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
Saturday, 23 February 2008
Thursday, 21 February 2008
But She Has Blonde Hair Too
Posted on 08:34 by election
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!
Posted on 10:33 by election
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
Posted on 11:43 by election
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 here.
Monday, 18 February 2008
The Big Opening
Posted on 11:10 by election
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
Posted on 18:12 by election
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
Posted on 07:39 by election
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 Gallery.
Wednesday, 6 February 2008
Car Culture Opening Friday at SMoCA
Posted on 09:33 by election
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!
Posted on 07:44 by election
2008 © Michael David Murphyvs.Hillary Clinton 1993 © Larry Fink
It's a Man's (Art) World
Posted on 06:28 by election
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 "art."
Monday, 4 February 2008
But The Good News Is...
Posted on 11:04 by election
© 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!
Posted on 14:25 by election
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 Brady
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