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  • Bound and Unbound

    The Photographic Book and the Print

    ROSEGALLERY is pleased to present

    BOUND AND UNBOUND: The Photobook and the Photographic Print

     

     
    6 September  -  18 October 2025
     
    Press Release
  • Carrie Mae Weems, Six by Six Set Three Volume Six: Slow Fade to Black, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Thomas Demand, Six by Six Set Five Volume Two: The Stove, 2014 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Alec Soth, Six by Six Set Two Volume Five: Mostly Women, 2011 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Toshio Shibata, Six by Six Set One Volume Five: Expressways 1986, 2010 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Anthony Hernandez, Six by Six Set One Volume One: East Baltimore, 2010 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Catherine Opie, Six by Six Set Four Volume Four: The Middle of Somewhere, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Tanya Marcuse, Six by Six Set Two Volume Two: Wax Bodies, 2011 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Risaku Suzuki, Six by Six Set Two Volume Six: Atelier of Cezanne, 2011 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    William Christenberry, Six by Six Set Three Volume One: House Near Akron, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Kenro Izu, Six by Six Set Four Volume Three: Blue, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Edward Burtynsky, Six by Six Set Four Volume Two: Monegros, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Issei Suda, Six by Six Set Four Volume Six: Sparrow Island, 2012 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Michael Kenna, Six by Six Set Five Volume Four: Confessionali, 2014 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Andrea Modica, Six by Six Set Five Volume Six: L'amico del cuore, 2014 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Katy Grannan and Hannah Hughes, Six by Six Set Six Volume Four: The Glint of Light on Broken Glass, 2016 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Idris Kahn, Six by Six Set Six Volume Five: Church Walk, 2016 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Marilyn Minter, Six by Six Set Six Volume Six: Florida 1969, 2016 (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Carrie Mae Weems, Six by Six Set Three Volume Six: Slow Fade to Black, 2012

  • While photographic prints often stand at the forefront as iconic images in their own right, the photobook reveals the broader scope of a series, situating singular photographs within a larger narrative. The exhibition highlights two distinct ways of experiencing photographs: the book through the intimate act of turning pages, and the print through its scale and material presence. This interplay underscores the artistry of sequence, design, and craft while reaffirming the enduring significance of the photographic print. Together, singular prints and photobooks work in tandem, each holding their own weight and offering distinct yet complementary ways of experiencing photography.

     

    By staging the books and prints together, BOUND AND UNBOUND  examines the unique proposition that the book itself is not simply a vessel, but an additional artistic form that is dialogue with the photographic print. This exhibition becomes both a library and a gallery, a meditation on the multiple lives of photographs, and a testament to the enduring role of publishing in shaping the field of contemporary photography.

  • The Six by Six series, published by Nazraeli Press, occupies a rare and important place in the history of photographic...

    The Six by Six series, published by Nazraeli Press, occupies a rare and important place in the history of photographic publishing. Conceived as a set of finely crafted, limited-edition books paired with original prints, Six by Six is at once a publishing project, a collector’s art object, and a collective portrait of contemporary photography. With prints showcased on the walls, they expand outward, breaking free from the bound format; images are seen in a new scale, where gesture, surface, and detail can be apprehended differently.

  • This doubling, the page and the wall, reveals photography’s ability to inhabit multiple registers. Among many artists featured in the...

    This doubling, the page and the wall, reveals photography’s ability to inhabit multiple registers. Among many artists featured in the exhibition are works by Thomas Demand, Marilyn Minter, Catherine Opie, Carrie Mae Weems, and Alec Soth, whose work moves fluidly between the printed page and the collectible print, this shift of context underscores how each format amplifies distinct qualities of the image. In the book, photographs converse in sequence, forming narratives or visual poems. On the wall, they assert themselves as singular presences, suspended in space.

  • BOUND AND UNBOUND: The Photographic Book and the Print also features books from Luhz Press, Editorial RM, Schirmer/Mosel, and more, continuing the dialogue between the photobook as something democratic and portable, and the print as a singular, collectible entity. 

    • Daido Moriyama, Journey for Something
      Daido Moriyama, Journey for Something
    • Lebohang Kganye, Original print from Ke Lefa Laka / Her-story Volume II, 2012-2013
      Lebohang Kganye, Original print from Ke Lefa Laka / Her-story Volume II, 2012-2013
    • Ken Kitano, Ken Kitano Flow and Fusion, Limited Edition book with custom slipcase, 2009
      Ken Kitano, Ken Kitano Flow and Fusion, Limited Edition book with custom slipcase, 2009
    • Latoya Ruby Frazier, Momme (Shadow), from Momme Portrait Series , 2008
      Latoya Ruby Frazier, Momme (Shadow), from Momme Portrait Series , 2008
    • Jo Ann Callis, Glove, 1981-83 printed in 2025
      Jo Ann Callis, Glove, 1981-83 printed in 2025
    • Carolle Benitah, Pomplidom, 2016
      Carolle Benitah, Pomplidom, 2016
  • For inquiries, please contact Rose | rose@rosegallery.net or Sophie | sophie@rosegallery.net
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