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Guy Mendes: 40/40 Film

Guy Mendes: 40/40 – Forty Years, Forty Portraits from Institute 193 on Vimeo.

Institute 193 and Guy Mendes have announced the publication 40/40: Forty Years, Forty Portraits, a book that functions as a “studio tour” with Mendes. The book will trace Mendes’ career through portraits taken over the last four decades. Each photo is complimented by a written passage about the subject being photographed. Wendell Berry has agreed to write an introduction for the book which will be available November 1, 2010. The book is being accompanied by an exhibition opening at Institute 193 in Lexington, Kentucky on December 2. This will be the first book published about Mendes’ work in over 20 years.

Guy Mendes: 40/40 on KICKSTARTER

Institute 193 and Guy Mendes would like to publish 40/40: Forty Years, Forty Portraits, a book that functions as a “studio tour” with Mendes. The book will trace Mendes’ career through portraits taken over the last four decades. Each photo is complimented by a written passage about the subject being photographed. Wendell Berry has agreed to write an introduction for the book which will be available November 1, 2010. The book is being accompanied by an exhibition opening at Institute 193 in Lexington, Kentucky on December 2. The money raised through Kickstarter will be used to print the book and get a signed copy of it into your hands! This will be the first book published about Mendes’ work in over 20 years.

Guy Mendes – 40/40 Book Announced

Institute 193 is announcing a public collaboration with Carly Goes To Space and Guy Mendes to publish 40/40 – Forty Years, Forty Portraits. The book – still in its preliminary design stage – will feature portraits taken by Mendes over the last forty years and passages written by Mendes explaining his relationship to the various characters. Among the photographed are: Ashley Judd, Wendell Berry, Ben Sollee, Lil’ Enis, Sister Gertrude Morgan, etc… The book is scheduled to be released late this fall. Stay tuned for more details. The project will be primarily funded through KICKSTARTER, and we will be sending out updates periodically. We are posting working images of the book’s cover and layout. Let us know what you think.

The book will be accompanied by an exhibition at Institute 193 produced in conjunction with the Ann Tower Gallery.

Guy Mendes and Thornton Dial Sr.

This short video shows Guy Mendes photographing the artist, Thornton Dial outside of his studio in Bessemer, Alabama. Mendes is a photographer who has collaborated with Institute 193 on several projects. He is from New Orleans but has lived in Lexington for over 40 years. The Institute is planning a book and major exhibition of Mendes’ portraits in conjunction with the Ann Tower Gallery later this year. The resulting photos from the day are shown below: