Known for ethereal tone and incredibly nuanced detail of his photographs, Michael Kenna is also a chronicler of environmental degradation. His images of an auto plant outside of Detroit, Michigan, are some of his best-known works. Long out of print, The ROUGE book has been brought back to life with a spectacular new design, an authoritative essay by art historian James Steward, and many previously unpublished images that were never part of the original series. As the city of Detroit struggles to reclaim its heritage as an American commercial and artistic hub, these photographs resonate more than ever with the stark realities and hidden beauty of the industrial landscape.
Kenna’s work has been shown in numerous gallery and museum exhibitions throughout the world, and has been collected by over eighty museums, including: The Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris; The Museum of Decorative Arts, Prague; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; The National Gallery, Washington, D.C.; The Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai; The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; & the Seattle Art Museum.
In 2013, Michael was chosen as the Hae-sun Lee Photography Award prizewinner by the Photographic Artist Association of Korea. And in 2001, Kenna was made a Chevalier in the Order of Arts and Letters by the Ministry of Culture in France.
Michael Kenna was born in Widnes, England in 1953, and he currently lives with his family in Seattle, Washington. Kenna’s work has been represented by G. Gibson Gallery since the gallery opened in 1991.
Michael Kenna
Rouge
March 3 – April 22, 2017
G. Gibson Gallery
104 W Roy St, Seattle, WA 98119, USA
www.ggibsongallery.com
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 140, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 87, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1996
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 134, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 85, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 9, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1993
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 74, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 121, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1993
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 30, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 101, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 5, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1992
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 14, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1993
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 52, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1994
Michael Kenna, The Rouge, Study 96, Dearborn, Michigan, USA. 1995
