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

Double Exposure: Alec Soth & Elliott Erwitt

© Alec Soth
Friday October 24th
6 - 7:30 pm
"Join two contemporary masters/acclaimed photographers Elliott Erwitt and Alec Soth of Magnum Photos as they share work from their archives and current projects. Erwitt and Soth will discuss their unique approaches to photojournalism, fine art and documentary work. Don¹t miss this memorable special event, brought to you by HP, which starts right after the exhibit hall and the afternoon seminars end."

- If your going to the PDN Photoplus International Conference and Expo in New York next week, this is surely something not to miss. I am going to try my hardest to make it to this one, but the fees are kind of steep. Find out more information here.


© Elliott Erwitt

Aperture Talks This Week

Jessica Todd Harper: Artist's Talk
Tuesday, October 07, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Susan Meiselas and Alfredo Jaar: In Conversation
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

- I will definently be there on Wednesday and hopefully on Tuesday if I can get out of work. Latin American politics is another interest of mine so Wednesdays event will be especially interesting for me. I've seen interviews with Alfredo Jaar and the way he explains his work is really amazing without being overly pretencious and I'm quite excited to hear Susan Meiselas talk about her own work. Susan Meiselas also has a exhibition up at the International Center of Photography in New York City displaying pictures from her series Nicaragua: June 1978 – July 1979 , be sure to check that out as well.