We are delighted to present the first exhibition of American artist John Gossage in the UK.
John Gossage (born 1946) is widely regarded as one of the finest American photobook makers of the last 40 years. His first monograph, The Pond (1985), has just been republished to great acclaim, and is considered a classic by photographers and educators alike. Lisette Model was his teacher. Discovered at a young age by Leo Castelli, one of his first exhibitions was held alongside Jasper Johns. After leaving Castelli, Gossage devoted himself to creating photobooks. In 2015, the Art Institute of Chicago held a major retrospective of his work.
In From the Garden to the Darkness, we focus on two key works which serve as bookends. Gardens is a portfolio of twenty-four photographs with text excerpts selected by Walter Hopps. It was published by The Hollow Press and Castelli Graphics in 1978. The photographs were made between 1973 and 1977 in Washington, DC, where Gossage lives.
The second is from a series of pictures that photograph the darkness in Berlin 1982 - 86. They are the subject of Gossage’s book Stadt des Schwarz (City of Black) and the heart of his later book Berlin in the Time of the Wall.
The exhibition includes an homage to Gossage by Guido Guidi.
