Another of the exhibitions delights is its sidebyside display of the old and new. The title of this handsome, oversize book may be a bit of a curveball. Ezra stollercourtesy of yossi milo gallery he believed in the honest ability of photography to reveal the structure, function and material qualities of a building, she writes. A pioneer in the field of architectural photography, ezra stoller was commissioned by architects such as frank lloyd wright, paul rudolph, eero saarinen, i. A launch event for the book will be held on thursday, jan. Ezra stollers photographs showcased in a new book and. A photographic history of modern american architecture phaidon for those of us who love photography and architecture, there is no one who beats ezra stoller, the legendary photographer who elevated midcentury modern architecture to an art form and put a generation of architects on the map. A number of the books images will be included in a stoller exhibition at the yossi milo gallery in new york, opening january 24. The lumiere brothers center for photography is presenting to the russian public, for the first time, the work oftheoutstanding american architectural photographer of the 20th centuryezra stoller. Ezra stoller considered a pioneer in the world of architectural photography was known for snapping images of some of the 20th centurys most celebrated buildings, from the guggenheim. His work will be featured in a book by rappaport and erica stoller that comes out in december, ezra stoller, photographer, and an exhibit opening in january at yossi milo gallery. The photographs are as important as the architectural landmarks themselves, says milo, who represents the stoller estate. Daily icon magazine features profiles of extraordinary designers, architecture and products, with a special focus on furniture, accessories and lighting for the home.
Marin county civic center, frank lloyd wright, san rafael, ca, 1963. Beginning in roughly 1939, modernist architects frank lloyd wright, paul rudolph, eero saarinen, marcel breuer, and richard meier, among others, had photographer ezra stoller document their nowclassic buildingsclassic in themselves, but also because of stollers exquisite classicizing of them. The crowd at the opening for ezra stoller rare photos at yossi milo gallery erica stoller holding her late fathers book at his opening duplan silk mills 1943 by ezra stoller the art crowd pays homage to the great photos of ezra stoller at yossi milo photographers deal in things which are continually vanishing and when they have vanished there is no contrivance on earth which can. The exhibition will open on january 6 and close on february 12, with a reception on thursday, january 6, from 6. Available for sale from yossi milo gallery, ezra stoller, united nations, international team of architects led by wallace k. Ezra stollers limited edition fine art prints are represented exclusively by yossi milo gallery in new york, while esto licenses usage rights for reproduction. The subject of a show through march 2 at the yossi milo gallery in new york, stoller died in 2004, at 89, leaving behind about 50,000 photographs. The photographer who made architects famous wbur news. Ezra stollers photographs at yossi milo gallery the new york times. In 1961, he was the first recipient of a gold medal for photography from the american institute of architects. A stoller landscape, like an ansel adams landscape, vividly conveys symbolic as well as literal aspects of place while.
The work explores the mexican character through powerful portraits juxtaposed with strong cultural references of mexican history, art and literary. Guests heard a personal account of the legendary photographers methodology and career arc. Pei, marcel breuer and richard meier, because of his unique ability to capture the building according to the architects vision and to lock it into the architectural canon. That is until now, as yossi milo gallery in chelsea has begun the year with a survey of his photographs, on view jan. Aiming to capture a lost america, it features visuals taken all around the country. The confidence of an america in full stride ezra stoller. Memorable monuments to american modernism in pictures. The photographer who made architects famous ncpr news. Established in 2000, yossi milo gallery is a contemporary art gallery focused on the representation of artists specializing in photobased art, video and works on.
Ezra stoller ezra stoller photographs frank lloyd wright june 29 august 25, 2017 yossi milo gallery 245 tenth avenue, new york, ny 1. Ezra stoller was best known as an architectural photographer, but when he died in 2004 his children began digitizing his archive and uncovered projects that they had never seen before. The parrish contrasts how different photographers portray. Ezra stoller by kuspit, donald artforum international. Established in 2000, yossi milo gallery is a contemporary art gallery focused on the representation of artists specializing in photobased art, video and works on paper. Ezra stollers photographs showcased in a new book and exhibition. Ezra stoller photographs frank lloyd wright architecture. Born and raised in a tiny town north of tel aviv, hed developed his passion as a child while attending a boarding school in israel. Ezra stollers blackandwhite architectural photographs are the definitive images of the buildings that are. American architectural photographer of the 20thcenturyezra stoller. Photographer was recently published by yale university press. Both the appeal of and the problem with the late ezra stollers iconic blackandwhite photography are on display in a 1962 silver print of eero saarinens twa terminal at what used to be. Ezra stollers architectural studies the new york times.
The book is a timely precursor to the exhibition beyond architecture, which opens at the yossi milo gallery in new york in january. Home blog photography ezra stoller a pioneer in the field of architectural photography apr 20 2012 ezra stoller a pioneer in the field of architectural photography 1950, 1960, 50s, inspiration, retro, street photography photography edit ezra stoller general motors technical center ezra stoller general motors technical center, eero saarinen, warren, mi, 1950 gelatin. Ezra stoller, like all the other great architectural photographers, is a meticulous, patient craftsman as well as an artist, so much so that readers tend to forget that his occupation is essentially a commercial venture. Ezra stoller, courtesy yossi milo gallery, new york. Ezra stoller s limited edition fine art prints are represented exclusively by yossi milo gallery in new york, while esto licenses usage rights for reproduction. Yossi milo gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition of photographs by ezra stoller american, 19152004. Alison rossiter density 1947 2020 available for sale. Stollers photographs are featured in the books modern architecture. Ezra stoller photographs frank lloyd wright monovisions. Studio volta photo, in conjunction with tezeta, france. Ezra stollers photographs at yossi milo gallery the new. With more than 60 members and friends in attendance to hear the excellent commentary of erica stoller and nina rappaport on the work of ezra stoller, we say our february fundraiser at the yossi milo gallery in chelsea is one for the books.
When yossi milo made his debut as a gallerist, in the late 1990s, in new york citys chelsea neighborhood, he lacked the usual backing and connections and knew little about art dealing or collecting. Ezra stollercourtesy of yossi milo gallery while he didnt strive to be an artist, his daughter, erica, writes, the photographs are meaningful and beautiful works of art. These images are from earlier, kinder times, when the countrys future seemed as gilded as it was uncomplicated. Yossi milo gallery presents works by takuma nakahira, simen johan, chris mccaw, pieter hugo, ezra stoller, alison rossiter, mike brodie, matthew brandt, yuki onodera and sze tsung leong. Ezra stoller pioneer of american modernism the eye of. Yossi milo gallery through march 2 in a quietly enigmatic exhibition now at the yossi milo gallery here, photographs by ezra stoller capture more than a record of midcenturymodern building and. Photographer, recently published by yale university press, will be held on thursday. Siesta key, fl, 1955 ezra stoller, courtesy yossi milo gallery. A number of the book s images will be included in a stoller exhibition at the yossi milo gallery in new york, opening january 24. The guggenheim museum, the former whitney museum of american art building, manhattan skyscrapers, the twa terminal at kennedy international airport, the. Stollers 1958 photo of the seagram building in new yorkan image lichtenstein says emphasizes the buildings sleek, industrial verticalityhangs next to a misty, enigmatic image of the same building shot nearly four decades later by hiroshi sugimoto using a large format.
Inside the archives of american photographer ezra stoller. Docomomo usnew york tristate stoller gallery tour a. Yossi milo thinks photos can be so much more than we know. Ezra stollers gelatin silver prints include images of architectural interiors and iconic landmarks. Both the appeal of and the problem with the late ezra stollers iconic blackandwhite photography are on display in a 1962 silver print of eero. Beyond architecture at yossi milo gallery observer. Andy grundberg, longtime writer for the new york times and professor at the corcoran gallery of art, suggests that stollers work, for all its rigor and sharpness, belongs to the tradition of american landscape photography. Ezra stoller united nations, international team of architects led by. And i was taken with a photograph of the catalano house, designed by eduardo catalano, in raleigh, n. These images are from earlier, kinder times, when the countrys future seemed as gilded as it.
Photographer of modern american architecture by pierluigi serraino, phaidon, october 2019. The lumiere brothers center for photography is presenting to the russian public, for the first time, the work of the outstanding american architectural photographer of the 20 th centuryezra stoller the guggenheim museum, the former whitney museum of american art building, manhattan skyscrapers, the twa terminal at kennedy international airport, the famous. An opening reception and book launch for ezra stoller. Ezra was possessed with doing the most thorough job for every undertaking, says erica stoller, his daughter and the director of esto, the photographic agency founded by her father. To leaf through a book of stoller photographs today a new one has been published by. The american institute of architects award for architectural photography, 1961.
Ezra stoller photographs frank lloyd wright architecture is on view at yossi milo gallery from june 29 through august 25. Stoller is often cited in aiding the spread of the modern movement. In january 2012, yossi milo gallery moved to its new, groundfloor space located at 245 tenth avenue between 24th and 25th streets in new yorks chelsea district. Yossi milo gallery, 245 10th ave, new york, ny 2020. The format is simple, lots of images, carefully edited.