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
Posted on 14:24 by election
© 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
Posted on 10:19 by election
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
Posted on 15:32 by election
Tuesday, 18 December 2007
Going Back to Cali
Posted on 09:32 by election
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
Posted on 08:15 by election
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?
Posted on 07:09 by election
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!
Posted on 07:47 by election
Lucy/Georgia 1968 © Fred Herzogvs.Battery Park, New York, 2000 © Hiroshi Watanabe
Friday, 14 December 2007
Thank You Science!
Posted on 08:16 by election
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
Posted on 20:33 by election
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
Posted in Benefit, Corey Arnold, Humble Arts Foundation, Rachael Dunville, Sarah Sudhoff, Stranded
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Post Miami High
Posted on 08:59 by election
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
Posted on 12:42 by election
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
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