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AIPAD Photo Show

Hiroshi Sugimoto - Lightning Fields 128, 2009, gelatin silver print. Hans P. Kraus, Jr. Fine Photography, 962 Park Avenue, NYC, NY.

The Photography Show presented by AIPAD opens on Friday, May 20, and runs through Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Center415, 415 Fifth Avenue.

Margery Newman, press AIPAD. Photo: Daryl-Ann Saunders (IG: @DA_Saunders)

Shai Kremer - GENTRIFICATION: Door #2, 2016, light box, wood, glass, archival pigment print, LED light. Art Bond NY gallery, 550 W 29 Street, NYC, NY. Installation Photo: Daryl-Ann Saunders (IG: @DA_Saunders)

Dennis Hopper - Andy Warhol (with flower), 1963. gelatin silver print, printed in artist’s lifetime. Atlas Gallery, London.

Running concurrently with Frieze New York, Volta New York and other fairs, The Photography Show brings together 49 galleries from 9 countries and 23 cities from across the U.S. and around the world. The exhibitors are all members of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers known as AIPAD, recognized as the world’s leading galleries of fine art photography.

Weegee - Tenement Penthouse – overcrowded, 1938, early silver print. Robert Mann Gallery, 14 E 80th Street, NYC, NY.

Now in its 41st edition, The Photography Show presented by AIPAD is the longest-running and foremost exhibition dedicated to the photographic medium. The tightly focused members-only fair will feature a tantalizing array of fresh-to-market and museum-quality work including cutting-edge contemporary, modern, and exemplary 19th-century photographs. 

Melissa Shook - Daily Self-Portraits, 1973-74. As a struggling single mom living on E. 5th St. between Ave. A and Ave. B and lacking a studio, Shook shot against the backdrop of her loft wall.

A number of events are planned in conjunction with The Photography Show. From April 13 through May 18, a series of six virtual AIPAD Talks will feature leaders in the photography world including Deborah Willis, New York University; David Campany, International Center of Photography (ICP); and Jeff Rosenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, who will be presented with the AIPAD Award during the Show. Additional information is forthcoming. AIPAD has also partnered with the International Center of Photography to present a Photobook Fest at ICP on May 21st and 22nd, NYC, NY.

Edward Steichen - Sunburn, New York, 1925, niece of the artist, vintage toned gelatin silver print. Keith De Lellis Gallery, 41 E 57th Street, NYC, NY.

Anton Perich - Monkey in Max’s Kansas City, 1973, Gelatin Silver Print. Staley-Wise Gallery, 100 Crosby Street, NYC, NY.

Kazuo Sumida - NY Subway ­– W 28th Street, 1995, gelatin silver print. Laurence Miller Gallery, 9 E, 8the Street, NYC, NY.