Monday, November 30, 2009

Exhibition and Book Signing Dec. 22

I will show a select group of images from his work with Michael Jackson thirty years ago at Steven Turner Contemporary in Los Angeles. The images appear in his new book Michael Jackson Before He Was King published by Chronicle Books.  I will also be available to sign books.  This will be the first time this portfolio of work is on exhibition. Take a look.
Steven Turner Contemporary, 6026 Wilshire Blvd.,Los Angeles. December 22, 7 - 10PM.
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2 comments:

  1. michael jackson beat it jacketFebruary 20, 2012 at 4:57 AM

    Nice work on MJ's book. Really appreciated.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 22, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    Loved reading all of your posts about the book, awesome book, awesome blog

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Todd Gray photographed Michael Jackson over a period of 10 years, often as Jackson's chosen photographer. He has shot numerous album covers and directed music videos, and his photo-based artwork is in the permanent collections of museums in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently a professor of art and photography at Cal State University, Long Beach, and lives in Los Angeles.
Photographer Todd Gray worked with Michael Jackson for several years before Jackson requested that he become his personal photographer, a relationship that would encompass the singer's performances with the Jacksons through the release of his smash solo albums Off the Wall and Thriller. 

This collection of unseen, intimate, and joyful pictures of Michael taken over a span of 10 years reveal him at home, with his family and fans, in career-making live performances, and the on the "Beat It" video shoot. 

A young black man not much older than Jackson at the time they met, Gray brings unique insights to his time with the singer, contributing stories and context to the images, presenting a rare, intimate portrait of Jackson at a creative peak as he grew from a brilliantly talented young man into a pop icon.