Gallery Opening February, 2025

Several giant prints from Soth’s new book “Advice for Young Artists” are on display in the Weinstein Hammons gallery, through March. [https://www.weinsteinhammons.com/exhibitions-2]

The individual prints are breathtaking, such as the one here – almost 4×5 feet. It was shot, like most of the book, with a large-format digital camera, in this case, with focus-stacking. The fine hairs on the girl’s right forearm are flawless.

The photographs chosen for the exhibit seem very eclectic. It’s hard to imagine they are from a book with a clear theme. (There is a hand-out with a short biographical Q&A, also an insert in the book, but it doesn’t discuss the photos.)

Fortunately, Soth’s hour-long YouTube video on the making of the book (https://youtu.be/qQUs8cNmDOI?si=RIJ0RGvr_AeB-Igj)) reveals a very coherent story, how working with students inspired Soth – now in his 50’s – with the liberating freedom of youth. All the images in the book are eclectic, too, in that youthful spirit.

I recommend watching the YouTube video before you go; the experience of the images prints will be much richer.