Photographs from the Henry Buhl Collection, known as A Show of Hands due to the collection’s theme, were sold at Sotheby’s NYC on December 12 and 13. Stephen Perloff, Editor of The Photo Review, interviewed Mr. Buhl last week. How and when did you begin collecting? What was the first photograph you bought? In 1993 I bought Alfred Stieglitz's gelatin silver print from 1920 of … Read the full Story >>
The legendary fine-art photographer Ralph Gibson is perhaps best known for his boldly graphic, often erotic black-and-white imagery, which he has showcased in more than 40 masterful monographs. Gibson's creative instincts have never been confined solely to making still photos, however: Music has played a major role in his life--he's been a guitarist since the age of 13--and throughout his career has experimented with … Read the full Story >>
Works by Louise Bourgeois (1911 Paris-2010 New York), an artist of international reknown, are currently on view at MoMA/New York, SFMOMA, and at MassMOCA, at last count. Much has been written about the motivations that propelled her aggressive and multivalent art works that range from massive bronze sculptures to small books stitched out of cloth. Using the body as a primary form, Bourgeois explored … Read the full Story >>
According to his blog, Eric Nakamura, co-founder of Giant Robot, is a big baseball fan. He even plays third base for the aptly named Giant Robot softball team. So it's not surprising that the show he's opening at GR/2 this weekend is a celebration of sporty fun by Misaki Kawai. Illustrations above by Misaki Kawai, courtesy of GR/2. The artist, who divides … Read the full Story >>
Steven Heller, the grandee of design criticism, author of over 100 books on design and popular culture, co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author Department at School of Visual Arts, art director (for 30 years) of the New York Times Book Review, and one of the founders of American Illustration, brings the story of this highly focused organization to light in a … Read the full Story >>
John Chiara makes large-scale, unique photographs using a camera of his own design. If you were to catch him on the mobile early on a work day, he might say, “Hang on while I park the camera.” The Big Camera, as it has become known, is roughly the size of a U-Haul, which Chiara has driven all over the San Francisco Bay Area, creating … Read the full Story >>
The first picture of the nuclear age was shocking. It didn't show a mushroom cloud, however. It was an x-ray of a woman's hand, made by physicist Wilhelm Rontgen, discoverer of the technology. The hand belonged to his wife, who was aghast when she saw the image. "She said, 'I've seen my own death,'" notes John O'Brian, the curator behind the exhibition "Camera Atomica," … Read the full Story >>
"I'm a vintage lover. I love all the retro, not only illustration style, but also music, movies, and everything else," says Daniel Torres, an illustrator and graphic designer based in Mexicali, Mexico, who was named a winner of the Latin American Ilustracion 2 competition for his unique take on the Greek myth of Caronte, or Charon, the ferryman of Hades who carries souls of … Read the full Story >>
[Today] self-publishers, independent/collaborative publishers and print-on-demand services are challenging the traditional publishing paradigm. A photobook is a photobook, no matter how it was published. A self-published book should not be judged differently. Doing-it-yourself is just as valid as publishing with a big press. All are part of the current photobook discussion and I have been championing that for many years.—Larissa Leclair, founder of Indie … Read the full Story >>
New York Illustration Week invites artists from far and wide for exhibitions and events all over town. This special edition DART List features shows of figurative art in some of the city's top galleries and museums uptown. In geographic order: Dot, Dot, Dot: Roy Lichtenstein at the MorganThis exhibition of large finished drawings is exhilarating in its range and scope - and the … Read the full Story >>
Francisco Valle is a skull artist. It's an unusual job description, but entirely accurate: Valle, a Brazilian illustrator, creates skull designs that end up on a number of products - everything from tee shirts to smartphone covers, as well as fine-art prints featuring both highly decorated skulls and abstract work. His advertising work, meanwhile, has been shortlisted for a Cannes Lion prize. Valle's illustration … Read the full Story >>
This weekend, Caroline Hwang, a Brooklyn-based artist transplanted from California, returns for her first solo exhibition in the Golden State. Giant Robot San Francisco is hosting an opening reception for an exhibition of her new work this Saturday from 6:30 - 10:00 pm. Influenced as much by her grandmother's crocheting and knitting as by crafts, graphic arts and quilting, Caroline's hand-stitched art has evolved … Read the full Story >>
Repetition—multiples, that is—and vagueness, were Andy Warhol’s stock in trade. In his choice of subjects for his photo-based portraits, by electing to portray world leaders of every stripe, he ensured that his own political views remained obscure. He made portraits of liberals like Robert F. Kennedy and Jimmy Carter. But he also made portraits of Ronald Regan, Richard M. Nixon, and the Shah of Iran. … Read the full Story >>
Noted documentary photographer Eugene Richards departs from the Reportage by Getty Images agency...Canon may make a double switch (or two) in its DSLR lineup...Raymond Depardon's official portrait of the new French president is causing controversy...a new app that will let you share web access with other users...some insights about what gallery owners really want from photographers...Anna Wintour rumored to dump fashion to become a … Read the full Story >>
"Spring has sprung; the grass is riz; I wonder where the birdies is?" Office bound on the first day of Spring, my mind wandered to an old schoolyard chant. Then I started hearing bells. DART's office is just a few yards north of the Flatiron District, and the closest church, the Serbian Orthodox Cathedral of St. Sava, doesn't have chimes. A few minutes later, … Read the full Story >>
Driven from their homes by war and persecution, refugees from such countries as Somalia, Burundi, Bhutan, Iraq, Ethiopia, and Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) have been, with great hope and some difficulty, relocating to the United States for years. According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 56,000 refugees were admitted to this country in 2011. For many, their first experience of America … Read the full Story >>
Peggy Roalf: Which came first, the pen or the brush? Calum Heath: The pen definitely came first. I do love painting, especially the feeling of applying paint can be really satisfying, but drawing has always been the driver for my work. A lot changed for me when I started using brush pens, I love the varied weight of line and heavy ink. PR: Please … Read the full Story >>
Earlier this month the International Center of Photographer presented its prestigious Infinity Awards at a gala in Manhattan, with honors going to Rosalind Fox Solomon (Lifetime Achievement); Dawoud Bey (Art); Jess T. Dugan (Emerging Photographer); and Zadie Smith (Critical Writing and Research). Photographer Shahidul Alam, arrested last year by Bangladeshi officials, was also on hand for a special presentation. The MediaStorm production company again … Read the full Story >>
"The first thing I want to do is take responsibility." So said photographer Souvid Datta in an interview with Time LightBox, after it was discovered that Datta had doctored a 2013 photo shot made at a brothel near Kolkata, India, by cloning into it a subject from an iconic image by Mary Ellen Mark. Datta admitted the act and also confessed to manipulating other … Read the full Story >>
“I made a knife to cut fruit, but if others use it to kill, blaming me is unfair,” said Chinese painter Pei-Shen Qian in 2014 when he was indicted on charges of producing 40 worthless fakes that were subsequently sold by the Knoedler & Company gallery for tens of millions of dollars. Info In an interview by Bloomberg News in 2013, Qian said that he was the innocent victim of … Read the full Story >>
