I'm about to hop on a plane to do a visiting artist stint in the grad photo program at Syracuse University, but I wanted to give a quick shout to the ASMP New York mentor program. The program connects working photographers with those just starting out. This year I'm participating as a mentor which means I'm committing at least one day a month for six months to my "mentees." If the thought of me advising you on your work and career doesn't pique your interest, check out the other top notch photographers giving their time to the program.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008Sunday, November 16, 2008Battle Photo: Auto Graveyard!
I have led many a photographer into the visual Thunderdome that is Battle Photo, but I have never entered the squared circle myself. It only seems fair that I subject my own work to the same test. And what better way to make my debut than against the best pound-for-pound photographer ever. I am doomed!
 Joe's Auto Graveyard, Pennsylvania © Walker Evans vs.  Auto Salvage Yard, Route 90, Louisiana © Amy Stein
Saturday, November 15, 2008Chris Marker's La Jetée I teach the Freshman Seminar course in the photography program at Parsons The New School for Design. The course serves to give incoming students both a technical and conceptual overview of all things photography and a foundation of knowledge that they can build on throughout the rest of their time in the program. Each year one of the first things I do is show the students the 1962 science fiction film La Jetée by Chris Marker. La Jetée is set in a post-nuclear war Paris and focuses on a group of survivors living underground as they experiment with time travel. It was produced with minimal budget, has no dialogue, and was constructed almost entirely from black and white still photographs. It would seem an odd choice to introduce students to the world of photography, but it is simply one of the most stunning and important visual statements made in the last hundred years. If you have not seen the film, you must. You can watch it below in three parts (it's only 28 minutes long). In 1996 MIT Press produced a book of images from La Jetée. That book is now out of print, but this year Zone Books reissued La Jetée in all its glory. The book includes all of the film's original images along with the script in both English and French. You can buy a copy here. Friday, November 14, 2008Certificate of Awesometicity I took my car in to get an oil change this morning and this commercial was playing in the waiting area. My two favorite parts are when the white family toasts their Obama plate in the beginning and when the man in the pink shirt stops writing, turns to gaze upon his Obama plate, and then turns back to his writing with a shit-eating grin. Yes you can...own a piece of history. Wednesday, November 12, 2008Framing the Presidency In an age of hyper-partisan media and made-for-TV presidential stagecraft does the photograph still play an important role in helping the electorate define a candidate? Or, has the singular photographic image morphed from moment definer to mere visual buttress to support the rhetoric of partisans? Tonight, I am looking for answers. “Framing the Presidency”Admission is free! Tuesday, November 4, 2008Brand New Funky President "Hey, country Monday, November 3, 2008Vote! Vote! Vote! If you are going to vote, great. I strongly suggest you vote for Barack Obama. If you live in California, don't be a dick. Please vote against Proposition 8. If you are not going to vote, you suck. And, I am going to kick your ass. ARTWALK NY 2008 Tonight Now in its 14th year, ARTWALK NY is one of the great benefit art auctions in New York City. The auction helps fund the amazing work of the Coalition For the Homeless. This is the third year in a row I have been asked to donate a piece to ARTWALK and the third year in a row I have done so without hesitation. The economy is in the dumper right now which means that homelessness is on the rise and funds for life changing programs and emergency relief are drying up exactly when they are most needed. If you can make it to the event tonight, you will not be disappointed by the work available for bid (PDF). If you can't make it, please do something on behalf of the homeless. Sunday, November 2, 2008Saturday, November 1, 2008There is No Off Switch for Jason Polan's Genius Lionfish © Jason Polan Sunday my good friend Jason Polan will be doing something special for the Editions/Artists' Books Fair. As usual, it's pretty much genius.On Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I will be making drawings for a book called 100 People I Saw At The Editions/Artists’ Books Fair. The book will contain 99 people I saw during these three days. Once the drawings are completed I will print the book, in an edition of 100 to be available on Sunday at noon. The book will be available for purchase at the Esopus table (#59) at the fair. The book will cost $20. If you choose to purchase a book, you will be drawn in your copy, completing the project and becoming the 100th person in the book.I will be there to pick up the book and have Jason drawn my picture. You should too. Run Amy Run Yesterday was a whirlwind of activity that took me to every corner and three boroughs of the city. It really wasn't much different than most days--my life pretty much follows the plot of Run Lola Run--but yesterday all the bit players and extras were dressed like the Joker and slutty nurses. I started off in Brooklyn with my assistant Geoff prepping images for my upcoming show at the Print Center in Philly. After about four hours of staring at the computer screen, I drove home to Queens and picked up my husband and my cameras and headed over the Triborough Bridge to East Harlem. This was my fifth year working on the Halloween in Harlem project. Every year I troll the crowded streets between Lexington and 3rd Avenue above 110th Street and fight the falling sun to document a unique New York take on an American holiday ritual. The kids in the neighborhood do not go from home to home for candy, they go from liquor store to bodega to check cashing store for candy. The streets are packed with families and stopping the flow to take photos proves half the challenge. Every year I build up to the day and then never have more than two hours to shoot before it gets too dark. After shooting in East Harlem we drove back home to Queens, put on our lame costumes, and then jumped on the F train to the epicenter of Halloween madness to got to Matthew and Nate's party. If you have never been to the West Village on Halloween night, here's a helpful tip. Don't go! Streets blocked, throngs of drunken idiots in Scream masks, shoving and pushing from all angles, and New York's bagel-fed finest just standing idly by looking completely content to do nothing and collect overtime pay. Not fun. After forty minutes swimming through humanity we finally made it to the party. Matthew and Nate throw the best parties and this year was no exception. Nate is the detail guy and no ghoulish detail was left to chance. Cupcakes with eyeballs, spiders crawling across the wall and spelling "Obama", and a giant centipede in the bathtub were just some of the touches that made this a great evening. The highlight was Matthew's Indian food throwdown challenge. He is a big fan of the Jackson Diner and my recent declaration that Delhi Palace was better raised his ire and piqued his interest. Look forward to a new Lunch With Amy post coming soon with guest diner, Matthew Pillsbury. It always seems like a long subway ride home to Queens after a night out, but last night it took longer than usual. After a full day all I could do was collapse in my comfy chair while watching The Soup and then drag myself to bed a short time later. This Saturday I am going to force myself to relax. Thursday, October 30, 2008Wednesday, October 29, 2008Skin Trade Opens Thursday Skin Trade opens this Thursday at the Chashama ABC space on the Lower East Side. The show was curated by my dear friend by Dan Halm and features work by Elaine Bradford, Simen Johan, Eric Lendl, Christian Siekmeier, Amy Stein, and Kimberly Witham. All of the work centers on animals as decorative trophies. I am excited for the exhibition because I will be showing two pieces that have never before seen the light of day. These are sort of photographic sketches I made before I started my Domesticated series. When I shot these I had a good idea of what I wanted to say about man's relationship to nature, but I had yet to figure out the visual narrative that would eventually define the series. I love these images because they provide an early window into the evolution of the series I have worked on for the last two years.  Deer © Amy Stein  Boar © Amy Stein Here are the details:Skin TradeYesterday, I dropped off my prints at the gallery space and was amazed by the diversity and quality of the work in the show. Dan has really done a great job putting this together. Mus Mus on Election Day
I have been recruited by Mus Mus to take a photo on November 4. I'm still not sure who they are or what this all about, but apparently a bunch of photographers will be taking a picture at exactly the same time on Election Day. Maybe this is like Hands Across America, but without the touching.
In addition to the invited photographers they are also issuing an "open call" to select 25 additional photographers to include in the project. If you are interested, you can submit work here. Tuesday, October 28, 2008Inaugural MPS Digital Photography Thesis Show Tonight is the opening reception of Seamless, the inaugural thesis show of the MPS Digital Photography program at the School of Visual Arts. In one year, department chair Katrin Eismann has made this program one of the best digital photography programs in the country. For evidence of Katrin's wisdom, you need look no further than her sage decisions to hire me as a teacher in the program and let the fabulously talented Dan Halm curate the thesis show. Here are the details: SeamlessStop by and check out the thesis work of these very talented grads. You can also buy an exhibition catalogue for the show at Blurb. Monday, October 27, 2008Jackson Heights is the Center of the Photographic Universe Kabab King, Jackson Heights © Jeff Liao The other day I was walking to the farmers market down the street and I suddenly I saw Jeff Liao sitting on a couch next to an apartment building. Jeff and I have been good friends for a while, but I was shocked to see him just sitting there. On a couch. On the street. In Jackson Heights.We talked for a few minutes and caught up on our latest shows. Finally, I asked what he was doing and he said he was moving in to the neighborhood. At that moment it became official. Jackson Heights is now the center of the photographic universe. In addition to Jeff and I, Lisa Robinson, Accra Shepp, Justine Reyes, Richard Rothman, and Jessica Ingram all live within a couple of blocks of each other in Queens' finest neighborhood. Crazy. Friday, October 24, 2008Domesticated Book Landing Soon The cover of Domesticated My first book, Domesticated, will finally be arriving in a couple of weeks. I've lived with this sucker for a long time now, sequencing and resequencing, editing and reediting, designing and redesigning, and then waiting and waiting while it was being printed in China. During the wait, the book managed to win the Photography Book Award at the New York Photo Festival. And now, it's only a matter of days. Yah! The book features twenty-six images from my Domesticated series as well an essay by the great Alison Nordström of George Eastman House. You will be able to purchase the book through Amazon, photo-eye, and everywhere fine photography books are sold. I will also be giving away some signed copies on my blog, so stay tuned! Wednesday, October 22, 2008Lunch with Amy
Each week I get a ton of emails from photographers searching for advice, looking to connect with a contemporary, or just wanting to shoot the proverbial shit. Sometimes I will meet them for lunch or coffee. So, I'm starting a new feature on the blog called Lunch with Amy wherein I highlight the work of the photographer I've met and give a brief review of the lunch.
Photographer: Adam Golfer Restaurant: Delhi Palace Delhi Palace is just around the block from me and also happens to be the best Indian restaurant in Jackson Heights. Forget what you've heard about Jackson Diner, the Delhi Palace is a few door down and worlds better. The lunch buffet is only $8 and features most of the highlights from their regular menu. The Saag Paneer and Chicken Tikka are my favorites. Here are some standouts from Adam's series Kin:  © Adam Golfer  © Adam Golfer  © Adam Golfer
Tuesday, October 21, 2008Black and White TV Generation Have Monochrome Dreams TV in Hotel Room - Galax, Virginia © Lee Friedlander A new study concludes the color of the media you consume between the ages of three and ten plays a crucial role in determining the visual perceptual properties of your dreams.Only 4.4 per cent of the under-25s' dreams were black and white. The over-55s who had had access to colour TV and film during their childhood also reported a very low proportion of just 7.3 per cent.I wonder if a new generation will be streaming dreams in pop-ups, interstitials, and embeds. Via. Monday, October 20, 2008Doug Aitken's "Migration" at 303 Gallery Scene from Doug Aitken's Migration For his new installation piece, Migration, at 303 Gallery Doug Aitken projects video onto three massive billboard-like screens. The video features a series of anonymous roadside motel rooms inhabited by North American migratory animals. With this piece Aitken does a wonderful job of drawing the comparison between our own travels and the migration of these animals. Motel rooms are the cold and functional way stations of our journeys. They are stocked with the bare essentials necessary for us to rest and push forward on our journey. We are lonely and restless in these spaces just like the animals he uses as stand-ins for our experience. The individual scenes play out with a Jarmusch-like stillness as each animal interacts with specific mundane objects in the motel room. The results are a hypnotic and often moving comment about uncertainty and isolation. Aitken's statement and execution are flawless. Sunday, October 19, 2008The Patron Saint of Photographers Saint Veronica by Hans Memling The legend goes that Veronica lined the route to Golgotha to watch Jesus carry his cross. She offered him her veil to wipe his brow and when she got it back it had a impression of his face. How do you get a messiah face stain out of a veil? I don't know, but apparently Veronica did because she is the patron saint of laundry workers. For her mad image capturing and printing skills, she is also the patron saint of photographers. Saturday, October 18, 2008American Photo's Top Emerging Photographers for 2008 © Eric Percher Each year American Photo magazine publishes their list of the top emerging photographers in the world. Last year I was very honored to be named to the list. I've worn my 2007 sash proudly and now gladly pass it on to a new crop of talented photographers.I can't begin to tell you how happy I am to see my very dear friend, Eric Percher, included. Eric and I met at a Maine Photography Workshop back in 2002 when we both were beginning to explore the idea of becoming serious photographers. I'm so thrilled his work is getting the recognition it deserves. Also notable among the list are Alejandra Laviada, Sarah Small, Julie Blackmon and Kelli Connell. Friday, October 17, 2008The Politics of the Retouched Headshot Un-retouched photo of Sarah Palin on the cover of Newsweek The Atlantic has an interesting post by Virginia Postrel on the politics of portraiture:As Hillary Clinton can attest, a good portrait is not a random selection of what the camera sees, with no subjective input from human observers. A good portrait offers not mechanical objectivity but what the historians of science Lorraine Daston and Peter Galison in their 2007 book Objectivity call “truth to nature,” the standard Enlightenment naturalists used in their scientific atlases. “They conceived of fidelity,” write Daston and Galison, “in terms of the exercise of informed judgment in the selection of ‘typical,’ ‘characteristic,’ ‘ideal,’ or ‘average’ images: all these were varieties of the reasoned image.” Torturing DemocracyI have no doubt that when historians weigh in on the last eight years they will cast it as one of the darkest periods in our nation's history. What we do know about the Bush administration is troubling enough, but what we don't know is the stuff of nightmares. Beyond the obvious need to change our domestic policy agenda and repair our tattered reputation in the world, an Obama presidency and a Democratic Congress are necessary if we want to expose and dismantle the "dark side" of the Bush/Cheney years. Some Democrats say we have to turn the page and not look back, but that's bullshit. These punks hijacked our country, ripped up the Constitution, and did unspeakable things in our name. We need a full-on exorcism of the last eight years. We need a full accounting of their crimes. We need to bring it all to the light of day. And they need to serve time. I urge you to watch Torturing Democracy when it plays on your local PBS station. If it has already played or if your PBS station is refusing to run it (some are), you can watch the whole documentary here. Monday, October 13, 2008The End of the Stranded Midwest Tour 2008 Ghetto school in East St. Louis © Jacob Holdt Yesterday was brutal. We drove from St Louis to Chicago (298 miles) and found only one situation to shoot. Definitely not the best way to end a 1,500 mile search for stranded motorists. Normally I would be completely frustrated, but this project is all about the collapse of certainty in America during the second term of the Bush administration, so coming up short seems symbolically appropriate. When I do these trips I often speed from city to city, rarely stopping to visit the bounty of attractions America has to offer. For the final leg of this trip we slowed it down a bit and took in some of the sights. First stop was a pilgrimage to Miles Davis' boyhood home in East St Louis. East St Louis looks exactly like New Orleans did after Katrina, only the devastation in this city was caused by the gradual decay of America's industrial economy. More than ninety percent of downtown East St Louis appears to be boarded up or falling down and there didn't appear to be but a few liquor stores providing the basics for people. No place to buy milk or gas or diapers or work. It's really tragic that the richest country in the world allows this kind of poverty smack dab in its heart.  Cahokia Mounds A short ride from East St. Louis we stopped to see the Cahokia Mounds. Cahokia is the ruins of a massive ancient city inhabited by Native Americans between 650-1400 CE. There are over a hundred mounds that still remain on the site including Monk's Mound, the largest man-made earthen mound in North America.  Mathew Brady Much further down the road in Springfield, IL we visited the tomb of Abraham Lincoln. The tomb was closed, but we had a good time watching as an endless parade of minivans pulled up and unloaded pods of dirty faced sausage children to pay their respects to the Great Emancipator. When we got to Chicago we realized too late the city was running the marathon and hosting an outdoor country music festival on the same day. Several tense hours in traffic later we made it the Gitelson's for a delicious dinner and proper introductions to the new Git on the block, Archie. After dinner we drove to Milwaukee (92 miles) and caught a few hours of sleep before our early morning flight back to New York. Saturday, October 11, 2008Meet Me in St Louis 208 High Street, Boonville, Missouri, 2007 © Timothy Briner We started the day in Kansas City and after a brief encounter with a weirdo at a Radio Shack in Kansas we hit up Brian Ulrich's show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas. What an impressive space and what an impressive showing for Brian. He had twenty-one beautifully massive prints covering several rooms of the museum. After the show we started out on the long journey east on I-70 towards St Louis. I-70 between Kansas City and St Louis (249 miles) is straight and long and has a billboard every ten feet. You can tell a lot about a state by reading all the signs that line the highway. It would seem the good people of Missouri love John McCain, hate baby-killers, and have a voracious appetite for porn. There were more adult superstores than there were Dairy Queens. Along the way we stopped in Boonville, MO for lunch (hello, Tim!). Today was a great day for stranded motorists. I shot five encounters which definitely made up for the first two days. Just outside of St Louis I was lucky to photograph Orlando who was broken down on the west bound shoulder of I-70. Orlando had the most impressive gold grill I've ever seen and was a real sweetheart. Once the sun started to set we headed over to the Arch. I have been to St Louis before but never really paid attention the city's most famous landmark. It really is a beautiful piece of art. When we were in Minneapolis we saw the Eero Saarinen exhibit as the Walker Arts Center and seeing the Saarinen-designed arch in person was the perfect compliment to our journey. Tomorrow we are off to Chicago (298 miles) where we are hoping to see the Gitelson clan... Friday, October 10, 2008Greetings From Kansas City B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ, Kansas City, MO We've spent the past three days on the road working on my Stranded project. On Wednesday we flew into Milwaukee, rented a car, and where off on big loop of the Midwest. From Milwaukee we drove straight to Minneapolis then to Des Moines and then to Kansas City. Up until today the trip has been a bit of stranded motorist bust. From Milwaukee to Minneapolis (336 miles) we only encountered a single situation to shoot, but as I approached the car I realized the couple were smoking a joint and were not too interested in having their picture taken. From Minneapolis to Des Moines (244 miles) we found one stranded motorist on I-35 just outside of Dow, Iowa. Her name was Milta and she was a Christian missionary on her way to visit her daughter in Des Moines when her car broke down. Des Moines to Kansas City (194 miles) proved fruitless. We saw a number of people broken down in the opposite direction, but by the time we found an offramp and raced back, they were long gone. I've never traveled this far and found so few motorists to shoot. Luckily, when we got to Kansas City I hit the jackpot and shot four situations today. Kansas City is a pretty happening town. We visited the American Jazz Museum and the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in the 18th and Vine historic district and then we took in the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. The Nelson-Atkins has an impressive permanent collection with a great selection of photography. Definitely a must see if you are ever in Kansas City. We couldn't come to Kansas City without eating some barbeque. So, after the museum we headed to a B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ for a rib dinner and live blues. The ribs were the best I've ever tasted and the band, Trampled Under Foot, was h-o-t. This place felt like the real deal. Tomorrow we are off to St Louis (249 miles)... Monday, October 6, 2008Who Does She Think She Is?
I'm usually unmoved by movie trailers, but this past Saturday I saw one that really piqued my attention. The trailer was for a new documentary called Who Does She Think She Is? that brings us into the lives of five women as they struggle with the inherent conflicts of trying to be a successful artist and mother.
I have been interested in this subject ever since the the panel I moderated at 3rd Ward back in March. For that panel I presented a ton of statistics about the dramatic drop off of female representation in the art world post grad school. What happens to these artists in the years after they leave school? Do they get rejected by a male dominated art world or do they gradually get pulled in new directions by the demands of family? These questions are very important to me and many of my friends as we find ourselves on the precipice of this reality. I'm very interested to see what this film has to say on the matter. Saturday, October 4, 2008My Paparazzo Julia Roberts and Jason Patric in the back of a taxi © Ron Galella I just read this Wired article wherein the author hires her own paparazzo at $500/hr to stalk her throughout the day. The goal is to take "artful images that look unstaged and off-the-cuff." First, the images do not look like paparazzi images so much as the photos they find taped all over the bedroom walls of the quiet neighbor who just stalked you for three years before murdering you in the elevator. Second, this is further evidence that our cultural engine is running on fumes. I have not put the numbers into the computer yet, but I have a theory that our culture is about to become so self-referential that it collapses under it's own weight of ironic self-awareness and forms a giant black hole of metaness. Friday, October 3, 2008Art Fair 21 in Cologne This Weekend If you are in or around Cologne, Germany this weekend and you have any interest in seeing (or buying!) my work, stop by the Pool Gallery booth at Art Fair 21. You can get the all the details on the fair here. Wednesday, October 1, 2008Laser Portraits This year I am teaching a portraiture class at Parsons and one of my first assignments was sending students to Kmart to have their portrait taken by a photographer at the Olin Mills Portrait Studios. The point of the exercise was to have them reengage with one of the many ways we encounter portraiture over the course of our lifetime. The results were cheeseball awesome. I mention this because sometimes the world is generously serendipitous. With my mind locked into all things portraiture, someone goes out and creates the single most amazing portraiture site ever. We Have Lasers!!!!!!!!!! is a tribute to the greatest school photo backdrop there ever was. UPDATE: Staying on the class portrait theme, Patti Hallock points to the Indianapolis Museum of Art's Flickr pool called Class Picture Day. But The Good News Is... Cheerleaders, New Orleans © Will Steacy If you are gay, the GOP is not your friend.But the good news is... The Art for Obama auction is now open for business. Bid early and bid often. If you are priced out of the art, you can always give a couple of nickles to the man himself. Tonight, Aperture and Parsons The New School For Design are sponsoring an artist's talk with Justine Kurland. Get the details here. I will be there and so should you. Finally, photographer and all around great guy, Will Steacy, is having a limited edition print sale for a very good cause. Will is being forced out of his apartment by his landlord after a $600 rent hike. He can't afford the new rent and he doesn't have enough funds on hand to get a new place. He needs your help. Will is selling five images in an edition of 15 at the the very affordable price of $150. Buy one or eight now! UPDATE: Art for Obama has been postponed until October 3 at 5pm. So, buy one Will's prints instead. Monday, September 29, 200872 Suburbs in Search of a City © Patrick Romero I received an email today from J. Wesley Brown announcing a new blog (a new blog!) about the photography scene in Los Angeles. Brown would tell you there is no scene and so the need for We Can Shoot Too. My advice to Angelenos is follow the recipe of Mr. Ulrich and the Chicagrapher crew: find each other, meet each other, support each other, repeat.
Saturday, September 27, 2008Friday, September 26, 2008C Photo, Where Are You? C Photo Magazine is a beautiful hardbound publication from Ivory Press that comes out twice a year. Issue number seven is out now and features some of my work. Problem is, I can't seem to track down a copy in New York City. A couple of places I've called have the older editions, but not number seven. Does anyone know where I can find a copy in the city? Wednesday, September 24, 2008Hijacked on Flak Photo
Last week Andy Adams of Flak Photo fame was in New York and we finally got a chance to chat in person. Andy is a great guy and Flak Photo is proving to be an indispensable source for great photography content.
This month Flak Photo has been highlighting work from the photo book, Hijacked, Volume One. You definitely need to get your hands on a copy of Hijacked because it is gorgeous (and because I'm in it!). If you are looking for some additional motivation to purchase Hijacked, go to Flak Photo now to get a taste of some of the work featured in the book. The 12 Lies of Sarah Palin I know team Obama's message strategy is all-McCain-all-the-time right now, but this convenient list of 12 Palin lies from Andrew Sullivan is worth memorizing. Further Evidence of an Impending Apocalypse
From Best Week Ever:
For some reason, esteemed celebrity photographer Martin Schoeller, who has created stark portraits of Hollywood legends, such as Angelina Jolie, Christopher Walken, Jack Nicholson, and Tom Hanks, was convinced to use his time and talent taking pictures of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. The results? Terrifying.See the carnage here. Tuesday, September 23, 20082008 SVA Alumni Auction Tonight Cuttings © Amy Stein If you are in New York tonight and you love the sound of gavels, make your way over to the Visual Arts Gallery for the 2008 School of Visual Arts Alumni Society Auction. They will be honoring Lynda Benglis, Gregory Crewdson and Lorna Simpson and auctioning off a boatload of great work by SVA alumni, faculty, mentors and friends. For more information or to purchase tickets go here. Here are the details: SVA Alumni Society Auction Sunday, September 21, 2008Register Now for Critical Mass 2008 © Peter van Agtmael Entering Photolucida's Critical Mass program was one of the best decisions I've made in my career. I was fortunate to win the book prize in 2006 and I can't begin to tell you the number of gallerists, curators and editors I've met who've told me they first saw my work through Critical Mass. This year they were kind enough to ask me to be a judge. Registration for Critical Mass 2008 is now open and will remain open through October 6th. Wednesday, September 17, 2008This Is Heavy Metal! Data visualization artists Fernanda Viégas and Martin Wattenberg ask the question, "what do we sing about, when we sing about the body?" Their answer is nothing short of genius. Monday, September 15, 2008Saturday, September 13, 2008Friday, September 12, 2008But The Good News Is... © Ofer Wolberger John McCain and Sarah Palin keep me up at night.But the good news is... The Camera Club of New York's exhibition My Other Nature is opening tonight. The show "explores how we mark our environment and loved ones with memories and pieces of ourselves" and features some great photographers like Ofer Wolberger and Amy Elkins. Here are the details: My Other NatureAlso opening today is How I Spent My Summer Vacation at Michael Mazzeo Gallery. The show features a ton of strong work including pieces by Cara Philips and Will Steacy. Here are the details: How I Spent My Summer VacationI will be at both opening tonight and I hope to see your there. Wednesday, September 10, 2008Five in Focus Still from Ulrich Seidl's Dog Days I love movies, so I was pretty excited when Focus Features asked me to do a writeup of the five films that have inspired my creative process. Wittling it down to five was no easy task, but I feel pretty good about my list. After you check out my five, take a look at lists by Gregory Crewdson, Lauren Greenfield and Larry Sultan. What's your top five? Monday, September 8, 2008Ryan McGinley and Spencer Tunick
The other day my husband asked me, "what's the significant difference between the work of Ryan McGinley and Spencer Tunick?"
He continued, "they both construct nude-filled landscapes." At first I laughed, but the more I thought about it...  San Sebastian 5 © Spencer Tunick  Tree #3 © Ryan McGinley Is the difference a sense of order versus the illusion of spontaneity? Or, is the difference merely that Ryan McGinley chooses hotter models?Thoughts?
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