Via stevechasmarI was so busy shooting today I almost forgot to wish everyone a Happy Halloween.
Saturday, 31 October 2009
Friday, 30 October 2009
Do My Bidding
Posted on 19:55 by election
Sunburned GSP #144 © Chris McCaw Just a few more days to bid on the impressive photographs in the Aperture Foundation auction.The live auction includes works by Matthew Pillsbury, Diane, Arbus, Joel Meyerowitz and Abelardo Morell.The silent auction promises even more great work by Chris McCaw, Jane Hammond, Trevor Paglen, Phillip Toledano and yours truly.
Wednesday, 28 October 2009
Must See Shows
Posted on 18:43 by election
My Mother's Scar © Doug DuboisI'm really looking forward to two openings Thursday night. Doug Dubois' ...all the days and nights at Higher Pictures and Phil Toledano's America: The Gift Shop at Hous Projects.In advance of his show, I spoke with Phil about the project and one of my favorite pieces in the show, the Abu Ghraib bobblehead. It's based on the all too familiar image of a man being mock
Wednesday, 21 October 2009
Something's Happening in DUMBO
Posted on 18:36 by election
Dina © Phillip ToldedanoThere's a lot of good energy in Dumbo this season. And much of it is centered around 111 Front Street. New galleries have opened and existing galleries are deepening their programs. There's a lot of interesting and diverse photography on view. Here are some highlights from the next few weeks:October 16Winter, Alton, Illinois © Jo Ann WaltersOf LandFeaturing the work of
Monday, 19 October 2009
Surface Tension Thesis Show
Posted on 20:25 by election
© Jaime PermuthThis Wednesday will see me at the opening of my SVA student's thesis show. The students have worked long and hard over the past year and now they get to strut their stuff. Old friend and all around sweetheart Dan Halm has curated a thought provoking show.Here are the details:Surface TensionAn exhibition of thesis work from the 2009 graduating class of theMPS Digital Photography
Foreclosure: Death of the American Dream
Posted on 07:19 by election
Lauren Greenfield continues to push further into the new media realm mixing still photography and video for this piece on the foreclosure crisis. From Frank Evers.
Sunday, 18 October 2009
Dutch Accidents
Posted on 12:44 by election
Accident photos from the Nationaal Archief's photostream on Flickr.
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Eames Polaroid Promotional Film
Posted on 18:59 by election
Promotional film for the Polaroid SX-70 made by Charles and Ray Eames.
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Discover: Vivian Maier
Posted on 05:43 by election
© Vivian Maier
John Maloof recently purchased more than 40,000 mostly medium format negatives at an auction for items from an unpaid storage locker. He soon discovered he had found the life's work of a hereto unknown Chicago street photographer name Vivian Maier. The work spans most of the 1950s to the 1970s. Vivian passed away on April 22, 2009. Her photographs are some of the more accomplished
John Maloof recently purchased more than 40,000 mostly medium format negatives at an auction for items from an unpaid storage locker. He soon discovered he had found the life's work of a hereto unknown Chicago street photographer name Vivian Maier. The work spans most of the 1950s to the 1970s. Vivian passed away on April 22, 2009. Her photographs are some of the more accomplished
Tuesday, 13 October 2009
A Response to Pieter Hugo's Photographs
Posted on 09:40 by election
A little over a week ago I posted images from Pieter Hugo's newest series Nollywood. Almost immediately I received a very considered email from Sebastien Boncy who took issue with the work. I've always thought Pieter was an amazing portraitist (I own one of his prints), but his work suggests a dialogue with the countries and peoples he captures that, as an American, I am not privy to. In the
Monday, 12 October 2009
Enter the Bubble Chamber
Posted on 08:13 by election
A classic example of a pimue decayI have been very fascinated with bubble chamber photography lately. These photographic images capture short-lived reactions of electrically-charged particles moving through a chamber of superheated liquid. The resulting images offer a variety of straight lines, spirals, and curves that share a similarity to shapes humans seem predisposed to draw and enjoy. These
Sunday, 4 October 2009
Michael Schmelling Mails It In
Posted on 18:59 by election
There were so many wonderful things at this year's NY Art Book Fair that I'm kind of glad they didn't take credit cards. My favorite purchase was an envelope of Michael Schmelling prints he mailed to J & L Books just for the event. I finally opened the envelope today and found these little gems inside.
Saturday, 3 October 2009
Side Effects May Include...
Posted on 18:26 by election
Vintage ad from Espacios publicitariosHeadache; infections; muscle pain; diarrhea; joint pain; inflammation of the sinuses; accidental injury; unexplained rash; abdominal pain (stomach pain); general feeling of weakness (asthenia); the flu; back pain; allergic reaction; constipation; sore throat (pharyngitis); ash, hives; itching; difficulty breathing; tightness in the chest; swelling of the
Pieter Hugo's Nollywood
Posted on 14:42 by election
Obechukwu Nwoye. Enugu, Nigeria, 2008 © Pieter HugoThe prolific and talented Pieter Hugo has a new body of work called Nollywood. Nollywood is the colloquial name given to the Nigerian film industry and all of the images appear to be portraits of actors in b-movies. The new photos share similarities to his previous work--desaturated tones and subjects looking at you with a bayonet gaze--but this
Friday, 2 October 2009
In The Street
Posted on 21:12 by election
Simply one of the most beautiful pieces of poetry ever put to film. Enjoy this classic film by Helen Levitt, Janice Loeb, and James Agee shot in the late 1940s on the streets of East Harlem.
The Americans
Posted on 19:22 by election
© Robert FrankTomorrow I'm going to see the "Looking In: Robert Frank's The Americans" exhibit at the Met. For me this feels like my own personal hajj. It is impossible to understate Robert Frank's contribution to photography and the American identity. I have seen many of Frank's photographs individually, but this is the first time I will be able to experience the full sweep of his expression. I
Thursday, 1 October 2009
Meet the Family
Posted on 10:11 by election
National Geographic announces discovery of oldest human skeleton.
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