“Venice: Yesterday/Today or Still Crazy After All These Years,” photographs by Helen K. Garber, opens at Universal Art Gallery on August 11th.

The photos were taken in the exact locations as vintage photographs Garber and Jill Prestup, president of the Venice Historical Society, culled from the Society archives.

Once the two women identified the photographs they wanted to replicate, they studied the Society’s archives and maps to identify the places where the vintage images were taken. Garber then re-created the shots in their original locations and collaborated with fine art printer Titano Cruz to create photographic diptychs showing both images together. The works were framed by the gallery.

The project was spearheaded by Garber and assembled with the help of Prestup and the Historical Society and Universal Art Gallery’s owner, Lucas DaSilva.

The reception is scheduled for Saturday, August 11, 2012, from 6:00 pm until 9:00 at Universal Art Gallery, 2001 Lincoln Blvd., Venice, California, 90291. Sponsor Whole Foods is providing light refreshments. The exhibit runs from August 11 to October 14, 2012.

For further information, visit the society’s website at www.venicehistoricalsociety.org.