Purvis, Route 55, Mississippi © Amy SteinFriday morning I am flying to New Orleans to begin the final leg of my Stranded project. The series began in NOLA over three years ago as a response to Katrina and the flooding of the city. Since that time I have logged thousands of miles on the road as our country has suffered through a series of corruptions and failures of our traditional institutions...
Wednesday, 31 December 2008
Monday, 29 December 2008
My Big List of Lists 2008
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Cats of the year by a landslide, Gilbert and FattyLast year I posted my 2007 Big List of Lists several weeks into 2008. At that point the year-end drama was pretty much gone, but it was still a worthwhile exercise to stop and smell the roses on a terrific year of arts and culture as well as set my goals for the year ahead. Now, when I look back at my Top 3 Career Goals for 2008 I am overcome...
Sunday, 21 December 2008
Happy Holidays!
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Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, California © Amy St...
Saturday, 20 December 2008
Number Two! Number Two!
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After a three week stint as the best seller on the photo-eye bookstore list, my book has stumbled all the way to number two. So, which photography heavyweight ended the Domesticated dynasty? Eggleston? Parr? Strauss? Nope. I was knocked down a peg by Jessica Lange. Hey, I loved her in King Kong, but come on... Hmmm, I just took a peek at her work and it's not bad. Kinda okay in fact....
Friday, 19 December 2008
Holiday Gift Guide
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It's that time of year again. The time when everyone presses pause on their daily toils, surrounds themselves with friends and family, and ponders what gifts they will get Amy Stein this year. Well, to help you out I have prepared a handy-dandy guide to photography things I would want for Christmas and/or Hanukkah. Of course, you could also get these items for others in your life, but I would...
Wednesday, 17 December 2008
Book Signing and More Tonight at Melanie Flood Projects
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Tonight I will be at Melanie Flood Projects' Holiday Party Number One signing copies of Domesticated. The evening promises to be jam packed with holiday treats prepared by Melanie and printed matter by some amazing artists. And everything is priced at $50 or less. You can get the full details on who's going to be there, plus when and where it's all going down on the Melanie Flood Projects s...
Sunday, 14 December 2008
A Few Questions for Graham Miller
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Rhonda + Chantelle © Graham MillerLast May I was in Berlin and my visit happened to coincide with an exhibition of photographs from Hijacked Volume One, Australia and America. It was there that I first discovered the beautifully poetic photographs of Graham Miller. Each image seemed to preserve a quiet moment of personal reflection that suggested an anguished past and pointed to an uncertain...
Thursday, 11 December 2008
Domesticated Show Opens Tonight in Philadelphia
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Riverside © Amy SteinTonight is the opening of my Domesticated show at the Print Center in Philadelphia. John Caperton and the folks at the Print Center have been an absolute dream to work with. I couldn't be more excited about the exhibition. The show will feature seven large prints including two new images that have never been exhibited before.Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it to...
Tuesday, 9 December 2008
Camera Club of New York Offers Amazing Residency Program
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© Paul GrahamI am still buzzing after seeing Paul Graham speak tonight at Swann Galleries, but I wanted to do a quick post about the Camera Club of New York's Darkroom Residency Program. If you are selected they will give you film, paper, a $3,000 stipend, access to CCNY's darkrooms (black and white and color) and shooting studio with up to three printing/shooting sessions per week during...
Five Sexist Trends the Advertising World Just Can't Shake
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Gang rape is always in styleAlex Leo has a great post on her blog, My Problems Are Real to Me:This was a big year for women: The first serious female presidential candidate, the first predominately female state senate, the first female Top Chef. Yet the advertising world has not caught up to the advances of half our population and continues to use stereotypes and violence to prey on our most v...
Monday, 8 December 2008
United Steaks of America
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United Steaks of America © Dominic EpiscopoThis past Saturday we drove down to Philly to drop off prints for my Domesticated show that opens this Thursday at the Print Center. We also attended the Print Center's benefit auction where I absolutely fell in love with the piece above by Dominic Episcopo. As a proud patriot and a champion carnivore it's not often I see both of my passions come...
Sunday, 7 December 2008
Juliana Beasley's Print Sale Is On
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Frieda © Juliana BeasleyOn Friday I mentioned that Juliana Beasley was going to be having a print sale. Well, it's on, bitches. Miss Juliana is offering three prints from her Last Stop: Rockaway Park series in editions of 15 with 2 APs. The prints are 18" x 18" (14.5" x 14.5" image size) Lambda prints and are priced between $250 and $300. That is an amazing price for work from a lady who is...
Friday, 5 December 2008
But The Good News Is...
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Leopard Lady © Juliana BeasleyHaliburton subsidiary KBR has been up to serious no good and George Bush is practicing some dangerous regulatory black magic during his final days.But the good news is...Friend and photographic genius, Juliana Beasley, is offering three limited edition prints for sale from her amazing Last Stop: Rockaway Park series. Truly, when all is said and done, Juliana will...
Thursday, 4 December 2008
Corey Arnold at Charles A. Hartman Fine Art
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Gulf Crossing © Corey ArnoldIf you are in Portland, Oregon you are probably getting rained on right now, drinking some shade grown coffee from Stumptown, and wondering what to do with your Thursday night. I strongly suggest you go to Charles A. Hartman Fine Art for the opening reception of Corey Arnold's Fish-Work exhibition. Corey is one of my favorite photographers and one my favorite people...
Wednesday, 3 December 2008
Hello My Name Is Merle Dean Shamblin
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Just received the best comment ever on my blog. I smell a meme. Hello my name is Merle Dean Shamblin and I would like to be your new friend. I sure could use somebody to chat with. I am a 47 year old long haul truck driver who currently lives in Duncan Oklahoma. Dec 8th 1960 I was born in Fairview Oklahoma. Moved to Caddo and Washita counties where I attended school at Colony Hydro and...
Tuesday, 2 December 2008
Domesticated is Book a Day on Photo-Eye
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Domesticated is the Book a Day selection on the photo-eye site (it's also the top seller!). Yesterday the Book a Day selection was America, so you know I roll in good compa...
Cast Out of Central Park
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Balto unimpressed at unveiling of the Balto statueInteresting post in the City Room Blog of the New York Times today about three bronze sculptures installed in Central Park by the Public Art Fund. One of the statues is of a Barcelona street performer portraying Che Guevara. Obviously this is created a bit of stir as most people have very strong feelings about Che despite their inability to...
Friday, 28 November 2008
Black Friday
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What the fuck is wrong with us?A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said.The 34-year-old employee, a temporary maintenance worker, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m.Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the...
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
It's a Mus-Mus World After All
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© Roger BallenOn November 4 at 600 Internet Time (the Esperanto of interval measurement?) a host of photographers from around the world took a picture. The results are now up on the Mus-Mus site. The most exciting surprise for me was that Roger Ballen's rec room looks exactly as I imagined it wou...
Monday, 24 November 2008
A Few Questions for Molly Landreth
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Clare Mercy, Bellingham, WA © Molly LandrethI first saw Molly Landreth's Embodiment series while we were both grad students at the SVA. She was a year ahead of me and the series was still in the early stages, but I took notice. Earlier this year I was at Humble Arts Foundation's 31 Under 31 show and got really excited about an image that turned out to be Molly's. After the show I checked ...
Miss America
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Amy and Zoe at the America openingZoe Strauss' America: We Love Having You Here opening at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery was a fabulous affair. Once again, the girl did it up right with beer and pretzels, comfy living room chairs, and photographs so good they make you want to quit taking photographs. Whether it's her gallery exhibitions, her public installations or her book, Zoe is completely...
Friday, 21 November 2008
Pre-order Signed Copies of Domesticated from Photo-eye
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You can now pre-order signed copies of my Critical Mass book, Domesticated, on the photo-eye bookstore site. It is a lovely little book sure to bring you years of page-turning, photo-gazing joy. And, because it's a competition book put out by Critical Mass, only 600 will be available for sale and there won't be a second printing. Talk about an instant collector's item.Pre-order n...
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Thursday Night In NYC
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Forest Glenn III © Christoph GielenTonight is a slow night for openings in New York, but that doesn't mean I won't be making the rounds. Donning a parka and warmed by wine, I am going embrace the New York chill to see the Moving Walls 15 group exhibition at the Open Society Institute and Christoph Gielen's Arcadia show at Daniel Cooney Fine Arts.The Moving Walls 15 show will feature work by...
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Thank You Syracuse
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Today I returned to New York City after two action packed days as a visiting artist in the Art Photography department at Syracuse University. I was honored to have the opportunity to share my work with the students and spend time with them discussing their work during studio visits and crits. The students at Syracuse are extremely committed and were enthusiastic with their generosity. They...
Tuesday, 18 November 2008
ASMP Mentor Program
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I'm about to hop on a plane to do a visiting artist stint in the grad photo program at Syracuse University, but I wanted to give a quick shout to the ASMP New York mentor program. The program connects working photographers with those just starting out. This year I'm participating as a mentor which means I'm committing at least one day a month for six months to my "mentees." If the thought of...
Sunday, 16 November 2008
Battle Photo: Auto Graveyard!
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I have led many a photographer into the visual Thunderdome that is Battle Photo, but I have never entered the squared circle myself. It only seems fair that I subject my own work to the same test. And what better way to make my debut than against the best pound-for-pound photographer ever. I am doomed! Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania © Walker Evansvs.Auto Salvage Yard, Route 90, Louisiana...
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Chris Marker's La Jetée
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I teach the Freshman Seminar course in the photography program at Parsons The New School for Design. The course serves to give incoming students both a technical and conceptual overview of all things photography and a foundation of knowledge that they can build on throughout the rest of their time in the program. Each year one of the first things I do is show the students the 1962 science...
Friday, 14 November 2008
Certificate of Awesometicity
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I took my car in to get an oil change this morning and this commercial was playing in the waiting area. My two favorite parts are when the white family toasts their Obama plate in the beginning and when the man in the pink shirt stops writing, turns to gaze upon his Obama plate, and then turns back to his writing with a shit-eating grin.Yes you can...own a piece of history.BUT WAIT, THERE'S MO...
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Framing the Presidency
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In an age of hyper-partisan media and made-for-TV presidential stagecraft does the photograph still play an important role in helping the electorate define a candidate? Or, has the singular photographic image morphed from moment definer to mere visual buttress to support the rhetoric of partisans? Tonight, I am looking for answers.“Framing the Presidency”Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:00...
Tuesday, 4 November 2008
Brand New Funky President
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"Hey, countryDidn't say what you meantJust changedBrand new funky President"- James Br...
Monday, 3 November 2008
Vote! Vote! Vote!
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If you are going to vote, great. I strongly suggest you vote for Barack Obama. If you live in California, don't be a dick. Please vote against Proposition 8. If you are not going to vote, you suck. And, I am going to kick your a...
ARTWALK NY 2008 Tonight
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Now in its 14th year, ARTWALK NY is one of the great benefit art auctions in New York City. The auction helps fund the amazing work of the Coalition For the Homeless. This is the third year in a row I have been asked to donate a piece to ARTWALK and the third year in a row I have done so without hesitation. The economy is in the dumper right now which means that homelessness is on the rise ...
Sunday, 2 November 2008
Saturday, 1 November 2008
There is No Off Switch for Jason Polan's Genius
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Lionfish © Jason PolanSunday my good friend Jason Polan will be doing something special for the Editions/Artists' Books Fair. As usual, it's pretty much genius.On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I will be making drawings for a book called 100 People I Saw At The Editions/Artists’ Books Fair. The book will contain 99 people I saw during these three days. Once the drawings are completed I will pr...
Run Amy Run
Posted on 07:32 by election
Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity that took me to every corner and three boroughs of the city. It really wasn't much different than most days--my life pretty much follows the plot of Run Lola Run--but yesterday all the bit players and extras were dressed like the Joker and slutty nurses.I started off in Brooklyn with my assistant Geoff prepping images for my upcoming show at the Print Cen...
Thursday, 30 October 2008
Wednesday, 29 October 2008
Skin Trade Opens Thursday
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Skin Trade opens this Thursday at the Chashama ABC space on the Lower East Side. The show was curated by my dear friend by Dan Halm and features work by Elaine Bradford, Simen Johan, Eric Lendl, Christian Siekmeier, Amy Stein, and Kimberly Witham. All of the work centers on animals as decorative trophies.I am excited for the exhibition because I will be showing two pieces that have never bef...
Mus Mus on Election Day
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I have been recruited by Mus Mus to take a photo on November 4. I'm still not sure who they are or what this all about, but apparently a bunch of photographers will be taking a picture at exactly the same time on Election Day. Maybe this is like Hands Across America, but without the touching. In addition to the invited photographers they are also issuing an "open call" to select 25 additional...
Tuesday, 28 October 2008
Inaugural MPS Digital Photography Thesis Show
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Tonight is the opening reception of Seamless, the inaugural thesis show of the MPS Digital Photography program at the School of Visual Arts. In one year, department chair Katrin Eismann has made this program one of the best digital photography programs in the country. For evidence of Katrin's wisdom, you need look no further than her sage decisions to hire me as a teacher in the program and...
Monday, 27 October 2008
Jackson Heights is the Center of the Photographic Universe
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Kabab King, Jackson Heights © Jeff LiaoThe other day I was walking to the farmers market down the street and I suddenly I saw Jeff Liao sitting on a couch next to an apartment building. Jeff and I have been good friends for a while, but I was shocked to see him just sitting there. On a couch. On the street. In Jackson Heights.We talked for a few minutes and caught up on our latest shows....
Friday, 24 October 2008
Domesticated Book Landing Soon
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The cover of DomesticatedMy first book, Domesticated, will finally be arriving in a couple of weeks. I've lived with this sucker for a long time now, sequencing and resequencing, editing and reediting, designing and redesigning, and then waiting and waiting while it was being printed in China. During the wait, the book managed to win the Photography Book Award at the New York Photo Festival....
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Lunch with Amy
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Each week I get a ton of emails from photographers searching for advice, looking to connect with a contemporary, or just wanting to shoot the proverbial shit. Sometimes I will meet them for lunch or coffee. So, I'm starting a new feature on the blog called Lunch with Amy wherein I highlight the work of the photographer I've met and give a brief review of the lunch. Photographer: Adam...
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
Black and White TV Generation Have Monochrome Dreams
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TV in Hotel Room - Galax, Virginia © Lee FriedlanderA new study concludes the color of the media you consume between the ages of three and ten plays a crucial role in determining the visual perceptual properties of your dreams.Only 4.4 per cent of the under-25s' dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to colour TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low...
Monday, 20 October 2008
Doug Aitken's "Migration" at 303 Gallery
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Scene from Doug Aitken's MigrationFor his new installation piece, Migration, at 303 Gallery Doug Aitken projects video onto three massive billboard-like screens. The video features a series of anonymous roadside motel rooms inhabited by North American migratory animals. With this piece Aitken does a wonderful job of drawing the comparison between our own travels and the migration of these...
Sunday, 19 October 2008
The Patron Saint of Photographers
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Saint Veronica by Hans MemlingThe legend goes that Veronica lined the route to Golgotha to watch Jesus carry his cross. She offered him her veil to wipe his brow and when she got it back it had a impression of his face. How do you get a messiah face stain out of a veil? I don't know, but apparently Veronica did because she is the patron saint of laundry workers. For her mad image capturing...
Saturday, 18 October 2008
American Photo's Top Emerging Photographers for 2008
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© Eric PercherEach year American Photo magazine publishes their list of the top emerging photographers in the world. Last year I was very honored to be named to the list. I've worn my 2007 sash proudly and now gladly pass it on to a new crop of talented photographers.I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to see my very dear friend, Eric Percher, included. Eric and I met at a Maine...
Friday, 17 October 2008
The Politics of the Retouched Headshot
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Un-retouched photo of Sarah Palin on the cover of NewsweekThe Atlantic has an interesting post by Virginia Postrel on the politics of portraiture:As Hillary Clinton can attest, a good portrait is not a random selection of what the camera sees, with no subjective input from human observers. A good portrait offers not mechanical objectivity but what the historians of science Lorraine Daston and...
Torturing Democracy
Posted on 09:07 by election
I have no doubt that when historians weigh in on the last eight years they will cast it as one of the darkest periods in our nation's history. What we do know about the Bush administration is troubling enough, but what we don't know is the stuff of nightmares. Beyond the obvious need to change our domestic policy agenda and repair our tattered reputation in the world, an Obama presidency and...
Monday, 13 October 2008
The End of the Stranded Midwest Tour 2008
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Ghetto school in East St. Louis © Jacob HoldtYesterday was brutal. We drove from St Louis to Chicago (298 miles) and found only one situation to shoot. Definitely not the best way to end a 1,500 mile search for stranded motorists. Normally I would be completely frustrated, but this project is all about the collapse of certainty in America during the second term of the Bush administration, so...
Saturday, 11 October 2008
Meet Me in St Louis
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208 High Street, Boonville, Missouri, 2007 © Timothy BrinerWe started the day in Kansas City and after a brief encounter with a weirdo at a Radio Shack in Kansas we hit up Brian Ulrich's show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas. What an impressive space and what an impressive showing for Brian. He had twenty-one beautifully massive prints covering several rooms of...
Friday, 10 October 2008
Greetings From Kansas City
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B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ, Kansas City, MOWe've spent the past three days on the road working on my Stranded project. On Wednesday we flew into Milwaukee, rented a car, and where off on big loop of the Midwest. From Milwaukee we drove straight to Minneapolis then to Des Moines and then to Kansas City. Up until today the trip has been a bit of stranded motorist bust. From Milwaukee to Minneapolis...
Monday, 6 October 2008
Who Does She Think She Is?
Posted on 07:41 by election
I'm usually unmoved by movie trailers, but this past Saturday I saw one that really piqued my attention. The trailer was for a new documentary called Who Does She Think She Is? that brings us into the lives of five women as they struggle with the inherent conflicts of trying to be a successful artist and mother. I have been interested in this subject ever since the the panel I moderated at 3rd...
Saturday, 4 October 2008
My Paparazzo
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Julia Roberts and Jason Patric in the back of a taxi © Ron GalellaI just read this Wired article wherein the author hires her own paparazzo at $500/hr to stalk her throughout the day. The goal is to take "artful images that look unstaged and off-the-cuff." First, the images do not look like paparazzi images so much as the photos they find taped all over the bedroom walls of the quiet neighbor...
Friday, 3 October 2008
Battle Photo: Black Eye!
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© Nan Goldinvs.Tim (Black Eye) © Ryan McGinleyInspired by the very insightful Mia Finem...
Art Fair 21 in Cologne This Weekend
Posted on 07:35 by election
If you are in or around Cologne, Germany this weekend and you have any interest in seeing (or buying!) my work, stop by the Pool Gallery booth at Art Fair 21. You can get the all the details on the fair he...
Wednesday, 1 October 2008
Laser Portraits
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This year I am teaching a portraiture class at Parsons and one of my first assignments was sending students to Kmart to have their portrait taken by a photographer at the Olin Mills Portrait Studios. The point of the exercise was to have them reengage with one of the many ways we encounter portraiture over the course of our lifetime. The results were cheeseball awesome. I mention this because...
But The Good News Is...
Posted on 11:32 by election
Cheerleaders, New Orleans © Will SteacyIf you are gay, the GOP is not your friend.But the good news is...The Art for Obama auction is now open for business. Bid early and bid often. If you are priced out of the art, you can always give a couple of nickles to the man himself.Tonight, Aperture and Parsons The New School For Design are sponsoring an artist's talk with Justine Kurland. Get the...
Monday, 29 September 2008
72 Suburbs in Search of a City
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© Patrick RomeroI received an email today from J. Wesley Brown announcing a new blog (a new blog!) about the photography scene in Los Angeles. Brown would tell you there is no scene and so the need for We Can Shoot Too. My advice to Angelenos is follow the recipe of Mr. Ulrich and the Chicagrapher crew: find each other, meet each other, support each other, repe...
Saturday, 27 September 2008
Friday, 26 September 2008
C Photo, Where Are You?
Posted on 08:58 by election
C Photo Magazine is a beautiful hardbound publication from Ivory Press that comes out twice a year. Issue number seven is out now and features some of my work. Problem is, I can't seem to track down a copy in New York City. A couple of places I've called have the older editions, but not number seven. Does anyone know where I can find a copy in the ci...
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Hijacked on Flak Photo
Posted on 08:18 by election
Last week Andy Adams of Flak Photo fame was in New York and we finally got a chance to chat in person. Andy is a great guy and Flak Photo is proving to be an indispensable source for great photography content. This month Flak Photo has been highlighting work from the photo book, Hijacked, Volume One. You definitely need to get your hands on a copy of Hijacked because it is gorgeous (and...
The 12 Lies of Sarah Palin
Posted on 08:04 by election
I know team Obama's message strategy is all-McCain-all-the-time right now, but this convenient list of 12 Palin lies from Andrew Sullivan is worth memorizi...
Further Evidence of an Impending Apocalypse
Posted on 07:30 by election
From Best Week Ever: For some reason, esteemed celebrity photographer Martin Schoeller, who has created stark portraits of Hollywood legends, such as Angelina Jolie, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson, and Tom Hanks, was convinced to use his time and talent taking pictures of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. The results? Terrifying.I'm imagining an episode of Antiques Roadshow airing 150 years...
Tuesday, 23 September 2008
2008 SVA Alumni Auction Tonight
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Cuttings © Amy SteinIf you are in New York tonight and you love the sound of gavels, make your way over to the Visual Arts Gallery for the 2008 School of Visual Arts Alumni Society Auction. They will be honoring Lynda Benglis, Gregory Crewdson and Lorna Simpson and auctioning off a boatload of great work by SVA alumni, faculty, mentors and friends. For more information or to purchase tickets...
Sunday, 21 September 2008
Register Now for Critical Mass 2008
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© Peter van AgtmaelEntering Photolucida's Critical Mass program was one of the best decisions I've made in my career. I was fortunate to win the book prize in 2006 and I can't begin to tell you the number of gallerists, curators and editors I've met who've told me they first saw my work through Critical Mass. This year they were kind enough to ask me to be a judge. Registration for...
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
This Is Heavy Metal!
Posted on 09:41 by election
Data visualization artists Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg ask the question, "what do we sing about, when we sing about the body?" Their answer is nothing short of geni...
Monday, 15 September 2008
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Pre-order America
Posted on 20:28 by election
Sweet Jeebus Yes! Zoe Strauss' book is almost here! Pre-order you copy here and he...
Friday, 12 September 2008
But The Good News Is...
Posted on 07:16 by election
© Ofer WolbergerJohn McCain and Sarah Palin keep me up at night.But the good news is...The Camera Club of New York's exhibition My Other Nature is opening tonight. The show "explores how we mark our environment and loved ones with memories and pieces of ourselves" and features some great photographers like Ofer Wolberger and Amy Elkins.Here are the details:My Other NatureThe Camera Club of New...
Wednesday, 10 September 2008
Five in Focus
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Still from Ulrich Seidl's Dog DaysI love movies, so I was pretty excited when Focus Features asked me to do a writeup of the five films that have inspired my creative process. Wittling it down to five was no easy task, but I feel pretty good about my list. After you check out my five, take a look at lists by Gregory Crewdson, Lauren Greenfield and Larry Sultan.What's your top fi...
Monday, 8 September 2008
Ryan McGinley and Spencer Tunick
Posted on 20:28 by election
The other day my husband asked me, "what's the significant difference between the work of Ryan McGinley and Spencer Tunick?" He continued, "they both construct nude-filled landscapes." At first I laughed, but the more I thought about it... San Sebastian 5 © Spencer TunickTree #3 © Ryan McGinleyIs the difference a sense of order versus the illusion of spontaneity? Or, is the difference merely...
Sunday, 7 September 2008
John Pfahl's Altered Landscapes
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Australian Pines, Fort DeSoto, Florida, 1977 © John PfahlSaturday I toured a number of current exhibitions in Chelsea and was lucky to catch the final day of When Color Was New: Vintage Photographs From Around the 1970s at Julie Saul Gallery. The show featured quite a few iconic images from Sternfeld, Goldin and Eggleston, but the work of John Pfahl really stood out. I had forgotten how much...
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Second Issue of 1000 Words
Posted on 09:35 by election
© Anri SalaThe second issue of 1000 Words Magazine is now up. The theme is "Construct" and includes work by Thomas Demand, Anri Sala, Iosif Kiraly, Richard Learoyd, Indre Serpytyte and yours truly. It also includes some solid writing by Tim Clark, J. MacNeil Miller, Chas Bowie, Michael Grieve, Pedro J. Vicente Mullor and Jörg Colberg. Take a lo...
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Gross
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Charles Dharapak / Associated PresThis is the worst kind of political theater. It's just really cynical and gross. Josh Marshall does a great job of breaking down the choreograp...
Monday, 1 September 2008
Domesticated Show Reviewed in ARTnews
Posted on 19:33 by election
Today, on the drive home from our vacation we stopped at a Barnes & Noble in New Haven to pick up the September issue of ARTnews. The magazine features a review of my Domesticated show at the Paul Kopeikin Gallery. I have known for almost a month the review was coming and the September issue has been out for a few days now, but I have been too apprehensive to pick it up until today. I was so...
Friday, 22 August 2008
I'm Hiring: Digital Assistant
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I am looking for a New York based file-prep genius to take my work from negatives to beautiful final prints. The ideal candidate is a hungry, hardworking perfectionist looking for a great opportunity to build experience producing prints for gallery and museum exhibitions as well as public and private collections.Required skills:Minimum 1 year of experience scanning medium or large format...
Thursday, 21 August 2008
The Merchandising Empire Begins!
Posted on 13:27 by election
Guns and Keds are as American as preemptive war and apple pie. And now they're together at last! I just found Zazzle where you can customize your our pair of Keds. Here's my pair. Aweso...
Shows Closing Saturday
Posted on 08:48 by election
Saturday is your last chance to catch the Beyond the Backyard exhibition at Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and my New American Fables show at the Robert Koch Gallery in San Francisco. Both shows have been very well received and represent seminal moments in my career so far. While I'm sad to see them come down, I am excited about the opening of the Road Trip exhibition at the San...
Wednesday, 20 August 2008
I Heart William Lamson
Posted on 19:35 by election
© William LamsonI just happened upon this video that typifies the playful genius of his work. Really brilliant stuff. If you dig his work like I do don't forget you can own one of his Me In America prints via Humble Arts Foundati...
Battle Photo: The Old Man and the Sea!
Posted on 08:02 by election
© Doug DuBoisvs.Dad, Hampton Ponds III, 2002 © Mitch Epst...
Tuesday, 19 August 2008
Juliana Beasley in Brooklyn
Posted on 07:59 by election
© Juliana BeasleyFor my money, Juliana Beasley is one of the most talented photographers walking the planet. Beyond being an admirer of her scary good talent, I feel very lucky to count her as a great friend. Juliana is 100% hoot-n-holler and a constant source of kick-in-the-pants inspiration. Beginning this Thursday you will be able to see prints from her beautiful Eyes of Salamanca series...
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
I Am Secondary Market
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Peri, Route 80, Kentucky 2006 © Amy SteinAmani Olu just let me know that one of my prints is up for sale on eBay. This is the first time my work has hit the secondary market and while it's only eBay, it's still a minor landmark in my career.The print, Peri, Route 64, Kentucky from my Stranded series, was originally available for sale as part of Humble Arts Foundation's Limited Edition Print...
Sunday, 10 August 2008
Young Curators, New Ideas
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This Wednesday is the opening of the Young Curators, New Ideas exhibition at the Bond Street Gallery in Brooklyn. This is the first effort by the gallery's talented new director and all around happening chap, Amani Olu. The show features work from a ton of great photographers all curated by Alana Celii & Grant Willing, Michael Bühler-Rose, Jon Feinstein, Laurel Ptak, Lumi Tan and moi. For my...
Black Moses is Dead
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Isaac Hayes in his office at Stax Records, Memphis, TN © Ernest C. WithersRest in peace, Isaac Hay...
Friday, 8 August 2008
Do You Believe?
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January 1, 1939 - Organ Cave, West Virginia, USAI grew up watching TV shows like In Search of... and Arthur C. Clarke's Mysterious World and have always had a fascination with the unexplained. There is a certain irresistible kitsch factor with UFOs and mysterious beasts like Bigfoot or Champ, but what I find more interesting is how these stories and their visual motifs continue to pervade our...
Wednesday, 6 August 2008
Movies I Can't Wait to See
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Blindness and The Road are two of the best books I've read in, well, ever. Both books are being made into major motion pictures to be released this year. I am excited and nervous as all hell. On paper both movies look pretty good, but you never know with these things. Fernando Meirelles and John Hillcoat, I beg you not to fuck these ...
Wednesday, 30 July 2008
Everything That Happens Will Happen Today
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From the Guardian:"As a foreigner in New York," Eno explained, "I was surprised by how little attention Americans paid to their own great indigenous musical invention: gospel. It was even slightly uncool - as though the endorsement of the music entailed endorsing all the religious framework associated with it. To me gospel was a music of surrender, and the surrendering rather than the worshipp...
Tuesday, 29 July 2008
And Now, a Word from Our Sponsors
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WhoresI am not naive. I live smack dab in the middle of our mass consumer culture and know that every object, institution, idea and tradition carries at minimum a small stain of commercialism. This modern fact of life causes minor tremors of nausea when I ponder the specifics in detail, so mostly I avert my eyes and hum to myself. However, every once in a while there is a cataclysmic lowering...
Monday, 28 July 2008
Of Killer Rabbits and Fireworks
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Over the past four weeks I have been aggressively focused on making new images for Domesticated. This typically involves weekday trips to Matamoras with my intern, Olga, to scout locations and work out the details and then a return trip on the weekend to shoot. The journey to Matamoras is about 200 miles round trip and on a summer weekend it can take upwards of two hours to get out there. ...
Friday, 25 July 2008
I've Been Hijacked
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I just received two copies of the wonderful new photo book, Hijacked Volume One: Australia and America. The book was edited by Mark McPherson & Max Pam and is an excellent survey of emerging photographers in Australia and America. They were kind enough to include eight of my photos over twelve pages in the book. Also included are friends Jon Gitelson, Lisa Kereszi, Bill Sullivan, Shen Wei,...
Wednesday, 23 July 2008
Not MySpace Anymore
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I just watched NAS perform "Sly Fox" on the Colbert Report and it immediately struck me that every time I visit or promote MySpace I am supporting News Corp, Fox News, The New York Post and the whole Rupert Murdoch evil empire. Screw that! I am done with MySpace. Just pulled the plug. And if you are sick of Fox News and their "fair and balanced" propaganda pap you should cancel your account...
Monday, 21 July 2008
Sunday, 20 July 2008
He Would Look Good Above the Couch
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Amani © Jon FeinsteinOn Thursday I went to the opening of the I'll Be Your Mirror...So You Can Break Into Endless Shards group exhibition at Heist Gallery. No air-conditioning plus a steady stream of hipsters usually equals bad news in my book, but I was hanging with Amani Olu, Tim Briner, Geoff Ellis, Greg Wasserstom and Ali Malone, so the evening turned out to be a blast. We were on the...
Monday, 14 July 2008
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
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From National Geographic News:Bees Enlisted to Attack Crows in TokyoConservationists hope bees will repel the crows, based on the insects' tendency to attack anything dark-colored that approaches their hives.This year beehives from rural areas were relocated to the top of a large water-treatment facility near Tokyo's international airport, where as many as 4,000 birds known as little terns nest...
Friday, 11 July 2008
Eight Photographers, Eight Weeks
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White Horse © Tema StaufferTonight the Randall Scott Gallery in Washington, D.C. kicks off an interesting summer program. Randall has lined up eight amazing photographers to do four two-week, two-person shows. The opening tonight will include work by all eight photographers and then Saturday begins the first two-person show featuring Tema Stauffer and Kyoko Hamada.In the coming weeks Randall...
Thursday, 10 July 2008
But The Good News Is...
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From The Pod People series © Peter SnyderThe bad news is that for globe trekking foreign fighters Pakistan is the new Iraq (which was the old Afghanistan), the Senate just sold out your privacy and chicken tastes better with money. But the good news is...You can still see lots of great work from the 2008 Review Santa Fe participants at Flak Photo. Highlights so far include work by Peter Snyder...
Tuesday, 8 July 2008
Light Rail Coyote
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Inspiration rarely lands fully formed in my lap ready to party. Sometimes inspiration comes in fevered flashes of random images as I sleep; most of the time it comes in a slow march of real world dots and dabs that eventually add up to something grand. For Domesticated some of those dots came from the now defunct band Sleater-Kinney. Sleater-Kinney's exploration of the tense space between...
Todd Hido and Suicide Story
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© Todd Hido for The New York TimesIn case you missed it, great moody images from Todd Hido illustrate an article on suicide in last Sunday's New York Times Magazi...
Wednesday, 2 July 2008
New American Fables Opening Thursday at Robert Koch Gallery
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Unititled (Spiderman) 2005 © Amy SteinI am traveling to San Francisco today for the Thursday opening of my New American Fables show at the Robert Koch Gallery. The show features work from my Domesticated and Halloween in Harlem series and runs through August 23. If you are San Francisco tomorrow stop by the opening and say hello. Here are the details:New American Fables | Amy SteinRobert K...
Monday, 30 June 2008
Oh No He Didn't!
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Zoe Strauss makes a well reasoned argument on her blog regarding the 2008 presidential election. If her logic doesn't sway you, how about this? Three reporters from Arizona, on the condition of anonymity, also let me in on another incident involving McCain's intemperateness. In his 1992 Senate bid, McCain was joined on the campaign trail by his wife, Cindy, as well as campaign aide Doug Cole ...
MoCP Recap
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Amy, Jon and Brian, three sheets to the windI have been a nomad of late and haven't had time to reflect on some recent adventures. Freshest in my mind is last Thursday's opening of Beyond the Backyard at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago. Karsten Lund did an amazing job of curating a strong group exhibition that was true to the theme and full of individually interesting...
Friday, 27 June 2008
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Beyond the Backyard at MoCP
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This morning I will be flying to Chicago for the opening of Beyond the Backyard at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. It will be a short trip, but I always love rolling with the Chicagraphy crew. If you are in the area stop by the opening and say hi. The show has an amazing lineup of photographers including Kohei Yoshiyuki, Bill Owens, Todd Hido, Sally Mann, Garry Winogrand, Ralph Eug...
Tuesday, 24 June 2008
Ornithology Group Show at Jen Bekman Gallery
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Summer is officially here and on the streets of New York you can feel the collective anxiety over the coming stickiness. As Jonathan Richman sang, "if you've been in New York city in July you know when I say sticky I'm right." If you are looking to transport yourself from the muggy muss of the city to something a little more pastoral, I suggest you head over to the Jen Bekman Gallery for the...
Sunday, 22 June 2008
My Dinner with Doug DuBois
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© Doug DuBoisDuring a holiday visit to Southern California in 2006 I saw the Where We Live: Photographs of America from the Berman Collection at the Getty. In a show filled with great images by American color legends like Shore, Eggleston and Sternfeld, Doug DuBois’ tense and intimate narratives jumped off the wall and stayed with me long after I left the show.At the time I was just out of grad...
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
But The Good News Is...
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© Anneke JorisThe wonderful image above was created by Anneke Joris. Anneke sent me a nice note and said she was inspired by my photo, Howl. I love that someone in Belgium can see my work online and be moved to create their own fantastic piece of art. Thank you Interweb! Darius Himes reminds me about the Blurb photo book competition, Photography Book Now. Photo books have never mattered m...
Tuesday, 10 June 2008
Collecting Photography Panel at the Affordable Art Fair
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This Thursday I will be participating in a panel discussion on collecting photography at the Affordable Art Fair. The moderator will be Michael Foley and joining me on the panel are Miss Jen Bekman and Michelle Dunn Marsh from Aperture.Here are the details:In Focus: Collecting PhotographyThursday, June 12, 7pmThe Affordable Art FairThe Altman Building / The Metropolitan Pavilion135 W 18th...
Monday, 9 June 2008
Bunny Hops to F-Stops, Part Two
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© Scott HaefnerA couple of months ago I pointed out the strange correlation that seems to suggest riding BMX is an earlier indicator of latent fine art photography skills. I asked for more photo evidence and people responded with some great images, but none captured the hardcore caution-to-the-wind spirit of BMX youth quite like the fabulous photo above from Scott Haefn...
Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Syracuse, Berlin and a Solo Show at Koch Gallery
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Groceries, 2007 © Amy SteinI was in New York City just long enough to catch my breath and now I am in Syracuse starting my month long artist-in-residence with Light Work. Berlin was a blast and I owe many thanks to Sascha, Silke, Tim and Elisa at Pool Gallery for their endless generosity during my stay. I had a great time hanging with Dylan Chatain, Robert Lyons and meeting Mark McPherson at...
Monday, 19 May 2008
On the Road
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From Hijacked, Rhonda + Chantelle © Graham MillerI am leaving this morning for a week in Berlin to see my show at Pool Gallery and attend the book launch and exhibition of Hijacked at Neunplus. After that I will be meeting my husband in Italy for a needed week away from all things photo. When I return to the states I go immediately to Syracuse for my month long Light Work residency and then to...
Saturday, 17 May 2008
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
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Last night was surreal. 400 people packed into a little piece of elegance in a warehouse in DUMBO. A cellist plucking maudlin stings as a series of presenters, photographs and winners flashed before the crowd. And then Martin Parr announcing the nominees for the Photography Book award. "And the winner is...Amy Stein." Strange and wonderful things happening at the New York Photo Festiv...
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
New York Photo Frenzy
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Football, 2000 © Juliana BeasleyNew York City is thick with photographers and photo related sorts right now as the New York Photo Festival gets under way. A ton of festival related events are going on, but I will be hiding away printing for a big solo show I will announce very soon. If you want to enter the eye of the photo storm and attend one event I suggest Book Soup. Never before have so...
Thursday, 8 May 2008
Battle Eruption: Eddie vs. the Volcano
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© UPIJust saw these breathtaking photos from the eruption of the Chaitén volcano in Chile. Truly awesome display of nature's power. This got me thinking about another awesome display of nature's power. I speak of Eddie Van Halen melting terra firma with his guitar on Eruption.Naturally this begs an epic question. If Chaitén and Eddie met in a back alley and staged an 'eruption-off' who's...
Friday, 2 May 2008
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Patrick Romero
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© Patrick RomeroA couple of weeks back Patrick Romero sent me a copy of his self published book, 28 Famous Views of Los Angeles. I have been so busy of late that I haven't had an opportunity to write about it until now. Patrick's book is a short but wonderful stroll through a Los Angeles that exists someplace between popular legend, personal myth and fading reality. The images perfectly...
Thursday, 1 May 2008
New American Fables Installation Shots
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The good folks at Pool Gallery were kind enough to send me some installation shots from my New American Fables show that is up right now. In related news, yesterday I booked a ticket to Berlin so I can see the show in person and catch the Hijacked book launch and exhibition at Neunplus. Ich bin ein Berlin...
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
Get Your Arse to Brooklyn, Yo!
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© Andrew MiksysThis Thursday the Nelson Hancock Gallery will be hosting the opening of two shows by two very talented artists, Jon Gitelson and Andrew Miksys. Jon's work is smart, funny and personal. It is part Larry David and part Martin Parr, but really it is pure Gitelson. I am super excited he decided to come to town for the opening. Andrew's photography is rich, classically stylized ...
Sunday, 27 April 2008
Don't Call It a Comeback
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Love Kills, 1979 © Jill FreedmanThe New York Times has a great profile on Jill Freedman. Jill made a name for herself in the 70s and 80s with her gritty black and white images of a city in serious decline. She is now enjoying a bit of a renaissance with a show at Higher Pictures. It's great to see an artist get her due after so many years, but it's disheartening to know you can have the goods...
Friday, 25 April 2008
An Opening, Two Closings and a Monkey on a Motorbike
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Pieter Hugo Cover/Juxtapoz MagazineJust a quick update from the California Zephyr as I speed across America. Tonight my first solo show in Germany opens at the Pool Gallery in Berlin. The people at Pool couldn't be nicer and Art Das Kunstmagzin has chosen the show for their Tip of the Week.This weekend marks the closing of both my first solo show at Paul Kopeikin Gallery and the Car Culture...
Wednesday, 23 April 2008
New American Fables Solo Show in Berlin this Friday
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New American Fables opening Friday at Pool GalleryToday I am leaving on a four day cross country train trip. Yes, I'm riding the rails like Boxcar Bertha, but instead of livin' and lovin' like an outlaw I will be shooting an editorial assignment. I suspect a train across America means serious connectivity lapses, so I may be off the grid for a few days. I previously planned on going to Ber...
Friday, 18 April 2008
Corey Arnold on NPR
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© Corey ArnoldCorey Arnold is a great photographer who manages to marry the best parts of documentary and conceptual work to produce images that are uniquely his own. He is also on my shortlist of truly wonderful people in the world. Check out this nugget of audio and visual gold he just did with N...
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Trapped!
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The New Yorker has posted a fascinating time-lapsed video of Nicholas White, who was trapped in an elevator for forty-one hours. Mr. White stays remarkably calm during his ordeal. I would have chewed off my arm and clubbed myself to death with ...
Jessica Dimmock and The Ninth Floor
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© Jessica DimmockThis Thursday Jessica Dimmock's The Ninth Floor opens at Foley Gallery this Thursday. If you haven't seen Jessica's work yet check out the show or pick up her book. You will be hard pressed not to be effected by the work. Anna Sirota is a student of mine from Parsons. She was moved by the images from The Ninth Floor and approached me about writing a review of the book on my...
Monday, 14 April 2008
Send in the Clowns
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© John GordonToday on Conscientious Jörg compared the work of Idris Khan and Jason Salavon. Both artists create composite images of preexisting photos that share a similar subject. My husband John was inspired and gave the concept his own waggish spin. The above image represents every clown in the International Clown Hall of Fame (ICHOF). The results are quite frightening and yet strangely...
Sunday, 13 April 2008
Saturday Night Party Then Sunday Afternoon Kong
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Edinburgh, UK 2003 © Brian UlrichLast night I went to a party at the fabulous home of photography collector Joe Baio. Each year Joe throws a big shindig during AIPAD to show off his amazing collection of photographs. The walls were covered in photographs by Sally Mann, Brian Ulrich, Arthur Tress, Vik Muniz, Loretta Lux, Angelika Rinnhofer, Muzi Quawson...the list goes on and on. The joint was...
Saturday, 12 April 2008
Photography Now 2008 Opening Tonight in Woodstock
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© Matthew BaumIf you are in or around Woodstock, NY, tonight be sure to catch the opening of Photography Now 2008 at the Center for Photography at Woodstock. The exhibition was juried by Darren Ching of Klompching Gallery fame and features a number of very talented photographers including my very dear friend, Matthew Baum.While you are there, be sure to kick a hippie in the shi...
Friday, 11 April 2008
Shai Kremer at Julie Saul Gallery
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Abandoned Syrian Base, Golan Heights, 2007 © Shai KremerFighting back a sickness that has ruined me for the past several weeks I ventured to Chelsea last night for Shai Kremer's Broken Promised Land opening at Julie Saul Gallery. The opening was hopping and Shai's prints looked amazing. For over seven years Shai has been documenting the effects of military action on the landscape of Israel....
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
Busy Like Our Friend the...
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This is one of those weeks where the social calendar and the career calendar collide in spectacular fashion. By Sunday I will probably be reduced to a tired pile of my former self. Last night was an SVA event at the Whitney Biennial, tonight is Spoon at Terminal 5, Thursday is the Blind Spot Auction and then it's all AIPAD through the weekend. (By the way, big thanks to Robert Ayers of ArtInfo...
Monday, 7 April 2008
Bunny Hops to F-Stops
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Brian Ulrich and Todd Hido getting rad!Last Tuesday at Aperture I saw a great lecture by the talented Todd Hido. As he talked about the long hours he spends driving around looking for his next subject and finding influence in the work of Robert Adams I realized that we share a very similar vision and approach to working. It really was an inspiration. Much of what Todd said will soon become...
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
Big Openings This Thursday and Friday
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© Alison MaloneYesterday I began carb loading in anticipation of a big Thursday gallery crawl. It's not often I make it to the Midtown galleries, but with Fred Herzog and Matthew Pillsbury in the mix I am willing to tear myself away from the usual Thursday night in Chelsea. I have been crowing for a while now about Fred Herzog's brilliantly alive Kodachrome photos of Vancouver from the 50s and...
Tuesday, 1 April 2008
Todd Hido at Aperture Tonight
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Untitled, #4078 2005 © Todd HidoThe very talented Todd Hido will be giving a lecture tonight at Aperture. Todd consistently produces images that are uncanny and haunting, but never foreboding. Much like Hopper his work propagates the kind of mystery that invites you into the scene instead of warning you to keep a safe distance. I am a big fan. I am feeling sick today, but if I can drag mys...
Wednesday, 26 March 2008
My Fair City
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Over the next few days our quiet little hamlet called New York City will be overrun with art collectors, gallerists, gawkers, stalkers and artists. It's art fair week in NYC! With no less than nine fairs running simultaneously it can lead to a serious case of art overload...and a few hangovers. The upside is I get to see a lot of kick ass work and hang with a lot of old and new friends who are...
Colin Blakely and 20x200
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The Seeming Impenetrability of the Space Between © Colin BlakelyI have mentioned this image by Colin Blakely several times in the past. I gushed about it so much Colin was nice enough to send me a signed print last year. Now you can own it via 20x200. And you must own it! It really is a gorgeous image and you can't beat the pri...
Saturday, 22 March 2008
MakingRoom Interview
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Anna and Lily, Route 17, NY 2008 © Amy SteinMarkingRoom is an online magazine that looks at the process of making images. The magazine is run by the wonderful Davin Risk who also writes the MakingRoom blog. Davin just posted an interview with me about my ongoing Stranded seri...
Friday, 21 March 2008
Worst Reality Show Ever
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Psycho Hitchhiker (Coming or Going), 2007 © Douglas GordonA gallery friend of mine received this notice casting artists for a new reality TV show. Gallery HD and Illuminations Media are looking for two Fearless, Charismatic, Passionate & Informed ARTISTS to take the definitive chutzpah road trip.Two Artist/Art Racers must cross the US in 40 days, surviving only on Art. Armed with art...
Tuesday, 18 March 2008
Domesticated Showing at Saatchi Booth During Pulse
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© Alix SmithSaatchi Online just announced the artists they will be showing at the Pulse Contemporary Art Fair beginning March 27. Making the cut was yours truly as well as two fine and fabulous friends, Juliana Beasley and Alix Smith. Obviously, I am beyond thrilled to be associated with Saatchi again.Check out the the Saatchi site to see the other artists they will be showing and then be sure...
Monday, 17 March 2008
Chicks Gabbing About Photography
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Pappa Sleeping © Sarah SmallThis Saturday I will be moderating a panel discussion on what it means to be an emerging female art photographer in New York City. The panel, organized by Humble Arts Foundation and 3rd Ward, will feature the very talented Rachael Dunville, Tema Stauffer, Cara Phillips, Mary Mattingly and Sarah Small. As moderator I personally guarantee this discussion will not...
Thursday, 13 March 2008
I Love Critters!
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Fire Eyes © Nicole Jean HillLast week reclusive blogger Greg Wasserstrom mentioned a group show called Nature Morte currently on display at Shotgun Space in Los Angeles. I checked out the goods and immediately fell head over heals for Nicole Jean Hill's Critters series. I was especially taken by the image above called Fire Eyes. This little critter has found a new home as my current desktop...
Tuesday, 11 March 2008
Installation Shots and Chorizo Pig
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Finally some installation shots from my shows currently up at Paul Kopeikin Gallery and SMoCA.Domesticated at Paul KopeikinStranded at SMoCA (If you could turn around you would see a wall of Robert Franks.)Chorizo Pig! I spotted Chorizo Pig in a supermarket in Phoenix. I had a wonderful time in Arizona. Big thanks to Claire Carter, Michael Lundgren, Pat Evans and all the folks at SMo...
Monday, 10 March 2008
Domesticated in Latest Issue of OjodePez
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OjodePez is a quarterly photography magazine published in Spain. The most recent issue is titled "Un Día Cualquiera" and was curated by Arianna Rinaldo, photo editor at D La Repubblica delle Donne. The issue features thirteen photos from my Domesticated series. Also featured is the very talented and perennially scruffy Nathan Bak...
Sunday, 9 March 2008
Hannah Whitaker: This Photo is Blowing My Mind
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© Hannah WhitakerA little over a year ago I came across this rabbit image by Hannah Whitaker and instantly fell in love. It was my desktop image for most of 2007 and now it is featured in the latest issue of Blind Spot edited by James Welling. Last year I tried to reach out to Hannah about purchasing the image, but to no avail. Hannah please, contact ...
Thursday, 6 March 2008
Domesticated Show Reviewed On ArtInfo
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There is a lovely write up of my solo show by Roberts Ayers in the "Weekend Picks" section of ArtInfo. Check it o...
SVA in the Mother F'n House
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Untitled, 2004 (#3) © Thomas HoltonAt least once a week I get an email from a photographer asking me if they should apply to the School of Visual Arts MFA Photography program. My answer is always yes and I give a host of reasons why they should consider the school including the facilities, the faculty and the location. The best reason I can give, however, is the amazing work and success of the...
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Wednesday, 5 March 2008
Washington Project for the Arts Auction This Friday
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Benjamin, 2007 © Erika LarsenThis Friday the Washington Project for the Arts is holding it's 2008 Art Auction Gala. The WPA auction has a different format than most in that they invite people from the art world to curate the artists selected for auction. I was very honored to have Sarah Kennel, the Assistant Photography Curator at National Gallery of Art, ask me to donate a piece from my...
Tuesday, 4 March 2008
Hey Ladies, Part Deux
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© Ahndraya ParlatoI have been running around like the proverbial headless chicken of late and haven't had time to post much of anything. It seems like all I do these days is make prints and teach. Nice work if you can get it, but it doesn't leave much time for enjoying the pleasures of this life. Saturday I managed to find a free moment and make it over to 3rd Ward for the opening of Humble...
Saturday, 23 February 2008
But The Good News Is...
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Yerim and Her Pink Things, 2005 © JeongMee YoonMy dear friend JeongMee Yoon just got a lovely write-up in the New York Times. In addition to the article they also gave her work the full multimedia slide show treatment. Really impressive. You can see JeongMee's work in person beginning March 3 when her solo show opens at Jenkins Johnson Gallery in New York.I have been thinking of JeongMee...
Thursday, 21 February 2008
But She Has Blonde Hair Too
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Madonna hitchhiking (from Sex), 1992 © Steven MeiselFrom the AP wire:Lawrence Nicastro, 73, said he found the grainy, poster-size photo last year while going through storage items at his home in Las Vegas. He believed it had been left by a customer at his service station in the Bronx in 1962.Nicastro and his wife, Phyllis, said they had spent about four months researching the origin of the...
Wednesday, 20 February 2008
Yesterday's Tomorrow Today!
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Little know fact. Alec Soth uses this very same flash setupI love the Modern Mechanix blog. The blog posts scanned articles from old Modern Mechanix magazines that feature everything from fabulously eccentric DIY weirdness to fantastical glimpses of a not-too-distant, but oh so clunky, future. They have a special section devoted to photography, but idiosyncratic insanity abounds behind every...
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Jeff Wall at Strand Bookstore This Friday
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Passerby, 1996 © Jeff WallJeff Wall will be speaking and signing copies of his latest book, Jeff Wall: Works and Collected Writings, at the Strand Bookstore this Friday. Don't miss this opportunity to hear from one of the giants of contemporary photography. Get the details he...
Monday, 18 February 2008
The Big Opening
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I am relaxing in Scottsdale, AZ after a long drive from Los Angeles on Sunday. I am visiting Scottsdale to see the Car Culture show at SMoCA and spend a few days chilling out. The run up to the opening at Paul Kopeikin Gallery has been a thrill ride and I need to cool the jets for a few days. The opening was exhilarating and nerve racking and wonderful all at the same time. The place was...
Wednesday, 13 February 2008
Thank You Fecal Face
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Never thought I would utter that combination of words, but then again I never thought I would live to see someone named Barack Hussein Obama as the front runner to be the next president of the United States. Such is the wonderful world we live in. Fecal Face is a fabulous Bay area based Web site that covers and supports emerging arts and artists. In advance of my solo show that opens this...
New Domesticated and Stranded Images
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Susie, Andrew and Pam, Route 17, New York © Amy SteinI just added some new Domesticated and Stranded images to my Web site. Take a look and let me know what you think. If you are in SoCal and want to see the Domesticated images in person, please come to my big solo show opening this Saturday at Paul Kopeikin Galle...
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Car Culture Opening Friday at SMoCA
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Fat Car, 2000 © Erwin WurmWork from my Stranded series is currently featured in the exhibit Car Culture at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The big opening for the show is this Friday from 6 - 8 PM. If you are in Scottsdale or the greater Phoenix area, try to stop by and check out the exhibition. Also, the folks at SMoCA have put together a snazzy site to compliment the show. It's...
Tuesday, 5 February 2008
Battle Dems: Super Tuesday!
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2008 © Michael David Murphyvs.Hillary Clinton 1993 © Larry F...
It's a Man's (Art) World
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Untitled (Woman Singing) 1990 © Carrie Mae WeemsThis morning Edward Winkleman points to a very telling piece of research conducted by ChelseaArtGalleries.com. They surveyed language from gallery press releases over the past two years and the results are not surprising. Key takeaway for me, in 2007 the word "his" appeared more often in press releases than the word "ar...
Monday, 4 February 2008
But The Good News Is...
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© Juliana BeasleyThere is a ton of good stuff happening in the photography world these days, or at least that's what one would believe judging by my feed aggregator and inbox. Each week I am going to do a roundup of some of the more interesting projects, opportunities and announcements I have come across. There is a lot of crap in the world, but the good news is...Juliana Beasley is one of my...
Saturday, 2 February 2008
Battle Photo: She's Got Legs!
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The latest photo offering from Jen Bekman's wonderful 20x200 project was inspiration for this edition of Battle Photo. The Office 2004 © Rebecca Loychevs.Untitled 2006 © Alison Br...
Monday, 28 January 2008
My First Solo Show!
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In Between © Amy SteinAt the end of 2007 I listed some of my career goals for 2008. I didn't think I was being overly ambitious, but I recognized that each aspiration would require a whole lot of hustle and flow to make it a reality. Well, here we are just a month in to the new year and I am already able to scratch one of those goals off the list. On February 16 my first solo show will be...
Pause, To Begin
Posted on 16:18 by election
A very interesting photography contest from Ethan Jones and David Wright:Pause, to Begin is a unique, new photography competition currentlyaccepting applications now until April 1, 2008, and the selectedfinalists will be announced online April 15, 2008. Ethan Jones andDavid Wright, the founders of Pause, to Begin, will hit the road inMay, 2008 to visit the selected finalists and record the time...
Thursday, 24 January 2008
Chris Jordan...On the Rachael Ray Show?!?
Posted on 15:48 by election
3,805 Rachel Ray's Equals One Chris Jordan © John GordonPhotographic artist and gallery mate, Chris Jordan, has been making the TV circuit of late to promote his new Running the Numbers series. He has been seen on the Colbert Report, Bill Moyer's Journal and now the Rachael Ray Show.That's right. The Rachael Ray Show. These are strange times indeed.Chris was featured on Rachael Ray's "How C...
Wednesday, 23 January 2008
Battle Photo: That Giraffe!
Posted on 17:25 by election
© Dan Ecksteinvs.Giraffes, Paris 2002 © Rebecca Norris W...
Monday, 21 January 2008
The Photographs Not Taken
Posted on 09:50 by election
Herman and Amy © Lenore SteinBy now you've probably seen many posts about The Photographs Not Taken. Will Steacy has collected essays from an amazing array of photographers about the time they couldn't or didn't take the photograph. Will asked me participate and I was obliged. My parents are both deceased. I have many objects and papers of theirs that I keep around the house to help me...
Sunday, 20 January 2008
It Could Be You
Posted on 12:54 by election
Nashville Super Speedway © Michael David MurphyIt's my worst nightmare. All of my photographic equipment gone. Stolen. Who would be so cruel or desperate? This worst case scenario is a fact of life for Michael David Murphy, fellow blogger, talented photographer and all around nice guy. You can help Michael get back on his photographic feet by donating to this fundraiser. Dig deep, peop...
Wednesday, 16 January 2008
Summertime in Syracuse
Posted on 14:14 by election
Unitled (Tree Mural) 2004 © Nathan LyonsI have been working long hours of late putting the finishing touches on my Domesticated book. Lots of last minute tweaks and edits, minor revisions and tons of back and forth with the designer. It's pretty stressful stuff, but I am feeling really good about the final product and the extra time I spent sweating the details.Naturally, after you finish w...
You're Not Going to Wear That, Are You?
Posted on 08:27 by election
© Jon GitelsonThe terminally clever Jon Gitelson just sent me a note about his latest work of genius, Items of Clothing Secretly Hidden By My Girlfriend (So That I Wouldn't Wear Them Anymore). As someone who has hidden and even secretly discarded some of my husband's wretchedly tattered pieces of clothing and fashion missteps (army green Nehru jacket with epaulets?) I had to laugh and sympath...
Thursday, 10 January 2008
My Big List of Lists
Posted on 20:11 by election
Cats of the Year, Fatty and GilbertLast year is so, well, last year at this point I don't even know why I'm bothering with my year end list. I could say that I needed some distance from 2007 to truly appreciate and evaluate what the year had to offer me, but the sad truth is I started this in December and forgot about it. So, without further ado, I give you old news.1. Top 3 Photography Show...
Tuesday, 8 January 2008
Martin Parr Meets Reality TV
Posted on 07:29 by election
© Martin ParrMartin Parr has signed up to be a judge on a new reality TV show, Picture This, on Channel 4 in Britain. From the Independent: Musicals and opera have already been given the reality television treatment; now it is the turn of photography. A new Channel 4 series, Picture This, takes six wannabe snappers and sets them assignments over the course of three weeks, eliminating the...
Saturday, 5 January 2008
Alejandra Laviada In New York Times Magazine
Posted on 21:08 by election
© Alejandra Laviada for The New York TimesThe photographs of Alejandra Laviada are featured prominently in the latest issue of the New York Times Magazine. Alejandra is recent grad of the SVA MFA photo program and a friend. She has an amazing ability to consign personality and soul to inanimate and mundane objects like voting machines and the furniture and debris in her wonderful Juarez #56...
Hey Ladies!
Posted on 11:45 by election
© Alice WellsFrom the good folks at Humble Arts Foundation comes two new exciting opportunities for emerging photographers:31 Under 31: Young Women in Art PhotographyOn March 1, 2008, in honor of Women's History Month, Humble Arts Foundation, in collaboration with Ladies Lotto, will present "31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography," a month-long exhibition celebrating 31 of the most...
Tuesday, 1 January 2008
Moloko+ Magazine
Posted on 10:42 by election
The latest issue of Moloko+ magazine features a number of my photos, plus the work of Justin James Read and some crazy cool toy designers. Definitely worth a look. Download your copy now (63M...
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