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| Avraham Hay: Face to Face (9.6-10.26.07) |
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| Tickets/Registration: 212.415.5500 |
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| Media Contact: Lauren Phillips, 212.415.5402, email |
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| AVRAHAM HAY: FACE TO FACE — U.S. DEBUT |
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| Israeli Photographer Turns Artists into Art by Capturing His Colleagues in Action |
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OPENING RECEPTION: Thursday, September 6, 5:00-6:45 pm
Free and Open to the Public
EXHIBIT DATES: Friday, September 7 - Friday, October 26
FOR GALLERY SCHEDULE, PLEASE CALL 212-415-5749
The 92nd Street Y Weill Art Gallery is also open to those attending regularly scheduled events in the adjacent Kaufmann Concert Hall.
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| New York, NY, August, 8, 2007—The 92nd Street Y opens its 2007-2008 exhibition season with the U.S. debut of Israeli photographer Avraham Hay. His exhibit at the Y, Avraham Hay: Face to Face, is a collection of 44 black-and-white photographs that depict the lives and work of Hay's fellow Israeli artists; it was previously displayed at the Tel Aviv Museum of Art in 2005. Hay has been photographing his colleagues since the mid-seventies; by portraying artist in their own studios and among their own work, his images offer a perspective on the ways in which personality traits and lifestyle choices influence the creative process. Hay's own self-portrait, taken with the aid of a mirror, is included in the exhibit. |
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Hay began his career as a military photographer in the Israeli Defense Forces. After his military duty, he went on to complete studies in photography and archaeology at Hebrew University, Tel Aviv University, and the Polytechnic School of London. Hay's portraits have been displayed in the Israel Museum, the Tel Aviv Museum of Art, the Museum of Israeli Art in Ramat Gan and elsewhere. |
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| ABOUT THE 92nd STREET Y SCHOOL OF THE ARTS |
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The 92nd Street Y School of the Arts, the Y's education division, offers adults and children an opportunity to develop new skills within a supportive but challenging environment. The School of Music (estab. 1917) and the Art Center (estab. 1930) offer classes for beginners, amateurs and professional artists in virtually every style and medium. Supplementing the classroom learning are special programs like artist residencies, master classes and lecture series. What is now the Harkness Dance Center (estab. 1935) played a central role in the development of the American modern dance movement, while the Educational Outreach program brings art, music, dance and theater into the lives of 7,000 economically disadvantaged New York City public elementary school children. A gallery program presents art and photography exhibits on a variety of contemporary topics.
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| ABOUT THE 92nd STREET Y |
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Founded in 1874 by a group of visionary Jewish leaders, the 92nd Street Y has grown into a wide-ranging cultural, educational and community center serving people of all ages, races, faiths and backgrounds. The 92nd Street Y's mission is to enrich the lives of the over 300,000 people who visit each year — both in person and through the Y's satellite, television, radio and Internet broadcasts. The organization offers comprehensive performing arts, film and spoken word events; courses in the humanities, the arts, personal development and Jewish culture; activities and workshops for children, teenagers and parents; and health and fitness programs for people of every age. Committed to making its programs available to everyone, the 92nd Street Y awards nearly $1 million in scholarships annually and reaches out to 7,000 public school children through fully-subsidized arts education programs. For more information, please visit www.92Y.org. |
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