October 30, 2009 – 11:15 am
With an open-ended book commission from Charlotte Cotton of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, artist Shannon Ebner worked with the innovative design team Dexter Sinister (a.k.a. David Reinfurt and Stuart Bailey) to produce what is perhaps one of the most intriguing photographic books to surface this year. Though elegantly printed and designed, Ebner [...]
October 27, 2009 – 10:31 pm
I was happy to discover the work of Nadia Sablin. She has multiple interesting projects but I was struck first by her series Machines and Men, photographs of a deteriorating welding facility located in the Russian countryside. Untitled, 2008 [from "Machines and Men"] © Nadia Sablin Untitled, 2008 [from "Machines and Men"] © Nadia Sablin [...]
October 26, 2009 – 5:47 pm
Spent a portion of this evening enjoying two new books from Sam Falls… Return to the Alps (Self-published, 2009) Saddle-stitched, color inkjet 8.5 x 10.5 in. Edition of 50 SOLD OUT Color Dying Light (Hassla Books, 2009) Saddle-stitched, color offset 9 x 12 in. Edition of 500 $14 Interesting work. Very nice edit in Color [...]
October 24, 2009 – 2:08 pm
I think my nerdiness just reached new heights… say hello to Stereogram Tetris.
October 22, 2009 – 12:44 pm
Untitled, 2009 [from "Of Walking in Ice"] © Stuart Bailes From Stuart Bailes series Of Walking in Ice.
October 21, 2009 – 10:35 pm
Marian Sunbathing, 2008 [from "Caught in a Secret History"] © Michele Abeles Tim Barber‘s online curatorial project Tiny Vices just got a fresh new design, and with it some cleaning up. At the moment there are just three portfolios from photographers Aaron Huey, Asger Carlsen and Michele Abeles. Don’t worry, though, all of the old [...]
October 21, 2009 – 10:08 am
I recently came across the photographs of Chinese artist Liu Bolin (these will of course remind some readers of Georges Rousse‘s similar technique): Locomotive, 2008 [from "Camouflage"] © Liu Bolin L: Camouflage 16, 2008 R: Camouflage 17, 2008 [from "Camouflage"] © Liu Bolin Camouflage 2, 2008 [from "Camouflage"] © Liu Bolin More to see here.
October 20, 2009 – 9:43 pm
Otis Redding Motivational Poster Installation (at Heaven Gallery), 2008 © Jason Lazarus Jason Lazarus, easily one of the most prolific and multitalented artists that I’ve ever met, just updated his online portfolio and its overflowing with brilliance.
October 20, 2009 – 5:13 pm
[Audio clip: view full post to listen] Thomas Struth [1:21:15] October 19, 2009 at BU, Boston, MA More lo-fi here.
October 19, 2009 – 10:08 am
Just got this in the mail the other day… the latest from Coley Brown – a collaborative zine with Tokyo-based photographer Patrick Tsai called Growing Up. Copies can be purchased for $12 ($20 outside the US) on Coley’s site.