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The School of the ICP
1114 6th Ave (at 43rd St)
Weds, Oct 10 at 7pm
(212) 857-0001
Sun Pictures to Mega Pixels
Through Nov 4th at Williamsburg Art and Historical Center
135 Broadway
Williamsburg Brooklyn
(718) 486-7372 or (718) 486-6012
The Edward Burtynsky documentary, "Manufactured Landscapes" is currently showing at Film Forum. The 8:10 showing tonight features Q&A with Burtynsky and filmmaker Jennifer Baichwal. Thurs (8:10) and Fri (6:20) showings feature Q&A with Baichwal alone.
Through July 3rd at Film Forum
209 West Houston, btwn 6th Ave and Varick
(212) 727-8110 for showtimes
Andy Grundberg reviewed the new show "Foto: Modernity in Central Europe" in this past weekend's Washington Post.
In the show's fine catalogue, curator Witkovsky asks a central question: "Why would 'new photography' take hold especially strongly in Central Europe?" His provisional answer revolves around the presence of a strong amateur photography tradition and the creation of schools that nurtured photography as a radical new instrument of expression. One could also point to Central Europe as the meeting place of constructivist ideas from the Russian avant-garde and new art movements from France and Italy such as cubism and futurism.
The exhibition is at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC, through Sept. 3rd and will be coming to the Guggenheim on October 10th.
The weekend Times' Travel section is dedicated to photography and has several great articles pertaining to travel photography and photo-oriented travel. Of particular interest was the article about "photo safaris" that combine sightseeing with photography workshops.
One of the online features is a catalog of 2007 photo shows across Europe and the US. After finding the link on Personism, I read through the piece and was flattered (shocked!) to find Gallery Hopper listed at the bottom of the page as one of three online resources for photo information.
With its usual synchronicity, the NY photo-art world lines up all its auction business within days of each other, this time on the heels of theAIPAD Photoshow . Beyond the monetary hoopla and fears of a art boom gone bust, auction viewings are a great opportunity to see work that may not get publicly shown very often. And auction catalogs are good substitutes for those of us notprivileged enough to
27 Exceptional Photographs
April 24, 7 PM
Photographs
April 25, 10 PM and 2 PM
Viewing Times
April 11 - April 21 10 am - 5 PM
April 22, 12 PM - 5 PM
April 23 and 24, 10 AM - 5 PM
Christie's
Modern Photographs from a European Collection
April 23, 5:30 PM (Approx)
Horst Photographs from the Collection of Gert Elfering
April 23, 5 PM
Photographs
April 23, 6 PM (approx)
April 24, 10 AM and 2 PM
Viewing Times
April 20 - 22, 1 - 5 PM
April 23, 10 AM - 2 PM
Sotheby's
The main auction at Sotheby's is a bit obscure for those used to a steady diet of oversized German color works, so the house has created a handy little Web movie to introduce you to Eugène and Adalbert Cuvelier. All Sotheby's links below require registration (free).
An Important Collection of Photographs by Eugène and Adalbert Cuvelier
April 13, 10 AM
Viewing Times
April 12, 10AM - 1PM (Crud!)
Photographs
April 26, 2 PM
Photographs from the Private Collection of Margaret W. Weston
April 25, 6 PM
April 26, 10 AM
Viewing Times
April 19 - 24, 10 AM - 5 PM
April 25, 10 AM - 1 PM
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) kick off the 2007 Photoshow today at the Park Avenue Armory. Show runs through Sunday and features over 90 dealers.
On Saturday at 10am, there's a lecture at the Guggenheim featuring collector Henry Buhl and curator Jennifer Blessing. Photography from Buhl's collection of hand-themed photographs was shown at the Guggenheim a while back. The lecture is free (not sure if you have to pay Guggenheim admission, though.) I'd prefer the lecture feature a photographer, but oh well. It is a dealer association after all.
Location:
The Park Ave Armory
67th St & Park Ave
Hours:
Thurs, April 12, 2-7pm
Fri, April 13, noon-8pm
Sat, April 14, noon- 8pm
Sun, April 15, noon- 6pm
Admission:
4 days, $40
3 days (any), $30
1 day (any), $20
Ticket price includes 360 page illustrated catalog (which is a great resource and worth at least a 1 day ticket)
This Thursday, ICP is presenting a panel discussion on the radical changes technology has brought to photography, particularly photojournalism. Entitled "Photography 2.0: A New Paradigm?", the panel will cover trends arising from the rapid development of digital photography and the ever-present camera phone, enabling the rapid, easy sharing of amateur photography. What does this mean for the long-term value of professional photography? What does that mean for our presumed standards of quality and thoughtfulness associated with the professional photographer?
This panel is sponsored by Getty Images, which just purchased Scoopt, an agency for "citizen photojournalism", so to speak. Getty's news director, Pancho Bernasconi, is on the panel.
Moderator: Fred Ritchin, ICP Associate Chair, Dept. of Photography Director, PixelPress
Pancho Bernasconi, Getty Images
Jake Dobkin, Gothamist (and fellow NYU Stern alum)
Kenny Irby, Poynter Institute
Mark Lubell, Magnum Photos NY
Jeffrey Scales, The New York Times
Adam Seifer, Fotolog
March 29th
New York University
Cantor Film Center
36 E 8th St, Room 200
$5 admission, registration recommended
Tomorrow evening there's a free panel discussion put on by Aperture entitled "Fine Artist or Commercial Photographer?" This topic came up recently on Alec Soth's blog, in relation to why Justine Kurland would take Jeff Wall's picture for editorial purposes, but probably not vice versa. Aperture has positioned this as a career-oriented discussion, but hopefully it will turn into something more.
Moderator:
Charlie Traub, chairman of the Photography and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts
Panelists:
James Danziger, Danziger Projects
Elisabeth Sussman, curator of photography; Whitney Museum of American Art
David Schonauer, editor-in-chief, American Photo
Tuesday, March 13, 2007 at 6:30 p.m.
Aperture Gallery
547 W 27th St, 4th Flr
(212) 505-5555
Admission is free.
UPDATE: the moderator of this panel will be Charlie Traub, also of SVA, not Steven Frailey. Frailey will be busy at the reception for "Mentors", also being held tonight. Mentors is a show by 71 of the graduating BFA students who have been guided by a truly impressive and LONG list of, um, mentors.
This week features the openings of three major art shows here in NYC: Pulse NYC, Scope NY and The Armory Show. All three shows open on Thursday, Feb 22 and continue through Sunday the 25th. The family has been suffering cabin fever through a vicious combination of colds, flu and frigid temperatures, so maybe we'll get into town to see one or more of these fairs next weekend. Based on the press releases in my in box, Scope appears to be the favorite amongst photo dealers (or at least the ones I frequent.)
Pulse NYC
69th Regiment Armory
Lexington Ave and 26th St
Admission is $15 ($10 for students and seniors)
Scope NY
Lincoln Center, Damrosch Park
(No admissions info on the Web site, oddly)
62nd St and 10th Ave/Amsterdam Ave
The Armory Show
Pier 94
12th Ave at 55th St
Admission is $20 ($10 for students), $40 for 4-day pass
There is a shuttle between Scope and Armory and Armory and Pulse, so fair-hopping is easy.
All this activity appears to have scared off the Association of International Photography Art Dealers, whose "Photography Show" used to be in February, at least it was when I attended in 2002 (I know, an eternity ago). The show has moved to April.
AIPAD: The Photography Show
April 12- 15
7th Regiment Armory
67th St & Park Ave
Admission is $20, $40 for a 4-day pass $30 for 3-day pass
MAN notes that the New Museum has posted an audio file of the recent panel discussion on "provincialism". It's 11.4MB, so fire up the broadband.
