February 6, 2010 – 11:06 pm
Stephen DiRado sent me a beautiful handmade book, which I felt compelled to share here. The book, titled With Dad, came to me in a cloth-covered slip case with a photograph glued to the cover. The images inside are a documentation of Stephen’s relationship with his father Gene, who was affected by Alzheimer’s before he passed away in December 2009. Going back to 1985, the black and white photographs are deeply personal and extremely moving, and to view them in such a lovingly made book (the first, in fact, since his father’s death) was really special.
Thank you, Stephen.
Visit Stephen’s website to see more photographs from With Dad.
February 5, 2010 – 10:12 pm
Untitled, 2009 [from "Holon"]
© Malwine Rafalski
Malwine Rafalski‘s series Holon explores the lives of communities and individuals who have given up modern living to return to nature. Reminds me a few projects by other artists: Lucas Foglia, Taj Forer as well as Alec Soth‘s recent body of work Black Line of Woods.
I want to turn off my computer and go build a cabin in the woods.
February 3, 2010 – 4:32 pm
Untitled, 2009 [from "Monochrome Portraits"]
© Trine Søndergaard
Lay Flat 01: Remain in Light contributor Trine Søndergaard recently updated her site with a new body of work entitled Monochrome Portraits. The series has has also been published as a book by Hatje Cantz.
See more from Monochrome Portraits on her website.
February 2, 2010 – 5:13 pm
Return to the Alps (3), 2009
© Sam Falls
Nothing is Revealed, a solo exhibition of work by Sam Falls, opens with a reception this Thursday, February 4th from 6-8pm at Higher Pictures. If you miss the opening, the show will be on view from February 4th – March 10th, 2010.
Congrats, Sam!
February 2, 2010 – 4:43 pm
Untitled, 2009 [from "Hunters and Heirs"]
© Alexi Hobbs
Alexi Hobbs wrote to let me know about his recently completed body of work Hunters and Heirs. “Shot in Northern Quebec last fall, it’s a take on my family’s history and identity,” he writes. His statement explains further.
View the series here.
February 2, 2010 – 1:43 pm
Untitled, 2007 [from "Northeast"]
© Shane Lavalette
I’m honored to have a selection of my photographs included in America Now, an exhibition opening this week at Montserrat Gallery. From the press release:
America as seen through the eyes of six American photographers: Daniel Cheek, Ben Huff, Shane Lavalette, Laura McPhee, Alec Soth and Zoe Strauss. The work is based in five regions of the US, including Alaska, the West, the Mid-West, the Northeast and the Southeast.
An opening reception for will be held this Thursday, February 4th from 6-8pm and the exhibition will be on view from February 5th – April 10th, 2010.
More information can be found here.
February 2, 2010 – 1:13 pm
Traum #5, 2009
© Alexander Binder
There are only two days left to bid on the works in Daniel Cooney‘s latest Emerging Artists Auction. Again, some of the highlights from the photography section include Alexander Binder, Alison Malone, Grant Willing, Aaron McElroy, Bob O’Connor, Jake Stangel, Lyndsy Welgos, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen as well as one of my own.
Browse all of the works here.
The auction ends on February 4th.
February 2, 2010 – 12:51 pm
White Light, 2009 [from "Rapture"]
© Kate Steciw
Kate Steciw got in touch to inform me of her recently updated website, which contains some intriguing photographic and video work. Have a look around.
January 28, 2010 – 4:21 pm
J.D. Salinger, perhaps the most reclusive and certainly one of the most influential authors of our time, passed away yesterday at the age of 91. His books Nine Stories, Franny and Zooey, Raise High the Roofbeam Carpenter / Seymour: An Introduction and of course The Catcher and the Rye have all become dear to me.
It’s a catastrophic loss for any lover of literature, but I’m optimistic that writings from his years of seclusion will surface during my lifetime. If not, well, he’s shared plenty. Thank you, J.D.
Read the NYTimes obit here.
January 24, 2010 – 1:48 pm
Girl with Apple, 2009 [from "City of Destiny"]
© Anna Shteynshleyger
From Anna Shteynshleyger‘s City of Destiny.
