11/14: Photo Presentation: Vincent Cianni at powerHouse

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a very special photography presentation:
Documentary photographer
VINCENT CIANNI presents his new work:
'GAYS IN THE MILITARY: HOW AMERICA THANKED ME'.

Sunday, November 14 at 5:00pm. Only $5.00

at the powerHouse Arena in DUMBO.
37 Main Street in DUMBO
Brooklyn, New York
718-666-3049
Trains: F is closest; a short walk from the A/C/2/3


powerHouse Books and Hartman/Klein Productions proudly present the next installment of powerHouse Sundays, November 14, 2010: photographer Vincent Cianni.

Vincent Cianni -- documentary photographer and author of We Skate Hardcore -- will be presenting his new project, ‘Gays in the Military: How America Thanked Me’, which explores how the lives of many gay and lesbian service members have been affected by homophobia in the military, and by the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

For the past year, Cianni has been photographing and interviewing veterans and active duty personnel, from a 91-year-old World War II vet to recent enlistees.

Join him as he presents this incredibly topical and important work, in the delightful and stunning setting of the powerHouse arena in DUMBO.

CIANNI BIO:
Documentary photographer Vincent Cianni graduated Penn State University, the Maryland Institute College of Art, and SUNY New Paltz. Cianni teaches photography at Parsons, The New School of Design, NYC.

His documentary work explores community and memory, the human condition, and the use of image and text. The photographs of We Skate Hardcore, published by NYU Press and the Center for Documentary Studies have been widely published in photo journals and anthologies - Double Take, Aperture, Creative Camera, The Photo Review, The New Yorker, La Fotografia, Brooklyn Bridge, and others. His photographs have been exhibited at LACMA, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Photographers Gallery, London; the 7th International Photography Festival in Mannheim; and the George Eastman House.

A major survey of the work was exhibited at the Museum of the City of New York in 2006. Duke Universitys Rare Books, Manuscripts and Special Collections Library established a study archive of Ciannis documentary projects including photographs, negatives and correspondence and made in conjunction with the projects. His photographs are represented in numerous public and private collections including George Eastman House, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Museum of the City of New York, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Kinsey Institute for Sexual Research, and Bibliotecque National de France.


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street photographer Vivian Cherry. DEC. 12