People at an Exhibition a Photo Essay by Joel Mandelbaum Enter the gallery Joel's Home Page Home Page

Artist Statement

The photographs in this exhibit span the years from 1968 to 2003. I did not, however, conceive of the idea for this show until about 2001. I have long enjoyed taking candid photographs of people, and I have long enjoyed going to galleries and museums, so the match seemed a natural one. People interact (or don't interact) with artwork not only in an emotional way, but also in an aesthetic way apparent to a third party. This relationship is greatly enhanced by the space in which the work is shown. I have tried to portray the relationships shown in the Venn diagram below, with people being the only single essential element

My record keeping was at best poor. I would like to recognize the artists whose work is seen in this show; I would greatly appreciate it if anybody recognizes any works of art in these pictures and would let me know either by leaving a message here or by contacting me at jmmd42@gmail.com.

Thanks are of course due to my wife, Ruth, who did all the framing, matting, and mounting and much of the legwork for the show. I would also like to thank the Arts Society of Kingston for allowing me to present this show and for their help in setting up the show.

Aquarium Fence	Girl and Dolphin	Man and Frame	Cigar and Einstein
The Installation	Chicago Museum Kids	Antlers	Art and Rest
Faces and Masks	Sketches	Armor Boys	Painting in the Louvre
Girl, Bike, and Marilyn	Girl and Bust	Metro Thinker	Girl and Statue
Man and Goat	Two Men and No Goat	Que Seurat Sera	Look Up
Look Down	Silhouettes on the Wall	Sidewalk Artist	Color and Crowd
Balcony Scene	Close Up	Photographers at an Exhibition	Down the Up Escalator
Panoramas	Vatican Steps	British Museum	Warhol and Guard
Woman in Red	British Lion and Citizens	Brown Bumps	Main Gallery Mass MoCA
Escalator Boy	Reflections in a Photograph	Show in a Cube	Self Portraits
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