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Sunday, 31 May 2009

But The Good News Is...

Posted on 09:24 by election
Fists, Lithuania 2007 © Andrew MiksysCertain factions of the GOP are showing their true colors over the Sonia Sotomayor nomination. But the good new is...I’ve been thinking a lot about photo books lately as I begin the arduous but enlightening process of making a maquette for Stranded. So I was happy when news of two compelling new books came my way.From Not Niigata © Andrew PhelpsAndrew Phelps...
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Tuesday, 26 May 2009

Leda and the Swan

Posted on 19:04 by election
Leda and the Swan, Cesare SestoThe myth of Leda and the Swan is disturbing. Zeus takes the form of a swan and rapes Leda on the same night she sleeps with her husband. Leda then give birth to four children; two by her husband and two by Zeus hatched from eggs. Leda and the Swan is a common motif in Italian Renaissance art, but it is always painted or sculpted as a highly erotic encounter....
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Thursday, 21 May 2009

Does Living Abroad Spark Creativity?

Posted on 09:40 by election
Ernest Hemingway at the Finca Vigia, Cuba, 1953, JFK Presidential Library and MuseumA recent piece in The Economist highlights a study in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology that suggests living abroad may do wonders for your creativity. The results certainly seem intuitive. I've lived abroad and the experience shook up my influences. But, not so fast says Jonah Lehre on his bl...
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Wednesday, 20 May 2009

Herb and Dorothy

Posted on 19:45 by election
This documentary looks really interesting. It's screening at Cinema Village on June...
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New York Photo Festival, Come On!

Posted on 04:52 by election
Exhibit AI want to start this post with two huge caveats. First, I am eternally grateful to the New York Photo Festival. Last year they chose Domesticated for the NYPH book prize and I have no doubt that award has opened doors for my career. Second, I am incredibly honored any time someone wants to exhibit my work.Now, to the business at hand.An event that bills itself as "The Future of...
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Saturday, 16 May 2009

The Illusion of Sex and Attractiveness

Posted on 09:02 by election
© 2009 Richard RussellThe winners of the 5th annual Best Visual Illusion of the Year Contest have just been announced and the results are all together trippy. However, the third place illusion by Richard Russell of Harvard really stuck with me.In the Illusion of Sex, two faces are perceived as male and female. However, both faces are actually versions of the same androgynous face. One face was...
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Thursday, 14 May 2009

Photography in Denmark, Spain and Brooklyn

Posted on 22:00 by election
I'm in Denmark this week for the Friday opening of my Domesticated show in Aarhus at Galleri Image. I'm also showing Stranded in an amazing group show, Auto. Sueño y Materia, with Edward Burtynsky, Vik Muniz, Andrew Bush, Thomas Struth and Martin Parr opening Friday at LABoral Centro de Arte in Gijón, Spain. If you are looking for something a little closer to home this Friday, I suggest you go...
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Saturday, 9 May 2009

A Few Questions for Steven Ahlgren

Posted on 19:28 by election
Commercial Bank, New Haven, Connecticut © Steven AhlgrenWhen I'm not buying photo books, I'm a compulsive purchaser of old photography magazines. There is so much inspiration to be found in the glossy pages of back issues and every once in a while you find hidden gems by a photographer you've never heard of before. This past winter I bought a copy of the summer 1997 issue of DoubleTake and...
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Friday, 8 May 2009

1000 Words/1000 Pictures

Posted on 18:08 by election
Corinne Rose runs the Talkin' Back program at the Museum of Contemporary Photography. She was kind enough to send me words and pictures from their recent 1000 Words/1000 Pictures project. This is really amazing. Talkin’ Back: Chicago Youth Respond showcases the work of Chicago youth who respond to major issues and ideas impacting their lives and communities through photographic images and...
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Wednesday, 6 May 2009

Tonight I Party, Tomorrow I Pack

Posted on 06:49 by election
Midway, London, Kentucky © Susana RaabMy foyer looks like a yard sale right now. I have pulled out and piled clothes and equipment, cords and books, computers and toiletries in a mad attempt to fit it all in my suitcase and take it with me to Denmark this Friday. Things are anxious to say the least, but that doesn't mean I can't maintain my usual New York art scene schedule. Tonight, I will...
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