The great American director, Sidney Lumet, has passed. A master of social realism, Mr. Lumet's filmography includes some of the great titles in the history of cinema.
Saturday, 9 April 2011
Sidney Lumet RIP
Posted on 16:52 by election
The great American director, Sidney Lumet, has passed. A master of social realism, Mr. Lumet's filmography includes some of the great titles in the history of cinema.
Sunday, 6 March 2011
Spoek Mathambo and Pieter Hugo Collaborate on New Video
Posted on 18:18 by election
The new video from Fader favorite Spoek Mathambo is a cover of Joy Division's "She's Lost Control." If the video feels hauntingly familiar perhaps it's because Spoek collaborated with South African photographer, Pieter Hugo, to pull it off.
(Hat tip to Michael Itkoff.)
Saturday, 26 February 2011
Perfect Match
Posted on 21:50 by election
UPDATE: And still yet another 'match'. Commenter, BabyCakes, points me to the image below made by Melvin Sokolsky in 1960.
A portrait of Salma Hayek by Cass Bird appears on the cover of the 2011 Women's Spring Issue of the New York Times T Magazine. When I saw the image, I immediately thought of Josephine Meckseper's photograph Pyromaniac 2 and I tweeted that the T Magazine cover was clearly a "
A portrait of Salma Hayek by Cass Bird appears on the cover of the 2011 Women's Spring Issue of the New York Times T Magazine. When I saw the image, I immediately thought of Josephine Meckseper's photograph Pyromaniac 2 and I tweeted that the T Magazine cover was clearly a "
Monday, 31 January 2011
Vivian Maier Goes Mainstream
Posted on 11:17 by election
I first wrote about Vivian Maier in 2009 and since that time she has been discovered and canonized by street photographers around the globe. With a new book of her work slated for release this fall, a documentary about her discovery and retrospective at the Chicago Cultural Center it looks like she is finally getting the mainstream attention she deserves.
CBS video via Art Most Fierce.
Saturday, 29 January 2011
Doug Dubois
Posted on 10:30 by election
Great interview with Doug Dubois by Sunday & Wednesday. Doug is a national treasure and a great friend.
Via Liz Kuball.
Thursday, 16 December 2010
A Few Questions for Jo Ann Walters
Posted on 19:26 by election
© Jo Ann Walters
I met Jo Ann Walters in the summer of 2002 at the Maine Photography Workshops. I was working as a teaching assistant, helping a different photographer each week in the classroom. That summer would end up being an important one for me personally and professionally. I was new to photography and hungry to absorb as much as I could from the teachers and students who were passing
Thursday, 2 December 2010
Stranded at NADA
Posted on 10:12 by election
Cheerleaders, New Orleans, Louisiana © Amy Stein
I am equally mesmerized and repulsed by art fairs in general and the annual Miami art fair fete in particular. I love the opportunity to see so much work in one place, but often it is presented without context and the whole air of commerce can be overwhelming. It's a love, love, hate, love kind of thing for me.
Sadly, this year I will not be
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