© Logan White

The group photography exhibit The Pleasure Is All Mine recently opened in Chelsea to a packed house. Organized by the curatorial duo Finch & Ada, the show is a direct response to a scarcity of happiness the curators had observed in the contemporary fine art photography landscape.  “We felt that at its core, an emotion such as happiness was not viewed as a serious topic. We set out to find artists with artworks that would create a “happy place” and illustrate happiness and pleasure in a variety techniques.”

Two satellite events hosted this week add to the festive mix, Wednesday evening’s emerging collector’s symposium Instant Gratification – The Pleasures of Art Collecting and an Afternoon with the Artists on Saturday from 3 to 5 pm. Full details are available on the Finch & Ada Web site.  -Jill Waterman

© Rachel Styer

© Justin Walker

© Maciek Jasik

© Jill Waterman

© Jan Von Holleben

© Dolly Faibyshev

© Jonathan Levitt

© Aline Smithson

Tags: Aline Smithson, Dolly Faibyshev, Finch & Ada, Jan Von Holleben, Jill Waterman, Jonathan Levitt, Justin Walker, Logan White, Maciek Jasik, Rachel Styer, The Pleasure Is All Mine

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 29th, 2011 at 12:00 pm ET by Amber Terranova and is filed under Documentary, Fine Art, Food + Drink, Photo Galleries.