Chris Berntsen

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Chris Berntsen (Brooklyn, NY) is a New Orleans/New York based artist. His photography explores themes related to queerness, intimacy, and time. In addition to exhibition photography he also creates time-based projection works. Chris’ work has been exhibited in MoMA PS1, Aperture Foundation, New York, The Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and the Contemporary Arts Center New Orleans. He has been working closely with photo conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas for nearly ten years. Chris received his BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Chris was in residence at Elsewhere from April 6, 2011 - May 3, 2011 and made We’ve Come Too Far To End It Now.