I just returned home from a very lovely and positive celebration with family and friends and then made the mistake of reading the New Yorker's review of Pieter Hugo's show at Yossi Milo. I quickly soured on humanity and the young year's promise of a more perfect world. The magazine that is typically a bastion of progressive values referred to Pieter's subjects as "merely exotic versions of U.S.
Monday, 31 December 2007
Saturday, 29 December 2007
My Pro-Taco Agenda
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© Patrick RomeroStaying true to the lessons I learned during Miami, I spent my holiday week in Sunset Beach enjoying the company of my husband and in-laws instead of focusing on photography. I did not go to a single museum or gallery, I left the Blackberry behind and I shot only one roll of film over the entire seven days. This was a remarkable achievement for someone who has been eating,
Friday, 28 December 2007
The Most Disturbing Thing I Have Ever Seen
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Sleeping Rat Baby © Anne GeddesI am back in New York after seven sun-soaked days lazing around the beaches of Orange County. I am mildly resentful, but ultimately happy to be back home. The OC is all about excess. Shiny expensive cars, big hillside mansions, Botoxed and pulled faces and everyone wearing Ugg boots for one more season. Over the course of a week the gross parts become part of
Monday, 24 December 2007
Oscar Peterson RIP
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Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Going Back to Cali
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Los Angeles (Blue Mustang). © Adam BartosI am heading west tomorrow for my annual holiday break from all things New York with my wonderful in-laws, John and Sue, at their fabulously beachy home in Sunset Beach, CA. You really can't top Christmas at the beach. I will be spending most of my time relaxing, but I have my radar out for "can't miss" art and music shows in the OC or Los Angeles. Let
Met Scores Big With Arbus Archive
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Woman with a Veil on Fifth Avenue, N.Y.C. © Diane ArbusToday's NYT reports that the estate of Diane Arbus has gifted her massive personal and professional archive to the Metropolitan Museum of Art:Now the photographer’s estate has presented this intimate chronicle of Arbus’s life — her complete archives — to the Met as a gift, along with hundreds of early and unique photographs; negatives and
Monday, 17 December 2007
What's the Story Here?
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Brendan Smialowski/Getty ImagesThe photo above ran with a story today in the NY Times about Bill Clinton assuming a higher profile role in Hillary's campaign. I love this photo and I hate this photo. It manages to pack more narrative into a single image than all the other photos in the NY Times combined. But, it triggers so many negative visual codes that it make me uncomfortable. Do you
Sunday, 16 December 2007
Battle Photo: I Love Lucy!
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Lucy/Georgia 1968 © Fred Herzogvs.Battery Park, New York, 2000 © Hiroshi Watanabe
Friday, 14 December 2007
Thank You Science!
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From the Huffington Post:Three Turkish Angora cats were born in January and February through cloning with a gene that produces a red fluorescent protein that makes them glow in dark. One died at birth, but the two others survived, the ministry said.The ministry claimed it was the first time cats with modified genes have been cloned.Scientists from Gyeongsang National University and Sunchon
Wednesday, 12 December 2007
A Good Deal Just Got Great
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Perry, Route 80, Kentucky 2005 © Amy SteinHumble Arts Foundation is currently offering 20% off the price of their limited edition print selection. That means you can now get an even better deal on already ridiculously low priced prints by some great photographers. And, you will be supporting the fabulous work of the Humble Arts Foundation in the process. If you've always wanted to buy one of
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Post Miami High
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The carpetbaggers and scalawags are slowly making their way back from the sunny sands of Miami Beach to the cold hard concrete of New York and they are telling gripping tales of excess and art. My stories are tepid at best. Miami was lucrative for me in many ways, but it's true value was the clarity it provided on many professional fronts. Spending time in a sausage factory definitely helps
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
Miami Bound
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Wednesday morning I will be leaving my New York ice cave and flying to the Sunshine State to luxuriate in the four day art bender that is Art Basel. My time will be perfectly divided between getting my winter tan in order and searching for as many free drink opportunities as I can. Oh, and I will probably look at some art, too. If you are going to Miami and want to see my work in person (and
Friday, 30 November 2007
The Drawing Project
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The first drawing available from Jason Polan's The Drawing ProjectI am beginning to think that Jason Polan does not sleep. He produces amazing work at a ridiculous clip and manages a vast array of creative enterprises including the Taco Bell Drawing Club and his blog, The 53rd Street Biological Society. Now you can add The Drawing Project to his restlessly expanding portfolio. What is The
Wednesday, 28 November 2007
Big Photography Openings
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Nura Garuba and friend with their monkey, Nigeria 2005 © Pieter HugoTwo huge photography shows are opening tonight in Chelsea and I couldn't be more excited. First up, Pieter Hugo is showing his Hyena Men and Honey Collectors work at Yossi Milo. I have been a huge fan of Pieter's work for a few years now and have seen his gorgeous prints before at various art fairs. (I even own one.) The show
Battle Photo: Tower of Power!
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This Battle Photo comes by way of suggestion from the always ambulant Timothy "Booneville" Briner.Cooling Tower © James Rotzvs.Amos Coal Power Plan © Mitch Epstein
Monday, 26 November 2007
ArtWalk NY This Tuesday
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Net 2007 © Amy SteinThis Wednesday is the 13th Annual ArtWalk NY benfiting the Coalition for the Homeless. ArtWalk is one of the premier art benefit auctions in New York and this is the second year I have been asked to participate by donating a print from my Domesticated series. I couldn't be more honored. The Coalition for the Homeless has never been more necessary and deserving of your time,
Wednesday, 21 November 2007
How Cool Is This?
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© Robert BechtleSix of my Stranded photos are going to be hanging in a museum show next to works by Robert Frank and Robert Bechtle. Holy crap! Seriously, one of these things is not like the others. I will post more about this show later.
Saturday, 17 November 2007
Talented Friends: Eric Percher and Matthew Baum
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© Eric PercherLast night we attended an open studio featuring the work of my dear friend and studio mate, Eric Percher. Eric was showing photographs from his Work series. The work offers an insiders perspective on the tense personal crises of conscience that play out during working hours in the glass towers that give identity to this city. The photos offer me a constant cool reminder of why I
Thursday, 15 November 2007
Zoe Strauss Kicks Ass
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© Zoe StraussHow much ass can one lady kick? If that lady is Zoe Strauss then we are talking about a full time ass-kicking machine. Mrs. Strauss was just named a USA Gund Fellow for 2007. United States Artists awards $50,000 to each fellow "to nurture, support, and strengthen the work of America’s finest living artists." What a huge honor and certainly well deserved. Big congratulations to
Wednesday, 14 November 2007
Humble Arts Foundation Announces Grant Winner
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Claire, 2007 © Molly LandrethHumble Arts Foundation has just announced the winner of it's first semi-annual grant for emerging photographers (GEP). Drum roll, please. The winner is the very talented Molly Landreth, for her current series, Embodiment. I tend to gush a bit when talking about the Humble Arts Foundation, but they are just so gushable. If you are an emerging photography, and
Monday, 12 November 2007
Robert Adams On PBS
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East from Flagstaff Mountain, Boulder County, Colorado © Robert AdamsLast night's episode of the PBS show Art in the Twenty-First Century featured profiles of four artists whose work exists at the intersection of the natural and man-made world. The subject matter and the inclusion of one of my all-time favorite photo heroes, Robert Adams, made the show absolute must viewing. In the video below,
To All My Friends
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Five Sour Cherries © Neil PlotkinI am very fortunate to be surrounded by a tight group of very talented friends and family members. They are a constant source of inspiration and each seems to firing on all their creative cylinders right now. Over the past week I have had the privilege of sharing in some of their professional and personal successes. Saturday we took in an open studio event
Monday, 5 November 2007
New Halloween in Harlem Photos
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This past Wednesday I hit the streets of East Harlem for the fourth year in a row to shoot portraits for my Halloween in Harlem series. In past years it was much easier because we lived in the neighborhood, but it was worth the trip from Jackson Heights to experience the chaos and joy of the holiday across 110th Street. Three of the new photographs are below. Check out my Web site to see more
Battle Photo: Wind In Hair!
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Southbound © Mike Brodievs.Dakota (Hair), 2004 © Ryan McGinley
Sunday, 4 November 2007
Confessions of a Bialy Hater
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Last night we made a trip to our local supermarket to buy groceries. Not uncommon and barely worth mentioning, except that this evening the seeds of a rift in our marriage were planted in the bread aisle of Trade Fair. We usually do our grocery shopping after 10 PM because if you come earlier the supermarket is so teaming with humanity it's like trying to play Twister in the Black Hole of
Wednesday, 31 October 2007
Monday, 29 October 2007
New Stranded Photos Added to Google Map
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Lori and Ron, Interstate 5, Oregon © Amy SteinI've added some new photographs to my Stranded Google map from my most recent road trip through northern California and Nevada, southern Idaho, and Oregon. I really believe there are some winners here.I am thinking about making another Stranded trip in the next couple of weeks. This time we may be hitting the highways of the Midwest looking for
Saturday, 27 October 2007
"I’m Just a Photographer"
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© Tuol Sleng Museum of Genocide/Photo Archive GroupFascinating story in today's New York Times about Nhem En, the man who took the pictures that serve as chilling evidence of the killing fields of Cambodia. Nhem En was the staff photographer at Tuol Sleng prison, the torture house of the Khmer Rouge. From the NYT:He had a job to do, and he did it supremely well, under threat of death, within
Friday, 26 October 2007
Lori Nix at Randall Scott Gallery
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Great Hall 2006 © Lori NixThis Saturday Randall Scott Gallery will be holding an opening reception for a solo exhibition of work by the very talented and delightful Lori Nix. I recently paid a visit to Lori's studio and it reminded me of Gepetto's workshop if Gepetto kept sheets of extruded foam and tiny boxes filled with improvised tools and miniature model odds and ends. You can get a sense
Nan Goldin Photo Ruled 'Not Indecent'
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I have been following this story for a while and it looks like more rational heads have finally prevailed. Some would say this type of event is good because it advances public discourse about acceptable community standards, but I never find police raids and confiscations to be an effective opening statement in any debate. My question is does ruling something 'not indecent' mean it is in fact
Monday, 22 October 2007
American Photo's Top Emerging Photograpahers
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The current issue of American Photo features their selection of the top fifteen emerging photographers and I made the list. Needless to say, I am very humbled by my inclusion with such a fabulous group of talented photographers. Also making American Photo's list of the "new generation of photo pioneers": Shen Wei, Donald Weber, Mikhael Subotsky, Jason and Carlos Sanchez, Steven Laxton,
Friday, 19 October 2007
Nice Kitty
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Any time you bring a catfish, a dead chicken, a hand grenade, and a large wildcat into your home you know the results will be magical. Via Best Week Ever comes a series of surreal photos of a Russian household sharing their life with a bizarre family pet.
Thursday, 18 October 2007
$623,400
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Trolley, New Orleans, 1955 © Robert FrankSold at Christie's photography auction Wednesday.
Wednesday, 17 October 2007
Sunday, 14 October 2007
The End of a Crazy Week
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Spectrum of Life © Matthew PillsburyThe week behind was a little crazy as I tried to complete my Domesticated monograph. I took another trip to Matamoras to make a picture and I have been meeting with graphic designers so I can get cracking on the look and feel of the monograph. I've also been scrambling to get new prints together for a show of my Stranded work at SMoCA. It's hard out here for
Friday, 12 October 2007
The White Stripes Holga
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The White Stripes have partnered with Lomographische to produce limited edition cameras. The "Jack" model will be a Holga with fisheye lens and the "Meg" model will be the Diana+ with ringflash. Both packages will come with custom lenses and will, of course, be deliciously red and white. Pretty cool. They go on sale this Monday.
Thursday, 11 October 2007
Take It To The Bridge
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Watering Hole © Amy SteinIf you are in London this weekend be sure to make it over to the Bridge Art Fair. Randall Scott Gallery will be exhibiting work from my Domesticated, Stranded, and Halloween in Harlem series in addition to works by Julia Fullerton-Batten, Cara Ober, Nick Walker, Etsuko Ichikawa, Ryoko Suzuki, Sarah Wilmer, Alejandra Laviada. Here are the details:Bridge Art FairOctober
Wednesday, 10 October 2007
Block Ice & Propane
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© Lee FriedlanderErik Friedlander is an amazing cellist whose new album, Block Ice & Propane, has quickly become my new favorite traveling companion. Erik also happens to be the son of Lee Friedlander. The new album was inspired by the many childhood road trips he took with his family in their camper. The product of those road trips happen to be some of the more amazing family snapshots ever
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Colin Blakely and Rachael Dunville
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© Colin BlakelyLast week was a gift-in-the-mail bonanza. Colin Blakely sent me a signed print from his Somewhere in Middle America series. I first saw the image, The Seeming Impenetrability of the Space Between, at the Griffin Museum and promptly gushed about it on my blog. If you are in the Boston area you can still see the photo in person at the 13th Annual Griffin Juried Show. Also, be
Fascists Attack Andres Serrano Photos in Swedish Gallery
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So sad that this is the state of public discourse. From the IHT: A grainy video of four masked vandals running through an art gallery in Sweden, smashing sexually explicit photographs with crowbars and axes to the strain of thundering death-metal music, was posted on YouTube last week. This was no joke or acting stunt. It was what actually happened on a quiet Friday afternoon in Lund, a small
Sunday, 7 October 2007
Sold to the Lady with the Wine in Her Hand
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© Rebecca Norris WebbSaturday we drove "upstate" to Mt Tremper to visit Mathew Pokoik and finally see the Interactive Landscape show. Mathew lives on an enviable slice of paradise in the Catskill Mountains. Vegetable gardens, 150 acres of forest, a beautiful house from the 1800s nestled next to a two-hundred-year-old Sugar Maple tree; it's the type of place that makes city dwellers drool.
Friday, 5 October 2007
Best Band Photo Ever
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© Piper FergusonToday Pitchfork featured a stream of the song Rachael by the group Neon Neon. Neon Neon is a collaboration between Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals and Boom Bip. The song is fun, but the band photo accompanying the stream is what caught my attention. Definitely a tip of the hat to Philip-Lorca diCorcia's classic photo, Eddie Anderson, 21 Years Old, Houston, TX.Update: Of
Thursday, 4 October 2007
Hubble and the Crab Nebula
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I just read about images from the Hubble Space Telescope on America Photo's State of the Art blog and then spent the next two hours staring at some of the most mesmerizing photos I've ever seen. These photos are beautiful and haunting and they spark huge mind-numbing questions about matter, space and time. It's almost as if they are art...
"We Don't Torture"
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"I've said to the people that we don't torture, and we don't." -- George Bush, September 6, 2006Ooops, his bad. Looks like we really do. This isn't just the legacy of Bush, Cheney and Gonzales, this is your legacy and my legacy. Shameful.Update: Edward Winkleman has a much smarter screed on the subject.
Wednesday, 3 October 2007
Josef Koudelka: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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© Josef KoudelkaLast night we attended the Alessandra Sanguinetti artist talk at Aperture Gallery. Alessandra is very smart in how she approaches, executes and talks about her work and I took away a lot from the evening. While at Aperture I leafed through a copy of their new Josef Koudelka career-spanning book, Koudelka. How could one person have taken so many iconic images? It is all so good
Tuesday, 2 October 2007
Hysteria Wins, Thanksgiving is Over
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Following the hysteria that lead police to confiscate a single Nan Goldin photo of two girls playing, Elton John has decided to pull the installation piece, Thanksgiving, from a Gateshead gallery. Here's the statement from the BALTIC Center for Contemporary Art's Web site:BALTIC at the request of The Sir Elton John Photography Collection has closed the exhibition Thanksgiving by Nan Goldin.After
Sunday, 30 September 2007
Alessandra Sanguinetti at Aperture this Tuesday
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© Alessandra SanguinettiAlessandra Sanguinetti will be giving an artist's talk at Aperture Gallery this Tuesday. Alessandra's work is electric, beautiful and iconic and her quick rise to the upper echelon of the contemporary photography scene has been impressive. See you there.
Friday, 28 September 2007
Photographic Center Northwest PhotoVision Auction
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© Amy SteinBenefit auction season is on in a big way. See here and here. This Saturday Photographic Center Northwest is holding their second annual PhotoVision Award & Auction. The folks at PCNW have been very generous to me over the years and I was more than happy to lend a piece from my Domesticated series for the auction to support their ongoing programs and activities. You can check out the
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Best Schwag Ever
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A couple of days ago I received an email from a public relations firm inviting me to a product preview party for Nikon at Buddha Bar in the Meatpacking District. Clearly, these folks recognized me as the influential connector and cultural king-maker that I am and wanted some of that magic to grace their flashy, super cool PR spectacular. As I've stated before, I am the opposite of cool. And, I
Moustache Ride
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This evening when I was coming home my subway car had seven men with moustaches along for the ride. Seven! That has to be the highest concentration of 'staces this side of a cop convention.
Wednesday, 26 September 2007
Nan Goldin "Art Porn" Update
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Elton John issued a statement today confirming his ownership of the Nan Goldin photo seized by police.The photograph entitled "Klara and Edda belly-dancing" (1998) is one of 149 images comprising the "Thanksgiving" installation by renowned US photographer Nan Goldin.The photograph exists as part of the installation as a whole and has been widely published and exhibited throughout the world. It
Tuesday, 25 September 2007
Oh, That Shen Wei
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Shen Wei Dance ArtsThe 2007 MacArthur Fellowship 'genius grants' were announced yesterday and I nearly spit my coffee on my keyboard when I read the name Shen Wei listed as one of the recipients. Holy crap! Did my good friend Shen just get access to a cool half million to spend as he pleases? I was excited for Shen, but I was really excited for me because I thought for I would be getting a
Nan Goldin "Art Porn" Seized by Police
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© Nan GoldinNot sure if the photo above is the "art porn" in question (and what exactly is "art porn?"), but here's the ridiculousness from today's Telegraph:Seized 'art porn' owned by Sir Elton JohnA photograph by a controversial American artist which is part of Sir Elton John's private collection has been seized by police from a gallery on suspicion it may have breached child pornography
Saturday, 22 September 2007
Critical Mass Registration is Now Open
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© Donald WeberIf you apply to just one juried competition this year, you are pretty stupid. (You should apply to at least three.) But, if you do apply to just one, make sure it's Photolucida's Critical Mass. I can't begin to tell you how many gallery directors, curators, and editors told me they saw my photography first through Critical Mass. I mean, just take a look at the list of 2007
Friday, 21 September 2007
About Last Night
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© Simon NorfolkLast night was Rachael Dunville's big opening at Peer Gallery and the joint was packed with her friends and family from Missouri, supportive SVA alums, admirers, and the endless throngs of art school hipsters, matrons and patrons, and Blackberry cowboys that come out on a typical Chelsea Thursday. Rachael's work looked great and she was deservedly beaming in the moment.After an
On Newsstands Now
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© Amy SteinThe October issue of Money Magazine features a story by the fabulous Lisa Hunter about using the Internets to buy art. The story, The Art of the Internet, is a great survey of art online for the beginning collector. Money ran one of my Stranded photos with the article along with pricing info for the series and a shout out to my Los Angeles rep, Paul Kopeikin Galley. In other
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Rachael Dunville at Peer Gallery
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© Rachael DunvilleThis Thursday is the opening reception for Rachael Dunville's first solo exhibition at Peer Gallery. Rachael is a good friend and fellow SVA MFA alum who has been working on her great Springtown series for a few years now. I can't wait to see the finished series hanging on a gallery wall. Peer Gallery is also publishing a 32 page color catalog for the show that you can
Tuesday, 18 September 2007
Terry Falke: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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© Terry FalkeI tend to think that I have the photography landscape pretty much surveyed. Boy, was I wrong. I just discovered the work of Terry Falke and this image from his book, Observations in an Occupied Wilderness, and my mind was subsequently blown.
Parsons MFA Thesis Show
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© Patti HallockPatti Hallock reminds that the Parsons 2007 MFA Thesis Exhibition is up through September 28 at the Calumet Gallery in New York. Normally, I'm pretty much an exclusive SVA MFA promotion shop, but now that I'm on the faculty at Parsons, I have to spread the love.Here are the details on the Parsons show:Parsons Photography Department: 2007 MFA Senior Thesis ExhibitionSeptember 4 -
Sunday, 16 September 2007
Of Bread and Circuses and Oreo Pizzas
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We live in a fabulously depraved moment in time. Whatever your vice, whatever your crave, whatever your want, a shrewd and savvy merchant will be there to sell you relief. Popular culture has become a set of shiny keys to keep us fat and occupied twenty hours a day. In this climate of perpetual excess it's hard for a new product to sink below the clutter and stand out as a champion of deformed
Friday, 14 September 2007
Nathan Baker at Randall Scott This Saturday
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© Nathan BakerThe Randall Scott Gallery in Washington, D.C., is presenting a solo show by one my favorite people and one of my favorite photographers, Nathan Baker. The show opens this Saturday and features Nathan's Rupture work. If you live in or around The District, you absolutely must go to this opening. Here are the details:Nathan Baker: RuptureSeptember 15 - October 20Opening Reception:
Thursday, 13 September 2007
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Jerry Vezzuso
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© Jerry VezzusoA couple of days ago I received a package from good friend, Jerry Vezzuso, that contained a copy of his new self-published book, Looking Homeward. Jerry is a master printer who has worked with everyone from Gregory Crewdson to Philip Lorca-Di Corcia to Nan Goldin, but he is equally accomplished as a photographer. Jerry's first book of photography, New American Haircuts, was
Wednesday, 12 September 2007
Art on the Cheap
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© Younga ParkJen Bekman has finally launched her new online venture, 20x200, and I quickly scooped up a $20 print by Amy Ross. It will be interesting to see how hungry the masses are for art in large editions at low prices, but I know I will keep coming back for more.These days the Internet is chock full of opportunities to purchase photography by big names at well below market prices. Aperture
Tuesday, 11 September 2007
The Photographer Who Takes Pictures of Women and Guns
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© Amy SteinAlec Soth has often mentioned his theory that a photographer will be reduced to a single sentence that describes their work; "she makes creepy digital pictures of kids with big eyes, he took picture of Parisian architecture at the turn of the century, she took pictures of freaks and committed suicide." For several years my sentence was 'she takes uncomfortable portraits of women with
Friday, 7 September 2007
Party Like a Rockstar
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© Melissa Auf Der MaurIf there is one thing I don't do, it's party like a rockstar. On certain nights I let go and may approach something akin to the party habits of a folkstar or a polkastar, but usually my only incursion into rock bacchanalia involves sitting on my couch watching Rock of Love on VH1. This weekend, however, is all about the rock and or roll music. Tonight I am going to see
Wednesday, 5 September 2007
Making the Scene
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© Kohei YoshiyukiSummer doesn't officially end until September 21, but all the popular markers that spell the true end of the season are upon us. The kids are back in school, something resembling a breeze has returned to the New York City night, and Chelsea gallerists have come home from the Hamptons and opened their shops for business. Like any good fan of art, gratuitous schmoozing, and free
Tuesday, 4 September 2007
Click Chic at Visual Arts Museum
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© Roderick AngleMy dear friend, Dan Halm, has curated his first big time show, Click Chic: The Fine Art of Fashion Photography. Click Chic, which includes 50 works by six emerging and established fashion photographers, is "an exhibition documenting the vitality of fashion photography as a vehicle for creative expression, formal experimentation and social commentary." It should be a fabulous
The Girl on the Magazine Cover
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Friday, 31 August 2007
Laboring Over the Labor Day Weekend
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Woman Aircraft Worker © 1942 David BransbyLabor Day weekend I will be doing some serious laboring. A good friend is getting married in Washington, DC, on Sunday so I will be making the three and half hour trek down I-85 for the big event. Of course, this means I will miss the opening of The Interactive Landscape at Mt. Tremper Arts. I am happy my friend found true love, but it sucks the
Wednesday, 29 August 2007
Travels With Charlie
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© Charles TraubOne of the joys of my time with the Do You Know What It Means project has been working with Charles Traub. I have known Charlie for a while now, but our relationship has been defined by highly structured situations. First, with me as MFA student and Charlie as department chair at the SVA and next with me as Director of DYKWIM and Charlie as the visionary and leader behind the
Tuesday, 28 August 2007
Monday, 27 August 2007
Back to the Big Easy
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Lower Ninth Ward, New Orleans, 1970Tomorrow I am traveling to New Orleans for my last stint as Director of the Do You Know What It Means project. This week marks the second anniversary of Katrina and I will be there speaking at a press conference as we officially hand off the photo archive and the Web site to the Historic New Orleans Collection. You can read more about the event here. I have
Saturday, 25 August 2007
Griffin Opening Recap
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© Colin BlakelyThis past Thursday, Shen, Natasha, and I made the journey up to Winchester, MA, for the opening of the 13th Annual Griffin Museum Juried Show. Any time I am covering that much ground on the highways I take along my tripod and the RZ just in case there are some stranded motorists along the way. I am always looking to fill out the series and I was secretly hoping to show off my
Friday, 24 August 2007
Behind the Scenes of a Crewdson Shoot
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© Gregory CrewdsonBoston.com features a photo and text slide show behind the scenes of a recent Crewdson shoot in Pittsfield, MA. With massive budgets and a crew of over thirty that includes grips, a lighting team, interns, models, firemen, and police it's spooky how similar your typical Crewdson shoot resembles one of my shoots. Smart guy award goes to Pittsfield local, Robert "Skube" Skubel,
Richard Misrach: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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Desert Fire #153 (Man with Rifle) © Richard MisrachWhile I was visiting Corey Arnold in Portland, I was flipping through his copy of Richard Misrach's Desert Cantos and rediscovered this remarkable photograph. All of Misrach's photos in that book are amazing, but I kept coming back to this one image.
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
Griffin Museum Juried Show Opening Thursday
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© Shen WeiI will be on the road again tomorrow traveling all the way to Winchester, MA, for the opening of the Griffin Museum of Photography's 13th Annual Juried Show. My traveling companion this time will be good friend, Shen Wei. I'm hoping he understands when I pull over to photograph stranded motorists along the way. The Griffin show will feature a number of pieces in the Main Gallery and
Tuesday, 21 August 2007
Greetings from New York City...Sigh
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It's strange how one day you find yourself at the apex of mental and spiritual satisfaction stretching out in the vast unspoiled beauty of Mendocino County and the next day your joy is stripped clean to the bone as you fight with your fellow New Yorkers for an extra inch of space on the AirTrain from JFK. New York is all about compression and I realize now more than ever that my future may
Friday, 17 August 2007
Greetings from Point Arena, California
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Another long day of traveling through beautiful country. We only ran into one stranded motorist, but I think the photos will be great. Possibly a triptych. Normally I would be disappointed after driving for an entire day and only shooting one situation, but this trip was just too amazing to complain. We started in Eureka down Highway 101 toward the Avenue of the Giants. Standing in the
Thursday, 16 August 2007
Greetings from Eureka, California
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5th Street and Broadway, Eureka, CA © Stephen ShoreWhat a haul. Today we traveled the length of Oregon on Interstate 5, across to Crescent City on Highway 199, and down the Redwood Highway to Eureka. Along the way we photographed five stranded motorists including a one-legged hippie named Josh in Humboldt County. All day long the light was perfect and each situation proved better than the
Wednesday, 15 August 2007
Greetings from Portland, Oregon
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We rolled into the Rose City yesterday after a hike through Oneonta Gorge and a stop at the Edgefield for a couple of beers. We found a couple of stranded motorist, but the next couple of days are all about exploring Portland and taking a rest from photography. Last night we hung out in the Hawthorne neighborhood with the fabulously talented Corey Arnold and crashed at his home for the night.
Monday, 13 August 2007
Greatings from Cascade Locks, Oregon
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Another long drive today, but the stranded business was good. We left Boise and found a couple stuck under an overpass not ten minutes later. The photos from this shoot should be a little different and I am excited to print them. A short while later we saw a woman and her children stuck in the east bound lane of I-84. We were heading west bound. As is often the case with my Stranded trips I
Greetings from Boise, Idaho
Posted on 08:39 by election
Long day yesterday. We drove from Winnemucca, Nevada, to Wells, Nevada, and then up Twin Falls, Idaho, and west to Boise. Many miles and only three stranded motorists. We did stop at the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls and saw the site of Evil Knievel's 1974 jump attempt. There is a lot of beautiful open land out here, but not many stranded motorists. Today we are going to poke around Boise
Saturday, 11 August 2007
Greetings from Winnemucca, Nevada
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What a day on the road. Here's a quick recap: Last night we arrived in San Francisco around midnight, rented a car, and headed east toward Sacramento. The plan was to drive for about an hour and then find a hotel. Just outside of Richmond we hit a major traffic jam and only made it to Vallejo. You have to love California.This morning we left Vallejo and made our way through Folsom. Funny,
Wednesday, 8 August 2007
I Love This City, I Hate This City
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If you live or work in New York City, then you know how much fun this morning has been. Severe rains have flooded the subway system and crippled the city. I am currently assisting a class at the ICP, but it looks like I won't be able to make it in. I also have about 5000 other things I need to do in the city before I leave for my Stranded trip this Friday and now I am pretty much stuck at home
Tuesday, 7 August 2007
Humble Arts Foundation Offering Limited Editioned Prints
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Peri, Route 80, Kentucky 2006 © Amy SteinStarting today Humble Arts Foundation will be offering small editioned, signed prints from three photographers: Corey Arnold, Jessica Roberts, and your's truly. The purchase of the prints will help support Humble's mission of advancing the careers of emerging fine art photographers. The prints are priced to move, so you better grab one (or two) quickly.
Monday, 6 August 2007
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Stranded Tour Hits the Northwest
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2007 © Amy SteinNext Saturday I will be heading west for the next leg of my Stranded series. For eight days I will be driving the highways of northern California and Nevada, southern Idaho, and most of Oregon searching for stranded motorists.As I've mentioned before, making pictures for this series is hard work and there is great deal of chance involved. Hopefully, the many miles traveled (
Tuesday, 31 July 2007
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Jeongmee Yoon and Jason Polan
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© Jeongmee YoonYesterday I came home to find two packages at my front door. Inside the first package was a signed copy of Jeongmee Yoon's new Pink & Blue Project monograph. The book is published by the Geonhi Art Foundation and includes an essay by Art in America editor, Richard Vine. It's simply stunning. Jeongmee is a dear friend and a fellow SVA MFA grad and I couldn't be more proud of
Monday, 30 July 2007
One Man's Garbage Can Project
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© Jonathan GitelsonThe fabulously creative and altogether wonderful human being that is Jonathan Gitelson just launched his latest masterwork, The Garbage Can Project. You have probably seen Jon's previous work like the brilliant The Car Project or his clever posters. The Garbage Can Project was born from his need to explore the mysterious motivations behind the continued theft of garbage cans
Saturday, 28 July 2007
Photographer Googlegangers
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Mike © Amy Stein (not me)If you know Brian Ulrich then you know he performs smooth jazz the way you like it. Perhaps you know about Brian's ministry that serves up the word with sweet and easy saxophone music.Oh, wait. Did you think I was talking about Brian Ulrich, the godless photographer from Chicago who beatifies his dark photo lord with an evil ritual of BMX, anti-consumerism, and gut
Sign the Petition Already!
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© Bruce DavidsonHey New Yorkers and fans of civil liberties. You know the situation, so sign the petition already.
Thursday, 26 July 2007
A Kind of Immortality
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Map of the InternetBy now many of you have heard of the apparent double suicide of Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake. I really wasn't aware of their lives before they decided to end them, but because Theresa lived such a public life through her blog I have come to appreciate her work and thoughts since her passing. I mention all of this because unbeknownst to me Theresa once mentioned my work on
Monday, 23 July 2007
Make All Your Photos Shore Things
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Do your urban landscapes suffer from 'contemporitis?' Does the glut of taupe Geo Metros and silver Honda Civics that dot our modern malls, liquor stores, and gas stations thwart your attempts to produce insta-classic color photos? Are your efforts to explore 'the American identity' missing that critical old car nostalgia that immediately places your work in the rarefied company of Stephen Shore
Friday, 20 July 2007
A Culture of Corruption
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© Kathleen FlynnI once viewed this administration as merely incompetent. Now, in their every scandal, I see the calculating and pathological actions of a criminal. From the Washington Post:FEMA Knew Of Toxic Gas In TrailersThe Federal Emergency Management Agency since early 2006 has suppressed warnings from its own field workers about health problems experienced by hurricane victims living in
Thursday, 19 July 2007
Random Rules
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Every once in a while the shuffle setting on my iPod will play a string of songs that lead me to believe there is an intelligence involved. I am not talking about mere similarities of BPMs or genres. That wouldn't be worthy of mention. I am talking about the juxtaposition of ironic song content or similarly themed song subjects that would seem to require an acuity not possessed by most of
Wednesday, 18 July 2007
Photographic Truthiness
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This is not the LusitaniaDocumentary filmmaker, Errol Morris, who directed one of my all time favorite movies, Fast, Cheap, & Out of Control, takes up the debate about photography and truth in a blog article in today's New York Times: The idea that photographs hand us an objective piece of reality, that they by themselves provide us with the truth, is an idea that has been with us since the
Tuesday, 17 July 2007
Found Stranded Photo
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Found photo via cigarettesandpurity by way of Big Happy Funhouse.
Monday, 16 July 2007
The Interactive Landscape
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© Daido MoriyamaMathew Pokoik has curated a great photography exhibition for the 3rd Annual Mt Tremper Arts Festival. The show, The Interactive Landscape, opens on September 2 and features an eclectic, but solid lineup of photographers: Aaron Diskin, Amy Stein, Christian Patterson, Daido Moriyama, Ian Baguskas, John Daido Loori, Mark Wyse, Matthew Porter, Stephen Shore, Susana Raab, and Timothy
Friday, 13 July 2007
Photo of the Week: Carny, Coney Island
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2003 © Amy SteinAnother image from my Photo of the Week focus on Coney Island.
Thursday, 12 July 2007
Road Trip Opening, Then Actual Road Trip
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Last night was my first New York gallery opening and what a fabulous opening it was. All the work looked great and the joint was packed. I want to thank the whole Mixed Greens crew for a great show. In true Magic Mirror style I also want to thank John, Andy, Mathilde, Resa, Terry, Shen, Matthew, Bill, Cate, Jeff, Julie, Rachael, Suzanne, Sarah, and, of course, Shai and Marie. It was great
Tuesday, 10 July 2007
Stranded Google Map
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© Amy SteinFor the Road Trip show at Mixed Greens Gallery I have put together a Google Map of my Stranded series. 61 photographs from the series are marked on the map to show the location where the pictures were taken. My hope is that this will lend more geographical context to the photographs and highlight the breadth of the Stranded series. I will continue to add images to the map as I take
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Wendy Small
Posted on 08:52 by election
© Wendy SmallI just received a wonderful package from Wendy Small. Inside was a very nice note and three of Wendy's beautiful photograms from her Gun Running series. What an amazing gift! Currently, Wendy has a solo show at Schroeder Romero Gallery in Chelsea. Be sure to see her work before the show closes on July 27.
Monday, 9 July 2007
Stranded Featured at Mixed Greens Gallery
Posted on 08:38 by election
© Amy SteinWork from my Stranded series will be featured in a group show at Mixed Greens Gallery opening this Thursday. Here are the details:Mixed Greens presents Road Trip, a group show featuring Luke Barber-Smith, Jinkee Choi, Linda Ganjian, Birgitta Lund, Eric Payson, Don Porcella, Kathryn Refi, Marie Sauvaitre, Joseph Smolinski, Zoë Sonenberg, Amy Stein, Ann Tarantino, and Carlo Vialu. For
Friday, 6 July 2007
On the Record
Posted on 08:02 by election
© Amy Stein"I don't loathe interviews, I'm just one of those people who makes music because I find it difficult to talk."- PJ HarveyThis year I have been asked to do several interviews about my work. The most recent interview with UNseeN Magazine was just published on their Web site along with a nifty Flash presentation of my Stranded series. I find being interviewed an awkward exercise because,
Thursday, 5 July 2007
Photo of the Week: Girl With Pink Umbrella, Coney Island, NY
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2003 © Amy SteinWith the impending redevelopment of Coney Island there has been some wistful recollection on the photo blogs of late. I thought I would join the wake and show some photos from my Coney Island series as part of my Photo of the Week feature. Coney Island has been a rite of passage for a lot of New York photographers and back in 2003 I took my turn at trying to capture the curious
Tuesday, 3 July 2007
Independence Day
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© William Lamson"But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security."-- US Declaration of Independence
Monday, 2 July 2007
The Art of the Nonresponse Response
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© William KleinToday the Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre and Broadcasting (MOFTB) issued a statement in an attempt to clarify their proposed new rules governing street photography and filming in New York City. The MOFTBs nonresponse response was no doubt prompted by the flurry of negative blog activity after a New York Times story brought to light the new requirements under consideration. The
Silas H. Rhodes
Posted on 09:22 by election
Last Wednesday the world lost a truly wonderful man and one of the great innovators of arts education, Silas H. Rhodes. I knew Silas as the co-founder of the School of Visual Arts, but his accomplishments inspired far beyond the walls of the college he helped create in 1947. He was a visionary, a creative, a champion for social justice, and a tireless supporter of the arts and free
Sunday, 1 July 2007
Beware the Lure of the Pygmy Goat
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(Not actual goat)I offer the following as cautionary tale. Saturday was an absolutely beautiful summer day. It was the perfect excuse to get the hell out of the city and head out to the wineries on the North Fork of Long Island. After a full day in the sun and many glasses of wine we decided to make one more stop for one more glass. It all seemed innocent enough.As we sat on a picnic table
Friday, 29 June 2007
City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Public Photography
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© Helen LevittWhat in the hell are they thinking? From the New York Times:Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks.New rules being considered by the Mayor’s Office of Film, Theater and
Thursday, 28 June 2007
Hot Dog!
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© Susana RaabAs I've mentioned before, I am a member of the International Federation of Competitive Eating (IFOCE) and had dreams of joining the gurgitation circuit back in the day. So, you can imagine my shock when the reigning superstar of competitive eating, Takeru Kobayashi, recently announced on his blog that he'd injured his jaw while training for the Super Bowl of the sport, Nathan’s
New Work from Pieter Hugo
Posted on 08:55 by election
Solomon Kholopha of St Martin’s Undertakers © Pieter HugoThe folks at Michael Stevenson Gallery just notified me about Pieter Hugo's new series, Messina/Musina. Pieter is a prolific photographer and one of my favorites. I have one of his pieces hanging in my front room and everyday I fall in love with it all over again.Pieter's new series documents a town on the northernmost border of South
Tuesday, 26 June 2007
Sarah Sudhoff in T'what?
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© Sarah SudhoffI am a big fan of double entendres and the work of my good friend, Sarah Sudhoff. This looks like the perfect show for me. T'What?Gallery NuLuLouisville, KentuckyExhibition Dates: June 29-July 30 Opening Reception: June 29A group photography show exploring the issues of femininity, womanhood, and gender. The three curatorial themes are focused on women’s roles, bodies, and power.
Monday, 25 June 2007
Natural Disaster as Visual Metaphor
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On Gallery Hopper, Todd Walker points to an award winning anti-smoking campaign that uses Robert Polidari's Katrina photos to make a visual metaphor to the body of a smoker. As Todd mentions, the whole idea of tragedy as art is off-putting to begin with, but this campaign takes it down a rung on the good taste-ladder.The effectiveness of this campaign relies on the target audiences' lack of
Saturday, 23 June 2007
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Justin Visnesky
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© Justin VisneskyThis is getting good. Another wonderful gift in the mail from a kind stranger. This time photographer, Justin Visnesky, sent me a book of his series Sometimes You Just Know. Thanks, Justin.Keep 'em coming, people!
Battle Photo: Red Logo, White Wall, Sky!
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© Keld Helmer-Petersenvs.© Andreas Gursky
Thursday, 21 June 2007
Viernes Gigante!
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This Friday will henceforth be referred to as Viernes Gigante! Big Friday! A big opening in SoHo and a big closing in Chelsea and me without my roller skates to zip between the two.First up, the opening for a great show with some top notch photographers curated by two fabulous people.© Shen WeiA New American PortraitCurated by jen bekman + Jörg ColbergOpening: Friday, June 22, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.jen
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Wednesday, 20 June 2007
Don't Miss This Show
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© Dan HalmDan Halm is a wonderful friend, a big sweetie, and has done more than just about anyone to help me get my career off the ground. He is also a fabulous artist and currently has a wonderful piece in the Jon Arsenault show, Filthy Gorgeous, at Clamp Art. The show closes this Saturday, so if you haven't seen it, do stop by.
Monday, 18 June 2007
Newly Released
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© Dina Kantor'Twas but a year ago I was scrambling to get my prints ready for the 2006 thesis show. Time does fly. The 2007 version of the School of Visual Arts MFA thesis show promises to deliver more hot photo talent.2007 SVA MFA Thesis ShowOpening Reception: Tuesday, June 19, 6 - 8 p.m.Visual Arts Gallery 601 West 26th Street, 15th floorNew York, NY See you at the opening.
Saturday, 16 June 2007
School of Visual Arts MFA Football Rules!
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Photo illustration by Suellen Parker for The New York Times10 a.m. on a Saturday morning usually finds me stumbling to the front door with coffee in hand to pick up the Saturday edition of the New York Times. The ritual is that by now I have already read the headlines online, so the actual paper is more about looking at the photos in the New York Times Magazine. This morning I was pleased to
Wednesday, 13 June 2007
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Jason Polan
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The other day I received a lovely package of goodies in the mail from artist, Jason Polan. Among the contents were two books of Jason's great drawings and this found photo of some elderly folks stranded on the side of the road in the mid-eighties. (I like to imagine they have "You Give Love a Bad Name" rockin' out of the Ford speakers as they change the tire.) Sending me gifts in the mail is a
Tuesday, 12 June 2007
Documenting Atrocity
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Must read article in the latest edition of Washington Post Magazine detailing Amnesty International's use of high resolution satellite imagery to document the ongoing genocide in Darfur and eastern Chad.You can read more about this innovative Amnesty project, see more stunning satellite evidence, and get the latest information about the ongoing genocide at EyesOnDarfur.org. Oh, and then do
Monday, 11 June 2007
Basque'ing in a Post Vacation Glow
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We just returned to NYC yesterday after ten fabulously lazy days in Spain and the beautiful Basque Coast. I am happy to report that one can subsist on a steady diet of wine and ham for over a week without much incident. I will post some travel pictures later, but right now I am getting ready for the Road Trip show at Mixed Greens. I have a great idea for the presentation of the Stranded images
Friday, 1 June 2007
Hola from Madrid
Posted on 03:28 by election
We just got to Madrid yesterday morning and hit the ground running with photo openings and delicious wines and cheeses. Most of the time when travel I suffer from serious jetlag that throws me off for most of the trip. This time I decided to take some Ambien to get my clock right, right off the bat. Voila! It´s like my husband says, America is great at two things these days: making bombs to
Wednesday, 30 May 2007
Doug Dubois: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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Lise and Spencer in their Backyard © Doug DuboisFirst saw this amazing photo by Doug Dubois at the Where We Live exhibition at the Getty. I haven't stopped thinking about it since.
Saturday, 26 May 2007
Sketches of Spain
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© Irving PennIf not for the decades of cocaine and hard partying that took his life in 1991, Miles Davis would have turned 81 yesterday. I can't offer anything new about the man or his numerous contributions to the development of modern music that haven't already been postulated and debated ad nauseam, so I won't even try. I mention Miles' birthday only because we are about to head to
Wednesday, 23 May 2007
Corey Arnold: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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© Corey ArnoldThis Photo is Blowing My Mind is a new regular blog feature where I will highlight a single photograph that is currently blowing my mind. First up, this stunner from Corey Arnold's Arctic-ness series. Corey has a solo show going on right now at Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica. Go check it out.
Sunday, 20 May 2007
Tastykakes and Gumbo
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© Zoe StraussSaturday we hit up Chelsea to see Kelli Connell's show at Yossi Milo and Elijah Gowin at Robert Mann. Great stuff, but we were really just biding our time waiting for the main event: Zoe Strauss' big solo show, If You Reading This, at Silverstein Gallery.Zoe's prints looked great and the images were all very strong. And, there was a decidedly un-Chelsea feel to the festivities. It
Tuesday, 15 May 2007
Critical Mass Results Announced
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© Lori Nix 1999The results are in for Photolucida's Critical Mass Book Award and I am one of the five finalists for the softbound monograph prize. Two of the five finalists will be selected and Photolucida will publish monographs of their work. I believe the plan is to put us in a steel cage with rusty spoons and the last two standing get the prize. I'm scrappy and focused, so look out,
Monday, 14 May 2007
Benefit for Do You Know What It Means Project
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As some of you may know, I have spent the past year working as Executive Director of the Do You Know What It Means project. A good chunk of that time was spent in New Orleans collecting thousands of photographs and interviewing hundreds of community members to get the project up and running. The mission of the project is to use those photos and stories to create a permanent record of life
Sunday, 13 May 2007
Griffin Museum Juried Show
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The winners were just announced for the 13th Annual Juried Show at the Griffin Photography Museum and I was fortunate to be awarded with a two person show in the Griffin's Emerging Artist Gallery. The juror this year was the always wonderful Brian Clamp. Past winners of the two person show include Rachel Papo and Dorthe Alstrup. Talk about being in great company.It's always nice when you can
Friday, 11 May 2007
Installation Shots from Versionfest
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Alas, the 43rd Annual Versionfest Photographic Invitational has come and gone. In case you didn't get a chance to see this epic photo event, Brian Ulrich just sent some installation shots. The images below represent the work of yours truly, Bill Sullivan, Jack Edinger and Todd Deutsch, Julian Montague, and Zoe Strauss.
Thursday, 10 May 2007
I Have Arrived
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© Amy Stein 2007Awards, shows, publications, print sales... All hollow rewards while you wait patiently for the true measure of art world success, a mention on Modern Art Obsession. Today, I feel like I have been actualized. MAO finally mentioned me and my work!
Tuesday, 8 May 2007
Friday, 4 May 2007
Pro or Con?
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© Amy Stein 2002An interesting discussion about my Women and Guns series is taking place on the bulletin board, TheHighRoad.org. The site says that it is "dedicated to the discussion and advancement of responsible firearms ownership." Ignoring the thread about the quality of the photos (they kick ass, thank you), the members of The High Road can't seem to decide if the photos are anti-gun. Do
This Blog Thing
Posted on 08:25 by election
I started this blog thing a year ago mainly as a means to post periodic updates about my emerging photography career. At the time I was knee deep in grad school, so I wasn't so much emerging as abiding. Over the months I started posting one-off photos and work that didn't quite make it into the portfolio. I also began to write a little less about my favorite subject (me!) and a little more
Thursday, 3 May 2007
Regarding Intimacy
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© Todd Deutsch 2004Andy Adams over at Flak Photo sent me the following:This week, Flak Photo teams up with curator Saul Robbins in support of an exhibition that explores the dynamics between families, couples, friends, neighbors and the environment to investigate relationships in traditional intimate interactions. "Regarding Intimacy" is on display at Hunter College in New York City through May
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Photonews: Zeitung für Fotografie
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Three pieces from my Domesticated series are featured in the May issue of the German photography magazine, Photonews. (I am huge in Hamburg!) © Albin Biblom 2003The May issue of the magazine focuses on photographers whose work is animal themed. Included are Walter Schels' Animal Portraits, Alessandra Sanguinetti's On The Sixth Day, and Albin Biblom's amazing series, Mechkar, which documents the
Tuesday, 1 May 2007
Mission Accomplished
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Four years ago today our president strode cocksure on to the deck of the USS Abraham Lincoln and declared, "my fellow Americans, major combat operations in Iraq have ended. In the battle of Iraq, the United States and our allies have prevailed." Four years later we are on the eve of the president vetoing the Iraq spending bill that sets timetables for withdrawal. Four years later with
Monday, 30 April 2007
My Kind of Town... Part 2
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A Motive For Change © Carlos and Jason Sanchez 2004Right off the bat I have to confess that art fairs make me uneasy. It's like a field trip to the sausage factory. I am happier not knowing about this uncomely, but necessary side of the art world engine. Given my art fair apprehension, our trip to Art Chicago was a mixed bag. I appreciate seeing individual pieces by photographers I respect,
Sunday, 29 April 2007
My Kind of Town...
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Just back from three fabulous days in the Windy City. More on the trip later, but quick highlights include the 43rd Annual Versionfest Photographic Invitation, Art Chicago, staying with Matt and Betsy, cheap beers with Alec Soth, hanging with Julian Montague, and Sunday brunch with the crew. The Chicago photography scene is tight, focused, and just plain fun. Again, more detail later, but
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
Come On Feel the Illinoise!
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I have finally cracked the inner sanctum of the Loyal Order of Chicagraphers. Grand Poobahs, Brian Ulrich and Jon Gitelson, have curated the 43rd Annual Versionfest Photographic Invitational and graciously invited this New Yorker to commune with the Chi-town faithful. I have spent the better part of a month practicing for the initiation ceremony, but I'm still not sure if I need to provide my
Monday, 23 April 2007
Every Story Takes a Picture
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© Alison Brady 2006New York Magazine highlights images from three photographers currently showing in New York galleries. The three photographers, Lisa Kereszi, Alison Brady, and Kelli Connell, happen to be three of my favorites and all happen to be women. I mention they are women because, sadly, the paucity of wall and written space committed to female artists in this city makes this a rare and
Thursday, 19 April 2007
Tuesday, 17 April 2007
Stranded Series Featured on Solo Show
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© Amy Stein 2006Humble Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit that has been providing invaluable grant, publication, and exhibition opportunities to emerging photographers for a couple of years now. I am a veteran of their Group Show series and now I can add Solo Show to my resume. For the next month you can see photos from my Stranded series on the Humble site. In addition to the Stranded photos
Wednesday, 11 April 2007
Kenny the Retarded White Tiger
Posted on 18:42 by election
© Taryn SimonLast week I attended a lecture by Taryn Simon at Aperture. Taryn has always inspired me and I find a lot of parallels between our approach to photography. The lecture was great and I learned a bit about her process, but I walked away fascinated by her image of Kenny, a retarded white tiger, from the series, An Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar. It would be safe to say that Kenny
The AIPAD Photography Show
Posted on 08:43 by election
The AIPAD Photography Show kicks off tonight with a benefit preview and then continues all weekend. This is the big New York photo event with all the top galleries showcasing some of their best photographers. If you want to see my Domesticated work in all its ecotone glory, please stop by the Paul Kopeikin Gallery booth. Hope to see you there. I will be the woman strolling the aisles, drool-cup
Wednesday, 4 April 2007
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