The Exhibition takes a closer look at how drawing formed a foundational part of Christenberry's artistic process although it is a relatively unknown and underestimated aspect of his work. Born in 1936 in Tuscaloosa, AL, Christenberry started his artistic career by studying painting at the University of Alabama where he received both his BFA and MA. Although he is most well known for his haunting color photographs of landscapes, signs, and abandoned structures in rural Alabama, he…

Five years ago, on April 8, 2011, Julian Sander opened his first exhibition in his gallery in Bonn. Back then, it was going by the name of FEROZ Gallery. "Zwischenbilanz" now looks back on our history of significant exhibitions, featuring artworks by Chargesheimer, William Christenberry, John Cohen, Harold Edgerton, Larry Fink, Sean Hemmerle, Jory Hull, Jiang Jian, Lisette Model and August Sander and many others. It reflects the diverse inventory of the gallery, includin…

In Christenberry, there is the theme of continuity and rebirth, as well as an extreme reverence for the land. Without its ever being maudlin of sentimental, there is a belief in human goodness and redemption—in virtue and hard work and effort, however tattered. —Walter Hopps, former director of the Pasadena Art Museum William Christenberry’s distinctive art emerged in the 1960s, informed by a deep attachment to the rural landscapes and t…