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Pat York: Fame & Friendship
Portraits of 20th Century Icons
On view Saturday, May 18 – Sunday, December 1, 2024
Rochester Art Center is proud to present a photographic exhibition by Pat York of celebrated actors, directors, artists, writers and visionaries that she admires. Pat has exhibited widely, with numerous solo exhibitions presented throughout the world at prestigious institutions including the Hong Kong Film Archive Museum, Kunsthalle Museum in Mannheim, Germany, the Marble Palace in St. Petersburg, Russia, the Nostic Palace in Prague, and more. She has been featured in as many group exhibitions from New York and Jerusalem to Tokyo and Abu Dhabi.
Image: Steve Martin, 1984, Photo by Pat York
Pat York was born in Jamaica and has traveled widely all her life. Her career started as a fashion editor for Vogue before becoming the travel editor and photographer for Glamour. While Pat has gone on to explore the concept of being unmasked through photography of nudes and cadavers, her large-scale portraits of celebrities exhibited at Rochester Art Center invite the viewer to focus on joy and friendship.
Steve Martin, Whoopi Goldberg, Tennessee Williams, Barbra Streisand, Jasper Johns: Their friendships have meant much to Pat. For so many of us, the people she has photographed feel like good acquaintances because we have lived with their art throughout our lives. Her methods are disarming, extracting warmth where few others could, for instance through her animated photography dual with Andy Warhol.
Pat relocated to Rochester in 2022 with her husband, acclaimed actor Michael York, who has written about his diagnosis of Amyloidosis and their appreciation of the Mayo Clinic in recognizing and treating the rare disease. Pat is currently working on her fifth book.
Pat York: Fame & Friendship will be on view at the Rochester Art Center from May 18 – December 1, 2024. An opening reception with light refreshments will be held on Friday, May 24th from 4-6 pm with remarks presented at 4:30pm.
Exhibition page: https://www.rochesterartcenter.org/exhibition/pat-york%3A-fame-%26-friendship
Opening Reception
Friday, May 24, 2024, 4 – 6:00 PM | Remarks at 4:30 PM
Light refreshments
About Rochester Art Center
Rochester Art Center is a museum of contemporary art located along the Zumbro River in the heart of historic downtown Rochester, MN. Founded in 1946, the Art Center hosts an ongoing schedule of exhibitions of work by local, regional, national, and international artists; dynamic educational programs for all ages; and an array of community partnerships and visitor engagement initiatives. Through world-class exhibitions and programs, the Art Center presents a welcoming, integrated, and diverse experience that encourages questioning, creativity, and critical thinking.
CONTACT
Pamela Caserta Hugdhal, Executive Director
hugdahl@rochesterartcenter.org