I grew up in a coastal village surrounded by fish and until recently, I had never thought of myself as a predator. That changed when I spent some time looking at a remarkable book, Ocean Fishes, on the watercolors and conservation activities of James Prosek. Prosek is a self-taught painter, an angler, a conservationist, and an activist. Ocean Fishes (Rizzoli 2012) presents his watercolor paintings … Read the full Story >>
When I first paged through Paul Fusco's RFK Funeral Train—the trade edition published by Umbrage in 2000—I felt a dreadful sense of deja vu for how wrong things had gone in 1968. The optimism of an age in which so many were committed to making the world a better place had been wiped out by the assassination of yet another charismatic … Read the full Story >>
In the Foreword to a new book of Mario Aglaze's photographs from Latin America, A Respect for Light, critic and author Vince Aletti writes, “Algaze has a marvelous sense of place. He’s not just passing through a city, he’s inhabiting, tasting, and smelling it. He records a streetscape or a café interior with a breadth, specificity and grace that’s more literary than reportorial. There are stories unfolding here: history … Read the full Story >>
Every November, The Central European House of Photography, in Bratislava, Slovakia, hosts Month of Photography [MoP]. Founded by Vaclav Macek in 1991, this is one of the longest-running exhibition and portfolio review opportunities for photography in Eastern Europe, with emerging and notable participants from around the world meeting on both sides of the table. In 2010, OFF_Festival, Bratislava was founded to share some of … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I was born in a quiet small town near Turin, in the northwest of Italy; in my early twenties I moved to Turin to start my career as illustrator. Now it’s 10 years since I came here and I love this city. Turin is … Read the full Story >>
Editor’s note: This feature is extracted from Urban Crude: The Oil Fields of the Los Angeles Basin, an on-line exhibition at The Center for Land Use Interpretation and the third installment in CLUI’s exploration of the American “petroscape.” The landscape of oil in the USA touches every state in one way or another. Los Angeles is unique, as in addition to being notorious as a … Read the full Story >>
Saturday, December 13, 1-7 pm Aperture presents the annual Holiday Book Bazaar, and an opening reception for Amy Elkins's Black is the Day, Black is the Night and the 2014 Paris Photo–Aperture Foundation PhotoBook Awards Short List. Publishers represented include Abrams, A-Jump Books, A Love Token Press, bookdummypress, Conveyor Arts, D.A.P., Empty Stretch, FotoEvidence, Hassla, Kurt Boone Books, MACK, Magnum Foundation, MassArt/Houseboat Press, … Read the full Story >>
For working photographers who never experienced the world of photography as a province of walled fiefdoms labeled “magazine photography;” “photojournalism;” “advertising photography;” “industrial photography;” “art photography,” each with a “members only” sign, a new book sheds light on how the field has changed since the 1970s. A Moment: Master Photographers, Portraits by Michael Somoroff (Damiani, 2012) is an tribute to the masters Michael Somoroff met as a … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the brush or the tablet? Michael Marsicano: For me, the brush always informs what I'm doing on the tablet. PR: Where do you live and how does that place contribute to your creative work? MM: I currently live in Sarasota where I teach in the Illustration Department at Ringling College of Art + Design. Coming back as an instructor and teaching alongside my … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen, the brush or the tablet? [ Vivienne Flesher: I got type-cast as a pastel artist, I loved the medium for years but tired of it and all the dust. I resisted working on the computer for years, even after Adobe brought me out to the Bay Area to work for a week. The folks teaching us from Adobe kept laughing, … Read the full Story >>
Art Fairs | Special Events Friday, April 24-Sunday, April 26 Artexpo New York. Pier 94, 12th Avenue at the West Side Highway, NY, NY. Information. Friday, April 24 Open Audition | Performers for new Alex Bag project, 10am-6pm. Team Gallery, 47 Wooster Street, NY, NY. Information. Lectures | Discussions | Screenings Tuesday, April 21 Martin Parr and Eric Miles | The Chinese Photobook, 6 … Read the full Story >>
I received a copy of Albert Watson's new book, UFO (Unified Fashion Objectives) yesterday and am awed by the incredibly beautiful production; the binding (ribbed white cloth with blind and infilled embossing plus a sleek black slipcase); its size (almost large enough to be a coffee table; and the incredible scope of his perspective, starting with images made in 1971. There are portraits … Read the full Story >>
Special Events Wednesday, February 18-Sunday, February 22 Smack Mellon presents: Respond Workshops, Performances, Screening and Discussions: Workshop: Wednesday, February 18 at 7pmTheatre of the Oppressed: Rehearsal for RevolutionScreening and Discussion: Thursday, February 19 at 7pmA conversation with Noche Diaz and Jamel Mims about the dialogue between Cornell West and Bob Avakian on 'Revolution and Religion. Panel Discussion: Friday, February 20 at 7pmBlack Lives Matter … Read the full Story >>
New York Art Fairs, The Metro Show, January 24-27: An unexpected mix includes top dealers in folk art, Americana, and historic design. Metropolitan Pavilion, 125 West 18th Street, NY, NY. E|AB Editions | Artists Books 15th Anniversary, January 24-27: Founded in 1998 by Susan Inglett of I.C. Editions and Brooke Alexander Editions, the Editions|Artists' Book Fair is known for its vibrant energy and innovation, thanks to over sixty exhibitors, presenting hundreds of … Read the full Story >>
How do some of the most talented and successful photographers today view their careers and their work? Lewis Blackwell, a photography editor, writer, and curator who was formerly creative head of Getty Images, has plenty of experience dealing with their artistic and business concerns. His new book, Photo-Wisdom (Chronicle 2009), brings together the art and the thinking of 50 of the best. On … Read the full Story >>
Q: Originally from [where?] what are some of your favorite things about living and working in [your current locale]? A: I grew up in Mount Joy, Pennsylvania, a small farm town west of Philadelphia. I then went to study at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. Ate lots of steamed crabs there, then moved to New York at the tail end of the … Read the full Story >>
From children's books, to erotic drawings and political propaganda posters, at 82 the Alsatian/French illustrator Tomi Ungerer is still restless, curious and eternally self-taught, with an insatiable thirst to learn and produce as much as possible as long as his hands and mind allow him. From Part I of this feature: The renowned author-illustrator Maurice Sendak was a great friend of Tomi’s, and both were helped by … Read the full Story >>
The first time I saw one of Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt's incredible encrusted installations was at Holly Solomon's 724 Fifth Avenue Gallery, in 1992. On view was a reconstruction of "The Summer Palace of Czarena Tatlina," which originally occupied the artist's East Village apartment in 1970. This is what Roberta Smith, art critic for the New York Times, said about it: "Making … Read the full Story >>
The World Photography Organisation (WPO), a London-based initiative that provides a global platform for professional, amateur, and student photography through its website and live events, has come to New York to engage the city's vibrant photography community with exhibitions, workshops, and talks led by world renowned practitioners in the field. WPO has partnered with the Chelsea Art Museum which will serve as the host … Read the full Story >>
Last January, Parsons The New School for Design had a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, which joins four disparate structures at ground level to form a new "urban quadrangle." Viewed as a place where the design process can unfold before the public eye through the center's physical design and transparency, it is intended to bring public participation into the mix. … Read the full Story >>
