EXHIBITION: From the Archive with Gita Lenz

FROM THE ARCHIVE

GITA LENZ
MAY 7 - JUNE 19, 2021

Untitled [Garden Statue], Vintage Gelatin Silver Print

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Opening: Friday, May 7th, from 5pm - 8pm

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Candela Gallery is delighted to revisit the work of Gita Lenz (1910-2011). Lenz was Candela's first book project and one of the gallery's first exhibitions. Almost ten years later, From the Archive with Gita Lenz, features a series of Lenz's black and white vintage photographs. The exhibition will open this Friday, May 7th, from 5 - 8pm and continue through June 18th. 

Starting in the 1940s as an amateur photographer living in New York, Lenz spent her time documenting the city and capturing intimate urban life. Alongside her social documentary work, Lenz became an early practitioner of abstraction during the rise of the Abstract Expressionist movement. Through the 50s and 60s, Lenz achieved success working professionally for commercial and editorial clients. 

While her photography was featured in numerous magazines, Lenz's work received notable recognition during her career. In 1951, Lenz was featured along with her peers in Abstraction in Photography, a group exhibition curated by Edward Steichen for the Museum of Modern Art. In 1952 Lenz's work was included in a three-person exhibition, The Third Eye at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. And in 1955, Edward Steichen included Lenz in another seminal exhibition, The Family of Man at the MoMA. 

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