"Irregular Regulars" - Morrissey photo exhibition by Ryan McGinley opening in NYC (Jan. 4 - Feb. 10)
posted by davidt on Wednesday January 03 2007, @12:00PM

Michael D. Fellows sends:

Ryan McGinley
Irregular Regulars
04 January through 10 February 2007

Team Gallery, 83 Grand Street, betw Wooster & Green, 6-8

Team is pleased to present a show of new photographs by Ryan McGinley. Entitled Irregular Regulars, the exhibition will run from the 4th of January through the 10th of February 2007. The gallery is located at 83 Grand Street, cross streets Wooster and Greene, on the ground floor.

Ryan McGinley has been following Morrissey's tours for the past two years capturing the reclusive singer and his committed fans all over the US, the UK, and in Mexico. Although he has been an intensely devoted fan of the musician for most of his young life, McGinley has gained a distance on his subject through a total immersion. Having photographed quite literally hundreds of shows, McGinley becomes, in a sense, accustomed to the patterns of Morrissey's performances and can ''predict'' the response of fans for whom the singer's appearances form a major life anchor. McGinley is both immersed in the event (physically and psychologically) and, at the same time, so ''experienced'' a viewer that he can comment from outside.

In McGinley's Morrissey photographs, the lighting and coloration is, in large part, the result of the lighting palette chosen by the singer. Pinks, oranges, lurid blues and bright yellows all bathe the audience members during particular tunes and these colors in turn inspire McGinley to look for specific types of audience members. Not surprisingly, most of subjects who end up in his pictures are both completely enraptured by Morrissey's antics while possessing an intrinsic beauty that viewers of McGinley's works will find spellbinding. It is hard to take your eyes off these gorgeous kids who, in turn, are so completely awestruck by their idol.

At 29, McGinley's work is currently included in Americans: Masterpieces of American Photography since 1945 at the Kunsthalle Wien. He was the youngest artist to ever have a monographic exhibition at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Solo shows followed at New York's PS1 and in Spain at the MUSAC.
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Untitled (Morrissey 3), 2006, color photograph, 48 x 67 inches


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erm..... (Score:1)
i already have nice pictures of me at morrissey gigs, can i have an exhibition. what? no? my pictures suck?......fair point.
anotherordinaryboy -- Wednesday January 03 2007, @12:12PM (#245057)
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Let me get my hands on your mammary glands....
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  • Re:erm..... by soffimoz (Score:1) Wednesday January 03 2007, @04:08PM
    • Re:erm..... by clearlyovercast (Score:1) Wednesday January 03 2007, @11:31PM
    you can't predict what morrissey does! (Score:1)
    he is a spontaneous person being himself.

    then again, i guess it is predictable what people have for breakfast in the morning....
    suzanne <suzschNO@SPAMsbcglobal.net> -- Wednesday January 03 2007, @12:51PM (#245064)
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    I scare dead people.
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    Translation of Pseudointellectual Bullshit (Score:0, Flamebait)
    "Although he has been an intensely devoted fan of the musician for most of his young life, McGinley has gained a distance on his subject through a total immersion. Having photographed quite literally hundreds of shows, McGinley becomes, in a sense, accustomed to the patterns of Morrissey's performances and can ''predict'' the response of fans for whom the singer's appearances form a major life anchor. McGinley is both immersed in the event (physically and psychologically) and, at the same time, so ''experienced'' a viewer that he can comment from outside."

    Translation: He's a groupie.

    "In McGinley's Morrissey photographs, the lighting and coloration is, in large part, the result of the lighting palette chosen by the singer."

    Translation: Being a photographer is really easy. Like DJ-ing, but even better if you're too dumb to remember song titles.

    "Pinks, oranges, lurid blues and bright yellows all bathe the audience members during particular tunes and these colors in turn inspire McGinley to look for specific types of audience members. Not surprisingly, most of subjects who end up in his pictures are both completely enraptured by Morrissey's antics while possessing an intrinsic beauty that viewers of McGinley's works will find spellbinding. It is hard to take your eyes off these gorgeous kids who, in turn, are so completely awestruck by their idol."

    Translation (sarcastic paraphrase, really): There are, like, serious aesthetic reasons why McGinley and other scenester imbeciles only take pictures of gorgeous kids! It has to do with, like, the color spectrum and shit!

    "He was the youngest artist to ever have a monographic exhibition at The Whitney Museum of American Art."

    He sucked Larry Clark's dick, rimmed Terry Richardson, and hypnotized legions of New York fag hags with his Clay Aiken looks and his vacant gaze.

    The real question: can he make Winnie Wong look less like a bean bag chair with two knife slashes for eyes?
    Anonymous -- Wednesday January 03 2007, @01:28PM (#245066)
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    at last i am bored (Score:1)
    now i just sit back and yawn.
    fut -- Wednesday January 03 2007, @02:56PM (#245078)
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    Was this bloke at G-Mex?? (Score:0)
    There was a chap with long(ish) hair with a professional looking camera taking photos on the 23rd. Some good shots of the shirt ripping should be in the exhibition. If I was a native New Yorker I'd be there. But I'm not. THats why I saw Moz 10 times this year HA HA HA HA
    Anonymous -- Wednesday January 03 2007, @03:39PM (#245086)
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    words from an admirer (Score:0)
    Ryan's talent is very well acknowledged worldwide.
    His work stands for beauty, sometime wilde or peculiar, but always true.
    I remember meeting him several times during the Quarry Tour. He was already taking shots for this project.
    As a fan of his and as a collector, I've been impatiently waiting since then to see this body of work to be published or exhibited.
    Ciao Ryan, bravo!

    maccOZ
    Milan - Italy
    Anonymous -- Thursday January 04 2007, @02:04AM (#245137)
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    Swallowneck Might Be In This Exhibition! (Score:1)
    More than likely there will be a photo or two of Swallowneck from Sewersby Bridge included... You'll know it's him because he'll have been photographed talking to other "Moz nuts" before, during and after the concert!!!
    MarkFromScatter -- Thursday January 04 2007, @07:34AM (#245163)
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    If you don't like me, don't look at me...
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      How About A Swallowneck Book... (Score:1)
      ... along the same lines of All Men Have Secrets where like-minded "Moz Nuts" (like that guy in Huddersfield) submit their treasured recollections of conversations with Swallowneck at the gigs over the years?

      Julia Riley could write the introduction...

      I, for one, would buy it straightaway on hardback, instead of being the cheap dude waiting for the less expensive paperback version six months later!
      MarkFromScatter -- Thursday January 04 2007, @02:32PM (#245222)
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      If you don't like me, don't look at me...
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      Pictures at the exhibition (Score:1)
      I like the ones I see on the link but for me, seeing them in real life is the only way to truly appreciate their worth.

      All credit to him for having the vision and pursuing it.

      Anyone here going to see? Let me know.

      Sinistra
      sinistra 21 -- Friday January 05 2007, @01:42AM (#245242)
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      Ryan McGinley is so dumb (Score:0)
      He thinks Hand in Glove is about the OJ Simpson trial.
      Anonymous -- Friday January 05 2007, @06:32AM (#245251)
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      • no he's not by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday January 05 2007, @07:56AM
        • Re:no he's not by Anonymous (Score:0) Friday January 05 2007, @08:33AM
        Hi Ryan! (Score:0)
        Ignore all the bullshit on this website! Nice to see that your photos are now finally being published and it was a pleasure to meet you in Scotland in 2006. Love!
        Anonymous -- Friday January 05 2007, @03:05PM (#245299)
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          McGinley's Morrissey set list from V-Mag interview (Score:0)
          V: What is your favorite Morrissey song?
          RM: The song I most relate to is “There’s a Place in Hell for Me and my Friends.” I’ve always thought that it could be the theme song for my life.
          V: After going to all these shows, what would be your ideal Morrissey set list?
          RM: 1. Hairdresser on Fire
          2. Girl Least Likely To
          3. Boxers
          4. Come Back to Camden
          5. You Know I Couldn’t Last
          6. First of the Gang to Die
          7. King Leer
          8. There Is a Light that Never Goes Out
          9. Sing your Life
          10. I’ve Changed my Plea to Guilty
          11. Trouble Loves Me
          12. Such a Little Thing Makes such a Big Difference
          13. Jack the Ripper
          14. To Me You Are a Work of Art
          15. Now My Heart Is Full
          16. There’s a Place in Hell for Me and my Friends
          encore...
          17. The More You Ignore Me, the Closer I Get
          V After the exhibition happens, will you continue going to Morrissey shows?
          RM I’ll always go. I’ll drop everything and anything and I’m off.
          Anonymous -- Saturday February 03 2007, @05:05PM (#247895)
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            Truly Disappointed (Score:0)
            I'm a huge Morrissey fan, and certainly respect the work that Ryan is doing. However, the exhibit was truly disappointing - the staff and director of Team Gallery are vile women.
            Anonymous -- Monday February 05 2007, @03:33PM (#248142)
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