Max de Esteban
Max de Esteban is a Spanish art photographer. De Esteban holds an engineering degree from Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña, a MSc from Stanford University and a PhD in economics from Ramon Llull University. He is a Fulbright Alumni. De Esteban's work is organized in two distinct bodies: Elegies of Manumission and Propositions.
Elegies of Manumission and Propositions
De Esteban's work is organized in two distinct bodies: Elegies of Manumission and Propositions. The four elegies produced between 2010 and 2011 raise social and political questions through symbolic portraiture. Propositions, initiated in 2011, deal with contemporary art and political issues through photography and video. Propositions pose uncomfortable questions. In Proposition One, translucent X-ray images magnify mechanical devices that have become outdated, although they continue to function perfectly according to their purpose. In Proposition Three, de Esteban examines the cold, gray inner life of cell phones or tablets and the increasing enmeshment of the body and digital technology.
In Heads Will Roll, part four of the series, he uses seductive photo collages made of film stills, flower photos, and fragments of text to convey the essence of the parameters that are penetrated by the postmodern patchwork of our lives. The media define everyday life: we are permanently made to feel insecure by the wars and disasters that are always happening in the world; the individual is in danger of drowning in the masses; genuine and fake have become almost indistinguishable; and a vague fear of the East pervades political policy. Reality is largely conveyed as a media experience. Heads will Roll, published by Hatje Cantz, was listed as a photobook of the year by LensCulture magazine[1]; its New York exhibition was shown on the cover of Photograph Magazine in its September–October, 2015 issue (Volume 13, Number 1)[2]; and Artslant said it was a "must see exhibitions in North America"[3]
De Esteban is included in the Dictionary of Spanish photographers from XIX to XXI century, La Fabrica (2014).[4]
Publications
- Elegies of Manumission. USA: Nazraeli Press, 2012. ISBN 978-1-59005-337-9
- Heads will Roll. Spicer House Editions, 2013. ISBN 8461626362
- Heads will Roll. Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2014 ISBN 978-3-7757-3899-6
- Dictionary of Spanish Photographers. Spain: La Fabrica, 2014. ISBN 8415691289
- Propositions. Spain: La Fabrica, 2015. ISBN 978-84-16248-12-4
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
- Fotofestiwal, Vertige. Lodz, Poland, 2010[5]
- Spicer House, Don’t listen to me. Barcelona, Spain, 2010
- Klompching Gallery, Proposition One, New York, 2011[6]
- Spicer House, Proposition One, Barcelona, Spain, 2011
- Central European House of Photography, Elegies. Bratislava, Slovakia, 2012
- Festival de la Luz, Proposition One, Buenos Aires. Argentina, 2102[7]
- FotoQuartier Gallery, Elegies of Manumission, Vienna, Austria, 2013
- Uno Art Space, Propositions, Stuttgart, Germany, 2013
- Gallery NoW, Proposition One, Seoul, Korea, 2014
- PhotoVisa Festival of Photography, Heads will Roll, Krasnodar, Russia, 2014
- Deutsche Technik Museum, Vom Vergehen. Berlin, Germany, 2015[8]
- Klompching Gallery, Proposition Four, New York, 2015[9]
- La Fabrica, Heads will Roll, Madrid, Spain, 2016[10]
- Fotofest Biennial, Heads will Roll, Houston, TX, 2016[11]
- Gallery NoW, Heads will Roll, Seoul, Korea, 2016[12]
Group exhibitions
- FotoTageTrier Triennial, Trier, Germany, 2010[13]
- Fnac. Madrid and Barcelona, Spain, 2011
- Fotoventas. Madrid, Spain, 2011
- Photographers Network, Siegen, Germany, 2011[14]
- Klompching Gallery, Winter Salon. New York, 2012[15]
- Diemar/Noble Photography, The Gathering, London, 2012
- Post Script, Cork, Ireland, 2012
- Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Photo Forum, USA, 2012[16]
- Rencontres Internationales, Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2012[17]
- AIPAD. Klompching Gallery, New York, 2013[18]
- Welde Kunstpreis, Alte Feuerwache, Heidelberg, Germany, 2013
- Premios Lux, 20 años, Palau Robert, Barcelona, Spain, 2013[19]
- Rencontres Internationales, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin, 2013
- Städtische Galerie, Face-to-face, Iserlohn, Germany, 2013
- FestFoto-Diálogos Internacionais, Propositions,, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2104
- AIPAD. Klompching Gallery, New York, 2104[20]
- Videos FestFoto, Proposition Two, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 2014
- Darmstädter Tage der Fotografie, Darmstadt, Germany, 2014[21]
- SOAF. Gallery NoW, Seoul, Korea, 2014
- Gallery NoW, Modern Memories, Seoul, Korea, 2014
- Korea International Art Fair, Gallery NoW, Seoul, Korea, 2014
- Fotofest, The Collector’s Eye: The Maloney Collection, Houston, TX, 2014[22]
- Klompching Gallery, About Face:, New York, 2014[23]
- SOAF, Gallery NoW, Seoul, Korea, 2015[24]
- AIPAD, Klompching Gallery, New York, 2015[25]
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Relics, San Jose, USA, 2015[26]
- New Vision, Gallery NoW, Seoul, Korea, 2016
- AIPAD, Klompching Gallery, New York, 2016[27]
Awards
- Grand Prix Jury's Special Award, Fotofestiwal 2010, Poland[5]
- National Award of Professional Photography, 2010, Spain[28]
- Encontros da Imagem, 2011, finalist, Portugal[29]
- Rencontres Internationales 2012, Paris/Berlin/Madrid[30]
- Welde Kunstpreis, 2013, nominated, Germany[31]
- Gallery NoW Artist Award, 2014, Korea[32]
- LensCulture, 2014 photo-books of the year, for Heads will Roll[1]
- Discoveries of the Meeting Place exhibition, FotoFest 2016 Biennial, Houston, TX, 2016, for Proposition Four: Heads will Roll.[33]
References
- ^ a b "2014 Photobooks of the Year - Photobooks selected by the editors". LensCulture. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ Rexer, Lyle. "» September – October 2015". Photographmag.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ Artslant, The. "North America's Must-See Exhibitions This Fall". ArtSlant. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "The A-Z of Spanish Photographers" (PDF). Accioncultural.es. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ a b "Max de Esteban | FotoFestiwal 2010". Fotofestiwal.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "KLOMPCHING GALLERY — Proposition One: Only The Ephemeral". Klompching.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "FESTIVALES ANTERIORES | XIX Encuentros Abiertos". Encuentrosabiertos.com.ar (in Template:Es icon). Retrieved 2017-03-24.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ "Deutsches Technikmuseum - Max de Esteban". Sdtb.de. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "KLOMPCHING GALLERY — Proposition Four: Heads Will Roll". Klompching.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "La Fábrica Presenta, Por Primera Vez En España, La Obra De Max De Esteban, Un Discurso Visual Acerca Del Estado Del Arte En La Era Digital - La Fábrica |Madrid | Gestión Cultural | El Café | Editorial | Galería". Lafabrica.com. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Max de Esteban". 2016biennial.fotofest.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
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- ^ "Darmstadt Photography Festival | LFI News". Lfi-online.de. 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ http://www.thomaskellner.com/links/colleagues-friends/de-esteban-max/
- ^ "A Winter's Harvest | PDN Photo of the Day". Potd.pdnonline.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ http://prv.mfah.org/archives/search.asp?par1=3&showid=2599&extitle=&exartist=max+de+esteban&syear=&eyear=&cPg=1
- ^ https://vimeo.com/54196068
- ^ https://www.artsy.net/show/klompching-gallery-klompching-gallery-at-aipad-photography-show-2013
- ^ ""20 años de Premios LUX" Fotógrafos ganadores LUX Oro (1993 - 2012) - Premios LUX 2016". Premioslux.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ https://www.artsy.net/show/klompching-gallery-klompching-gallery-at-aipad-photography-show-2014
- ^ http://www.europeanprospects.org/opportunities/festivals/darmstaedter-tage-der-fotografie-festival
- ^ http://home.fotofest.org/App_Common/123/137/Library/77/FotoFest2014-2015_Collectors-Eye-Maloney_2014-10-02.pdf
- ^ https://www.artsy.net/show/klompching-gallery-about-face-the-portrait-in-contemporary-photography
- ^ "g a l l e r y N O W". Gallery-now.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ https://www.artsy.net/show/klompching-gallery-klompching-gallery-at-aipad-photography-show-2015
- ^ https://www.sfstation.com/relics-e2144932
- ^ https://www.artsy.net/show/klompching-gallery-klompching-gallery-at-the-photography-show-2016-presented-by-aipad
- ^ Max de Esteban. "Photographic image : LUX2010 : Retrato" (JPG). Afpe.pro. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Encontros da Imagem 2016 » Festival » Introduction". Encontrosdaimagem.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "| RENCONTRES INTERNATIONALES PARIS/BERLIN | new cinema and contemporary art |". Art-action.org. 1984-03-27. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Herausragende Fotografie aus ganz Europa - Schwetzingen - Schwetzinger Zeitung/Hockenheimer Tageszeitung - Region - morgenweb". Morgenweb.de. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "g a l l e r y N O W". Gallery-now.com. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
- ^ "Max de Esteban". 2016biennial.fotofest.org. Retrieved 2017-03-24.
