Jesse, Braven and Unknown Feature Dancer, 1995 © Juliana BeasleyJuliana Beasley recently revealed a series of Polaroids taken during her stripper days. They are like mesmerizing dispatches from the planet Ta Ta. Rumor has it that more of these fantastic images will soon see the light of day.To learn more about the fabulous Miss Beasley, read interviews on Conscientious and Nympho...
Saturday, 31 January 2009
Dark Was The Night
Posted on 08:02 by election
In 1999 the Red Hot Organization produced Red Hot + Blue, an album of contemporary artists reinterpreting the music of Cole Porter. In doing so they raised the bar on the benefit compilation. Since then the Red Hot Organization has produced thirteen additional compilation albums, including the amazing Red Hot + Riot, all in the name of raising funds to fight HIV and AIDS. On February 17 Red...
Friday, 30 January 2009
I Love Gifts in the Mail: Graham Miller and Kevin Miyazaki
Posted on 09:44 by election
It's been a while since I wrote a Gifts in the Mail post. This ass-up economy has put a crimp in the gift sending that once made my mailbox an almost weekly pinata of arty treats. Today the negative gift trend was busted in a big way.Rhonda + Chantelle © Graham MillerGraham Miller sent me a gorgeous print from his Suburban Splendor series. As I unrolled the image of Rhonda + Chantelle my kn...
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Thursday, 29 January 2009
Dexter and the Art of the Title Sequence
Posted on 09:46 by election
I am late to Dexter. The series just finished its third season on Showtime and I have only recently watched the first two seasons on DVD. It is a great show on every level including the brilliant title sequence created by Digital Kitchen. The sequence does a masterful job of capturing the tension between Dexter the mild-mannered blood-splatter expert and Dexter the dutiful serial killer. In...
Wednesday, 28 January 2009
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Walton Ford: Man and Beast
Posted on 04:33 by election
Ornothomancy No. 3a © Walter FordI have been enjoying the profile of Walton Ford in the January 26 issue of The New Yorker. As someone who spends half a project doing research on their subjects, I can appreciate his approach to making work. As a fan of all things beautiful, I can't help but fawn over his lush watercolors. Here Walton talks about the story behind his painting, Monkey Banquet....
Monday, 26 January 2009
Time Warner On Demand Service Sucks
Posted on 10:33 by election
We interrupt our regularly scheduled blog topics to talk about the heaping mound of pixelated crap that is Time Warner On Demand. The Time Warner On Demand service is completely unwatchable most times and when it does actually play, it will allow you to watch 98% of a show before cutting out. Someone please tell me how WALL·E ends!! I am hardly alone with my Time Warner On Demand troubles....
Sunday, 25 January 2009
Thank You, Penn!
Posted on 21:13 by election
Gallbladder Canyon © Kim BrickleyBefore the week gets away from me I wanted to extend a big thank you to the hundred or so folks that braved the cold on Thursday to attend my lecture at the University of Pennsylvania. I also want to thank the wonderful students in the Penn Design MFA program I met with on Friday. Your work is truly impressive and your commitment is inspiri...
Horses Think, Me Not So Much
Posted on 09:07 by election
Ofer Wolberger is one of the smartest people I know. He also happens to be a very talented photographer. Naturally, his blog, Horses Think, is a great read and should be a healthy part of your daily feast of content. I have been an avid reader for a long time, but just realized I never added Horses Think to my big list of blogs on the right. Problem rectifi...
Saturday, 24 January 2009
Queens International 4
Posted on 07:08 by election
© Justine ReyesTonight I will be attending the opening of the Queens Museum of Art's biennial exhibition of Queens based artists. The exhibition, Queens International 4, explores issues of internationalism and multiculturalism through a large variety of mediums. I couldn't be more excited for good friend and fellow Jackson Heights resident, Justine Reyes, whose Guayabera series will be showing...
Thursday, 22 January 2009
Shut 'Em Down
Posted on 09:22 by election
© Brennan Linsley-Pool/Getty ImagesObama Issues Directive to Shut GuantánamoPresident Obama signed executive orders Thursday directing the Central Intelligence Agency to shut what remains of its network of secret prisons and ordering the closing of the Guantánamo detention camp within a year, government officials said.The orders, which are the first steps in undoing detention policies of former...
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
Artists Lecture Thursday at UPenn
Posted on 13:02 by election
Disturbance © Amy SteinThursday morning I am taking a quick train to Philadelphia to participate in the University of Pennsylvania's Visiting Artists program. Later that day I am giving a public lecture and on Friday I will be doing studio visits with the MFA students. The lecture is co-sponsored by the Print Center and is free and open to the public. I encourage everyone in the Philly metro...
John McCain, Also Ran
Posted on 08:03 by election
A glum and winded eagle holds court over the They Also Ran GalleryLike many of you I am still basking in the glow from yesterday's historic inauguration. In our joy let us not forget that every indelible victor requires a broken vessel loser consigned to oblivion. Yesterday, John McCain got his proper recognition when his photograph was hung in the hallowed halls of flopitude known as the They...
Monday, 19 January 2009
Good Stuff In Any Language
Posted on 06:30 by election
If you speak French, check our Pierre Ménard's essay about Domesticated on Myopies. If you speak English you should read Rosecrans Baldwin's interview with me in The Morning News. If you speak Philadelphian youse better grab a hoagie and some wooder and come out this Thursday to my Visiting Artist lecture at the University of Pennsylvania.UPDATE: Humble Arts Foundation has just announced that...
Saturday, 17 January 2009
Stripper Polaroids
Posted on 12:12 by election
I just came across this amazing Flickr pool of found stripper Polaroids from the late 60s and 70s. My apologies if any of these photos force you to confront your mother's previously unknown career path.UPDATE: Turns out some (all?) of these women are not strippers. One contacted me and asked me to remove her likeness, which I was more than happy to do. Hope the owner of the Flickr pool will...
Thursday, 15 January 2009
Review Santa Fe Deadline Approaching Quickly
Posted on 11:42 by election
Kim Song Mi & Kim Yun Kyong, Pyongyang Schoolchildren's Palace © Hiroshi WatanabeIn 2006 I was accepted to Review Santa Fe and had one of the best experiences of my photography life. The connections I made during my three days in Santa Fe have helped push my career forward in innumerable ways. More importantly, I met a bunch of really great and talented people that I will count as friends for...
Wednesday, 14 January 2009
Evolution in Real Time
Posted on 06:42 by election
Struggle © Amy SteinA story in yesterday's New York Times points to a study that concludes, "human actions are increasing the rate of evolutionary change in plants and animals in ways that may hurt their long-term prospects for survival." Basically, many of our attempts at conservation have run counter to the natural order of habitat. We have focused hunting and fishing regulations to allow for...
Saturday, 10 January 2009
While I Was Away
Posted on 07:23 by election
I have been on the road for the better part of a week finishing my Stranded project. I will post about my trip in a day or so when I get my bearings and wrap my head around the experience. In the meantime, here some housekeeping updates on things that happened while I was away.Domesticated was named to the photo-eye Best of 2008 books lists of Chris Pichler of Nazraeli Press and Heather Prich...
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