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No Lifeguard on Duty

June 6, 2006- August 18, 2006

J. Bennett Fitts

Julie Saul Gallery

535 W 22nd St


John Fitts is a young Los Angeles based photographer originally from Colorado Springs. This first East Coast exhibition is inspired by the New Topography work of the 1970s- particularly Lewis Baltz and Joel Sternfeld. Fitts has travelled over 20,000 miles around the country in search of motels from the sixties, some quietly maintaining, others closed up and derelict. These motels were built when gas was cheap and families were happy to stay in a comfortable room with a refreshing pool. They are located in the desert, others on the highway or right on the coast- Fitt's vision is neither overly cool or dramatic. These beautiful large scale color photographs all speak of an earlier, simpler more optimistic time of leisure and travel. A previous series by Fitts represents public golf courses in Los Angeles. These nocturnal landscapes also combine a keen documentary eye with a poetic sense of nostalgia.

A catalogue has been published in conjunction with the show.

Art Reviews of No Lifeguard on Duty

New York Times July 21, 2006

Ken Johnson

"The beautiful, large scale photographs of 1960's-era motel swimming pools - mostly abandoned - by J. Bennett Fitts, a young California artists, owe something to Ed Ruscha and Bernd and Hilla Becher...."

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Location   Gallery Julie Saul Gallery Address 535 W 22nd St, 6th Fl New York (Chelsea) NY, 10011 United States Phone 212-627-2410 Fax 212-627-2411 Hours Tue-Sat 11-6 Nearby: All 10 galleries at 535 W 22nd St

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