John Gossage — The Thirty-Two Inch Ruler / Map of Babylon

Exhibition

Photography

John Gossage
The Thirty-Two Inch Ruler / Map of Babylon

Past: November 14 → December 29, 2012

In The Thirty-Two Inch Ruler, the narrative, whilst not autobiographical, is about a neighborhood in which he lives; one that is singular in the United States. At the same time provincial and international, it is a neighborhood populated by ambassadorial residences, embassies, and the lavish private homes of those who are in positions of power and influence in Washington. A project he began with the arrival of a new neighbor, the Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and made over a full year’s cycle of seasons, these are images from the drift of privilege. The streets, cars, homes and yards of this neighborhood are photographed on perfect spring or autumn days, with sparklingly clear blue skies, and flowers or foliage accenting the order. These are photographs about how one might wish the world to be, how beauty might be seen as desire. In the same year Gossage made the Map of Babylon, photographing digitally from Washington, to Germany, to China and places in-between. This look away, to places beyond the immediate and local, is a classic exploration of particulars of the outside world.

  • Opening Tuesday, November 13, 2012 6 PM → 9 PM

    The Thirty-Two Inch Ruler is about a neighborhood of those who are in positions of power and influence in Washington. These are images from the drift of privilege.

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