The Polaroid photograph is an aesthetic that has been recently ingrained in our culture as "cool." Despite its rapid irrelevance, Polaroids provide footnotes to parties, concert, blogs (as seen on gorrilla vs bear, and occasionally Gawker) and suggest their images reflect "hip" sensibilities. There is a certain, inescapable nostalgia that exists with Polaroids, their warm color makes everyone look like they're in the 70s, and creates a relative timelessness that is extremely attractive, both to viewers and subjects.
An exhibition entirely of Polaroids functions as an informal affair. Many taken with a degree of nonchalance, the collected images provide a glimpse into the artists' road trips, parties, and bedrooms. Essentially, "life" is the theme of a Polaroid show, its honestly and accessibility make the exhibition unpretentious, despite one's inclination to express Polaroid-presumption.