No. 505: Joel Meyerowitz, Elizabeth James-Perry

Episode No. 505 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Joel Meyerowitz and Elizabeth James-Perry.

Damiani has published a new edition of Joel Meyerowitz‘s 1983 book “Wild Flowers.” The new, expanded edition includes pictures both from the 1983 book, and new pictures that expand on the ways in which Meyerowitz found flowers recurring throughout much of his work. Amazon and Indiebound offer it for around $55.

Meyerowitz came to prominence as a street photographer in the 1960s, was a leader in adopting color photography, and has published 26 books, including the classics Cape Light, St. Louis and the Arch, and Aftermath.

Along with Ekua Holmes, Elizabeth James-Perry has created a “Garden for Boston” outside the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston’s main, Huntington Avenue-facing entrance. The installations respond to Cyrus Dallin’s monumental bronze sculpture Appeal to the Great Spirit (1909) which has stood at the entrance to the museum for over 100 years. James-Perry is a Aquinnah Wampanoag artist whose work extends coastal Algonquian culture through craft and conceptual projects.

Instagram: Joel Meyerowitz, Tyler Green.

Air date: July 8, 2021.

Joel Meyerowitz, New York City, 1976.

Joel Meyerowitz, New York City, 1980.

Joel Meyerowitz, Ceremony, Cape Cod Bay, 2010.

Joel Meyerowitz, Ceremony, Cape Cod Bay, 2010.

Joel Meyerowitz, Provincetown, Massachusetts, 1983.

Joel Meyerowitz, Elba, Italy, 2012.

Claude Monet, Garden at Sainte-Adresse, 1867.

Joel Meyerowitz, 10th and St. Charles, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978.

Joel Meyerowitz, From 11th and St. Charles, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978.

Joel Meyerowitz, 7th and Chestnut, St. Louis, Missouri, 1978.

Joel Meyerowitz, The Arch, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977.

Joel Meyerowitz, Theresa Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri, 1977.

Edward Weston, Pepper No. 30, 1930.

Cyrus Dallin, Appeal to the Great Spirit, 1909.

Planting and design work continues for artist Elizabeth James-Perry’s portion of the upcoming installation Garden for Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. May 17, 2021.

Planting and design work continues for artist Elizabeth James-Perry’s portion of the upcoming installation Garden for Boston at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. May 17, 2021.

Leave a comment

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.