Brian McKee Urbanus 26 illustrations 52 pages 11″ x 8-1/2″

About the work

For the past four years I have traveled throughout America and Eastern
Europe photographing sites that represent important political and social
events in contemporary world history. My most recent project in
Afghanistan is a continuation of this larger conceptual body of work.
Acting as a kind of visual historian I seek to create images that convey a
unique and important view of select aspects of World History. Within
architecture and landscapes I find my true subject, the detritus of
civilization, and seek to explore the way we define and relate to its
existence. Although creating precisely composed and executed images I
carefully chose projects that have a conceptual meaning and importance
beyond their visual interest or beauty. These images from Afghanistan
encompass and express the intents of my vision as an artist.

Born 1977 in Kansas City, Missouri, attended the Interlochen Arts Academy and
Bard College studying photography with Stephen Shore, Larry Fink and Barbara
Ess. Worked as assistant and studio manger to Lynn Davis 1996-2001. Currently
lives and works in New York City.

Solo Exhibitions

2006 - URBANUS, Galerie Stefan Röpke, Köln
2005 - Re-Build-Ings, Galería Arnés y Röpke, Madrid, Spain
2005 - URBANUS, Mitchell-Innes&Nash, New York
2005 - URBANUS, Hilger Contemporary, Wien
2004 - DETRITUS, Valentina Bonomo Artecontemporanea, Roma
2004 - DETRITUS, Nusser & Baumgart Contemporary, München
2003 - DETRITUS, Galerie Hilger, Wien
2003 - DETRITUS, Galerie Poller, Frankfurt am Main
2002 - Fotografie aus New York, Gallery KunstRaum, Essen, Germany

2001 - The Soviet Military Bases, KunstMarkt , Krefeld, Germany

1999 - SITES, Olin Gallery, Annandale, New York