color-coded for season and temperature, kneels calmly so as not to spook the reindeer herd on which his livelihood depends.
Summer belongs to the young, and this summer, the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City will echo that same sentiment. The Space’s summer exhibit, Emerging, opens June 6 with images from more than 90 up-and-coming photographers. Up until Sept. 20, Los Angeles will have jump on the newly picked artists and photojournalists to watch.
Most of the photographers are relatively new to the profession, but their works coalesce into a new generation’s gaze. Themes of youth culture, family, the environment, economic uncertainty, civil unrest and the nature of the photographic image are explored with a fresh and keen perspective about the world, as the photographers come from 30 different countries.
True to the Millennial form, with nearly 100 prints, the exhibition will also include videos, multimedia pieces, self-published books, zines and a changing slideshow of images posted on social media illustrating the materialization of how these photographers have shown and shared their work.
The venue partnered with Photo District News (PDN), an award-winning monthly magazine for professional photographers, and featured works that were previously in “PDN’s 30,” an annual selection of 30 emerging photographers who represent a range of styles and genres and hold a distinctive vision.
In the eye of the space, the exhibit will also show an original short documentary commissioned by the Annenberg Space for Photography and produced by Arclight Productions.
The film will profile the work of 10 photographers who have been featured in PDN’s 30: Corey Arnold, Olivia Bee, Peter DiCampo, Pari Dukovic, JUCO, Dina Litovsky, Diana Markosian, Ilvy Njokiktjien, Katie Orlinsky, and Marcus Smith.
The exhibition is guest curated by PDN leadership: Editor in Chief, Holly Stuart Hughes; Senior Editor, Conor Risch; Photo Editor, Amy Wolff; Executive Editor, David Walker; and Creative Director, Darren Ching.
The Annenberg Space will be closed until Friday, June 5, to install the exhibit.
Once open, hours are on Wednesday through Sunday from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission is free.
The Annenberg Space for Photography is located at 2000 Avenue of the Stars in Century City. Skylight Studios is located at 10050 Constellation Boulevard in Century City.
For more information call 213.403.3000 or visit annenbergspaceforphotography.org.
