The exhibition snap+share gives visitors a new way to visualize — and experience — how photographs have become so ubiquitous in our daily lives. Whether through early examples of 1960s and ’70s mail art, physical piles of pictures uploaded to the Internet over a 24-hour period, or a working freezer that allows participatory meme-making, visitors can trace the evolution of sharing photographs.
Spanning the history of mail art to social networks, the show presents a variety of artists working in various media, from framed paper-based art to immersive installations. Some of these artists include On Kawara, Ray Johnson, Moyra Davey, Erik Kessels, Corinne Vionnet, and David Horvitz. Exploring how networks are created through the act of sending images out into the world, this exhibition reveals just how those networks have changed in the age of the Internet.
Eva and Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat, 2016; courtesy Postmasters Gallery, New York, and Team Gallery, Los Angeles; © Eva and Franco Mattes
Unknown, Me, ca. 1910–60; collection of Peter J. Cohen
Thomas Bachler, Untitled, from the series Reiseerinnerungen (Souvenirs), 1985; courtesy the artist; © Thomas Bachler
Philippe Kahn, Sophie Lee Kahn birth picture, First Camera-Phone (Cellphone-Camera) photo shared/sent instantly with/to 2,000 People, June 11th, 1997, 1997; courtesy The Lee-Kahn Foundation; © Philippe Kahn
David Horvitz, 241543903, 2009–ongoing; courtesy the artist and ChertLüdde, Berlin; © David Horvitz
Erik Kessels, 24HRS in Photos, 2011; courtesy the artist; © Erik Kessels
Major support for snap+share: transmitting photographs from mail art to social networks is provided by Randi and Bob Fisher.
Generous support is provided by The Black Dog Private Foundation, Katie Hall and Tom Knutsen, Melinda and Kevin P.B. Johnson, Nion McEvoy and Leslie Berriman, Wes and Kate Mitchell, and Diana and Steve Strandberg.
Header image: Eva and Franco Mattes, Ceiling Cat, 2016; courtesy Postmasters Gallery, New York, and Team Gallery, Los Angeles; © Eva and Franco Mattes