AIPAD Photography Show New York

April 2008 – One of the most important international photography events, The AIPAD Photography Show New York, will be presented by the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) from April 10 through 13, 2008.

More than 75 of the world’s leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum quality work by contemporary, modern and 19th century masters at the Park Avenue Armory at 67th Street and
Park Avenue in New York City.

The 28th edition of The AIPAD Photography Show New York
will open with a Gala Preview on April 9 to benefit the John Szarkowski Fund, an endowment for photography acquisitions at The Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The AIPAD Photography Show New York is the longest running and foremost exhibition of fine art photography.

“The AIPAD Photography Show is renowned among connoisseurs of fine art photography asthe place to find the best work on the market,” said Robert Klein, President, AIPAD, and President, Robert Klein Gallery, Boston. “This year, expect to see more large-scale contemporary work in newly designed, spacious booths.”

Special Events
The AIPAD Photography Show New York is presenting The Legacy of John Szarkowski, ashort talk, panel discussion and documentary film, on Saturday, April 12, 2008, from 9:30 to11:00 a.m. in the Veteran’s Room at the Park Avenue Armory. Peter Galassi, Chief Curator, Department of Photography,
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, will deliver a short talk,Photography Until Now: John Szarkowski’s Materialist History of Photography, and moderate apanel discussion with AIPAD dealers whose lives were impacted by this legendary curator and photographer. Richard Woodward will introduce his prize-winning short documentary film John Szarkowski: A Life in Photography (Checkerboard Films, 1998). The film will be repeated at 1:00 p.m.

Also on Saturday, AIPAD and Aperture Foundation will present An Insider’s Look at Photography: Conversations with Writers + Curators, moderated by Michelle Dunn Marshand Laurel Ptak, Aperture Foundation. The speakers from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. will include:Geoffrey Batchen, Professor of the History of Photography and Contemporary Art,Graduate Center, CUNY, and Lyle Rexer, Independent Critic. From 4:30 to 5:30 p.m., the speakers will include: Alison Nordström, Curator of Photographs, George Eastman House, and Sandra S. Phillips, Senior Curator of Photography, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

Admission for all events is free. Seating is extremely limited and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

For more information: AIPAD