Simple Pleasures: What is Hidden Behind the Mask
“No one reveals himself as he is; we all wear a mask and play a role.”
Jean-Baptiste Huynh, Portrait 1, Flower Children, 2023, Archival pigment photograph on baryta paper
Harry Benson, Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow at Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, 1966, Archival pigment photograph
Helen Levitt, N.Y. (children in masks), 1942, Silver gelatin photograph
Albert Watson, Jaime Rishar in Eye Mask on Mirror, New York City, 1995, Archival Pigment Photograph
Alison Wright, Malagan Ceremonial Mask, Lissengung Island, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea, 2010, C-Type Color Photograph on Fuji Crystal Paper
Marcus Leatherdale, Strawman-Muria, 2001, Split Toned Silver Gelatin Photograph
Dana Gluckstein, Dancer, Bhutan, 2010, Archival Pigment Photograph
Brassai (Gyula Halasz), Parade D’Un Spectacle De Fete Foraine, Boulevard Saint-Jacques, Paris, 1931, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Michael James O’Brien, Still life with a silver mask, 2005, Chromogenic Color Photograph
Flor Garduno, La Nopala, Mexico, 1998, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Joel-Peter Witkin, Three Kinds of Women, Mexico City, 1992, Toned Silver gelatin photograph
Diane Arbus, Untitled (14) 1963, Silver Gelatin Photograph
Jamie Baldridge, A Pattern of Monstrosity, 2011, Archival Pigment Photograph
Edmund Teske, Man with Mask (George Hermes, Topanga Canyon), c. 1965, Silver gelatin photograph
Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Mardi Gras, 1903, Silver gelatin photograph
Kimiko Yoshida, RorschachYoshida LXX (Hugo Ball L), 2018, Archival Pigment Photograph and Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Albert Watson, Amy, Rudi Gernreich Swimsuit Campaign, Los Angeles, 1970, Archival Pigment Photograph on Linen Simple Pleasures is an ongoing series curated by Holden Luntz Gallery, presenting a selection of our favorite pictures organized thematically.
We hope you find these photographs as a gentle reminder that there are always simple pleasures to be found .
