The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) has announced a series of six virtual AIPAD Talks with world renowned curators and artists working in photography. The series will launch on April 13 and run through May 18, 2022, in conjunction with The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, on view May 20-22, 2022, with a VIP Opening on Thursday, May 19. The Show will be held at a new midtown location: Center415 on Fifth Avenue between 37th and 38th streets.

AIPAD Talks 2022 will offer previews of upcoming exhibitions at The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the International Center of Photography, insider looks at the photography collections of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art and the Hispanic Society of the Americas, and discussions of photography and the Black Civil War soldier as well as historical photobooks by women. Among the AIPAD Talks speakers participating in the virtual program are Deborah Willis, New York University; David Campany, International Center of Photography (ICP); and Jeff Rosenheim, The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Jeff Rosenheim is the 2022 recipient of the AIPAD Award.

AIPAD will announce additional programming in collaboration with the Aperture Foundation on April 27 and May 8. Details will be announced shortly.

The AIPAD Talks 2022 are listed below:

AIPAD TALKS 2022 SCHEDULE

April 13, 2022, 11 a.m. 

The African American Experience from the Beginning of the Civil War to 1900: Retelling Stories in Photography About the Black Civil War Soldier

Speakers:

Deborah Willis, University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography & Imaging, The Tisch School of the Arts at New York University

Makeda Best, Richard L. Menschel Curator of Photography, Harvard Art Museums

April 20, 2022, 1 p.m.

Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843 - 1991

Speakers:

Russet Lederman and Olga Yatskevich, co-founders of 10x10 Photobooks’ What They Saw: Historical Photobooks by Women, 1843 – 1991

May 4, 2022, 4 p.m.

David Campany on “William Klein: YES”

William Klein: YES; Photographs, Paintings, Films, 1948–2013 will be on view at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York from June 3 through September 12, 2022

Speaker:

David Campany, Curator at Large, International Center of Photography

May 10, 2022, 1 p.m.

Highlights of the Photography Collection at the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

Speaker:

Stamatina Gregory, Chief Curator and Director of Programs, Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art

May 11, 2022, 3 p.m.

Photograph Highlights of the Collection at the Hispanic Society of the Americas

Speaker:

Dr. Patrick Lenaghan, Head Curator of Prints, Photographs, and Sculpture, The Hispanic Society of the Americas

May 18, 2022, 4 p.m.

Bernd & Hilla Becher and Anonymous Sculptures

The exhibition Bernd & Hilla Becher will be on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art from July 15 through November 6, 2022.

Speaker:

Jeff Rosenheim, Curator in Charge, Photographs, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Winner AIPAD Award 2022

All AIPAD Talks time are EST. To register for AIPAD Talks, which are free to the public, please go to https://aipad.com/AIPAD-TALKS.

ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW PRESENTED BY AIPAD

The Photography Show will bring together 49 galleries from 9 countries and 23 cities from across the U.S. and around the world. The exhibitors are all members of the prestigious Association of International Photography Art Dealers known as AIPAD, recognized as the world’s leading galleries of fine art photography. This year, The Photography Show runs concurrently with Frieze New York, Volta New York, and other fairs.

Now in its 41st edition, The Photography Show presented by AIPAD is the longest-running and foremost exhibition dedicated to the photographic medium. The tightly focused members-only fair will feature a tantalizing array of fresh-to-market and museum-quality work including cutting-edge contemporary, modern, and exemplary 19th-century photographs.

AIPAD SHOW LOCATION

Center415, 415 Fifth Avenue, between 37th and 38th Streets, New York City

For further details, visit aipad.com or contact info@aipad.com.

SHOW DATES AND HOURS

Show Schedule

Thursday, May 19, 2022

Media and VIP Preview by Invitation Only

Friday, May 20, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.            VIP Early Access Hours

1:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.              General Admission

Saturday, May 21, 2022

11:00a.m. – 12:00 p.m.           VIP Early Access Hour

12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.            General Admission  

Sunday, May 22, 2022

11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.          VIP Early Access Hour

12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.            General Admission

MEDIA PREVIEW

Thursday, May 19, 2022, 10 a.m. – noon

A Media Preview will be held for The Photography Show presented by AIPAD on Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. Pre-registration is required. To RSVP, please contact Margery Newman at pr@aipad.com.

ICP PHOTOBOOK FEST

In partnership with The Photography Show presented by AIPAD, the International Center of Photography will hold the ICP Photobook Fest on May 21-22, 2022, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at ICP’s new building on the Lower East Side, located at 79 Essex Street, New York. The event will feature leading and independent photobook publishers and photographers showcasing their latest image-based books, as well as online programming and in-person book signings. Timed admission tickets to visit the ICP Photobook Fest will go on sale at a later date.

MEDIA INFORMATION ONLINE

Information about The Photography Show presented by AIPAD is available at aipad.com. Find AIPAD on Facebook at facebook.com/AIPADphoto or follow @AIPADphoto on Instagram and Twitter.

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AIPAD BACKGROUND

Founded in 1979, The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) represents more than 80 of the world’s leading galleries in fine art photography. AIPAD is dedicated to creating and maintaining the highest standards of scholarship and ethical practice in the business of exhibiting, buying, and selling fine art photography. More information is available at AIPAD.com.

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