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Dana Lixenberg
American Images, Frans Halsstraat 26, Amsterdam (NL), Other locations, 15 September - 10 November 2018

Dana Lixenberg: American Images

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Works
  • Dana Lixenberg Sean Combs (Puff Daddy), 1995 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in three sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Sean Combs (Puff Daddy), 1995
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in three sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, André Benjamin (André 3000), 2005, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, André Benjamin (André 3000), 2005, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Christopher Wallace (Biggie), 1996, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Christopher Wallace (Biggie), 1996, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Kimberly Denise Jones (Lil’ Kim), 1997 (II) Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Kimberly Denise Jones (Lil’ Kim), 1997 (II)
    Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg Kamaal “Q-Tip” Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Malik “Phife” Taylor (A Tribe Called Quest), 1997 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in three sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Kamaal “Q-Tip” Fareed, Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Malik “Phife” Taylor (A Tribe Called Quest), 1997
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in three sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, Mary J Blige, 2001, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Mary J Blige, 2001, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Kimberly Denise Jones (Lil’ Kim), 1997, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Kimberly Denise Jones (Lil’ Kim), 1997, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Gil Scott-Heron, 1994, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Gil Scott-Heron, 1994, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Ralph Ellison, 1992, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Ralph Ellison, 1992, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Allen Ginsberg, 1995 Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminium, walnut frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Allen Ginsberg, 1995
    Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminium, walnut frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, Haskell Wexler, 2015, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Haskell Wexler, 2015, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Al green, 1995, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Al green, 1995, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg John Bongiovi Jr. (Jon Bon Jovi), 1995, 2018 Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
    Dana Lixenberg
    John Bongiovi Jr. (Jon Bon Jovi), 1995, 2018
    Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass
    Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
  • Dana Lixenberg Leonard Cohen, 1995 (II) Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Leonard Cohen, 1995 (II)
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg Louise Bourgeois, 1994 Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Louise Bourgeois, 1994
    Gelatin Silver print mounted on aluminum, walnut frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, Kate Moss, 1994, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Kate Moss, 1994, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA/Bobby Digital), 1998, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (RZA/Bobby Digital), 1998, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, August Wilson, 2001, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, August Wilson, 2001, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Shawn Carter (Jay Z), 1998 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in three sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Shawn Carter (Jay Z), 1998
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in three sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, Michael, Christina & Britney (Impersonators), 2004, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Michael, Christina & Britney (Impersonators), 2004, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Tony Curtis, 2002, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Tony Curtis, 2002, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Aaliyah Dana Haughton (Aaliyah), 1995 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Aaliyah Dana Haughton (Aaliyah), 1995
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg Kimora Lee Simmons, 2005, 2018 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
    Dana Lixenberg
    Kimora Lee Simmons, 2005, 2018
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
  • Dana Lixenberg, Leonard Cohen, 1995, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Leonard Cohen, 1995, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Russell Simmons, 1998, 2018 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
    Dana Lixenberg
    Russell Simmons, 1998, 2018
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
  • Dana Lixenberg, Brian Wilson, 2008, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Brian Wilson, 2008, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg James Newell Osterberg Jr. (Iggy Pop), 1999 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    James Newell Osterberg Jr. (Iggy Pop), 1999
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
  • Dana Lixenberg, Isaac Hayes, 1998, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Isaac Hayes, 1998, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Ivana Trump, 1998, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Ivana Trump, 1998, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Donald Trump, 1998, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Donald Trump, 1998, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Noam Chomsky, 2003, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Noam Chomsky, 2003, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Larry Clark, 1999, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Larry Clark, 1999, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Polly Jean Harvey (PJ Harvey), 2001, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Polly Jean Harvey (PJ Harvey), 2001, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Glen Campbell, 1999, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Glen Campbell, 1999, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas (TLC), 2002, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Tionne “T-Boz” Watkins and Rozonda “Chilli” Thomas (TLC), 2002, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg, Elmore Leonard, 1999, 2018
    Dana Lixenberg, Elmore Leonard, 1999, 2018
  • Dana Lixenberg Walter Theodore Rollins (Sonny Rollins), 1999, 2018 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
    Dana Lixenberg
    Walter Theodore Rollins (Sonny Rollins), 1999, 2018
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Print size: 50 x 40 cm | 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in
    Frame size: 52 x 41 cm | 20 1/2 x 16 1/8 in
  • Dana Lixenberg Walter Becker & Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), 1999 Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass Printed in two sizes
    Dana Lixenberg
    Walter Becker & Donald Fagen (Steely Dan), 1999
    Archival pigment print mounted on dibond, maple frame, museum glass
    Printed in two sizes
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Press
  • DANA LIXENBERG: Intimacy and human expressions, the way that celebrities are imagined by the public.

    MUSE, October 30, 2018
  • Sterren of zwervers

    Achsa Vissel, NIW, September 27, 2018
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  • American Images toont kwetsbare beroemdheden (in Dutch)

    NRC, September 13, 2018
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  • Kwetsbaarheid (in Dutch)

    Marcel van Roosmalen, NRC, September 12, 2018
  • Freek en Hella de Jonge leveren al hun privacy in voor de tentoonstelling Het Volle Leven (in Dutch)

    Arno Haijtema, De Volkskrant, September 10, 2018
  • Larger than life

    Ekow Eshun, Financial Times, September 7, 2018
Publications
  • Tupac Biggie

    Tupac Biggie

    Dana Lixenberg Rob Kenner and Kevin Powell
    Design: Mevis & van Deursen, 2018
    Softcover 96 pages
    Publisher: Patta, Amsterdam (NL) and Roma Publications, Amsterdam (NL)
    ISBN: 9789492811325
    Dimensions: 24 x 34 cm | 9 1/2 x 13 3/8 in
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News
  • Dana Lixenberg x Patta - Tupac Biggie

    Dana Lixenberg x Patta - Tupac Biggie

    Dana Lixenberg Read more
  • Dana Lixenberg x Patta Book Launch

    Dana Lixenberg x Patta Book Launch

    11 October 2018, 17:00 - 21:00, GRIMM, Frans Hallsstraat 26, Amsterdam Read more
Press release
Dana Lixenberg, American Images
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GRIMM is pleased to announce American Images, a solo exhibition featuring the work of Dana Lixenberg (1964, Amsterdam, NL). American Images comprises a selection of portraits of American icons who have been instrumental in shaping today’s popular culture.

Lixenberg has the ability to capture her subjects in profound moments of temporal being; in doing so, she engages in analytical scrutiny without imposing judgement. The artist’s subtle and sophisticated feel for color and her sensitivity for capturing the finest indications and details of human expression are striking in each of her portraits.

The exhibition is dedicated to Lixenberg’s dear friend, George Pitts (1951–2017), photographer, painter, educator and writer. As the legendary founding Director of Photography at Vibe magazine, he was the first in the United States to publish a portfolio of her Imperial Courts series, in 1993. Many of the portraits included in this exhibition were commissioned by Pitts in the nineties, during his tenure at the magazine, which helped jumpstart Lixenberg’s editorial career.

In 2001 George Pitts wrote an essay for the book that accompanied Lixenberg’s exhibition united states, which featured a combination of portraits of celebrities and non-celebrities. In the essay he notes:

“Austere and involved, Lixenberg’s perspective toward her subjects was almost passionate, but at the same time without sentimentality. Her pictures quietly capture a community of disquiet. [...] Virtually all the celebrities portrayed by Lixenberg are rendered in a vulnerable way, and perhaps that’s why these images warrant repeated viewings. She does not show these gifted people doing breezy star turns, but instead Lixenberg extracts their ordinary (yet richly human) qualities, which permits a healthy contrast with their larger-than- life personas. [...] Lixenberg gives the impression that intellectual postering is pretentious, but her attitude conceals a deeper concern that the viewer draw their own conclusions, with as little commentary as possible about her intentions. [...] Viewed together, Lixenberg’s collection of American images creates a powerful regional portrait, rich in introspection, understated in its panoramic range, and charged with tenderness toward her sitters, that does not fail to register the solitude that envelops our being.”

Now, in 2018, more than two decades after most of these photographs were made, the images retain a poignancy and cultural relevance. This is not only because of their enduring visual impact, but for how they refine, through their intimacy, the way that celebrities are imagined by the public.

Images of a yawning Jay-Z, portrayed in a bathrobe while relaxing in a hotel room; a fragile-looking Jon Bon Jovi, recovering from the flu; Mary J. Blige slumped in a chair, overcome by sleep; and Allen Ginsberg standing in the kitchen of his East Village apartment, staring past the camera, are all exemplary of Lixenberg’s humane sensibility, her personal aesthetics and visual vocabulary. The photographs offer singular portraits of public personae, and collectively constitute a personal reflection on American culture.

On the occasion of this exhibition a book will be published by Roma Publications in collaboration with Patta, presenting a visual history of two of Lixenberg’s iconic photographs of Biggie and Tupac. These photographs have been appropriated by admirers around the world, and the book reveals the unforeseen trajectory and ubiquity of these images.

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Related content
  • Tupac Biggie Publications

    Tupac Biggie

    Dana Lixenberg Apr 1, 2020
    Tupac Biggie, designed by Mevis & van Deursen, presents a visual history of Dana Lixenberg’s iconic photographs of the legendary artists Tupac and Biggie. These...
    Read more
  • DANA LIXENBERG: Intimacy and human expressions, the way that celebrities are imagined by the public. Press

    DANA LIXENBERG: Intimacy and human expressions, the way that celebrities are imagined by the public.

    MUSE Oct 30, 2018
    Read more
  • Dana Lixenberg x Patta - Tupac Biggie News

    Dana Lixenberg x Patta - Tupac Biggie

    Dana Lixenberg Oct 11, 2018
    On the occasion of the exhibition American Images a book will be published by Roma Publications in collaboration with Patta , presenting a visual history...
    Read more
  • Sterren of zwervers Press

    Sterren of zwervers

    NIW Sep 27, 2018
    Read more
  • American Images toont kwetsbare beroemdheden (in Dutch) Press

    American Images toont kwetsbare beroemdheden (in Dutch)

    NRC Sep 13, 2018
    Read more
  • Kwetsbaarheid (in Dutch) Press

    Kwetsbaarheid (in Dutch)

    NRC Sep 12, 2018
    Read more
  • Freek en Hella de Jonge leveren al hun privacy in voor de tentoonstelling Het Volle Leven (in Dutch) Press

    Freek en Hella de Jonge leveren al hun privacy in voor de tentoonstelling Het Volle Leven (in Dutch)

    De Volkskrant Sep 10, 2018
    Read more
  • Larger than life Press

    Larger than life

    Financial Times Sep 7, 2018
    Read more
  • Dana Lixenberg x Patta Book Launch News

    Dana Lixenberg x Patta Book Launch

    11 October 2018, 17:00 - 21:00, GRIMM, Frans Hallsstraat 26, Amsterdam Sep 1, 2018
    On the occasion of the exhibition American Images a book will be published by Roma Publications in collaboration with Patta, presenting a visual history of...
    Read more

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