In his second exhibition with the gallery, photographer David Leventi presents his images of the interiors of world-famous opera houses juxtaposed with images of the interiors of the last remaining domed prisons. Together, they are a study in contrasts – the lavish social theaters versus stark dwellings of incarceration and deprivation. Astonishingly, the architectural similarities between the two venues momentarily obscure fundamental differences in their operations. One such difference is that of observation – the audience of many observing a few versus the few observing the many. The large-scale, painting-like prints allow the viewer the experience and emotion of being surrounded by the various spaces. The artist employs large-format Arca-Swiss cameras to ensure that his compositions are architecturally symmetrical and emphasize Euclidean geometry.
Galleries
David Leventi
Teatro di San Carlo, Naples, Italy
2009
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 3
64 x 80 3/4 inches (image)
72 x 90 inches (paper)
73 3/4 x 91 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Opera de Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo, Monaco
2009
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires, Argentina
2010
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Grand Théâtre, Bordeaux, France
2014
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Státní Opera, Prague, Czech Republic
2008
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Arnhem Prison, Arnhem, Netherlands
2011
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
F-House No. 1, Stateville Correctional Center, Crest Hill, Illinois
2010
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)
David Leventi
Haarlem Prison, Haarlem, Netherlands
2011
Fujicolor Crystal Archive print, mounted to Dibond, Ed. of 8
41 x 52 inches (image)
50 x 60 inches (paper)
51 3/4 x 61 3/4 inches (framed)