Now that the FotoFocus Center’s inaugural exhibition has ended, the photography-focused nonprofit organization is publishing a catalog with each work that was displayed inside.
The exhibition, titled “Big Tent,” featured 55 artists from across Cincinnati, the U.S., and the world. It opened on May 29 and closed this past Saturday, Aug. 22. The exhibition’s debut corresponded with the opening of the Center, a 14,700-square-foot photo gallery and arts center in Over-the-Rhine.
Back when “Big Tent” opened, the organization’s artistic director and curator Kevin Moore spoke at length to CityBeat on the exhibition’s themes.
“‘Big tent’ is a phrase that references a political coalition with very diverse members, and so we wanted the first show to be welcoming. We wanted it to represent a broad range of artists and perspectives,” Moore said in May. “It centers around the conversation regarding our American democracy, and it is the 250th anniversary of the country, so it is not intended necessarily overtly as an American anniversary show, but it does mark the moment, I think, in an important way, politically.”
The new catalog will feature an essay by Moore and an afterword by Katherine Ryckman Siegwarth. Other than the catalog, FotoFocus is currently gearing up for its biennial titled “The Long View,” which will spread across 65 venues in the Greater Cincinnati area along with Dayton and Columbus.
For more information, visit the FotoFocus website.
