Christophe von Hohenberg
Christophe von Hohenberg
Baiser de soleil
archival pigment print
28h x 42w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Open Legs
archival pigment print
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Snow Cones
archival pigment print
28h x 42w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Group of Surfers
archival pigment print
15h x 21w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Georgica pond Ocean view
archival pigment print
28h x 42w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Two dogs social distancing
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Christina's World
archival pigment print
30h x 40w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Lone surfer checking out the sets
archival pigment print
15h x 21w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Driftwood II
archival pigment print
30h x 40w in
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Fog on Georgica Pond
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Christophe von Hohenberg
Feather
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Coe + Coe Photography Gallery is pleased to announce the opening of “Christophe von Hohenberg: The White Album of the Hamptons” a feature exhibition on view from March 11th-17th at 292 South County Road in Palm Beach, FL.
“The White Album of the Hamptons” is an exhibition of recent work by internationally acclaimed photographer Christophe von Hohenberg, including previously unseen images. The series of work is a stunning ode to the Hamptons, New York, coinciding with the 2021 publication of his book The White Album of the Hamptons.
In this series, von Hohenberg masterfully captures moments in time on the shores of Long Island. The images are both playful and poetic, dominated by a spectrum of grey tones and over-exposed sources of light. The anonymity and far-off nature of figures and objects render these images both mysterious and meditative. They have an intimate quality to them, so much so that even if the viewer has never set foot on the Eastern shores, von Hohenberg’s images are somehow familiar. He is innovative in his approach to light and exposure, capturing the dream-like beauty and soul of the New York coastline.
“These images are about healing,” say von Hohenberg, “Following footprints on the shoreline, picking up seashells with the wind and water kissing my face centers my soul. These beaches serve as a cleansing tonic to my mind, making me feel refreshed and whole and temporarily washing away my anxieties.”
While Von Hohenberg has been widely recognized for his fashion, portrait and lifestyle photography, “The White Album of the Hamptons” demonstrates his mastery no matter the subject.
"The White Album of the Hamptons” will run from March 11th through 17th and works by von Hohenberg will remain on view throughout our galleries following the show.
A Long Island native, von Hohenberg has always been a world traveler and took an interest in photography at the young age of fourteen. He was raised in Southhampton, NY, Neubeuern, Germany, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, and New York City. He attended university in Paris and graduated with a degree in European Studies in 1975. After graduating, von Hohenberg began his full-time photography career. He was a freelance photographer in Paris and New York City before he began shooting fashion for American Vogue in 1979. He has since photographed for Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine, German Vogue, Vanity Fair, French Vogue and several other publications. Throughout his career he has participated in ad campaigns for Givenchy, Estee Lauder, The New York Times and many other companies.
The White Album of the Hamptons is von Hohenberg’s fourth book, which follows the success of Shadows of the Gods: Mexico City (2018), Andy Warhol: The Day the Factory Died (2006), and Another Planet: New York Portraits 1976-1996 (2014). Von Hohenberg has been featured in solo exhibitions in Stockholm, Sweden; Dallas, Texas; Munich, Germany; Salzburg, Austria; London, England. His work can be found in private collections throughout the United States, Europe and South America. He lives and works in New York City.
Christophe von Hohenberg has made a name for himself as one of the most celebrated photographers of his generation with a body of work exhibiting a distinctive urban sensibility.
Meanwhile down there in Palm Beach John Paulson and Jane Holzer (a.k.a Baby Jane Holzer — she’ll always be to many of us) co-hosted the private preview last Thursday night of Christophe von Hohenberg’s stunning The White Album of the Hamptons at Cavalier Galleries on South County Road.