“Vieques, Puerto Rico, US Navy Amphibious Training Range” © Bettina Witteveen

Bettina WitteVeen is represented with her work at the Nassau County Museum of Art (NCMA). The Big Picture: Photography’s Moment opens November 19, 2022 and closes March 5, 2023. Catalog available at the museum.

Photography’s ascent in the art world is an international phenomenon. This star-studded exhibition spans the historical roots of the medium (Ansel Adams and his generation) and the thrilling, large-format color works of such Contemporary masters as Cindy Sherman, Thomas Struth, James Casebere and Gregory Crewdson. From the documentary to the painterly, images bear witness to the times. As Susan Sontag wrote, “Life is not about significant details, illuminated a flash, fixed forever. Photographs are.”