Friday, March 27, 2009

Annenberg Space for Photography Opens To The Public

http://www.annenbergspaceforphotography.org

Inaugural photography exhibition of the Annenberg Space for Photography is titled “L8s Ang3les,” features the work of eight prominent L.A. : John Baldessari ,Carolyn Cole , Greg Gorman , Lauren Greenfield , Lawrence K. Ho ,Kirk McKoy and Julius Shulman .

"The inaugural exhibition of the Annenberg Space for Photography celebrates the breadth of contemporary photography through works by eight internationally renowned photographers whose images capture the complexity and vitality of the city of Los Angeles. L8S ANG3LES features different genres of contemporary photographic exploration - architecture, portraiture, photojournalism, and art - with interrelated themes weaving throughout. Moreover, through a relationship with the Los Angeles Times, L8S ANG3LES will also feature the work of celebrated Times staff photographers and a selection of archival photographs of the city going back over 100 years."


Sunday, March 22, 2009

Photographer Lauren Greenfield :Exhibit - Thin and Girl Culture

"Thin and Girl Culture are two series of contemporary documentary photographs by Lauren Greenfield. Both deal with the complex ways girls and women relate to their bodies, though in very different ways."


http://www.smith.edu/artmuseum/exhibitions/thin/index.htm

Friday, March 20, 2009

Exhibit: Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists - Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography

Steeling the Gaze: Portraits by Aboriginal Artists

31 OCTOBER 2008 – 22 MARCH 2009
CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES B102 AND B103

This group exhibition, drawn from the collections of the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography and the National Gallery of Canada, explores representations of Aboriginal people by Aboriginal artists. The works of 12 celebrated Aboriginal artists will be shown, including KC Adams, Carl Beam, Dana Claxton, Thirza Cuthand, Rosalie Favell, Kent Monkman, David Neel, Shelley Niro, Arthur Renwick, Greg Staats, Jeff Thomas and Bear Witness. From the whimsical to the reverential, the poignant to the political, these artists refashion the view of Native people not only by way of the camera lens, but also through their own cultural perspectives. Organized and presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.

Organized and presented by the Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2009

Photography Project: Character Project - USA American Characters - http://snipr.com/e3ozc

Images by and video interviews with photographers: David Eustace,
Dawoud Bey, Eric McNatt, Sylvia Plachy, Richard Renaldi, Mary Ellen
Mark, Marla Rutherford, Jeff Dunas, Joe Fornabaio, Anna Mia Davidson
and Eric Ogden.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Director Wim Wenders's best photograph

Director Wim Wenders's best photograph - The Coppolas, Kurosawa and my foot - on a lazy Sunday afternoon in paradise -guardian.co.uk http://ff.im/-1z1E3