
George Georgiou. Mersin. 2007. Pigmented inkjet print. Courtesy of the artist. © 2011 George Georgiou

Viviane Sassen. Parasomnia. 2010. Chromogenic color print. Courtesy the artist; Stevenson Gallery, Cape Town; and Motive Gallery, Amsterdam. © 2011 Viviane Sassen
The timeline for planning the New Photography 2011 exhibition is much shorter than that of a retrospective exhibition on the Museum’s sixth floor. While it might take two, three, or even five years to plan those major shows, New Photography is proposed, developed, and installed in only nine months. While this compressed schedule certainly presents its own set of complexities and problems, it also presents the unique opportunity for the Museum to react and respond to the newest and freshest work being made by artists today. Working with living artists also allows for a dialogue that influences the selected works for exhibition. Sometimes there are new pieces that have never been seen before by anyone other than the artist and the curator. New Photography 2011 is special because it really does show new and exciting photographs.