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Statement: Adam Ekberg was born in Boston Massachusetts, he received his MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2006. Adam’s recently had solo-exhibitions at Fotografiska, Stockholm Sweden; Thomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago; Platform Gallery, Seattle and DeSoto Gallery, Los Angeles. Recent group exhibitions of Adam’s work include, Aran Cravey Gallery, Los Angles; DePaul Art Museum, Chicago; ClampArt, New York; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago and Crawford Art Gallery, Cork Ireland. Adam’s work is in the permanent collections of The Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago. He is the recipient of a 2013 Tanne Foundation Award. Adam lives with his spouse and dog along the Delaware River in western New Jersey.
Work: The New Collectors Book, Featured Artist, (January 2014) “Light,” Diorama Magazine (October 2013) “Summer Magic: This Artweek.LA,” The Huffington Post, (August 30, 2013) Spotlight artist, Harvard Business Review (June 2012) “Photographic Documentation of Ephemeral Occurrences,” Conveyor Magazine (June 2012) Jason Foumberg, “Snapshots in Chicago: Adam Ekberg at Thomas Robertello Gallery,” Photograph Magazine (January/February 2012) The Collector’s Guide to New Art Photography Volume 2 (Humble Arts Foundation, New York, 2010).
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source: happinessisabeginning

Adam Ekberg, est un artiste / photographe originaire de Chicago.

Depuis quelques années, il travaille sur des mise en scènes naïves et poétiques; des installations simples ballons, parapluies, bougies et lampes torches font partis de ses accessoires de prédilection.

Le résultat est romantique et surprenant.
Depuis juillet, il participe à l’exposition « into the woods » avec entre autre Corey Arnold, Anna Beeke, Amy Stein, ou Nan Goldin.
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source: shiboriloveblogspot

Adam Ekberg is one of my favorite artists. I love the way he creates elaborate sets for each of his images. They have a great cinematic quality where you feel both the absence and presence of the image’s architect.

From his artist’s statement:
“In calculated performances that intersect with photography’s documentary potential, I explore ephemeral occurrences that can serve as metaphors for existence. Making such humble events happen is alchemy of sorts, the transformation of the mundane into the poignant. Within the constructed images, I reposition specific celebratory iconography to create minor spectacles. My process requires detailed and elaborate production outside the photographic frame so that what appears within the frame implies simplicity and straightforwardness. It is important to me that these constructions actually exist in the world, if only for the moment in which the photograph is made.”