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Press Release - For Immediate Release
Contact: Rebecca Beltrán - January 1, 2007

Mary Ellen Mark
Twins

February 1, 2007 through March 10, 2007
Reception for the Artist -- Thursday, February 1, 7-9 pm

The Fahey/Klein Gallery is pleased to present works from Mary Ellen Mark's publication, Twins. This unique body of work captures the similarities and differences among twins, revealing fascinating nuances that extend beyond physical traits. By lending her keen eye to the subtleties of paired people, these photographs explore issues of identity and individuality as seen through portraiture and reveal many qualities that make twins so different.

Through a process of interviewing and photographing each pair of twins at The Twins Days Annual Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio in 2001, Mark's photographs present an astounding documentary that exhibits the close bond shared by coupled siblings. Exposing everything from their frustrations and quarrels to comical incidents and wacky stories, Mark's varied subjects of all ages and body types demonstrate a delicate balance of humanity and amusement, while also revealing the viewers' fascination with twins. In an interview on The Today Show, Mark said, "My pictures are how I look at the world…I look at things that are sometimes very sad and things that are humorous-but always things that are human."

Mary Ellen Mark has received worldwide recognition by publishing over 15 books, showing at countless exhibitions and contributing to magazines such as Life, New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone and Vanity Fair. Mark was presented with three National Endowment for the Arts grants, a Cornell Capa Award by the International Center of Photography and a Creative Arts Awards Citation from Brandeis University. Her other awards include the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, the Matrix Award for outstanding woman in the field of film/photography, and the Dr. Erich Salomon Award for outstanding merits in the field of journalistic photography. Mary Ellen Mark has received five honorary doctorates, including one from her Alma Mater, the University of Pennsylvania. She has also been named "Most Influential Woman Photographer" in a poll of American Photo readers. Mary Ellen Mark currently lives in New York with her husband, documentary filmmaker Martin Bell.

Mary Ellen Mark's book, Twins, is available through the Fahey/Klein Gallery.

Press images available upon request.

Photographs from Twins can be viewed on our web site at:
www.faheykleingallery.com.

Gallery hours - Tuesday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm