“Architectural and Design Photography: The Art of Imaging" Opens at the Washington Design Center Sept.8-Oct. 21, 2011
Opening Reception: Thur., Sept. 8, 5-8 p.m.; RSVP to rsvp@dodgechrome.com
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 7, 2011—The Washington Design Center (WDC) and Dodge-Chrome, Inc. present "Architectural and Design Photography: The Art of Imaging," Sept. 8-Oct. 21, 2011, at the Washington Design Center. The exhibition features over 100 works by 29 of the area’s top architectural, interior design, landscape, and fine-art photographers. The exhibition also marks the region’s premier celebration of exceptional architectural photography and groundbreaking digital imaging—capturing the illuminating force behind architectural and design photography and digital art in the nation’s capital.
“The Washington Design Center is a fitting location for the exhibit,” says Jennifer Sergent, director of marketing for the WDC. “The photography highlights not only the talented men and women who captured the images, but the stunning work of our area’s best interior designers, architects, and landscape architects.”
Among the show’s highlights is the iconic photograph by Mike Mitchell of the Beatles first U.S. concert on Feb. 11, 1964 at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. This photograph recently made news headlines around the world when a gelatin silver print of it was auctioned at Christie’s in New York.
The works will be shown in two gallery showrooms at the design center. The first room will display architectural photography by area photographers, including: Gordon Beall, Ron Blunt, Dan Cunningham, Lydia Cutter, Judy Davis, Roger Foley, Anne Gummerson, Greg Hadley, Julia Heine, Anice Hoachlander, Morgan Howarth, Alan Karchmer, Sam Kittner, Eri
WASHINGTON, D.C., September 1, 2011—The Washington Design Center (WDC) and Dodge-Chrome, Inc. present "Architectural and Design Photography: The Art of Imaging," Sept. 8-Oct. 21, 2011, at the Washington Design Center. The exhibition features over 100 works by 29 of the area’s top architectural, interior design, landscape, and fine-art photographers. The exhibition also marks the region’s premier celebration of exceptional architectural photography and groundbreaking digital imaging—capturing the illuminating force behind architectural and design photography and digital art in the nation’s capital.
“The Washington Design Center is a fitting location for the exhibit,” says Jennifer Sergent, director of marketing for the WDC. “The photography highlights not only the talented men and women who captured the images, but the stunning work of our area’s best interior designers, architects, and landscape architects.”
Among the show’s highlights is the iconic photograph by Mike Mitchell of the Beatles first U.S. concert on Feb. 11, 1964 at the Washington Coliseum in Washington, D.C. This photograph recently made news headlines around the world when a gelatin silver print of it was auctioned at Christie’s in New York.
The works will be shown in two gallery showrooms at the design center. The first room will display architectural photography by area photographers, including: Gordon Beall, Ron Blunt, Dan Cunningham, Lydia Cutter, Judy Davis, Roger Foley, Anne Gummerson, Greg Hadley, Julia Heine, Anice Hoachlander, Morgan Howarth, Alan Karchmer, Sam Kittner, Erik Kvalsvik, Maxwell MacKenzie, Prakash Patel, Eric Taylor, Jeff Wolfram, and Ken Wyner.
In the second gallery, a display of fine-art photography by Kay Chernush, Robert Epstein, Max Hirshfeld, Karen Jordan, Cade Martin, Mike Mitchell, Irene Owsley, Randy Santos, Angie Seckinger, and Colin Winterbottom, will also be shown alongside innovative imaging techniques by designers of Dodge-Chrome, Inc. Various examples of these techniques, including “environmental interior décor,” where photographic images are printed on a myriad of environmental surfaces, including metal, acrylic, wood, canvas, and paper, will show how these processes have revolutionized the design field.
“Digital imagery has opened possibilities for designers that just a few years ago, no one could have imagined,” says Theo Adamstein, co-owner of Dodge-Chrome, Inc. with Carol Ann Boyd and Ann Dominiski. “We have mastered the ability to print photography on acrylic, metal, wood, glass and other substrates. Dodge-Chrome can take an image and custom-print wall paper or produce larger-than life murals. It is very exciting to see how the design industry is embracing these cutting-edge techniques.”
Visit the WDC blog at www.dcdesigncenterblog.com for updates.
The Washington Design Center is located at 300 D Street, SW in Washington DC. Viewing hours are Mon.-Fri., 9 a.m.-5 p.m., and admission is free. The center is located near the Federal Center Metrorail station on the blue and orange lines. For general information, the public may call 202.646.6100.
About The Washington Design Center:
Dedicated to providing the finest in home furnishings to the design trade, The Washington Design Center, a division of MMPI, is home to seven floors of luxury showrooms featuring furnishings and lighting, fabric, rugs, wall covering, and paint.
For WDC inquiries, please contact Jennifer Sergent, Director of Marketing at the Washington Design Center at (202) 646-6109 or jsergent@mmart.com.
About Dodge-Chrome, Inc:
Dodge-Chrome, a nationally recognized print services provider, has been producing the highest quality images in the Metro Washington, DC area for over 30 years.
For Dodge-Chrome inquiries, please contact Theo Adamstein, President at (240) 247-1800; theoa@dodgechrome.com.
About MMPI:
MMPI is the world's leading owner and operator of showroom buildings and trade show facilities, bringing buyers and sellers together in more than 300 market events, trade and consumer shows and conferences each year.
MMPI manages The Merchandise Mart and 350 West Mart Center in Chicago; the Architects & Designers Building, 7 W New York, and Piers 92/94 in New York City; the Boston Design Center in Boston; the L.A. Mart in Los Angeles; the Washington Design Center in Washington DC; and Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center in Cleveland.
Vornado Realty Trust, owners of MMPI, based in New York City, is a fully integrated equity real estate investment trust. Vornado’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and are traded under the symbol VNO.
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