Pearl: Nature’s Perfect Gem
The pearl – a glistening gift from nature – is alive with beauty, metaphor, suspicion, and myth. What is it about the pearl that has inspired artists, writers, and collectors over millennia and up to the present day?
The pearl – a glistening gift from nature – is alive with beauty, metaphor, suspicion, and myth. What is it about the pearl that has inspired artists, writers, and collectors over millennia and up to the present day?
October 1, 2022 – January 15, 2023
The exhibition illustrates Mortensen’s ascent as one of the most famous photographers of his time who was known for his grotesque subject matter and extreme manipulation of his photographs. Photography & Seduction: William Mortensen’s Laguna Beach is one of the only museum exhibitions of his work, illustrating his ascent as one of the most famous photographers of his time.