South Dakota native photographer appears to be like again at profession in Brookings exhibit

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South Dakota native Dan Kane, a photographer who spent many years residing overseas, will return this month to the South Dakota Art Museum to replicate on a lifelong profession that was sparked by a easy present.

Kane and visitor curator Hunter O’Hanian will discuss “Over a Hundred Thousand Images Later – Dan Kane: A Retrospective” at a reception deliberate for five to 7 p.m. Sept. 20. The social hour and following lecture are free and open to the general public.

The exhibit opened June 28 and is on show on the South Dakota Art Museum on the South Dakota State University campus via Sept. 28.

In 1970, as Kane ready for a transformative yr overseas as an change pupil, his mom gifted him a modest Instamatic digicam, suggesting he would possibly wish to seize moments of his journey. Neither may have foreseen that this small gesture would ignite a decades-long ardour and profession.

Now, “over a hundred thousand images later” and after over 40 years residing in Berlin, Kane returns to his native South Dakota, providing the individuals of his residence state a glimpse into his profound artistry.

Kane’s steadfast dedication to analog pictures defines his physique of labor, which delves into the interaction of kind and shadow. His visible exploration of the male human kind as a terrain of shapes and contours finds a compelling resonance on this exhibition the place his figurative work is offered in dialogue along with his hanging pictures of South Dakota’s sweeping landscapes and dramatic surroundings.

Through predominantly black-and-white pictures, Kane evokes each the nuanced magnificence and enigma of his topics, whereas grounding his imaginative and prescient in a mastery of design parts and rules that echo classical and tutorial creative traditions.

“Even if someday I had a show at the Whitney or Museum of Modern Art or wherever, it is this show that will always mean the most to me,” Kane mentioned of the exhibit positioned in Brookings, the place Kane was born.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Dan Kane back to South Dakota for what feels like a true homecoming,” museum director Donna Merkt mentioned. “It’s deeply moving to see that, like other South Dakota artists before him, Dan has continued to draw creative energy from the dramatic South Dakota landscape — even while building an extraordinary body of work abroad.”

“This exhibition presents a rare opportunity to see these two strands of his practice — figurative studies shaped in Berlin and expansive views of his home state — together in one place. The result is a compelling dialogue between place and form, between memory and vision,” Taylor McKeown, curator of collections and exhibitions, added.

The museum has additionally produced a catalog that includes essays by the visitor curator and museum curators. The catalog might be accessible for buy within the museum store.

This exhibition incorporates creative depictions of male nudity. Viewer discretion is suggested, and the exhibit is advisable for mature audiences.

The South Dakota Art Museum is at 1036 Medary Ave. in Brookings. Admission to the museum is free for all. Visitor parking can be free within the museum’s reserved lot simply west of the museum on Harvey Dunn Street. For extra data, go to the museum’s web site or name at 605-688-5423.