We are pleased to announce our first solo exhibition of the work by Tanya
Marcuse. Comprised of photographs of fruit trees in northern Dutchess and
southern Columbia Counties in New York State, Fruitless records orchards
as they change with the seasons, and unfortunately with the times. Sharon
Bates notes, "The palladium prints document the vanishing visual, economic
and cultural presence of orchards in the Hudson Valley region." Today, the
orchards are disappearing as new housing developments spring up at astonishing
rates and many of the trees stand on land that is currently for sale. With
striking intimacy, Marcuse captures the visual complexity of intertwined
branches, while bringing to the viewer's attention that perhaps in a year,
or a decade, these trees will be gone and only the photographs will remain.
A small 16 page publication by Nazraeli Press entitled Fruitless
accompanies the show. In 2005 Nazraeli Press published Undergarments
and Armor which was supported by a 2002-03 Guggenheim Fellowship, and
a 2004 Anson Kittredge Grant. The project won a 2005 JGS Book Project Award.
Marcuse's photographs are in the collections of the Corcoran Museum of Art,
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Yale Art Gallery, and The Library of
Congress. She teaches photography at Bard College at Simon's Rock.
Fruitless 2005-07 [view
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