© 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 ...
Wednesday, 30 April 2008
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...
Posted on 08:02 by election
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
Posted on 05:18 by election
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...
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