Lanoue Gallery proudly presents Martha Graham Dance Company: 100 Years, a world premiere exhibition featuring a curated selection of large-format photographs by Ken Browar and Deborah Ory. The exhibition coincides with the release of their new book of the same name, celebrating a century of the Martha Graham Dance Company—the oldest dance company in the United States. The artists will meet collectors at the gallery on Friday, November 7, from 6 to 8 PM, and signed copies of the book will be available while supplies last.
Ken Browar and Deborah Ory, known collectively as NYC Dance Project, first gained international recognition with their 2016 publication The Art of Movement, which portrayed elite dancers from institutions such as the New York City Ballet, the Martha Graham Dance Company, and the Royal Danish Ballet. Their subsequent book, The Style of Movement: Fashion & Dance, expanded their vision, merging couture and choreography, capturing the world’s greatest dancers adorned in garments by Dior, Valentino, and Oscar de la Renta, among others.
Their latest collaboration, Martha Graham Dance Company: 100 Years, pays homage to Graham’s enduring influence on modern dance. Often compared to innovators like Picasso and Stravinsky, Graham redefined performance through the expressive power of movement. TIME magazine named her “Dancer of the Century,” a title reflecting her deep impact on art and culture. As Artistic Director Janet Eilber notes, Graham believed in the power of stillness—a concept Browar and Ory translate into photography, suspending motion in moments of pure grace.
Through meticulous collaboration, the photographers approach each session as a choreographed production, attending to gesture, light, and emotion. Their images transform dance into visual poetry, bridging the physical and the eternal. Based in Brooklyn, Browar and Ory continue to honor the language of movement, preserving its spirit one frame at a time.
Image: © Ken Browar & Deborah Ory
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