Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Chelsea Hotel



Celebrate the 125th Anniversary of the Chelsea Hotel

"Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers"

Curated by Linda Troeller and David Elder

Friday May 9 noon to 6pm
General Opening 6-8pm



Saturday May 10 noon to 5pm
Sunday May 11 noon to 5pm

Chelsea Hotel Ballroom 1st Floor Lobby
222 West 23rd St. New York, New York

Photos by Linda Troeller and Keith Green

PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release: April 20, 2008

"Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers" – 125th Anniversary Photography Exhibition of the Chelsea Hotel

The Chelsea Hotel turns 125 this year and to celebrate its anniversary, photographer and Hotel resident Linda Troeller, curated the exhibit, "Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers," collaborating with Hotel Vice President David Elder. The show features work from over sixty photographers shot in and of this iconic Hotel ranging from historic images of residents such as Virgil Thomson, Patti Smith and Dee Dee Ramone to the edgy and atmospheric. “With so much of New York City history vanishing, these photographs testify to the pivotal value of the proliferation of culture generated at an artist-oriented place,” said Ms. Troeller.
The exhibit, in the ballroom of the Hotel, is on view for the May 9th from noon to 6pm and general opening 6-8pm;
May 10th Saturday from noon to 5pm and Sunday May 11th from noon to 5pm.

The Hotel Chelsea, a legendary bastion of creativity, has often stood in the eye of New York City's cultural storm. The ghosts from the Hotel's earlier days saw Arthur Miller hide away to write in a back apartment following his
divorce from Marilyn Monroe; Janis Joplin “talk so brave and sweet” to Leonard Cohen; and Ralph Gibson print his photographs for his first Lustrum photography book in his tiny kitchenette.

The Hotel Chelsea is located at 222 West 23rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, near the E, C, F, and 1 trains.

Press photographs are available and the press may visit the show by appointment before the opening.

Photographers featured in the show are from New York City and around the United States, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, England, Canada, and Mexico.

Alana Cundy
Alex Geana
Anita Chernewski
Anton Perich
Arthur Weinstein
Bailey Ann Rosen
Barbara Alper
Barbara Nitke
Bettina
Bjørge Sandroad
Brad Trent
Carmen Montoya
Catherine Klemann
Catherine Leroy
Christian Rothmann
Christopher Maguire
David Gahr
Derek Johnson
Diane Hughes
Dina Von Zweck
Dirck Halstead
Ernst Spycher
Fern Logan
Hoyt Brown
Ira Cohen
Ivano Grasso
Jamie Robinson
Jean Pearson
Jules Siegel
Jürgen Frank
Keith Green
Lisa Ackerman
Linda Troeller
Lothar Troeller
Maggie Hopp
Majori
Marc Antoine DUPONT
Marcia Resnick
Mark Edward Harris
Mark Sink
Martine Barrat
Mary Ann Lynch
Marzia Schirripa
Matthew Kristall
Mia Hanson
Michael Lavine
Neil Polen
Nicola L.
Nicole Wolf
Patrick McMullan
Peter Badge
Peter Simon
Rachael Cohen
Ray Block
Rebeca Senovilla Zubiaga
René De Carufel
Richard Turchetti
Rita Barros
Robyn Desposito
Roger Jazilek
Rose Hartman
Sam Bassett
Sanford Kreger
Stephanie Chernikowski
Susan Olmetti
Sylvia Plachy
Sylvie Lancenon
Tina Paul
Tom Parsons
Zev Green
Lee Levine
Merle Levine


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