Gallery Steinsland Berliner presents Smoliansky, Johansson, Petersen & Templeteon

Gallery Steinsland Berliner (GSB) is pleased to present Smoliansky, Johansson, Petersen & Templeteon, a group exhibition featuring iconic photography by Gunnar Smoliansky, Gerry Johansson, Anders Petersen and Ed Templeton. We welcome you to join us at the gallery for the opening on Friday, 24 May, 17.00 - 21.00.
 
Smoliansky, Johansson, Petersen & Templeton is a self-explanatory title for an exhibition which is essentially a gathering of greats. Smoliansky, Johansson and Petersen are legendary depicters of decades of life going by in Stockholm and elsewhere. Templeton has similarly depicted life around him in mainly Los Angeles, becoming a frontrunner for a category of photography highlighting the raw and real. We have chosen to display a series of photographs from these artists to celebrate the enduring impact of street/candid photography and the beauty of time captured and preserved.
 
Gunnar Smoliansky (b. 1933, Sweden) has faithfully documented the city of Stockholm, with special attention payed to the neighbourhood of Södermalm, for going on 70 years. His images are intimate and poetic, regardless of if the subject is a lover, a puddle or a shadow created by a hard angle.
 
Gerry Johansson (b. 1945, Sweden) captures the potency of stillness and space. Omitting people in favour of places and spaces, he photographs these in perfectly angular compositions that illuminates the inherent dignity of the place itself.
 
Anders Petersen (b. 1944, Sweden) studied at Christer Strömholm’s famous School of Photography as well as Stockholm Institute of Dramatic Arts. Experiences that surely contributed to Petersen’s vivacious style of photography. Petersen is known for his accepting and joyous black-and-white documentations of people in various candid moments.
 
Ed Templeton (b. 1972, US) is a professional skateboarder, photographer and artist. His mix of personal and observational diary-style photography has greatly impacted the genre. He developed his particular style of photography through documenting the youth culture and lifestyle happening around him.

Catch Smoliansky, Johansson, Petersen & Templeton at Gallery Steinsland Berliner, 24 May - 22 June, 2019. Bondegatan 70, Stockholm.