How do you describe the photographic universe today—without defining what is a photograph, and what is a camera? Perhaps this seems more difficult than its, for after all, the universe is limitless, and photography is not quite…for now. The Photographic Universe II, taking place on Wednesday and Thursday this week in New York, takes a stab at answering these questions by bringing together a range … Read the full Story >>
In October, documentary photographer Gerd Ludwig received the latest honor in a career filled with them: the Missouri Honor Medal for Distinguished Service, awarded by the Missouri School of Journalism to individuals or organizations for outstanding lifetime service to journalism. Ludwig is best known for his decade-long exploration of Russian and eastern Europe following the fall of the Soviet empire and 20 years of … Read the full Story >>
One year ago, Renan Ozturk and two companions were perched near the top of a Himalayan mountain in a remote corner of Myanmar, carefully considering whether the summit could be reached. The moment of decision is captured in the short film "Down to Nothing," released online this past summer. Shot by Ozturk, a world-class mountain climber who has emerged as one of top adventure … Read the full Story >>
Seventy years ago this month, the United States launched the nuclear age when it dropped atomic bombs on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The bombings brought an end to World War II, the deadliest conflict in history, and created an entirely new kind of dread, one of global annihilation as the US and the USSR competed in nuclear brinksmanship. UK-based photographer Justin Barton … Read the full Story >>
As the photographic world plunged headlong into the digital era, Coco Martin, a fine-art photographer based in Lima, Peru, and New York City, decided to step back and contemplate his art. "I wanted to go back in time in order to slow down the process, to reflect about the image and to dig in my practice," he says. The result was his portrait series … Read the full Story >>
APPLE'S FIFTH AVENUE FLAGSHIP attracts a diverse public drawn to what has become something of a legend since its mid-May opening. The prime location, with Tiffany, Louis Vuitton, Bergdorf Goodman, and Chanel all within a 2-block radius, guarantees an international crowd. Tourists, students, creative pros, and gawkers converge 24/7, served by a staff of 300 speaking 20 or so languages. Arriving at the 32-foot … Read the full Story >>
Dancer Lori Belilove, founding Artistic Director of the Isadora Duncan Dance Foundation (IDDF) invites artists to a series of pop-up dance performances and cultural events as part of the multi-year celebration of the birth of the matriarch of modern dance, Isadora Duncan (1877-1927). Presented in the Foundation’s first floor Chelsea gallery space, dancers perform the iconic, flowing moves of Duncan, accompanied by vocalist Amber Evans and her … Read the full Story >>
Photographer Martin Schoeller has shot memorable portraits of presidents, pro athletes and Hollywood's biggest movie stars in his signature close-up style. Recently, however, he's been documenting some Los Angeles residents who are often overlooked or simply forgotten - homeless people. What started as an innovative Instagram project has evolved into a deeper commitment in the form of a fundraising effort. Like all of his … Read the full Story >>
This Saturday, the Jonathan LeVine Gallery opens exhibitions of art by three California artists showing their work in New York for the first time. Left to right: The Last Judgement, by Alex Gross; We Are In This Together, by The Date Farmers; Glamour Panel 2, by Erik Mark Sandberg. Courtesy of Jonathan LeVine Gallery. Mysteries and Manners presents the dreamlike art of Alex Gross … Read the full Story >>
Over the years, online book publisher Blurb has offered photographers a growing list of papers and format sizes as other companies entered the business. In doing so, Blurb has successfully stayed at the front of the field. But now the company's founder, Eileen Gittens, is working out plans for the new big thing in photography: Social networking. Think Instagram. Think of the photo book … Read the full Story >>
After enlisting in the US Army and serving in Iraq, Hector Rene Membreno-Canales returned home and attended the School of Visual Arts in New York - an experience, he says, that had a profound impact on his creative development. "I met other veterans with shared military experiences who were also studying art," he says. Within this community, he created a series of photographic still-life … Read the full Story >>
The cover photo of this week's edition of Time magazine is causing a stir--not because of the image itself, which features a view of riot-torn Baltimore, but because of who took it, an amateur photographer named Devin Allen. "[Allen's image] was just beautifully composed and it was compelling, and it caught my eye immediately and summed up the story in a really interesting way," … Read the full Story >>
Anxiety and alienation were the existential problem of early 20th-century Europe, informing the shift from realism to Surrealism, and from representation to abstraction. The sculptor Alberto Giacometti saw himself somewhat apart from current trends: a realist attempting the “impossible task” [his words] of representing the appearance of things as he saw them. Impossible, as for him the foundational quest was to capture the ungraspable essence … Read the full Story >>
You might think that the recent demise of stand-alone book review sections in big city papers would be bad news for illustrators. In Ward Sutton's case, however, it led to what he calls "a dream job." How so? Barnes & Noble recently created its own online book review as a way of introducing readers to the best new publications in store for them … Read the full Story >>
Among the high points of the AIPAD show in March were two large installations of photographs by Matthew Brandt. Between his work shown at Yossi Milo Gallery and at M+B, Brandt commanded more wall space than any other artist at the fair. Tonight a show of new work opens at Yossi Milo, with large-scale unique prints from his ongoing studies of the natural world. … Read the full Story >>
What with Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and all the other social-media flavors, potential clients have plenty of ways of finding you online, and you have plenty of ways to put your work out in front of them. Meanwhile, your own website may have become something of an afterthought. The DIY Photography blog recently spotlighted a new video from photographer and YouTuber Ed Verosky, who … Read the full Story >>
The combination of poetry and motion is powerful. No wonder: Both use imagery to construct narrative, evince emotion and stir thought. Today we spotlight two shorts that use poetry and emotion to reflect on racism: Director, photographer (and former Olympian) Savanna Leaf's "THE AYES HAVE IT Motion Poems" is a cry out "for Emmett Till, Trayvon Martin and every family denied justice." Meanwhile, Brooklyn-born … Read the full Story >>
Activating The Drawing Center's newly inaugurated Lab Gallery as a site for innovative, impromptu, and experimental considerations of drawing, Drafts, a series of curated public programs organized by Kaegan Sparks, encourages speculative tangents from images in a variety of creative practices. The program launches on Thursday at 6:30 pm with Drafts Phase I: Advanced Mechanics of Materials, which will consider drawing as an … Read the full Story >>
"In the real world there are all kinds of boundaries, everywhere. In art there are none," said Yinka Shonibare at the preview for his exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum today. His meaning can be taken on several different levels. Born to well-off Nigerian parents in London, raised in Lagos, then educated in London, Shonibare considers himself bi-cultural and privileged. Struck by a rare virus … Read the full Story >>
"You never forget your first murder. I mean, I had never seen a dead body before and that is something I'll never forget." So notes photographer Theo Wenner at Dazed, talking about the two and a half years he spent shadowing New York City homicide detectives. The work, which started as a commission for Rolling Stone, is now collected in the book "Homicide" (Rizzoli). … Read the full Story >>
