The Fahey/Kline Gallery Presents Two Unique Exhibitions of Rock 'n' Roll Photography

Written by Stuart Walkenhorst Wednesday, 16 May 2012 21:37

Los Angeles, CA - The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present two exhibitions of Rock 'n' Roll photographs, both on view from December 1st through January 14th 2012. “Backstage Pass: Faces in Music II” is a group exhibition that features over 80 Rock n’ roll photographs from such image-makers as Harry Benson, Joel Brodsky, Danny Clinch, Henry Diltz, Barry Feinstein, Bobby Klein, Daniel Kramer, Annie Leibovitz, Gered Mankowitz, Jim Marshall, Herb Ritts, Ethan Russell, Norman Seeff, Frank Stefanko, Bruce Talamon, and Alfred Wertheimer. “Rock Seen” presents a selection of photographs from Bob Gruen’s newly released monograph of the same name (Abrams, 2011).

"Backstage Pass" includes revealing portraits and backstage photographs taken behind the scenes, as well as exhilarating images that capture the energy, passion, style, and sex appeal of live performances in front of massive crowds. This show features established classic and recent photographs of memorable and provocative music photographs: Alfred Wetherimer’s photograph of Elvis kissing a girl backstage, Harry Benson’s playful Beatles Pillow Fight, Frank Stefanko’s Bruce Springsteen at the beginning of his career, Danny Clinch’s unguarded image of Eddie Vedder writing lyrics, Jim Marshall’s shot of Johnny Cash flipping the bird to the camera, San Quentin Prison in 1969, and Barry Feinstein’s image of fans peering into the window of Bob Dylan’s limosine.

These images, seen and understood by millions, have become part of our cultural history and have played a role in shaping our cultural conscious. Included in this show are images that have appeared on several iconic album covers: Joel Brodsky’s image of Jim Morrison, Dan Kramer’s Bob Dylan “Highway 61 Revisited” as well as Norman Seeff ‘s erotic photograph of Carly Simon for the cover of “Playing Possum” as well as his image of Joni Mitchell for “Hejira” album cover, and Bob Seideman’s controversial nude on the cover of Blind Faith’s first album.


For forty years, Bob Gruen has been documenting the rock scene, capturing now iconic images of The Clash, The Sex Pistols, Led Zeppelin, New York Dolls, Blondie, The Ramones, and John Lennon and Yoko Ono among others.Many of Bob Gruen’s iconic photographs began with unassuming introductions that became the catalyst for honest and enduring friendships. A hurried introduction to Ike and Tina Turner on a street corner began a friendship that resulted in Gruen’s first album cover, and later Gruen’s first concert tour. In 1972, Gruen met John Lennon and Yoko Ono at a benefit concert, and later dropped some prints at their nearby apartment. This simple gesture began a close friendship between Bob Gruen, John Lennon, and Yoko Ono. Throughout the 1970’s Gruen worked as their personal photographer, documenting concerts and press conferences, as well as capturing serene moments between John and Yoko, and the first images of their son, Sean Lennon. In 1974, Gruen suggested photographing John Lennon on top of his New York apartment building, which would later become the hugely iconic image of John Lennon wearing the New York City T-Shirt. Gruen’s photographs are in the permanent collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, and have been shown in the Museum of Modern Art’s 2009 exhibition, “Looking at Music: Side 2” and the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s 2009 exhibition, “Who Shot Rock & Roll”. Bob Gruen lives and works in New York City.


The Fahey/Klein Gallery is devoted to the enhancement of the public's appreciation of the medium of photography through the exhibition and sale of 20th Century and Contemporary Fine Art Photography. Since the gallery’s inception, Their exhibition program has embraced a broad range of diverse photographers from Edward Weston to Berenice Abbott; Man Ray to Henri Cartier-Bresson; Irving Penn to Melvin Sokolsky; Horst P. Horst to Herb Ritts; Peter Beard to James Nachtwey, among many others. The Gallery is a leader in the field of Photography and is respected among collectors and colleagues. This position of leadership is a result of their dedication to the medium of photography, experience, and knowledge, which, over the many years, has been enhanced by the wide range of services the gallery offers. The gallery, with over 8,000 photographs in stock, deals exclusively in photographs as works of art in all genres including Portraits, Nudes, Landscapes, Still-Life, Reportage and Contemporary photography. The gallery website contains a broad range of over 10,000 images. The Fahey/Klein Gallery regularly mounts two-person exhibitions every five weeks. In addition to curating exhibitions in its Los Angeles venue, the gallery personnel annually curate and export as many as 15 - 20 fine art photography exhibitions for major international galleries and museums worldwide. David Fahey and the Fahey/Klein Gallery have edited, coordinated, and/or contributed to the production of over 65 photographic publications, including publications on the work of Peter Beard, Herb Ritts, Horst, Steve Schapiro, Allen Ginsberg, Melvin Sokolsky, Matthew Rolston, Peter Lindbergh, Sheila Metzner, Tom Baril, Bruce Weber, Hollywood Photographers, Sante D'Orazio, Jim Marshall, Richard Gere, and Mark Laita, among many others. The gallery will often coordinate the release of these publications in conjunction with the artists' related exhibitions. David Fahey and Randee Klein Devlin opened their spacious 3,800 square foot gallery in 1986. In 1998, Ken Devlin, who shares his wife Randee's passion for photography, joined the gallery as co-owner and partner with David Fahey. In 2010, David celebrated his 35th year of exhibiting and selling Fine Art Photography in Los Angeles. The focus of the gallery’s exhibition program has always been to expose Fine Art Photography to the international art and photography community. The interest in collecting photography has increased dramatically within the last 15 years. “With photography it is still possible to create a great collection” (New York Times). Record auction prices in photography continue to be reached, and most major museums have established, or expanded, their photography departments. Visit the gallery's website at ... http://www.faheykleingallery.com

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