reviews

  • Gianfranco Gorgoni

    San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA)

    A native of Italy who moved to New York in 1968, Gianfranco Gorgoni is a highly romantic photographer whose stylistic inclinations work well with the monumentality and implied drama of many temporal installations. Photographs of Smithson’s Spiral Jetty, Christo’s Running Fence and Heizer’s The City/Complex One are printed in a large (30 x 40") format which thoroughly conveys both the mysticism and impact of these undertakings. Gorgoni’s theatrical leanings are ideal for Earthwork depiction. The image of a sunrise behind City/Complex One or the photograph of Spiral Jetty at the time of day when

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