I am thrilled to be able to share some exciting news!

MACK has just announced they will be publishing a book of my most recent photographic work. Scheduled to be released in early 2023, the book will feature a selection of photographs which I have been making over the past three years using drone technology.

Check out MACK’s description below!

” ’Topographies: Aerial Surveys of the American Landscape’ presents the latest body of work from Stephen Shore; a series of photographs shot by drone from 2020 onwards, which reveal in surprising detail the interplay of natural and man-made landscapes of Montana, North Carolina, New York and more.

In this new body of work, Stephen Shore revisits the original ambition of New Topographics, using a new aerial viewpoint to consider afresh the concerns of the movement – that of the objective, the commonplace, and the relationship of the natural and man-made in the American landscape – and how these can be applied in the 21st century. 

As much as exploring the formal possibilities of the aerial photograph,“Topographies” also uncovers a glorious dedication to detail and surprise, in which the slightest bend of a river uncovers the textures and colours of America’s urban and suburban landscapes, all investigated with Shore’s signature rigour. “

We are honored to announce that “Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography. A Memoir.” is MACK’s best selling book of the year. Foreign editions are currently in the works and are set to be released in 2023.


We are humbled by the overwhelming response to this publication.

If you have not had the opportunity to read this memoir, there are still copies available for purchase.


Click here for more info!

If you enjoyed
“Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography. A Memoir.”
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R U S T

A GROUP EXHIBITION

Bernd & Hilla Becher, LaToya Ruby Frazier
& Stephen Shore

JULY 2 – AUGUST 27, 2022

The photographic group exhibition Rust looks at the decline of the American Rust Belt through the work of Bernd and Hilla Becher, Stephen Shore and LaToya Ruby Frazier. The nuanced takes of the three artists offer complementary views on the industrial Northeast and Midwest since the late 1970s to the present day against a backdrop of wider societal changes.

Sprüth Magers
Oranienburger Straße 18
Berlin, 10178
Germany

Tues – Sat, 11am – 6pm

Join Stephen Shore & 25+ other artists on Saturday May 21st in New York as Mack takes over Rizzoli Bookstore for a very special celebration. It’s been a while since everyone has been able to gather together, so Mack wanted to make this a big one! Come to meet Mack’s incredible array of authors, browse their new titles, buy signed copies, and raise a glass with us.

Saturday May 21st
4:00 – 8:00 pm

Rizzoli
1133 Broadway 
New York, NY
10010

Register for free here.

Stephen Shore in Conversation with David Campany

Stephen Shore and ICP Curator at Large David Campany discuss Shore’s new memoir, Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography, an impressionistic scrapbook that documents the rich and surprising touchstones that make up over half a century of Shore’s ground-breaking work.  

APRIL 13, 2022
6pm-7pm

Click here for more information:
www.icp.org

About Stephen Shore’s Modern Instances

“Although the dream is a very strange phenomenon and an inexplicable mystery, far more inexplicable is the mystery and aspect our minds confer on certain objects and aspects of life.” Giorgio de Chirico

Stephen Shore’s Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography is an experimental new memoir from one of the world’s most prolific artists ― an impressionistic scrapbook that documents the rich and surprising touchstones that make up over half a century of ground-breaking work. With essays, photographs, stories, and excerpts that draw on Shore’s decades of teaching, this is an essential handbook for anyone interested in learning more about mastering one’s craft and the distinct threads that come together to inform a creative voice. As much as offering meditation on the influences of a single artist, Modern Instances proposes a new way of thinking about the world around us, in which even the smallest moment can become a source of boundless inspiration ― if only we pay attention.

Reserve a copy of Stephen Shore Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography (MACK $45) through ICP’s shop. 

About the Program Format

This program will take place on Zoom.
Those who register to attend will receive a confirmation email with a Zoom link.

Click here to Register for this event:
ICP: Book Event: Stephen Shore

Stephen Shore in conversation with George Miles

To celebrate the launch of Stephen Shore’s experimental new memoir Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography, we are joined by Stephen Shore and George Miles to discuss, among other things, the making of this dazzling new book, how to master one’s craft, Shakespeare, baseball, and what it means to really pay attention.

Monday 21 March
18:00 GMT, London
(UK screening)
Sign up for a reminder here.

Tuesday 22 March
18:00 CET, Paris
(Europe screening with French subtitles)
Sign up for a reminder here.

Wednesday 23 March
18:00 JST, Tokyo
20:00 AEDT, Melbourne
14:30 IST, New Delhi
(Asia and Oceania screening with Japanese subtitles)
Sign up for a reminder here. 

Thursday 24 March 
18:00 EDT, New York
15:00 PDT, Los Angeles
(USA screening)
Sign up for a reminder here.

About Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography

Stephen Shore’s Modern Instances: The Craft of Photography is an experimental new memoir from one of the world’s most innovative and influential artists – an impressionistic scrapbook documenting the rich and surprising touchstones which have shaped over half a century of ground-breaking work. Bringing together essays, insights, artworks, and encounters, with references ranging from garden design to baseball and nineteenth-century novels to Instagram filters, this is an essential handbook for anyone interested in mastering their craft and learning about the distinct threads that come together to inform a creative voice. Modern Instances proposes a new way of thinking about the world around us, in which the smallest moment can become a source of boundless inspiration, if only we pay attention.

Find out more and order copies here.

NFT AUCTION:

Stephen Shore
Relief for Ukraine

Auction date:
March 17th 2022

Room 509, Dnipro Hotel, Kiev, Kyivska Province, Ukraine, July 18, 2012
1/1 NFT

Fellowship is honored to be working with photographic legend Stephen Shore on the release of “Room 509, Dnipro Hotel, Kiev, Kyivska Province, Ukraine, July 18, 2012” as a 1/1 NFT to benefit the United Nations Ukraine Humanitarian Fund.

The piece is from Shore’s 2015 photo book, Survivors in Ukraine, a project which perfectly encapsulates the stylistic range of Shore’s prolific career. In Survivors in Ukraine, Shore explores the quotidian lives of holocaust survivors living in Ukraine, the country his grandfather left before emigrating to the United States. The project serves as an important cultural document about the resilience of past Ukrainian generations, and the release of this NFT is in support of the current generation of citizens who once again are facing dangerous upheavals of their lives and livelihoods.
Stephen Shore is committing 100% of primary and secondary net sale proceeds of this NFT to the United Nations Ukraine Humanitarian Fund, which is distributed amid a wide range of front-line partner organizations.

To view the NFT please visit the following link:
https://foundation.app/@fellowship137/stephenshoreru/2

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UPDATE:

I am thrilled to inform my community of friends, colleagues, and supporters that since Saturday, 303 Gallery has raised $300,000 for Ukrainian relief through the sale of my prints.

I am eternally grateful to everyone who has helped support this important cause.

Stephen Shore

Survivors in Ukraine

On view from
March 5^th 2022

303 Gallery is proud to present an exhibition by Stephen Shore,
of photographs from the artist’s series:

Survivors in Ukraine.

In support of Ukraine and in response to the recent humanitarian crisis, the gallery will be donating 100% of the proceeds from this presentation to the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc. and their Humanitarian Aid Fund for Victims of War in Ukraine. For more information, and to make a donation, please visit: www.uuarc.org.

This body of work was shot in Ukraine in 2012 and 2013, in and around the homes and villages of Holocaust survivors. Shore was introduced to his subjects through the Survivor Mitzvah Project, which helps aging Holocaust survivors living in Eastern Europe and the former USSR.

With each image, the viewer is confronted with echoes of Ukraine’s past and present as the nation faces Russian invasion, and once again, the tragedy of displacement. Shore’s colorful, melancholic still lifes and sweeping rural and urban landscapes – alongside his warm and honest portraits – create an arresting body of work that captures the lingering effects of war on the landscape and its people.    

For more information on the United Ukrainian American Relief Committee, Inc.
and to make a donation, please visit:
www.uuarc.org.

For more information on Stephen Shore, please contact: Cristian Alexa,
cristian@303gallery.com.

For all press inquiries, please contact Sarah St. Amand,
sarah@303gallery.com.

Survivors in Ukraine was first published in 2015 by Phaidon. 

LAUNCH DATE FEBRUARY 2022

PLEASE NOTE:
Any orders containing this title will not ship until February 2022.

For more information or to pre-order:
www.mackbooks.co.uk