Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Top 10 Photo Books of 2008
- I have always been pretty insane with my collections, from baseball cards to comic books and most recently records. This year began a new obsession for me. Before the year started I only had a couple of photo books, but as time went on record buying took a huge back seat to them an now I'm actually selling off records to feed my addiction. Of course there are many books I have yet to see this year but these are my favorites.
Zoe Strauss - America
Luigi Ghirri - It's Beautiful Here, Isn't It
Mark Steinmetz - South East
Sze Tsung Leong - Horizons
Takashi Homma - Tokyo
Alec Soth - The Last Days of W.
Coley Brown - Jam, Jelly, Honey, Wild, Rice
Leigh Ledare - Pretend You're Actually Alive
Judith Joy Ross - Protest The War
Robin Schwartz - Amelia's World
Friday, December 12, 2008
MUTO by Blu
MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.
- Wanted to make the 100th post about a new project coming up in the new year. At this point not all the details are finalized and I didn't want to jump the gun, so watch out for a big update soon. This AMAZING animation by Blu will have to suffice for number 100. Finals week is coming to a close so I'll be back to full time blogging soon.
Friday, December 5, 2008
Martin Buday
- Martin Buday is a photographer examining the urban landscape. His series Blandscape is anything but bland, with rich colors and subtle humor, Buday's landscapes are really quite excellent. See more of his work here.
Thrilla in Manilla
- Jane Mount and Jason Polan have been competing in a no holds barred draw-a-thon at Jen Bekman Gallery since Wednesday, drawing from noon to 6pm every day till Saturday. The event is a benefit for 826, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students with their creative and expository writing skills. On Monday December 8th, there will be a reception and benefit sale at the gallery where all the pieces done by the artists will be for sale. Keep up to date with the Thrilla in Manilla blog. View a full press release here.
Martin Parr Talk and Book Signing
- PARRWORLD: Objects and Postcards Aperture is pleased to announce a special talk and book signing with Martin Parr at The Strand on his latest book Parrworld: Objects and Postcards
This groundbreaking two-volume set presents Parr’s idiosyncratic and kitsch collections with appropriate thoroughness, and with the artist’s typical humor. Objects is the first publication to document his twenty-five-plus years of such collecting from items that have already achieved notoriety such as wrist watches featuring Saddam Hussein’s face to more unique and often kitsch objects: wallpaper, trays, and objects commemorating Sputnik, Chuck and Di’s wedding, and 9/11. Postcards is the “last word” on an extraordinary collection of over 20,000 cards. This highly entertaining, yet serious study of postcard history, includes early cards that depict local news events such as car crashes and murders. The book’s finale, Boring Postcards, features a selection of cards promoting motorways and shopping.
Tuesday, December 16
7:00 p.m.
The Strand
828 Broadway
New York, New York
(212) 473-1452
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Matt Nighswander
- I really enjoy Matt Nighswander's series Chicagoland, "When I first moved to Chicago, I was slightly confused by the term "Chicagoland." I heard it used in TV and radio ads when I wasn't quite paying attention and I wondered initially if it might be an amusement park or an enormous mall. I've chosen "chicagoland" for the working title of my project not because I am interested in documenting the wide expanse of the Chicago metro region (in fact, the vast majority of these pictures were all shot within Chicago’s city limits) but because of the psychological space the word implies to me. The pictures were taken in Chicago, but the best ones seem only loosely tethered to the reality from which they spring. If they are about sprawl and the forlorn spaces of generic architecture it is at least partly because these spaces are where the transformative powers of photography can have the greatest effect; where the photographic image can create a sense of drama and psychological tension that may not have been present in the original scene." See more of his work here.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Yann Gross
- Yann Gross is a photographer from Switzerland. He was recently nominated as one of the 13 Emerging Photographers of 2008 by American Photo magazine. His series Kitintale Skates is fantastic. The project is about the first and only skatepark in East Africa which was built by the local kids in the suburb of Kampala. See more the work from this project as well as other work that is more than worth checking out here.
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Humble Arts Update
- The Humble Arts Foundation updated their site today with a new solo and group show as well as the recipient of the Fall 2008 Grant. The second grant given out in 2008 by the foundation went to Michael Bühler-Rose and his project Constructing the Exotic. The series is wonderful and a good choice for the winner, congratulations Michael! This months solo show is from Marc McAndrews and his series Nevada Rose. In the series McAndrews points his lens at the thriving prostitution ranches in the desert towns of Nevada. I had never seen McAndrews work before this and really enjoy the series, I hope a book comes out sometime soon. The group show also has some really great work in it including Ryan Steele, Carter Rowley, Matthew Bessinger, Christina Kerns, and my good friend Sarah Kalagvano. Go take a look at all of the work at the Humble Arts site here.
Bare
- Jörg posted an announcement yesterday for a new show that he curated for Michael Mazzeo Gallery. The show is opening on December 11th with an artists reception from 6-8pm. Jörg did a really great job with his picks for the show, he got some great images from great artists and I can't wait to see the show in person. I might have to skip class for the opening next week, hope to see you there.
Woods
- This is the tour tape from Woods' recent West Coast tour. This is hands down my favorite release of the year, it is perfect from start to finish. You will not be able to get these songs out of your head. The cover of Grahm Nash's "Military Madness" is spot on, I remember seeing them play it live a couple of months ago and was blown away then and I can't stop listening to it now that I have the recorded version.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Peter Halupka Print Sale
World AIDS Day
- Richard Renaldi made a post today in honor of World AIDS day. "Today we reflect on all of the people that are infected with HIV, to educate people about this disease, to inspire through the courageous leadership of others, and to honor those that have died in this horrible pandemic." He also wrote about his own personal experience with HIV and posted two fabulous bodies of work Housing is Healthcare and Long Time Survivors each dealing with people with HIV/AIDS. Check out his blog post here.
Saturday, November 29, 2008
mus mus: @600
- mus-mus a new collaborative photography space just launched its first project @600. For the project they asked 100 photographers from around the world to take pictures at 6:00 internet time on November 4th. There is a lot of great work, these are just some of favorites see the rest here.
Amy Stein in conversation with Molly Landreth
- Amy Stein recently posted an interesting interview with Molly Landreth on her blog that is definitely worth reading. They discuss her ongoing series Embodiement as well as the role she feels she has in representing gay life and culture. Molly Landreth is also having a print sale on her website to help fund the rest of her project, she is selling 11x14" prints of any of the pictures from her Embodiement series for just $50. See more of her work and order a print from her website here.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Sander's Children
- James Danziger made a post on his blog The Year in Pictures on Wednesday about the new show going up at his gallery on December 3rd. The show is called Sander's Children: Figurative Photography in the Tradition of August Sander, and shows the influence that August Sander has had on the history of photography. The show looks like it is going to be fantastic, it includes the work of Seydou Keita, William Eggleston, Irving Penn, Hiroh Kikai, Albrecht Tubke, Milton Rogovin, Richard Avedon, Rineke Dijkstra, Lolo Veleko, The Sartorialist, Diane Arbus, as well as Sander himself. This will be a must see show this winter, hopefully I'll see you at the opening.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Dina Kantor
- The newest show up on the Women in Photography website is from photographer Dina Kantor. Dina lives and works as a teacher in Brooklyn. Her project Finnish Jewish has some really beautiful portraits. From her statement; "In January 2006 I began photographing the members of the small Jewish community in Finland. In addition to being a visual record, the images function as a sociological document exploring how Finnish Jews live, work and practice their religious traditions. How does Judaism survive in a country where there are only two synagogues? In a nation of 5.3 million people, how do 1,500 Jews maintain their cultural identity; how do they have a voice?". See more of her work here.
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