NEWS
Summer 2010—- SOLO EXHIBITION—- Ethan Levitas:IN ADVANCE OF A BROKEN ARM. Debut presentation of the new series work at POLKA GALERIE, PARIS, June 10 thru July 31, 2010. (LINK)
03/2010—- ESPERANZA SPALDING for THE NEW YORKER.
01/2010—- Dallas Maverick DIRK NOWITZKI for espn.
01/2010—- Nature Theater of Oklahoma: ROMEO and JULIET for THE NEW YORKER.
06-12/2009—- HARD. at. WORK.
06/2009—- Shortlisted for the CARTIER-BRESSON PRIZE, Fondation Henri Cartier-Bresson, Paris.
04/2009—- In Exhibition: “Acquisitions Récentes,” together with William Eggleston, Walker Evans, Robert Frank, Lee Friedlander, Irving Penn et al. GALERIE THIERRY MARLAT, thru April 27, 2009 PARIS.
03/2009—- The NEW YORKER: Jazz groundbreaker RUDRESH MAHANTHAPPA.
02/2009—- THE JEWISH MUSEUM has acquired a selection of Levitas’s photographs for its permanent collection.
01/2009—- Broadcast interview with FRANCE INTER (Radio France / NPR) ‘Espirit Critique/ Regarding Robert Frank,’ (France, 1/22/09)
01/2009—- Presentation to the French-American Foundation (Paris)
01/2009—- BON IVER for The NEW YORKER.
11/2008—- In Exhibition: “America In All Its States” POLKA GALERIE, thru February 2009, PARIS.
10/2008—- The NEW YORKER: Portrait of French musician EMILIE SIMON.
09/2008—- In Exhibition: “FLAG…for which it stands” GALERIE THIERRY MARLAT, Sept. 10 thru November 29, 2008, PARIS.
09/2008—- The NEW YORKER: Pioneering Spanish architect SANTIAGO CALATRAVA.
08/2008—- Arles Exhibition Reviews in the TELEGRAPH (UK), the OBSERVER (UK), and The British Journal of Photography. Profiled in WALLPAPER* (UK).
07/2008—- In Exhibition: 2008 RENCONTRES d’ARLES PHOTOGRAPHIE: Exhibition presented at the Grande Halle in Arles, France July 8-Sept.14, 2008. Nominee Discovery Award.
06/2008—- Eminent Domain Exhibition at NYPL notices: The New Yorker , New York Times, The New York Sun , The Village Voice. PBS/THIRTEEN Sunday Arts television profile.
05/2008—- In Exhibition: “Eminent Domain: Contemporary Photography and the City” opens at the NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. Fifth Avenue and 42nd street, thru August 29, 2008. Exhibtion online and catalogue available from NYPL. Thru August ‘08.
05/2008—- The NEW YORKER: “A Man of Taste,” Groundbreaking chef GRANT ACHATZ of Alinea restaurant in Chicago. Additional slideshow online.
04/2008—- The NEW YORKER: “Buying It,” portrait of artist TAKASHI MURAKAMI, for retrospective at the Brooklyn Museum of Art. Additional slideshow online.
02/2008—- The NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY deepens its collection of Levitas’ work with a second purchase of prints for its permanent collection of photographs. The work will be feautred in the upcoming exhibition”Eminent Domain: Contemporary Photography and the City.” 2008.
02/2008—- The NEW YORKER: “Gunpowder Plots,” a portrait of artist CAI GUO-QIANG, for retrospective at the Guggenheim Museum. Slideshow online.
11/2007—- In exhibition at the NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY, London, thru February 2008.
12/2007—- The NEW YORKER: “Wonder Woman,” a portrait of CHAN MARSHALL, aka CAT POWER.
10/2007—- The NEW YORKER: “Savage Beauty,” a portrait of the band ANIMAL COLLECTIVE.
10/2007—- Renowned collector Howard Stein has aquired 25 prints for his permanent collection.
10/2007—- The NEW YORKER, “Arts Issue”: a portrait of Rosie Perez and Kevin Chamberlin, leads in THE RITZ. Also a portrait of artist Carol Bove.
09/2007—- The NEW YORKER: “Family Drama,” feature on Lucy Thurber’s play Scarcity, portrait of actors Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Johnston, Michael Weiss and Meredith Brandt.
06/2007—- Featured artist for the New York Foundation for the Arts 2007 FlashPop Benefit on June 12 in New York City. On-site portrait sittings with patrons to benefit NYFA’s programs.
06/2007—- The NEW YORKER, “Sweetheart Sorrow,” presents Levitas’ work in its summer fiction double issue, cover date June 11+18, 2007.
04/12-16/2007—- Two large subway pieces at the AIPAD Photography Show 2007 at the Park Avenue Armory NYC.
03/2007—- The NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY purchases a suite of prints from Untitled/This Is Just To Say for inclusion in its Permanent Collection of Photographs, one of the largest and most historically significant public collections in the US.
12/2006—- Finalist for the biennial Duke Center for Documentary Studies/Honickman Prize in Photography.
11/2006—- On display at the Angkor Photography Festival, Cambodia.
09/2006—- Dakota series prints on exhibit at the Mill Theatre for the Dublin Fringe Festival, Ireland.
08-09/2006—- Assignments for The New Yorker and Glitter in Japan; Profile in the Art and Culture Quarterly; More for the subway series and several private commissions.
07/2006—- In Exhibition: IPA Best of Show exhibition at Photo SF, San Francisco thru July 23.
05/2006—- 2006 Photo Annual Award, Photo District News
04-05/2006—- Levitas’ work on display at the Foto Festival Internazionale di Roma, Italy.
04/2006—- Levitas’ work on display in the Best of Show exhibition at the Farmani Gallery in Los Angeles, thru April 19.
03/2006—- Levitas’ work on display at the Palm Springs Photo Festival in the Lucie Awards/IPA exhibition, thru March 31.
01/15/2006—- The Aaron Siskind Foundation awards Levitas the Aaron Siskind Photography Fellowship.
