Experimental Photos by Poz Artist David Lebe

David Lebe, 1979 (negative); 1995 (print). Gelatin silver print. Image: 15 1/2 x 22 3/8 inches; Sheet: 20 x 23 7/8 inches. © David Lebe. Gift of the artist, 2010. Images courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2019.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art, though May 5,  presents the first survey devoted to American photographer David Lebe. Long Light examines his remarkable artistic range and adventurous experimentation over five decades, including his powerful representations of gay experience and living with AIDS. The exhibition of 145 photographs created from 1969 to the present is drawn primarily from the museum’s collection and celebrates the gift of more than 100 of these works from the artist.