From Russia With...

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RAYKO PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION
Asks if you’ve seen an iron mule?

From Russia With…
Photographs by Lucia Ganieva

Opening Reception: Friday, January 22, 2010
Exhibition dates: January 22 – February 21, 2010

RayKo Photo Center Main Gallery
428 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107

RayKo is proud to present a the work of Lucia Ganieva, a designer turned photographer who was born in Russia, and though living in the Netherlands, travels back frequently to document her homeland. She not only journeys to St. Petersburg to photograph the attendants at the Hermitage (Ermitazhniki) next to paintings that they bear a striking resemblance to, but Lucia also journeys to small villages deep in the rural areas of Russia. There she has made a series of photographs of Iron Mules. My friend from Cuba looked at them and said, “Oh, everyone in Cuba has one of these…” But I have never seen one. No one else I know has seen one…and now they will be shown at RayKo Photo Center’s gallery. Curious? Come see the Iron Mules as well as some other unique images from a country on the other side of the earth. And just in time for the 22nd Annual Russian Festival in San Francisco!

About RayKo
RayKo Photo Center & Gallery is a comprehensive photographic facility, located near the Yerba Buena Arts District, with resources for anyone with a passion for photography. Established in the early 1990’s, RayKo Photo Center has grown to become of one of San Francisco’s most beloved photography darkroom spaces; it includes traditional b&w and color labs as well as a state-of-the-art digital department, a professional rental studio, galleries, and the Photographer’s Marketplace – a retail space promoting the work of regional artists. RayKo also has San Francisco’s 1sst Art*O*Mat vending machine and a vintage 1947 black & white Auto-Photo Booth.

RayKo Gallery serves to advance public appreciate of photography and create opportunities for regional and national artists to create and present their work. RayKo Gallery offers 1600 square feet of exhibition space and the Photographer’s Marketplace, which supports the work of Bay Area artists and encourages the collection of artwork by making it accessible to collectors of all levels.

RayKo Photo Center & Gallery
http://www.raykophoto.com
Tuesday-Thursday: 10-10 pm
Friday-Sunday: 10-8 pm
Monday: closed

*RayKo is located in the SOMA arts district of San Francisco within walking distance of SFMOMA, the Moscone Center, Yerba Buena Gardens, as well as AT&T Ballpark.

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