What the fuck is wrong with us?A Wal-Mart worker died after being trampled when hundreds of shoppers smashed through the doors of a Long Island store Friday morning, police and witnesses said.The 34-year-old employee, a temporary maintenance worker, tried to hold back the unruly crowds just after the Valley Stream store opened at 5 a.m.Witnesses said the surging throngs of shoppers knocked the
Friday, 28 November 2008
Wednesday, 26 November 2008
It's a Mus-Mus World After All
Posted on 10:50 by election
© Roger BallenOn November 4 at 600 Internet Time (the Esperanto of interval measurement?) a host of photographers from around the world took a picture. The results are now up on the Mus-Mus site. The most exciting surprise for me was that Roger Ballen's rec room looks exactly as I imagined it would.
Monday, 24 November 2008
A Few Questions for Molly Landreth
Posted on 20:23 by election
Clare Mercy, Bellingham, WA © Molly LandrethI first saw Molly Landreth's Embodiment series while we were both grad students at the SVA. She was a year ahead of me and the series was still in the early stages, but I took notice. Earlier this year I was at Humble Arts Foundation's 31 Under 31 show and got really excited about an image that turned out to be Molly's. After the show I checked out
Miss America
Posted on 13:58 by election
Amy and Zoe at the America openingZoe Strauss' America: We Love Having You Here opening at the Bruce Silverstein Gallery was a fabulous affair. Once again, the girl did it up right with beer and pretzels, comfy living room chairs, and photographs so good they make you want to quit taking photographs. Whether it's her gallery exhibitions, her public installations or her book, Zoe is completely
Friday, 21 November 2008
Pre-order Signed Copies of Domesticated from Photo-eye
Posted on 07:00 by election
You can now pre-order signed copies of my Critical Mass book, Domesticated, on the photo-eye bookstore site. It is a lovely little book sure to bring you years of page-turning, photo-gazing joy. And, because it's a competition book put out by Critical Mass, only 600 will be available for sale and there won't be a second printing. Talk about an instant collector's item.Pre-order now!
Thursday, 20 November 2008
Thursday Night In NYC
Posted on 08:13 by election
Forest Glenn III © Christoph GielenTonight is a slow night for openings in New York, but that doesn't mean I won't be making the rounds. Donning a parka and warmed by wine, I am going embrace the New York chill to see the Moving Walls 15 group exhibition at the Open Society Institute and Christoph Gielen's Arcadia show at Daniel Cooney Fine Arts.The Moving Walls 15 show will feature work by
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Thank You Syracuse
Posted on 19:07 by election
Today I returned to New York City after two action packed days as a visiting artist in the Art Photography department at Syracuse University. I was honored to have the opportunity to share my work with the students and spend time with them discussing their work during studio visits and crits. The students at Syracuse are extremely committed and were enthusiastic with their generosity. They
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