Edward Burtynsky: OIL
Burtynsky OIL opens at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington on October 3, 2009 and runs until December 13. This is a three-year touring exhibition and the first venue is Huis Marseille in Amsterdam, December 2009 to March 2010.
OIL is Burtynsky's decade-long exploration of the subject of oil. The exhibitions feature key images from the oil fields, refineries, automobiles, motorways, disposal and recycling series, as well as the release of new images of transportation, Alberta oil sands and abandoned oil fields in Azerbaijan. (Book by Steidl)
Concurrent exhibitions of OIL:
Nicholas Metivier Gallery
October 8 to 31, 2009
Hasted Hunt Kraeutler, New York
October 1 to November 21, 2009
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Adamson Gallery, Washington, DC
October 15 to November 21, 2009
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Torch Gallery, Amsterdam
December 5, 2009 to January 13, 2010
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Huis Marseille Museum for Photography, Amsterdam
November 28, 2009 to February 28, 2010
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