Bruce Charlesworth April 18 — May 26, 2001 The S K Josefsberg Studio is pleased to present the photographic work of the Minneapolis-based artist Bruce Charlesworth, on view at the gallery April 18 - May 26, 2001. Bruce Charlesworth is a filmmaker, writer and visual artist. He began exhibiting his work nationally in 1978 with narrative and performance-related works such as the photo-novellas, "Eddie Glove" (1976-79) and "Special Communiqués" (1980). In 1981, he directed his first videotape and designed his seminal multi-media installation, "Surveillance". His larger scale color photographic works date initially from the following year. Charlesworth's photographs and videotapes have been shown at the Musée National d'Art Moderne in Paris, the Whitney Museum of American Art, London's Tate Gallery, the National Museum ofAmerican Art in Washington, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the American Film Institute and other museums and galleries throughout the United States and Europe. His highly architectural environments have been commissioned by a variety of institutions, including San Francisco's Capp Street Project, Chicago's Museum of Contemporary Art, the International Center of Photography, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York and the Photographers' Gallery in London. As an artist, Bruce Charlesworth has always embraced a wide range of media. He is the author of numerous scripts and short fiction works, and has written, directed and acted in over a dozen films, videotapes and multi-media theater projects. His work on various environments, tableaus and photographic series has continued to the present day. After several years of independent production, Charlesworth is currently editing his first feature-length theatrical film, "Private Enemy - Public Eye." The exhibition at the S K Josefsberg Studio will feature Bruce Charlesworth's still photography. These latest works lead us to stories, but leave the viewer with a mystery, a puzzle. Often his images isolate a moment in a fictional narrative, a narrative that is often one of a dreamlike or surreal circumstance. If characters are present, they are likely to find themselves in a volitile state. Charlesworth's mastery of color is punched by the Cibachrome printing his uses, allowing the emotional nature of his scenaries to resonate. Many of the works on display will be large format, ranging from 16 x 16 to 23 x 23 inch Cibachrome prints. First Thursday Reception Thursday May 3, 2001 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.