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Legends Abound in Rock and Roll Photographer Jay Blakesberg's Exhibit at Community Center in April

4/2/2018

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An opening reception for "Dark + Light – The Rock and Roll Photography of Jay Blakesberg" is set for Tuesday, April 3 from 5:30-8:30 as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission's First Tuesday Artwalk.
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"Dark + Light – The Rock and Roll Photography of Jay Blakesberg" at the Mill Valley Community Center in April 2018 showcases the photos of Blakesberg, at bottom right. They include, at top left, Mill Valley legend Sammy Hagar, photographed in Marin Headlands for Rolling Stone Magazine on May 12, 1989; a then-18-year-old Blakesberg's photo of Grateful Dead legends Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann of the Grateful Dead on 12.28.79 in Oakland, CA, bottom right; and James Brown – The Godfather of Soul – photographed at the grand opening of the Rock and Roll Museum and Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio on September 1, 1995. Photos courtesy Jay Blakesberg.
In 1978, the father of 16-year-old Jay Blakesberg loaned him a Pentax camera to take photos at a Grateful Dead concert in their home state of New Jersey. Nearly 40 years later, Blakesberg's photographs of some of the biggest names in the history of recorded music continue to be found everywhere from the pages of Rolling Stone and Relix magazines to more than 200 CD packages worldwide and 13 photography books he's published.

A new photo exhibit at the Mill Valley Community Center explores the arc of Blakesberg's star-studded career. Dubbed "Dark + Light – The Rock and Roll Photography of Jay Blakesberg," the show features 30 images curated by the Harvey Milk Center’s Executive Director Dave Christensen. The photos have been culled from Blakesberg’s 39-year photography career and focus on all aspects of his rock-and-roll adventure. They'll be on display at the Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, throughout April, with an opening reception set for Tuesday, April 3 from 5:30-8:30 as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission's First Tuesday Artwalk.

“I have felt for a long time that what I was doing is visual anthropology,” says Blakesberg, who prints his photos as a dye-sublimation Chromaluxe Metal print. “I truly believe that the modern day rock-and-roll population, both the artists and fans, are a unique tribe whose tale should be documented and told.” 

Blakesberg’s first paid photography assignment came in September 1979 when the Aquarian Weekly paid him $15 to run two photographs in the free periodical. In November 1987, Blakesberg landed his first assignment with Rolling Stone magazine, photographing a free U2 concert in downtown San Francisco.

The Community Center exhibition features images taken from the late 1970’s up to today, including magazine photos of Tom Waits, Joni Mitchell, Jerry Garcia and Carlos Santana, as well as performance photographs from the likes of the Grateful Dead, Mavis Staples, Radiohead, Bonnie Raitt and Emmylou Harris.

The 411: "Dark + Light – The Rock and Roll Photography of Jay Blakesberg," a new photo exhibit at the Mill Valley Community Center in April, explores the arc of Blakesberg's  career. The photos are on display at the Community Center, 180 Camino Alto, throughout April, with an opening reception set for Tuesday, April 3 from 5:30-8:30 as part of the Mill Valley Arts Commission's First Tuesday Artwalk. MORE INFO.

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