US/ Exhibition – MATTHEW ROLSTON: TALKING HEADS
Diana Rosentein Fine Art, 831 North Highland Avenue, Los Angeles
Until 12th July 2014, 10am – 6pm, Tuesday – Saturday
This is an exhibition of monumental colour photo portraits of vent dummies chosen from a collection of nearly seven hundred ventriloquists dolls (dating from 1820 – 1980) housed at the Vent Haven Museum in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky.
In 2010, Matthew Rolston set up a portrait studio at the museum and photographed each of his subjects in an identical manner: square format, low angle, monochromatic backdrop, and a single light source.
Details, links and photos can be found here:
http://www.dianerosenstein.com/exhibitions/information/matthew-rolston-talking-heads/
http://venthavenmuseum.com/
A monograph accompanies this exhibition: TALKING HEADS: The Vent Haven Portraits, (2012, Pointed Leaf Press, NYC). The 151 page book features over 100 full colour illustrations and includes essays by Edward Rothstein, Matthew Rolston, Terry Fator, and Hunter Drohojowska-Philp whose essay “Dummies' Dreams Fulfilled” can be read here:
http://www.dianerosenstein.com/static/files/DRFA_HDP_Talking_Heads_Essay.pdf
