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Exhibition Detail Edward Burtynsky Oil Nevada Museum of Art 160 W. Liberty St Reno, NV 89501 June 9th, 2012 - September 23rd, 2012 Opening: June 9th, 2012 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
	Edward Burtynsky, SOCAR Oil Fields #6, Baku, Azerbaijan, 2006, Chromogenic color print © Courtesy of the artist & Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto

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Edward Burtynsky: Oil is an examination of one the most important subjects of our time by one of the most respected and recognized contemporary photographers in the world. From 1997 through 2009, Burtynsky traveled internationally to chronicle the production, distribution, and use of this critical fuel. In addition to revealing the rarely seen mechanics of its manufacture, he photographs the effects of oil on our lives, depicting landscapes altered by its extraction from the Earth and by the sprawl generated around its use.

These images tell an epic story of mankind expressed through our discovery, exploitation, and celebration of this vital natural resource.