Pelle Cass
Crowded Fields
February 11 - March 21, 2021
Abigail Ogilvy Gallery is proud to present Crowded Fields, a solo exhibition of photographs by Boston-based artist Pelle Cass. This exhibition features work from two recent series in which the artist combines thousands of images to form one dynamic composition of a sporting event. Working in opposition to traditional sports photography, Pelle Cass aims to capture not the emotion of a moment, but the chaos and physicality of the entire game, evoking a Baroque-like sense of movement and angle in his compositions.
EXHIBITION PRESS:
The Boston Globe - Photos teem with energy and athletes at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
The Economist - Flooding the zone - Pelle Cass’s composite images reimagine sports photography
What Will Your Remember - Crowded Fields
WBUR - In 'Crowded Fields,' Artist Pelle Cass Takes An Artful Approach To Sports Photography
Artdaily.com - Solo exhibition of photographs by Boston-based artist Pelle Cass opens at Abigail Ogilvy Gallery
The Guardian - Some people are on the pitch! Sports photos with a twist - in pictures
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13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed.of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
13 x 19 in. (Ed. of 15), 24 x 36 in. (Ed. of 10), 40 x 60 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
19 x 13 in. (Ed. of 15), 36 x 24 in. (Ed. of 10), 60 x 40 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
19 x 13 in. (Ed. of 15), 36 x 24 in. (Ed. of 10), 60 x 40 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
19 x 13 in. (Ed. of 15), 36 x 24 in. (Ed. of 10), 60 x 40 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Inkjet print on heavy matte rag paper
19 x 13 in. (Ed. of 15), 36 x 24 in. (Ed. of 10), 60 x 40 in. (Ed. of 3)
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Pelle Cass (1954) is a photographer from Brookline, Massachusetts. He’s exhibited at the George Eastman House, the Albright Knox Gallery, the New Mexico Museum of Art, and the Metamorf Biennial for Art and Technology in Norway and has presented shows at Stux Gallery (Boston), Gallery Kayafas (Boston), and the Houston Center for Photography. His work is owned by the Fogg Art Museum, the Addison Gallery of American Art, the Polaroid Collection, the DeCordova Museum, the Peabody Essex Museum, and the MFA, Houston. Cass’s photos have appeared in books such as Photoviz (Gestalten), Deleueze and the City (Edinburgh University Press), Langford’s Basic Photography (Focal Press), The Beautiful Sparkle: Optical Illusions in Art (Prestel), and in magazines such as Beaux Arts (France), McSweeney’s, FOAM, GQ, Bloomberg Businessweek, The Atlantic, and many others. He’s received fellowships from Yaddo, Artists Resource Trust, and the Polaroid Collection.
This project has been supported by a grant from the Artist's Resource Trust.