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
Wednesday, 21 January 2009
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 do
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 do
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 Prichard
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