03.05.11
Jane Hilton: Dead Eagle Trail
Nailya Alexander Gallery presents Jane Hilton’s photographic study of American cowboys in the twenty-first century with Dead Eagle Trail. After a two-decade long love affair with US subject matter, Hilton stumbled upon the inspiration for her latest work during one of her many road trips across the western states of America. The title of her book and exhibition refers to her discovery of a dead Golden Eagle in the middle of the road in Nevada. The experience inspired her to document and explore one of the most iconic, romantic archetypes of American culture and history, the cowboy and his way of life.
Dead Eagle Trail marks Hilton’s empathetic portrayal of the cowboy of the twenty first century. Unlike previous expositions of the American West, Hilton’s subjects are photographed within their own personal environments, surrounded by their collections of artifacts and memorabilia.
During her four and a half year study, an assignment introduced her to a handsome young cowboy called Jeremiah who travelled from Alaska to New Mexico, who funded his adventure by breaking in wild horses and taking on stints on ranches. The allure of the Wild West took Hilton to the cowboy states of America where she's documented the lives of many other subjects, capturing their humility, dignity and strength of character.
As a reminder of simpler times without the technological trappings of modern life, Dead Eagle Trail celebrates the buckaroos of Nevada to the cowpunchers of Arizona and the question lingers. Will there be cowboys 100 years from now?
Solo show and book launch will be at Nailya Alexander Gallery, 41E, 57th Street, Suite 704, New York, NY 10022 opens Wednesday May 25th 2011 and will run until July 8th 2011.
Artist talk and book signing will take place at Aperture Gallery and Bookstore, 547 West 27th Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10001 on May 26, 2011, 6.30 – 9.00 pm.
www.nailyaalexandergallery.com
www.janehilton.com
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