Enter the Supersaturated, Ultraglamorous World of Tina Barney’s Photographs
For decades, the artist Tina Barney, who grew up in the intesely affluent and private realms of the Upper East Side and Watch Hill, Rhode Island, has been capturing striking images of aging doyennes, the splendor and grace of the wealthiest families here and in Europe, the ultrarich — that is to say, her friends. The effect, perhaps especially for those who didn’t grow up in such a rarefied way, can be fascinatingly voyeuristic, and sleekly anthropological.
There’s a big retrospective of her works at Paul Kasmin Gallery, “Four Decades,” and it’s an immersion into this world of hers. The show opened May 7 and is up until June 20.
Tina Barney
The Nude Model, 2010. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. (PKE 20075)
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy o...Tina Barney
The Nude Model, 2010. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. (PKE 20075)
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tina Barney
Jill and I, 1993. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 4 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
(PKE 19...
Tina Barney
Jill and I, 1993. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 4 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
(PKE 19787)
Tina Barney
The Reception, 1985. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 2 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Ti...Tina Barney
The Reception, 1985. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 2 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tina Barney
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Castelli. W magazine, 1998. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 8 of 10 (from an editi...
Tina Barney
Mr. and Mrs. Leo Castelli. W magazine, 1998. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 8 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tina Barney
The Limo, 2006. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 2 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Tina ...Tina Barney
The Limo, 2006. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 2 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
Tina Barney
Lipstick, "New York Stories," W magazine, 1999. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 3 of...
Tina Barney
Lipstick, "New York Stories," W magazine, 1999. Chromogenic color print. 48 x 60 inches 121.9 x 152.4 cm. Edition 3 of 10 (from an edition of 10).
Photo: Tina Barney; Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery