Photographs from Sicilian Passage will be on display at Photo l.a. at Peter Bartlett's One Hour Cleaners
Exhibition: PICTURES FOR BOOKS Newcomb Art Gallery at Tulane University. August 24—October 9, 2011.
PICTURES FOR BOOKS
PHOTOGRAPHS BY THOMAS ROMA
August 24—October 9, 2011
A rare opportunity to view nearly 100 prints from four of the artist's published works chronicling urban life. Curated by Susan Kismaric.
EXHIBITION RECEPTION
Wednesday, September 14, 5:00-7:00
With hors d'oeuvres, spirits, and jazz selections performed by musicians from New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
RELATED PROGRAMMING
September 14: Making Books Symposium, 3:30-5:00
With Thomas Roma, Susan Kismaric, and Phillip Lopate, moderated by Stephen Hilger
September 15: Roma Exhibition Walk-Through, 1:30
With the artist
Both events will be held in Tulane's Woldenberg Art Center (#81).
Please see map for location.
YouTube Video: DEAR KNIGHTS AND DARK HORSES
New Book: DEAR KNIGHTS AND DARK HORSES
Released in 2010 from powerHouse Books !
"Thomas Roma's Dear Knights and Dark Horses takes us right into the armory as citizen-soldiers of the Army National Guard prepare to deploy to Iraq. Their duffel bags and rucksacks are packed, filled with gear. The vehicles stand ready. And at the same time, coin-operated pony rides wait riderless in Brooklyn, their bodies frozen in flight. The ponies exist in a landscape that appears to have grown beyond them—just as the soldiers prepare to leave all they have called home. This is a subtle, nuanced collection of images that offers us its contemplation. What do we leave behind, as a nation, when we prepare for war?"
——Brian Turner Author of Here, Bullet
"This small, powerful book of photographs pairs children's fantasies of bravery, freedom, and power with the harsh realities of vulnerable, posturing soldiers at the edge of a terrible future. Dear Knights and Dark Horses is a call to consciousness about the realities of war and, like a short, sharp poem, a lament for lost dreams."
——Susan Kismaric Curator, The Museum of Modern Art, New York
