Laurie Lambrecht: Photographs

From October 30 through December 6, 2004, The Drawing Room is pleased to present an exhibition of Laurie Lambrecht's photographs from two series: Interiors of the Musée Rodin in Paris and Robert Wilson's whimsical chair collection in Watermill, New York. A reception will be held on Saturday, November 6, from 5 to 7 pm. Both series reflect Lambrecht’s longstanding interest in photographing environments where creative people live and work. Her perception of the intimate dynamic between objects and the space they occupy is fundamental to her work and is heightened by her ability to capture dramatic light effects on interior spaces and the isolated objects of art and design she photographs.

Over the course of two visits to the Musée Rodin during the winter and summer of 2004, Lambrecht explored the intimate tension between the sculpture and the architecture of the 19th century house it inhabits. Lambrecht’s photographs from this series lead the viewer on a sensorial tour through the rich interiors of the museum where Rodin formerly lived and worked. Holding her camera low and shooting foreshortened images of portrait busts and elongated nudes in marble and bronze, everything is exaggerated: the sensual opaque whiteness of the marble, the contours of the sculptural and architectural surfaces, and the luxury of the materials. Viewers see Rodin in the context of the rich 19th century environment he inhabited.

See below for full press release and selected works.