FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 2024
Photographer Daniel Sackheim exhibits in London and Los Angeles with an exhibition at Iconic Images Gallery & concurrent exhibition during Frieze Week LA
Bright Lights, Big City
An exhibition with Iconic Images
On view March 7 – May 25, 2024
Iconic Images Gallery Piccadilly
16 Waterloo Place, SW1Y 4AR, London
Hiding in Plain Sight
An exhibition with Wienholt Projects and Iconic Images
Opening Reception: February 28, 2024, 7:00-10:00 PM
On view February 28 – March 27, 2024
The Desmond Tower
5500 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA, 90036
London, UK / Los Angeles, CA – Television and film director and photographer Daniel Sackheim presents Bright Lights, Big City, his first exhibition with Iconic Images Gallery in London, alongside a showcase of work in Hiding in Plain Sight, an exhibition with Wienholt Projects and Iconic Images in Los Angeles during Frieze Week.
Sackheim’s work combining street photography and cinematic qualities, rooted in his acclaimed film and television background, explores the enigmatic nature of urban landscapes, capturing the hidden stories and emotions that reside within the shadows of bustling city streets. Unfolding around Los Angeles, much of Sackheim’s work examines isolation, social anxiety, and how the “decisive moment” lauded by Henri Cartier-Bresson is perhaps more fleeting and haunting than it is revelatory. Stylistic cues, such as Sackheim’s prominent use of stark lighting and shadow, imply not only a cinematic sensibility but also dramatize everyday patterns and behavior with mysterious intent. Sackheim’s work unpacks the distinct visual lexicon of the architecture and atmosphere throughout Los Angeles that stands in contrast to the sun-drenched, glitzy romanticization often associated with the city and Hollywood tropes.
“My work is an exploration of a facet of life in a city known as the birthplace of film noir and my obsessive curiosity rooted in a need to discover secrets that remain hidden just beneath even the most forbidding corners of the city. To excavate the past, to stare into the faces of ghosts long forgotten.” – Daniel Sackheim
Bright Lights, Big City: Iconic Images Gallery proudly presents Daniel Sackheim’s evocative street photography in European debut
Iconic Images Gallery is thrilled to announce the European debut of acclaimed photographer and award-winning film director Daniel Sackheim, featured as part of their first exhibition of 2024: Bright Lights, Big City. This showcase, running from March 7 to May 25, will feature Sackheim’s profound and moody monochrome street photography and near-deserted urban scenescapes.
‘Bright Lights, Big City’ is an expansive journey through the metropolitan experience of the 20th and 21st centuries, capturing the glamour, grime, connection, and isolation that define urban life. Daniel Sackheim, an esteemed name in both photography and film direction, turns his insightful gaze to the streets of US cities. His monochrome images are a study in contrast, capturing the city’s vibrant life against the backdrop of its enigmatic shadows.
“We are honoured to be hosting Daniel Sackheim’s first European exhibition,” noted Carrie Kania, Creative Director at Iconic Images. “His work is a poignant, resonant exploration of urban life that brings the unseen drama of the city darkly into view.”
Bright Lights, Big City will be on display from March 7 to May 25 at the Iconic Images Gallery Piccadilly, 16 Waterloo Place, SW1Y 4AR, London.
Hiding in Plain Sight: Wienholt Projects presents an exhibition showcasing Daniel Sackheim’s photography during Frieze Week in Los Angeles
Wienholt Projects is pleased to present an exhibition featuring Daniel Sackheim alongside Preston Douglas and artists from Iconic Images Gallery, including Greg Brennan. The works exhibited in Hiding in Plain Sight, the title of which comes from Sackheim’s latest series of work, present aspects of each artist’s practice that underscore their overall examinations of contemporary culture through the interlinked realms of photography and fashion. Each artist employs the tools and materials of these industries that often intentionally distort aspects of reality to instead reveal that not everything is as it seems on the surface.
Hiding in Plain Sight is on view February 28 – March 27, 2024 at The Desmond Tower, 5500 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA, 90036. There will be an opening reception on February 28, 2024, from 7:00 – 10:00 PM.
Details
Bright Lights, Big City
On view: March 7 – May 25, 2024
Location: Iconic Images Gallery Piccadilly, 16 Waterloo Place, SW1Y 4AR, London.
Hiding in Plain Sight
Opening Reception: February 28, 2024, 7:00 – 10:00 PM
On view: February 28 – March 27, 2024
Opening hours: Thursday – Friday, 12 PM – 7 PM, Saturday, 2 PM – 8 PM
Location: 5500 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 150, Los Angeles, CA 90036
About Daniel Sackheim
Daniel Sackheim is a photographer, Emmy Award-winning film and television director and producer living and working in Los Angeles. As a director, Sackheim is best known for his work on multiple highly acclaimed television series such as HBO’s True Detective, Game of Thrones, Jack Ryan, and The Americans.
A partial list of Sackheim’s directorial credits includes M. Night Shyamalan’s Servant, Better Call Saul, Jack Ryan, The Leftovers, Man in the High Castle, The Walking Dead and HBO’s Lovecraft Country. In 2020, Sackheim co-founded Bedrock Entertainment (a label of ITV America) where he serves as Co-CEO and Producer. As a Los Angeles-based television production company, Bedrock develops and produces prestige content for streamers and premium cable platforms.
In addition to his prolific career in film and television, Sackheim is an accomplished photographer. His photography explores the enigmatic nature of urban landscapes, capturing the hidden stories and emotions that reside within the shadows of bustling city streets. He has had numerous solo and group exhibitions, including notable showcases at the SE Center for Photography in Greenville, SC, and Soho Photo Gallery in New York, NY. His work has received prestigious awards such as the Eyeshot Magazine International Open Call and Photolucida’s Critical Mass.
Website: www.danielsackheim.com
Instagram: @daniel.sackheim
Twitter: @DanSackheim
About Wienholt Projects
Aubrie Wienholt founded Wienholt Projects in 2023, following a 10+ year history of working with artists, galleries, museums, and other institutions. Wienholt Projects is committed to producing nontraditional exhibitions of works that interrogate and forward the field of art. Drawing from the experience of working with artists in an alternative capacity through PR for Artists, Wienholt’s creative agency and art house founded in 2015, Wienholt Projects is grounded in a unique understanding of artists’ holistic roles in society.
Website: www.wienholtprojects.com
Instagram: @wienholtprojects
