FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINTER’S CHILDREN by JIM MANGAN
Opening Party: January 15th, 7pm – 10pm
Exhibition: January 14 – January 17, 10am – 6pm
Burton Snowboards in conjunction with Milk Gallery, VICE Magazine and powerHouse Books, is pleased to present Winter’s Children by photographer and filmmaker Jim Mangan. These provocative snowboarding photographs, first seen on the pages of...
[read more] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WINTER’S CHILDREN by JIM MANGAN
Opening Party: January 15th, 7pm – 10pm
Exhibition: January 14 – January 17, 10am – 6pm
Burton Snowboards in conjunction with Milk Gallery, VICE Magazine and powerHouse Books, is pleased to present Winter’s Children by photographer and filmmaker Jim Mangan. These provocative snowboarding photographs, first seen on the pages of counter-culture institution VICE, are an irreverent commentary on the industry and a playful hybrid of cultural documentary and nature photography. A book based on the series, published by powerHouse Books, will be included in the artist’s book collection at The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.
In 2010, Mangan left an 11-year in the business side of snowboarding and lit out for the remote backcountry of Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountains to recharge and redirect. He was accompanied by seven accomplished snowboarders: his college friend, Peter Sutherland, now a renowned photographer and artist, and rising stars from the sport’s next generation, including Laura Hadar and Alex Andrews. Away from the corporate sponsors, the perfectly manicured terrain parks and half pipes, and the ever-present audience, the riders literally stripped away all artifice — along with their clothing — in a powerful artistic statement that honors the original roots of the sport.
The seven riders soared naked and uninhibited down empty slopes on vintage snowboards from the 1980s, clad only in vibrant Native American blankets that contrast with the stark winter landscape. Mangan captured the action and the emotional intensity on an intentionally grainy 35 mm film reflective of the ethos of snowboarding’s early years. “As I exited the snowboarding business, I wanted to recreate the feelings that originally drew me to the sport,” explains Mangan. “This project is an exaggerated overstatement of those feelings.”
Ultimately, for the photographer, the riders, and the viewers, Winter’s Children becomes a baptism, with the cold snow washing away the neon filth of consumerism and serving as a bracing reminder of snowboarding’s pure origins.
About Jim Mangan
After a long career in the snowboarding industry as a sponsored athlete, terrain park designer and creative director, Jim Mangan began work on a series of film and photography fine arts projects. Mangan shot and directed the snowboarding films City. Park City.(2006) and I Ride Park City (2008), which feature some of the sport’s greats, including Shaun White, and were nominated for multiple awards the at the X-Dance Film Festival. Most recently, Mangan completed his first fine art photography project, Winter’s Children, which was featured in VICE Magazine and published by powerHouse books. After 16 years in the mountains of Utah and Colorado, Mangan now calls Los Angeles home.
About Milk Gallery
Since its establishment in 2003, Milk Gallery has sought to celebrate the best in contemporary fine arts and photography.
Milk Gallery’s innovative programming includes shows by established and emerging artists, design and fashion installations by industry leaders as well as film, music and lecture series.
Located in Chelsea beneath The Highline, Milk Gallery is an architecturally striking exhibition space.
For more information, please contact Katie Dineen:
katie@milkstudios.com or visit:
www.milkmade.com
