RoGallery Photography

"Abramson comes much closer to recording the sound of these clubs than we would have any right to expect from a photographer." - Nick Hornby (London, 2009), Light On the South Side, ...

Limited edition fine art photograph by Romina Ressia

A camera is a window through which a photographer interacts with the world, and it's up to the operator to decide whether his camera will be a barrier or a mirror between he and his subjects. In the 1970s, Michael Abramson chose the latter path when he brought his camera to Pepper's Hideout on Chicago's South Side. Following in the footsteps of his acknowledged influence Gyula Halász, a Hungarian photographer better known as Brassaï who became the pre-eminent chronicler of the Paris nightlife he loved so much, Abramson initiated himself into the nightlife of Chicago's predominantly black neighbourhoods. He was very much a part of the scene he documented on film, drinking, laughing, and dancing with his subjects into small hours and becoming as much a part of the atmosphere as the locals who frequented the same nightspots he did. - Joe Tangari (Numero Group, 2009) This series won Abramson a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts in 1978 and launched his career as a photojournalist. Eventually the project resulted in a hardbound book, Light: On the South Side, including the Grammy and Mojo nominated album, featuring Chicago blues...

Listing includes framing (a $500 value), free shipping to the continential US and Europe, and a 14 day return policy. This print is now sold out. Danziger Gallery owns one edition for sale exclusively on 1stdibs. Paul Cupido...

Listing includes free shipping in the US and Europe, framing with UV plexi and a 14-day return policy. Equivalent to a ~$550 or 10% discount. Ships from our New York gallery. Christopher Anderson...

The work is a double layered, photographic print on museum paper. On the lower layer, there is a photograph by the artist of the ancient sculpture, from one of the archeology museums...

The work is a double layered, photographic print on museum paper. On the lower layer, there is a photograph by the artist of the ancient sculpture, from one of the archeology museums...

The work is a double layered, photographic print on museum paper. On the lower layer, there is a photograph by the artist of the ancient sculpture, from one of the archeology museums...

Limited edition fine art photograph by Bastiaan Woudt.

The work is a double layered, photographic print on museum paper. On the lower layer, there is a photograph by the artist of the ancient sculpture, from one of the archeology museums...

Woven Jacquard Chromogenic print H 160cm x W 127cm H 63¼" x W 50¼"