A Chuck Close and Bob Holman: Couple of Ways of Doing Something April 22, 2008

'A Couple of Ways of Doing Something' features fifteen of Chuck Close's delicately intimate daguerreotypes (including striking enlargements) of leading contemporary artists, paired with Bob Holman's witty and beautifully typeset poems. As individual portraits, each daguerreotype offers an immensely revealing study of the subject, extending the hyperrealist tradition of portraiture for which Close is renowned. The exhibition includes examples of his other works, taken from each daguerreotype, in a variety of challenging photographic media, including tapestries and photogravures. The result is a transfixing group portrait of Close's influential and highly creative circle of friends and colleagues.