THE FINAL FRONTIER
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Moon Landing

Opening Reception: Thursday June 27, 5-8pm
Exhibition Dates: June 28 to August 31, 2019

This exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the moon landing, and our enduring fascination with what lies beyond our atmosphere. Comprised of nearly 200 photographs created over a period of 130 years, the exhibition includes nineteenth-century observations of the Earth’s surface, photographs taken by astronauts on the surface of the Moon, as well as contemporary photographs that reinterpret previously made images of outer space, or offer new perspectives on space exploration.

The installation provides a small chronology of ways that photography has been used in the pursuit of scientific discovery. It includes vintage photographs by James H. Nasmyth; Loewy and Puiseux; NASA astronauts (such as Neil Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, John Young, and Charles M. Duke, Jr.); unknown photographers, and photographs transmitted from the Ranger and Orbiter Missions. Also included are contemporary photographic works by Benjamin Freedman; Michael Light; Sanaz Mazinani; and Eva Stenram.

For more details please visit: https://www.bulgergallery.com/events/37/

Currently on display in The Reading Room Gallery:
Robert Giard | Remembering Stonewall Through Gay Sites and Portraits

Exhibition Dates: June 15 – July 27, 2019
Opening Reception: June 27, 2019, 5-8pm

In commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, the Stephen Bulger Gallery is pleased to present a selection of photographs by Robert Giard (b. 1939, Hartford, USA; d. 2002, Chicago, USA) in the Reading Room. Throughout his career, Giard visited and photographed hundreds of gay, lesbian, and transgender individuals involved in creative and political arenas. Over the years, his portraits have become iconic views of many of these important figures. In the 1980s and 1990s, Giard also photographed sites in North America and abroad important to the LGBTQ+ community. This exhibition combines a selection of portraits to serve as a reminder of the people who represented this community through a pivotal stage, with a group of images from his “Gay Sites” series which memorialize the places of their action, as well as formal monuments.

For more details please visit:https://www.bulgergallery.com/events/38/