Character Project @ ACE Gallery (5/15-5/17)

This weekend over at ACE gallery in Beverly Hills, USA's Character Project will be on exhibit from Friday to Sunday - yes, that's right - only three days to catch it !

In 2008, eleven photographers were asked by USA Network to go out and capture the character of America. A book and traveling photo exhibition resulted from this. The photographers are :

Dawoud Bey: Photographed a diverse cross-section of young Americans near Chicago's Columbia College where he has taught for many years.

Anna Mia Davidson: Photographed portraits of sustainable farmers in Washington State.

Jeff Dunas: Shot a color series in and around Los Angeles documenting the American summer experience.

David Eustace: Shot portraits and landscapes as he traveled along the entirety of Route 50, one of the oldest transcontinental roads, stretching over 3000 miles from the Pacific to the Atlantic.

Joe Fornabaio: Photographed individuals at barbershops and salons in the New York metro area in order to capture characters engaged in a classic American ritual the haircut.

Mary Ellen Mark: Documented festivals, parades and summer traditions in one of her favorite places to photograph: New York City.

Eric McNatt: Photographed the "wild and wooly, quiet and intense, quirky and idiosyncratic spirit" of his hometown, Brownwood, Texas.

Eric Ogden: Shot portraits of captivating and charismatic American musicians who all hail from Michigan, including Iggy Pop, Andrew W.K., Bootsy Collins, Deastro, Andre Williams, and Detroit Cobras.

Sylvia Plachy: Captured the "spirit of the South" through a series of portraits and panoramas in Mississippi.

Richard Renaldi: Photographed the character of Alaska on its 50th anniversary as a US state.

Marla Rutherford: Shot portraits of individuals from around Los Angeles who had never before been professionally photographed.


ACE Gallery
9430 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, California 90212

Friday, May 15, 2009: 9am - 6pm
Saturday, May 16, 2009: 10am - 6pm
Sunday, May 17, 2009: 11am - 5pm

More info here