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Getting “Up Close and Personal” at Fuchs Projects

(All photos courtesy of Rafael Fuchs) What made the show all the more effective was the loving way in which Ruben curated it. He himself being intimately familiar with many of the artists, he tells each story with such care and enthusiasm, this excitement extends into the exhibition in the way it is displayed. Sandwiching […]

Getting “Up Close and Personal” at Fuchs Projects

Getting “Up Close and Personal” at Fuchs Projects

(All photos courtesy of Rafael Fuchs) What made the show all the more effective was the loving way in which Ruben curated it. He himself being intimately familiar with many of the artists, he tells each story with such care and enthusiasm, this excitement extends into the exhibition in the way it is displayed. Sandwiching […]

Getting “Up Close and Personal” at Fuchs Projects

(All photos courtesy of Rafael Fuchs) What made the show all the more effective was the loving way in which Ruben curated it. He himself being intimately familiar with many of the artists, he tells each story with such care and enthusiasm, this excitement extends into the exhibition in the way it is displayed. Sandwiching moments of grief and agony next to others that are joyous and downright comical, feels very natural and not all contrived, and gives the entire show a levity and authenticity. Each vibrant  photograph might be vying to get your attention on the wall, even arguing with the one next to it, but you can see each one as it stands; as part of a whole moment of humanity in all its gritty, banal, and hilarious ways.

There is something so inherently intimate, yet naggingly removed about taking someone’s picture. While we smile for the camera, snap selfies of ourselves and our friends, the common photo is…

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