An Exhibit of Work by Urban Landscape Photographer Alain Bourgeois
Join us with the artist for an opening reception on Wednesday, May 29 at 6:00 PM
Greiser’s will feature an exhibit of Alain Bourgeois’s photography throughout the summer, 2024. We’ll celebrate the theme of the collection, Senescence: Grace in Aging, at an opening reception on May 29.
You might recognize the name Bourgeois as the world-famous French-American sculptor and painter Louise who spent summers and weekends in her home here in Easton from the 1940s until her death in 2010. Greiser’s Coffee & Market arrived on the scene 8 years too late to meet Louise, but we’re very fortunate to have her son Alain Bourgeois and his wife Jessica Bourgeois as customers and friends. And we’re delighted to host an exhibit of Alain’s photography in the Greiser’s gallery.
As an urban landscape photographer, Alain has traveled around the US and globe seeking to document the progressive effects of the passage of time on the structures and tonality of the ever-shifting urban environment.
“Over time, the context in which our lives are lived changes, not only in memory but also in fact,” Alain writes. “Revisiting that context can open a window on both our common experience and our individual history. Softened by the steady hand of time, the locations of our lives can be seen anew.”
Alain’s new book, Senescence: Grace in Aging, features 32 photographs of scenes in New York City, Bridgeport, Detroit, Havana, Paris and elsewhere, through which he conveys a deep appreciation of the passage of time and captures the heartbreaking beauty of decay. These images, he writes, “tell a significant part of our story. They are who we were.”
In advance of the show, a limited number of signed copies of Senescence are now for sale exclusively at Greiser’s for $45 each. Find them on the bookshelf in our gallery room.
There will be additional collections of Alain’s photography, published over the years, available at the reception later this month. And the artist will be here to sign your copy! Admission is free and open to the public.
