Art Calendar / Art, 25 July 2022

"Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story"

Jess T. Dugan's exhibition at the University Galleries at Illinois State University

beginning 17 August 2022

galleries.illinoisstate.edu/exhibitions/

Collin at sunset - 2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

25 July 2022: Jess T. Dugan's exhibition "Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story" will be on display at the University Galleries at Illinois State University beginning 17 August. St. Louis-based artist Jess T. Dugan is known for their social portrait colour photographs that explore identities, particularly of gender and sexuality. On view at the University Galleries at Illinois State University, "Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story" are 20 works including portraits, self-portraits of the artist and still life. It includes work from a long-term project called "Every Breath We Drew."

Dugan's portraits explore the intersections of individual identities, in which they seek intimate connection with others. They are drawing on their queer experience and understanding of masculinity.

The photographs in Currents 120 are part of Dugan's ongoing project Every Breath We Drew, begun in 2011.

Early morning light-Boston-2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

About Jess T. Dugan

Drawing on their experience as a queer, non-binary person, Jess T. Dugan has an existential need to understand theirselves, express theirselves creatively and connect with others. Their aim is to use their photographs to facilitate intimacy, create empathy, understanding and critical engagement and contemporary social life.

Jess T. Dugan works with a medium format camera and natural light to achieve a traditional style. They are influenced by portraiture to give their work as much intensity as possible. 

Their long-term project Every Breath We Drew (2011 - present) explores the power of identity, desire and connection. In this series they focus particularly on the soft version of masculinity.

Another project was created between 2013 and 2018 and that is "To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Older People". They created this project with their partner Dr Vanessa Fabbre, a researcher specialising in LGBTQ ageing.

Another core element of their work is documenting their family, which became the Family Pictures series; work that continues to this day."

Kalven-2021 ©Jess T. Dugan

Lindsay by the Mississippi-2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

Red Tulips-2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

Self-portrait with Vanessa-2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

Jo at sunset-2020  ©Jess T. Dugan

Tulips-2020  ©Jess T. Dugan

Self-portrait blue room-2021  ©Jess T. Dugan

Jess T. Dugan, born in 1986 in Biloxi, MS, received their MFA in Photography from Columbia College Chicago, their Master of Liberal Arts in Museum Studies from Harvard University, and their BFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Dugan's work is in the permanent collections of over 40 museums. Among them: 

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, the International Center of Photography, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the St. Louis Art Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Photography and the Library of Congress.

Dugans is the recipient of a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, an ICP Infinity Award and was selected by the Obama White House as an LGBT Artist Champion of Change. They are also a regular contributor to clients such as the ACLU Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine and TIME.

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Art Calendar / Art, 25. Juli 2022

"Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story":

Ausstellung von Jess T. Dugan in den Universitätsgalerien der Illinois State University

ab dem 17. August 2022

galleries.illinoisstate.edu/exhibitions/

Zach and Oskar at sunset-2020 ©Jess T. Dugan

Jess T. Dugan, Künstler aus St. Louis ist bekannt für their Farbfotografien mit sozialen Porträts, die sich mit Identitäten, insbesondere mit Geschlecht und Sexualität, auseinandersetzen. In den University Galleries der Illinois State University sind unter dem Titel "Jess T. Dugan: I want you to know my story" 20 Werke zu sehen, darunter Porträts, Selbstporträts und Stillleben. Die Ausstellung umfasst Arbeiten aus einem Langzeitprojekt mit dem Titel "Every Breath We Drew".

Dugans Porträts erforschen die Überschneidungen individueller Identitäten, in denen they die intime Verbindung mit anderen suchen. They schöpfen dabei aus their queeren Erfahrung und their Verständnis von Männlichkeit.

Die Fotografien in Currents 120 sind Teil von Dugans fortlaufendem Projekt Every Breath We Drew, das 2011 begann.

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Über Jess T. Dugan

Ausgehend von their Erfahrungen als queere, nicht-binäre Person hat Jess T. Dugan ein existenzielles Bedürfnis, sich selbst zu verstehen, kreativ auszudrücken und sich mit anderen zu verbinden.

Their Ziel ist es, mit their Fotografien Intimität zu ermöglichen, Empathie, Verständnis und kritische Auseinandersetzung und das heutige gesellschaftliche Leben zu schaffen.

Jess T. Dugan arbeitet hierbei mit einer Mittelformatkamera und natürlichem Licht, um einen traditionellen Stil zu erreichen. They sind beeinflusst von Porträtmalerei, um their Werken eine möglichst grosse Intensität zu verleihen. 

Their Langzeitprojekt Every Breath We Drew (2011 - heute) erforscht die Macht von Identität, Begehren und Verbindung. In dieser Serie konzentrieren they sich besonders auf die sanfte Version von Männlichkeit.

Ein weiteres Projekt wurde zwischen 2013 und 2018 geschaffen und zwar „To Survive on This Shore: Photographs and Interviews with Transgender und geschlechtsuntypischen älteren Menschen“. Dieses Projekt schufen they zusammen mit their Partnerin Dr. Vanessa Fabbre, einer Forscherin, spezialisiert auf LGBTQ-Aging.

Ein weiteres Kernelement ihrer Arbeit ist die Dokumentation their Familie, welches zur Serie „Serie Family Pictures“ wurde; eine Arbeit, die bis heute fortgeführt wird.

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Jess T. Dugan, geboren 1986 in Biloxi, MS, erhielten their MFA in Fotografie am Columbia College Chicago, ihren Master of Liberal Arts in Museumsstudien an der Harvard University und ihren BFA in Fotografie vom Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

Dugans Arbeiten befinden sich in den ständigen Sammlungen von über 40 Museen. Darunter: 

Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, das International Center of Photography, das Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, das Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, das Minneapolis Institute of Art, das St. Louis Art Museum, das Museum of Contemporary Photography und die Library of Congress.

Dugans ist Empfänger eines Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant, eines ICP Infinity Award und wurde vom Weißen Haus Obama als LGBT Artist Champion of Change ausgewählt. Darüber hinaus arbeiten they regelmässig für Kunden wie das ACLU Magazine, The Guardian, The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine und TIME.

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Personalities - 15 July 2022

Interview with Michel Fornasier, "When weakness becomes a superpower." Michel Fornasier, founder of the Give CHILDREN a Hand Foundation, was born without a right hand. He has been embodying the superhero for 5 years to teach children tolerance and respect for diversity. If he succeeds in getting his audience to turn their weaknesses into a strength, then his mission is accomplished. Why this approach is also important for adults, you can find out in the personal interview. 

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©Michel Fornasier

10 July 2022 Fashion / Art

Maison Valentino The Beginning Haute Couture FW 22 23 - 8 July 2022 Spanish Steps in Rome. "Beauty comes from harmony" says Pierpaolo Piccioli, referring also to the harmony of society. The magic hour began when the sun set on the Spanish Steps on 8 July 2022, bathing the houses in a golden light. Valentino beings strode down the Spanish Steps and went to the historic Valentino Atelier in Piazza Mignanelli. The concept: Pierpaolo Piccioli wants to bring the people and ideas that were once on the margins into focus, to make them protagonists. An idea that expands the spectrum of beauty.

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©Valentino

Art Calendar / Art, 21 July 2022

"Michael Kagan: It Lasts Forever", Almine Rech, London. "Iconic moments that change the future in a split second".

Michael Kagan dedicates his work to explorers from mountaineers to astronauts. In his characteristically thick brushstrokes, he depicts people pushing the limits of nature through physical endurance and technology. He has already been invited to SpaceX. Elon Musk now owns a painting of his, as does NASA astronaut Leland Melvin. An exclusive interview.

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Michael Kagan Communication Immage 2022 ©Michael Kagan

Michael Kagan Installation view Argl 2022 ©Melissa Castro Duarte

Art Calendar - 18 July 2022

Message of the Kaiadilt Culture, Sally Gabori. The Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain presents the first major solo exhibition of Aboriginal artist Mirdidingkingathi Juwarnda Sally Gabori outside Australia from 3 July to 6 November 2022. The exhibition and archive sallygabori-fondationcartier.com is a unique testament to Australian Kaiadilt culture.

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Sally Gabori, Mornington Island Arts and Crafts Centre, 2008-2012.

© The Estate of Sally Gabori. 

Photo © Inge Cooper