Kris Graves Explained
Kris Graves |
Birth Place: | New York City, U.S. |
Education: | SUNY Purchase |
Kris Graves (born 1982) is an American photographer who primarily works in portraiture and landscape photography. He is based in New York and London, and his work has been published and exhibited internationally.[1] Graves's photographs evoke the sense of time, change, and memories as well as address social issues to raise awareness.[2] Graves founded and directs Kris Graves Projects, a publisher of art books.
Early life
Graves was born in 1982 in New York. He attended Purchase College, State University of New York, where he earned BFA in Visual Arts.[3]
Career
While working as a collections photographer at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Graves continued his photographic endeavors.[4] [5] He also started an art and photography publishing house, Kris Graves Projects, which has become a platform for collaboration between the publisher and its artists.[6] "On Death", published in 2019, was selected as "TIME'S Best Photobooks of 2019".[7]
- A photographic project, Discovered Missing (2010–2013), is a culmination of Graves's photographs made in Iceland. He travelled to Iceland over the course of three years and photographed the country's landscapes, people, and their way of life.[8] [9]
- Testament Project (2014–2020) is a series of portraits depicting black Americans veiled in colored lightings. Subjects are given the freedom to choose the color of lighting by which their individuality is visualized and expressed.[10] Testament Project challenges the stereotypes of black people that are deeply rooted in society and present opportunities for individuals to re-examine their preconceptions.[11]
- Graves's series, A Bleak Reality (2016), consists of eight photographs that were taken during his eight days of travel across the United States.[12] They depict the very places, including Ferguson and Staten Island, where eight black Americans were killed by police officers. Time when the photographs were taken corresponds, exactly or roughly, to the time of killings.[13]
- In 2017, Graves was commissioned by Equal Justice Initiative (or EJI) and was included in its group exhibition, "The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America".[14] The exhibition opened in July 2017 at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. The commission was part of EJI's "extensive research into the history of lynchings".[15]
Solo exhibitions
- 2020: The Testament Project, Austin Central Library, Texas, USA[16]
- 2019: Testaments, Peddie School, New Jersey, USA[17]
- 2017: The Testament Project, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA[18]
- 2017: The Testament Project, Art on Paper X Sasha Wolf Projects, New York, New York, USA[19]
- 2016: The Testament Project, Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, USA[20]
- 2016: The Testament Project, The Center for Fine Art Photography, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA[21]
- 2016: The Testament Project, NorteMaar, Brooklyn, New York, USA[22]
- 2016: The Testament Project, Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, Oregon, USA[23]
- 2013: Discovered Missing, Pocket Utopia, New York, USA[24]
- 2012: Permanence, Pocket Utopia, New York, US
2-Person exhibitions
- 2011: Second Nature w/ Kared Rudd, Baang & Burne Contemporary, New York, USA[25]
- 2010: A Queens Affair w/ Eric Hairabedian, Farmani Gallery, New York, USA[26]
Group exhibitions
- 2020: LOST Carmel, Center for Photographic Art, California, USA[27]
- 2018: All Power: Visual Legacies of the Black Panther Party, Sarah Surgeon Gallery, Central Washington University, USA[28]
- 2018: All Power: Visual Legacies of the Black Panther Party, Pacific Center Northwest, Seattle, Washington, USA[29]
- 2018: Disruption, Center for Photography Woodstock, New York, USA[30]
- 2018: Legacy of the Cool, Bakalar and Paine Galleries, Boston, Massachusetts, USA[31]
- 2017: Three Minutes, En Foco / Hamilton Landmark Galleries, New York, USA[32]
- 2017: The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America, Brooklyn Museum, New York, USA[33]
- 2017: Summer Open, Aperture Gallery, New York, USA[34]
- 2017: Unbound, Candela Gallery, Richmond, Virginia, USA[35]
- 2017: Art.Now.2017, Hearst Galleries, New York, USA[36]
- 2017: Future Isms, Glassbox Gallery, Seattle, Washington, USA[37]
- 2019: Light Work Artist Residency, Syracuse NY[38]
Notes and References
- Web site: Meet The Curators – Kris Graves. 2018-08-01. AINT—BAD. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves. Light Work. 31 May 2019 . en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves. Sasha Wolf Projects. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Case Study of Kris Graves Photography NEC Display. www.necdisplay.com. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: What's Your Niche: Photographing Art for the Guggenheim Museum. 2013-08-26. PDN Online. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: INFO. + KGP. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- TIME's 30 Best Photobooks of 2019. Time. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: NYAB Event – Kris Graves "Discovered Missing". www.nyartbeat.com. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Intimate Distances: Kris Graves' Cold Comfort. 2013-07-20. Hyperallergic. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves: The Testament Project. 2016-11-01. LENSCRATCH. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves The Testament Project. The Center for Fine Art Photography. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- A Photographer Visited the Scenes Where Police Killed 8 Black Americans. This Is What He Found.. Williams. Thomas Chatterton. Vanity Fair. 29 September 2016 . en. 2020-02-14.
- A Photographer Visited the Scenes Where Police Killed 8 Black Americans. This Is What He Found.. Williams. Thomas Chatterton. Vanity Fair. 29 September 2016 . en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Brooklyn Museum: The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America. www.brooklynmuseum.org. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: On View: 'The Legacy of Lynching' at the Brooklyn Museum. Leonhardt. Andrea. 2017-07-27. BK Reader. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Exhibits. Austin Public Library. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Arts event details – Peddie School Private Boarding & Day School in NJ. www.peddie.org. 16 January 2019 . en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Bathed in Light. Regan. Margaret. Tucson Weekly. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: The Fine-Art Photography Issue. PDN Online. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves: The Testament Project. www.brynmawr.edu. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Kris Graves. Blue Sky Gallery. 4 February 2016 . en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: The Testament Project. 2016-05-10. Norte Maar for Collaborative Projects in the Arts. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Stunning Portraits of Black Men That Accurately Portray How They See Themselves. Rosenberg. David. 2016-02-21. Slate Magazine. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Intimate Distances: Kris Graves' Cold Comfort. 2013-07-20. Hyperallergic. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Baang and Burne Contemporary: 6X6. 2011-09-08. LENSCRATCH. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Art Splash: Kris Graves and Eric Hairabedian – A Queens Affair – Farmani Gallery – New York. contemporaryartlinks.blogspot.com. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: LOST Carmel, curated by Kris Graves. Center for Photographic Art. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Art + Design "All Power: Visual Legacies of the Black Panther Party" Exhibit Opens at Sarah Spurgeon Gallery September 27. www.cwu.edu. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: All Power: Visual Legacies of the Black Panther Party. Photographic Center Northwest. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: CPW — Disruption. The Exhibition.. www.cpw.org. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Legacy of the Cool: A Tribute to Barkley L. Hendricks. 2017-12-19. MassArt. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: En Foco presents The Apartment Gallery Series!. Foco. En. 2017-10-06. en. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Brooklyn Museum: The Legacy of Lynching: Confronting Racial Terror in America. www.brooklynmuseum.org. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: 2017 Aperture Summer Open: On Freedom. Aperture Foundation NY. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: UnBound6! Artist Line Up. Candela Books + Gallery. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Looking for Inspiration – Looking for Inspiration Hearst. www.hearst.com. 2020-02-14.
- Web site: Back to the Future. 2017-03-20. Aperture Foundation NY. en-US. 2020-02-14.
- Announcing the 2019 Light Work Artists-in-Residence . 30 December 2021 . Light Work . 13 September 2018.