Carey Denniston is a photographer and installation artist based in Brooklyn. In her current show she constructed frames touching face to face so that only fragments of an image are visible. The obstruction allows the stark image originally photographed to become unfamiliar and transform into a different perceived image. These economical moves mixed with minimalist [...]
These photos are taken from Jason Nocito’s new book, I Heart Transylvania, co-published by Dashwood Books, which is a sort of love letter to his wife, Megan, set in Vancouver.
A scavenger hunt is a game in which an organizer prepares a list defining specific items which the participants (as either individuals or teams) seek to gather. The goal is most often to be the first to complete the list, although in a variation on the game players can also be challenged to complete the tasks on [...]
By Alec Friedman
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Also posted in Etcetera, Guest Blogger
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Sandy Kim is a photographer who lives in San Francisco. She will be signing copies of her new book, Sky High, at the Family Temporary Bookstore at MOCA Geffen, 152 N. Central Ave, Los Angeles, on Monday, April 23, from 5-6 pm.
London-based photographer Stephen Gill bought a lot of 9000 images off Ebay two years ago, marked as documenting London’s East End. They turned out to be thousands upon thousands of wedding photographs. Taken by an unknown photographer in the late 50′s, they document couples wedding in post-WWII London, and have a lovely sameness to them. [...]
February 28, 2012 – 9:32 pm
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 [...]
February 13, 2012 – 10:26 pm
Paddle8, the new online art collecting site, will offer a limited edition of four prints by William Eggleston, Barbara Kruger, David Salle, and Glenn Ligon. The proceeds will benefit Los Angles County Museum of Arts. It’s a amazing way to start collecting works by these art world heavy hitters. Above image: William Eggleston; Below image: [...]
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.
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 [...]
January 20, 2012 – 5:08 pm
Andrew Guenther is an American artist who lives in New York. Born and raised in Wheaton, Illinois, his work deals with the concepts of the evolution of the self, life and spirituality, and the evolution of culture. Guenther’s work will appear in a group show entitled MIE: A Portrait by 35 Artists at Freight and [...]
By Alec Friedman
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Also posted in Art, Collage, Drawing, Illustration, Installation, Painting, Sculpture
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