Matthew Porter launched solo exhibition, The Undefeated, at Invisible-Exports gallery in New York, investigating the Hollywood legacies of Jane Fonda and John Wayne as political actors while juxtaposing political actors as Hollywood icons.
"His work often features historical mash-ups, collapsing disparate events and cultural references within single frames, or spreading them out over a series of tightly edited photographs." Invisible-ExportsFollowing film narratives, personal stories, and political activism of both actors' careers, Porter critically weaves iconographic photography with environmentalism, sexual revolution, and Hollywood studio representations of political movements.
On view through June 19.
Invisible-Exports
14A Orchard Street
New York, NY 10002
212-226-5447
www.invisible-exports.com
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