Untitled, 2009 [from "Merged: Experiments in Space and Time"]
© Lydia Anne McCarthy
Untitled, 2009 [from "Merged: Experiments in Space and Time"]
© Lydia Anne McCarthy
Untitled, 2009 [from "Merged: Experiments in Space and Time"]
© Lydia Anne McCarthy
From Lydia Anne McCarthy‘s series Merged: Experiments in Space and Time.
Amazona, a lovely series of black and white flower still lifes by Thomas Hauser:
Contrasting nature with glass bottles, shooting colourful flowers in black and white, Hauser generates a wonderfully unique perspective within each of these photographs. Leaving much to interpretation, the pictures are a nice example of his vision as a photographer.
Whether you’re a keen gardener, or simply keep a vase of flowers in order to brighten up the desk where you work or play cheekybingo, these stunning photographs highlight the beauty which can be found in wilting blooms, an inspiration to anyone interested in still life or black and white photography.
Untitled #24 [from "Amazona"]
© Thomas Hauser
Untitled #4 [from "Amazona"]
© Thomas Hauser
Untitled #23 [from "Amazona"]
© Thomas Hauser
Also, Love:
Untitled #8 [from "Love"]
© Thomas Hauser
Untitled #7 [from "Love"]
© Thomas Hauser
Untitled #3 [from "Love"]
© Thomas Hauser
More on Thomas Hauser’s website.
Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili‘s work caught my eye recently, with her images inspired by “the idea of the photograph as fugitive testimony.”
Untitled [from "Ere Is My Head"]
© Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
Untitled [from "Ere Is My Head"]
© Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
Untitled [from "Ere Is My Head"]
© Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
Untitled [from "Ere Is My Head"]
© Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
Untitled [from "Ere Is My Head"]
© Ketuta Alexi-Meskhishvili
All those young photographers who are at work in the world, determined upon the capture of actuality, do not know that they are agents of Death… With the Photograph we enter into flat Death.
– Roland Barthes, from Camera Lucida
See more in her first solo exhibition “Ere Is My Head” – up through May 31st at Eighth Veil in Los Angeles, CA.
Untitled #22 [from "Dancers"]
© Morten Nilsson
From Morten Nilsson‘s Dancers.
I’m happy to have a photograph of mine included in One Hour Photo, a unique exhibition that will be held from May 8th – June 6th at the American University Museum at Katzen Arts Center in Washington, DC.
The premise of “One Hour Photo” is simple: project a photograph for one hour, then ensure that it will never be seen again.
Created by Adam Good and curated with Chajana denHarder and Chandi Kelley, the exhibition brings together 128 artists including Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Tim Davis, Charles Benton, Nicola Kast, Andraya Parlato, Brian Ulrich, Gregory Halpern, Nigel Shafran, Lucas Blalock, Jason Lazarus, Shane Lavalette, Penelope Umbrico, Matthew Gamber, Ann Woo, and many others.
All of the artists including myself signed a release form stating that our images will never be published or exhibited anywhere, meaning that the one hour projection is the only place/time to see these works.
My photograph will be on view from 11am – 12pm on Wednesday, June 2nd.
View the full schedule here.
Elisabeth – I Want to Eat, a book of found material assembled by Mariken Wessels. The publication was awarded the “Silver Medal Award” at the Fotofestival di Roma Book Prize… well deserved.
Edition of 150, available for $55
Blumen, a beautiful new book by Collier Schorr.
First edition, available for $48
Jonas Wettre’s Flying Clipper Logbook, which I’ll be writing a review of shortly.
First edition, available for $75
Star Quality, the first in Ofer Wolberger‘s ambitious series of 12 artist books.
Edition of 50-100, available for $25 (subscribe to the entire series for $270)
Sol & Luna by Viviane Sassen.
Edition of 300, available for €32 ($43)
Gang Bang at Ground Zero, an unbound zine self-published in 2007 by Dash Snow in collaboration with his father.
First edition, SOLD OUT
RJ Shaughnessy‘s Deathcamp. Received from RJ with the note, “Shane! I hope this book makes you happy! If it doesn’t, try selling it and then take the money and go buy an ice cream cone. – RJ”
Second edition of 500, SOLD OUT
Alex McTigue‘s zine Anywhere But Here which arrives with a personalized cover.
Uneditioned, available for $6 (contact Alex to order)
Les Montagnes Magiques, an interesting little self-published book by by Laurent Champoussin.
Edition of 30, available for €8 ($11)
Pattern Maker, a zine made by Alana Celii.
Edition of 250, available for FREE (just send Alana a S.A.S.E.)
Garden Ruin, a postcard book from François Coquerel. Published by 0fr..
Limited edition, available for €12 ($16)
Icons & Allegories, a catalog for an exhibition of the same name curated by Lay Flat 01 contributor Mark McKnight. The exhibition is currently on display at SIGHT SCHOOL in Oakland, CA.
Edition of 500, available at the gallery
Vedove/Widows by Takashi Homma. In addition to the photographs, this book has an interesting format and an elegant design – a promising start for FANTOMBOOKS.
Edition of 350, available for €35 ($47)
From the same imprint: FANTOM, a new photographic quarterly. Pictured above is Issue 02 / Winter 2010 which includes a lot of great work.
Subscription, 4 issues for $89
Canteen, a relatively new photo/literary magazine. Pictured above is Issue Five.
Subscription, 4 issues for $30 (or $10 for a single issue)
Bidoun, a quarterly publication that looks at art and culture in the Middle East. Pictured above is Issue #19: Noise and Issue #20: Bazaar, both of which include some nice editorial work by Boru O’Brien O’Connell.
Subscription, 4 issues for $42 (or $15 for a single issue)
Untitled, 2010 [from "Atmospheres & Illuminations"]
© Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Robert Canali
New work by Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Robert Canali, from their collaborative project Atmospheres & Illuminations. See more on their websites.
Flemming Ove Bech wrote to share some new work, a selection of photographs from a series entitled This is Not Broken:
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
Untitled [from "This is Not Broken"]
© Flemming Ove Bech
See more from This is Not Broken here.
Untitled [from "Immigration Files"]
© Seba Kurtis
From Seba Kurtis‘ Immigration Files. Also see Shoe Box (Fronts / Backs), his collection of found family photographs that were damaged by a flood.
Sleeping Boy, Soldier Summit, Utah, 1987 [from "West of Last Chance"]
© Peter Brown
Bryan Schutmaat has been working with Houston-based photographer Peter Brown over the last few months to digitize his work and create a nice website for him. Bryan just wrote to tell me that the site is now online and includes images from two of Peter’s projects West of Last Chance and On the Plains. Coming soon: Seasons of Light, a series that consists of 20 dye-transfer prints made in the ’70s.
