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The DART List: BookSightings

By Peggy Roalf   Wednesday February 18, 2009

Thursday, February 19, 7:00 pm: Launch of Errata Editions; discussion with publisher Jeffrey Ladd and panelists Ed Grazda, Chris Killip and John T. Hill. Errata Editions Books on Books series is a publishing project dedicated to making rare and out of print photography books accessible to students and photobook enthusiasts at reasonable cost. Strand Bookstore, 828 Broadway at 12th Street, New York, NY 212.473.1452.

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Left to right: Helen with Hula-Hoop, Seacoal Beach, Lynemouth, Northumberland, 1983, from In Flagrente (Errata Editions 2009), copyright Chris Killip, courtesy of Rose Gallery. Corinth, North Dakota, January 2006, from The Blue Room (Phaidon Press 2008), copyright Eugene Richards, courtesy of the artist. Thirty Plates, from A Certain Alchemy (University of Texas Press, 2008), copyright Keith Carter, courtesy PDNB Gallery.

Friday, February 20, 7-10 pm: Book signing with Martha Cooper for Going Postal (Mark Batty 2009) and opening reception for Sticker Show. Ad Hoc Art, Ad Hoc Art, 49 Bogart Street, Brooklyn, NY. 718.366.2466.

Monday, February 23, 6:30 pm: Artist talk and book signing with photographer Richard Renaldi, on Figure and Ground (Aperture 2008) and Fall River Boys (Charles Lane Press 2009). One in the Photographer@ the Library series, New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Branch. 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. (212) 340-0849.

Saturday, February 28, 5-8 pm: Opening reception and book signing with Keith Carter for A Certain Alchemy (University of Texas Press 2008). The exhibiton continutes through April 25, 2009. PDBN Gallery, 1202 Dragon Street, Suite 103, Dallas, TX. 214.969.1852.

Wednesday, March 4, 6:30 pm: Talk and book signing with Zalmai for Silent Exodus: Portraits of Iraqi Refugees in Exile (Aperture/UNHCR 2005). Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, Fl. 4, New York, NY 10001. (212) 946-7108.

Thursday March 5, 6-8 pm: Opening reception and booksigning with Christina Kruse for Reisenbuch 1-5. The exhibition continues through March 28, 2008. Steven Kasher Gallery. 521 West 23 St. FL 2, New York, New York, NY 212 966 3978.

Thursday, March 5, 7 pm: Opening reception and booksigning with Jonathan Torgovnik for Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape. The exhibition continutes through May 7, 2009. Aperture Gallery, 547 West 27th Street, Fl. 4, New York, NY 10001. (212) 946-7108.

Thursday, March 5, 7 pm: Lecture and book signing with Eugene Richards for The Blue Room (Phaidon Press 2008) Photographic Resource Center, 832 Commonwealth Avenue Boston, MA 02215. 617-975-0600 or jlandry@prcboston.org.

Monday, March 9, 7:30 pm: Slide show and book signing with Scout Tufankjian for Yes We Can: Barack Obama's History-Making Presidential Campaign (power House 2008). Prospect Park YMCA, 357 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215. Please visit the powerHouse website for dates and locations of Scout Tufankjian's book tour, or call (781) 545-5011.

Wednesday, March 18, 7:00 pm: Lecture and book signing with Kirsten Ashburn for I Am Because We Are (powerHouse 2009). International Center of Photography, 1141 Avenue of the Americas. New York, NY 10036, (212) 857-0001. No-show tickets only, on first come, first served basis. Waiting list opens at 6:00 pm.

Tuesday, March 24, 6:30 pm: Talk and book sighing with Michal Chelbin for Strangely Familiar: Acrobats, Athletes and Other Traveling Troupes (Aperture 2008). One in the Photographer@ the Library series, New York Public Library, Mid-Manhattan Branch. 455 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY. (212) 340-0849.

Thursday, April 2, 6-9 pm: Opening reception and book launch with Kirsten Ashburn for I Am Because We Are (powerHouse 2009). The evening will feature a lightbox installation of images from the book and an online auction to raise funds for The Raising Malawi Academy for Girls. The exhibition continues through April 19, 2009. powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn. For information (718) 666-3049.

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