In addition, American Mystic will present a group of shimmering photographs of Kentucky’s Red River Gorge, which were featured in the 1971 book The Unforeseen Wilderness, accompanied by text by his friend Wendell Berry.
In the gallery’s accompanying publication Ralph Eugene Meatyard: American Mystic, Alexander Nemerov examines Meatyard’s creative process through a series of short texts paired with 48 of Meatyard’s photographs. The 100-page, fully illustrated hardcover book will be available at the gallery and at fraenkelgallery.com ($45). Fraenkel Gallery will host a reading and book signing with the author on Saturday, March 11, at 2pm.
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled, 1963
© The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco
Ralph Eugene Meatyard Untitled, ca. 1955
© The Estate of Ralph Eugene Meatyard, courtesy Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco