November 2010
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Mikael Kennedy's PASSPORT TO TRESPASS vol vi now... →
Final Editor For Identities Now: David Harris
David Harris has been Design Director of Vanity Fair magazine since 1995. During this time he has had the privilege of working with many of the leading photographers of the past two decades, including Harry Benson, Brigitte Lacombe, Annie Leibovitz, James Nachtwey, Helmut Newton, Nick Knight, Mary Ellen Mark, Steven Meisel, Herb Ritts, Snowdon, Bruce Weber, and many others. To read his full...
Real or Surreal Benefit Auction @ MILK Gallery
Martine Fougeron’s work is included in a benefit auction TONIGHT, 16 November. The silent auction starts at 6pm and is taking place at MILK Gallery in NYC, to benefit The Society of Publication Designers. View all the work in the sale and get more info here.
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“The aesthetic is the sine qua non for art; if a work is not aesthetic, it is not...”
– “Beyond Aesthetic,” DESIGN, as found in Exh Cat, New York, MoMA, 1965, and quoted in auction catalogue, Sotheby’s Contemporary Art, NY, 10 November 2010
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Move over Muybridge! Cat lapping!!
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Photographer to keep an eye on: Tim Barber. He’s the guy behind Tiny Vices. He just did a cover shoot for the NY TIMES Magazine, and now he’s got a series, “Burning Bridges,” commissioned by Nike. Like a lot of young photographers working these days, there really is no line between his fine art work and his commercial work. It’s a general aesthetic that crosses all...
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One of Mikael Kennedy’s Polaroids, from his PASSPORT TO TRESPASS series, was projected on the side of the Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC, as part of Flak Photo’s 100 Portraits program.
From the album: Flak Photo’s 100 Portraits at the Corcoran Gallery of ArtBy Flak Photo | Photography Online
For the past four years http://FlakPhoto.com/ has promoted contemporary photography...
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Talking w Ron Diorio the other day, we were wondering if photos from the Great Depression looked less “depressed” if they were in colour…
Sam Shahid new Editor for Identities Now
We’re happy to announce our latest Editor for Identities Now. Sam Shahid founded Shahid & Company, a design firm and advertising agency. He has helped reform the images of national retailers such as Abercrombie & Fitch and Banana Republic while creating original and starkly contrasting images for a diverse group of designers. Mr. Shahid has designed fine art and photography...
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Hoping to go see WASTE LAND, a documentary film about the artist/photographer Vik Muniz.
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The Advice of Strangers
I’m reminded of the dictum: Free advice is worth what you pay for it. Having said that, I’m along for the ride as Marc Horowitz seeks out The Advice of Strangers to determine (well, kinda) how to live his life. The project is presented by Creative Time, and entails the artist Marc Horowitz enlisting visitors to his website to determine what actions he should take. Lest you think this...