Affirmation Arts

04/08/2025

Lovely spread in “Tevere” by Gianni Berengo Gardin. The book is an expansive exploration of the Tiber river and its environs in Italy. Photographed in black and white and color, it reminds me a bit of The Face of Minnesota, by John Szarkowski.

03/28/2025

Affirmation Arts is excited to announce a photography show opening next month!

PRIMARY EXPOSURE: Fatherly Photography

Opening Saturday April 26th, 2-6pm

A show exploring the connections between Harry Callahan's photographs of his wife and daughter and contemporary father photographers looking at their children.

Work by six contemporary photographers and vintage prints by Callahan, with an opening text by Elinor Carucci thinking about the relationship between fathers and children.

Join us for an opening afternoon, Saturday April 26th, 2-6pm
Show run April 20th - May 30th
Gallery hours M-F 10am-6pm and by appointment

Works by
Michael Chovan-Dalton
Yoav Horesh .horesh
Jesse Lenz
Claudio Nolasco
Dennis Santella
Mark Steinmetz

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PRIMARY EXPOSURE: Fatherly Photography

A show exploring the connections between Harry Callahan's photographs of his wife and daughter with contemporary father photographers looking at their children.
Six contempoary photographers and vintage works by Callahan, with an opening text by Elinor Carucci thinking about the relationship between fathers and children.

Works by
Michael Chovan-Dalton
Yoav Horesh .horesh
Jesse Lenz
Claudio Nolasco
Dennis Santella
Mark Steinmetz



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11/04/2024

Coming up this week at Affirmation Arts!

09/24/2024

Coming up next month!

04/24/2024

TONIGHT!
Come join us from 6-9pm
Show will be on view through June 18th

03/28/2024

Translucid Views of Flight and Flower - Opening April 24th - https://mailchi.mp/11bf6e88fb05/opening-april-24th-translucid-views-of-flight-and-flower-william-t-hillman

11/10/2023

Check out a short segment on today's CBS morning show that covers our current show!

Some U.S. military veterans are finding a new way to serve by creating art with female Afghan army veterans to aid their resettlement in the U.S. CBS News correspondent Christina Ruffini introduces us to the "escape artists" of the Afghan National Army.

11/01/2023

We are pleased to announce the opening of our first exhibit in the new space! Visit www.affirmationarts.com/exhibitions/project-raha for more information.
Auction is online at https://www.artsy.net/project-raha
Opens Thursday November 2nd, 6-9 pm.
Note the new address!
415 West 13th St, 8th Fl
New York, NY 10014

09/18/2023

We are finally, officially, ultimately, we pinkie promise, out of 37th Street and have moved to our new location at 415 West 13th Street, 8th floor.
We are still unpacking, so no photos yet, but we'll be happy to have you come see the new space soon.

05/08/2023

We are excited to announce that we will be hosting Kenyan Collectives, a showcase of work by Pamoja Art Collective, formerly “Hog Ranch Art Department”, and Turkana Artists Xchange, a collaboration between artists from Turkana County, Nairobi County and beyond.

The exhibition runs from May 17 – May 26 and marks the first time both collectives are showcasing their work in the United States.

See our website for a full press release! More images coming soon!

Opening May 17th, 6-9pm. (That's next week!)