NEW YORK, NY (January 26, 2023)—The International Center of Photography (ICP) hosted an opening reception for the new exhibition Face to Face: Portraits of Artists by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie on the evening of Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Sponsored by DIOR, the event drew many artists featured in the photographs and videos on view in the exhibition—with some special guests coming face to face with their portraits on the walls of the museum.
Notable attendees included Huma Abedin, Laurie Anderson, Audra Asencio (Giorgio Armani), Sanford Biggers, Phoebe Cates, Terrence Charles (Gucci), Karen Cinorre, Chelsea Clinton, Moyra Davey, Tacita Dean, Cheryl Dunn, Hal Foster, Adam Fuss, Thelma Golden, Mary Heilmann, Roni Horn, Bob Jeffrey, Joan Jonas, Greta Kline, Kevin Kline, Jeff Koons, Brigitte Lacombe, Louise Lawler, Fran Lebowitz, Heidi Lee, Sam Levy, ICP Director David E. Little, Roxana Marcoci, David Maupin, Josiah McElheny, Julie Mehretu, Sarah Meister, Bennett Miller, Face to Face curator Helen Molesworth, Jenia Molnar (Lancôme), Preia Narenda (Miu Miu), Helen De Niro, Catherine Opie, Christiane Paul, Margot Populaire, Jessica Rankin, Yancey Richardson, Randall Rothenberg, Pat Schoenfeld, Khary Simon (Hearst), Nacole Snoep (Tory Burch), Michael Stipe, Nancy Talcott (Issey Miyake), Penelope Umbrico, Yvette Vega, David Zwirner.
About Face to Face
On view January 27 through May 1, 2023, Face to Face: Portraits of Artists by Tacita Dean, Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie is organized by renowned writer and curator Helen Molesworth and presents portraits of luminaries in the arts by three of the most prominent portraitists of our time. Creating an atmosphere of conversations held just beyond the frame of the images, the exhibition features more than 50 photographs by Brigitte Lacombe and Catherine Opie, and two films by Tacita Dean, with bracing, intimate, and resonant portraits of compelling cultural figures including Maya Angelou, Richard Avedon, Louise Bourgeois, Joan Didion, David Hockney, Miranda July, Rick Owens, Martin Scorsese, Patti Smith, Mickalene Thomas, Kara Walker, and John Waters, among others.
About the International Center of Photography
The International Center of Photography (ICP) is the world’s leading institution dedicated to photography and visual culture. Cornell Capa founded ICP in 1974 to champion “concerned photography”—socially and politically minded images that can educate and change the world. Through our exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs, ICP offers an open forum for dialogue about the power of the image. Since its inception, ICP has presented more than 700 exhibitions, provided thousands of classes, and hosted a wide variety of public programs. ICP launched its new integrated center on Manhattan’s Lower East Side in January 2020. Located at 79 Essex Street, ICP is the cultural anchor of Essex Crossing, one of the most highly anticipated and expansive mixed-use developments in New York City. ICP pays respect to the original stewards of this land, the Lenape people, and other indigenous communities. Visit icp.org to learn more about the museum and its programs.
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