Vogt Bernal is pleased to present a solo exhibition of Brian McKee. On view is McKee’s new photography series “The Power Suites”, to be seen for the first time in New York.

During a period in which the world seeks to rebuild itself “The Power Suites” examines how we must destroy in order to create and how we create out of destruction. The subject of this project is the massive construction site for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. It is currently one of the largest construction projects in the world. Its end goal is to build a city and infrastructure that runs from the shoreline of the Black Sea to the top of the mountains in Krasnaya Polyana. This work reflects not only on the colossal undertaking of such a task but questions the deeper meanings of what such an undertaking implies, especially in our current global climate.

The works of this series depict landscape as well as architectural settings. The volume of the series comprises 16 images so far and is growing as McKee continues to document the ongoing process in Sochi.

Brian McKee’s work unfolds in challenging series dealing with sociopolitically urgent matters that he detects in various parts of the world. He was born in 1977 in Excelsior Springs, Missouri and attended the Interlochen Arts Academy and Bard College. McKee was awarded The Eugene Atget Prize in 1999. His works have been shown widely on an international level including venues such as the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art, The Columns Art Center in Seoul (South Korea), Haus der Kunst, Munich. His works are part of major private collections and museum collections such as the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. He currently lives and works in New York City and Vienna, Austria.