Eleanor Callahan was married to Harry Callahan for 63 years. She was his most frequent and favorite subject, appearing in hundreds of his best photographs until his death in 1999. She passed away this week at the age of 95. And, judging from the photograph of her the Times ran with her obituary, she was [...]
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Peter Demos
February 24, 2012 – 3:01 pm
Peter Demos is currently showing a new group of paintings at The Journal Gallery, 168 N. 1 St., Brooklyn. With the show, titled Carbon Copy, Demos continues his seductive exploration of black paint and abstraction, with a high level of investment in subtlety and positioning.
Low Commitment Projects
February 21, 2012 – 5:00 pm
As students at California College of the Arts in San Francisco, Tae Kitakata and Brittany Powell shared adjoining studios. Since graduating they have returned, respectively, to Hawaii and Oregon, but they have continued working together on their joint blog, Low Commitment Projects. They post a new project on the blog each Monday, alternating weeks. This [...]
Kubiat O. Nnamdie
February 12, 2012 – 5:26 pm
Kubiat O. Nnamdie is a Nigerian-born photographer who now lives in Miami. His photographs capture events that suggest a narrative with dark psychological overtones and an almost abstract form, with composition that hints at larger spiritual themes. His book, Laspezia is not Miami, made with Italian artist, Jacopo Benassi, will come out in May.
Maggie Harrsen
February 6, 2012 – 6:47 pm
Maggie Harrsen is a photographer who lives between New York and Australia. I am personally am a huge fan of both her photography and her spirit, and her recent venture into moving images challenges my New York brain to slow to the pace of basic and fundamental nature. These four short videos, filmed on Long [...]
Julija Goyd
February 2, 2012 – 12:00 pm
Born in Vilnius, Lithuania, Julija Goyd is an artist who now lives and works in Berlin. As a language, she uses various media tools, including video, sculpture and photography. Her work reflects, analyzes and draws attention to the search for identity through staged documentation and narratives. She is interested in finding stop motion moments where [...]
