Ithaca College

CPMA Professor Ron Jude to exhibit a selection from his Alpine Star project in Of the Ordinary at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center from February 9th through April 15th.

February 9th- April 15th

Opening Reception: Thursday, February 9th 7-9pm

Gallery walkthrough with the artists: 6-7pm

Book signings with Ron Jude, Christian Patterson & Ofer Wolberger: 7-7:30pm

The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center is pleased to announce Of the Ordinary, a group exhibition including the work of Ron Jude, Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin, Alyse Emdur, Jason Lazarus, Christian Patterson and Ofer Wolberger.   At a time when photography itself is undergoing a tremendous transformation within popular culture and the art world alike, the act of appropriation has become imbued with a new kind of energy. With a galaxy of images circulating without boundaries, moving from one place to another, we can only speculate on what their final resting place(s), if any, may be. Each time the context of a photograph changes, whether it be a digital file or a physical print, the ways in which it is experienced, understood and reinterpreted will also adapt. The act of working with other people’s photographs, whether they are new, old, prints, digital files or otherwise, has been given a new relevance by the mitigating circumstances of contemporary life and image-making. This extends the mutability of meaning embedded within the medium itself and grants more permission to the viewer and author to generate new contexts and interpretations.  

Of the Ordinary is comprised of imagery that was never intended to be experienced in the context of a gallery or museum.  The focus of this exhibition is an interest in the political implications of portraiture, highlighting the various ways in which images are created, distributed and experienced in a contemporary setting. Many of the projects highlighted in this exhibition employ the method of editing an existing body of images to further investigate their meaning.  

A publication including images from each artist’s project will be produced in conjunction with this exhibition. It will be available for purchase at PPAC.  

CONTACT: Christopher Gianunzio Exhibitions Coordinator

215 232.5678 christopher@philaphotoarts.org