yannick Demmerle, Yuri Kasparyan, Zhang Xianyong.
