This Day

Photographs from Twenty-five Years, the Northwest Coast

Adams Robert

In "This Day", Robert Adams observes two kinds of landscapes – that inside his home, including arrangements of nasturtium leaves and apples on the kitchen table, as well as the views outside his window and beyond. The windswept headlands, beach grasses, and felled trees seen by the photographer on his walks are animated by an atmospheric light. Together, these pictures reveal the undeniable presence of the sublime in everyday life.

About the Author

Robert Adams (b. 1937) lives and works in northwestern Oregon. His art has been the subject of exhibitions at museums throughout the United States; a major travelling retrospective, organized by the Yale University Art Gallery, will run from 2010 to 2012.

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