Chris Venere - FAMILY @ Postmasters Gallery 9/10/10

This is one of the Fall Solo Shows that you should not miss!

See you there~!

Postmasters Gallery is very pleased to announce that we now represent CHRIS VERENE.
An exhibition of his photographs will inaugurate a new season at Postmasters in September.

CHRIS VERENE

FAMILY
 

September 10 – October 16, 2010
opening reception September 10, 2010   6-8pm

Chris Verene’s first show at Postmasters will present over forty photographs made during the past twenty-six years.  This landmark exhibition of documentary storytelling chronicles a group of closely-knit characters from the photographer’s family and their rural Illinois community. The photographer is also one of the characters-- his blood bonds and bonds of friendship within the small town are carefully spelled out in simple handwritten captions atop the colorful pictures.  Verene's new book, “Family,” published this summer, contains many of the images on view - it opens with his cousin Candi's divorce. Candi was made famous when her wedding picture appeared on the cover of Verene's first book ten years ago.  Both husband and wife were fired in the Maytag factory closing described in President Obama’s first address to the United States in 2004 and in the 2010 State of the Union. Theirs is not the only family torn apart by the economic struggles of the country, as Verene documents other similar stories.  The exhibition will also bring to light recent developments in the artist’s intimate life, as his young child, Nico, Brooklyn-born and half-Puerto Rican, appears throughout the latest photographs, playing with his cousins and newfound friends in Galesburg.  This show will offer an extraordinary, inspiring, hopeful, and sometimes sorrow-filled view into the true personal stories and private lives of the artist’s immediate and extended family in their small community as photographed throughout a lifetime in economically depressed Galesburg, Illinois.  Museums currently showing Verene’s work include The Tate Modern, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and The New Orleans Museum of Art.

Katrina Victims revisited by photographer Brenda Ann Kenneally

Great photo essay about Katrina Victims '' Chlidren of the Storm'' by Brenda Ann Kenneally in the NYTimes Lens Blog.
http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/katrina-victims-revisited/
http://www.brendakenneally.com/


The video essay about the series is even better!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/08/29/us/storm-children.html

ARTmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week- Catherine Opie

Catherine Opie Crenshaw HS Marching Band limited edition

$300.00Member Price $270.00

In celebration of the exhibit Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape, LACMA has created a special print, Crenshaw High School Marching Band, 2007. This is an archival digital reproduction printed on acid-free 300 gsm rag paper and was produced from a digital master created by Catherine Opie.

Crenshaw High School is located in South Central Los Angeles and its marching band will receive a portion of the proceeds from each print.

- Edition of 100
- Signed and numbered by Catherine Opie on the back of the print
- Sheet size 22 x 28
- Certificate of authenticit
- 2010

TRY- Tonight- Benefit @ Jen Bekman Gallery

RAISING FUNDS TO HELP STOP LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOMA, HODGKIN THROUGH THE ARTS.

One night Art Show and Silent Auction
Saturday, Aug 28th
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Jen Bekman Gallery
6 Spring Street, NY NY
www.jenbekman.com

http://trybenefitartshow.blogspot.com/

Bid in comments column if interested in purchasing art

Photolucida's Critical Mass 2010 Finalists

Congratulations to the following Critical Mass 2010 Finalists...

Thomas Alleman

Jane Fulton Alt

Mariam Amurvelashvili

Amy Anderson

Evgenia Arbugaeva

Alexandra Arzt

Justyna Badach

Chan-Hyo Bae

Rachel Barrett

Mary Ellen Bartley

Jeff Becker

Claire Beckett

Matthew Besinger

Aglaè Bory

Steven Brahms

Kendrick Brinson/LUCEO

Jesse Burke

Christopher Capozziello

Tom Chambers

Cori Chandler-Pepelnjak

Rona Chang

Christopher Churchill

Sam Comen

Kirk Crippens

Julia Cybularz

Katrina d'Autremont

Mitch Dobrowner

Jess Dugan

Natan Dvir

Daniela Edburg

Matt Eich/LUCEO

Ethan Eisenberg

Lisa Elmaleh

Doug Ethridge

Susan E. Evans

John Faier

Bill Finger

Sarina Finkelstein

Francine Fleischer

Elizabeth Fleming

Martha Fleming-Ives

Dana Fritz

Matthew Gamber

Helen K Garber

Terri Garland

Candace Gaudiani

Dima Gavrysh

Ayala Gazit

Kevin German / LUCEO

Amy Theiss Giese

Noelle Swan Gilbert

Sarah Girner

Rebecca Greenfield

Torrie Groening

Aaron Guy

Laura Heyman

Craig Hickman

Jessica Hines

Aaron Hobson

Joseph Holmes

Norihisa Hosaka

Elin HØyland

Ben Huff

Debora Hunter

Carol Isaak

Tom M Johnson

Heather Johnston

Mary Shannon Johnstone

Thomas Jorion

Loli Kantor

Rhea Karam

Kim Kauffman

Eileen Kennedy

Justin Kimball

Justin James King

Brendan Kingsley

Chad Kleitsch

Robert Knight

Marcus Koppen

Dianne Kornberg

Katie Koti

Collin LaFleche

Christine Laptuta

Richard Laugharn

Jean Laughton

Alejandra Laviada

Surendra Lawoti

Christine Lebeck

Rubi Lebovitch

Sunae Lee

Isa Leshko

Brent Lewin

Robert Lewis

Jennifer Loeber

Sara Macel

Stephen Mallon

Nate Larson & Marni Shindelman

Rebecca Martinez

Rania Matar

Nate Mathews

Mary Beth Meehan

Marcia Michael

Jody Miller

Martin Miller

Yvonne Muller

Annie Marie Musselman

Yoichi Nagata

Sol Neelman

Loren Nelson

Nancy Newberry

Jehad Nga

Ben Nixon

Ann Pallesen

Louie Palu

Azita Panahpour

Hally Pancer

Mary Parisi

Toni Pepe

Rachel Phillips

Kate Pollard

Benjamin Rasmussen

Christopher Rauschenberg

Justin James Reed

Frank Relle

Justine Reyes

Jeff Rich

Kathleen Robbins

Rebekah Rocha

Charles Rozier

Felipe Russo

Selena Salfen

Lee Saloutos

Jeffrey Sauger

Lynn Saville

Traer Scott

Michael Sebastian

Lauren Semivan

Mahesh Shantaram

Manjari Sharma

Jeff Sheng

Brian Shumway

Emily Shur

Tim Simmons

Charlie Simokaitis

J. Aiden Simon

Matt Slaby/LUCEO

Hrvoje Slovenc

Pavel Maria Smejkal

Yisook Sohn

Amber Sowards

S. Gayle Stevens

Jamey Stillings

Sarah Sudhoff

Monika Sziladi

Jordan Tate

Sameer Tawde

Svjetlana Tepavcevic

Devin Tepleski

Lacey Terrell

Brandon Thibodeaux

Amy Thompson Avishai

David Evan Todd

Daniel Traub

Michael Tummings

Kevin Van Aelst

Danielle van Ark

Louviere+ Vanessa

Michel Varisco

Jim Vecchi

Alvaro Villela

Corinne Vionnet

Jo Ann Walters

Lori Waselchuk

Shoshannah White

Ian Whitmore

Kimberly Witham

David Wolf

Carl Wooley

Hurricane Katrina 5 year Anniversary- Richard Misrach + Dave Anderson= Aperture Foundation

Photo by Richard Misrach courtesy of Aperture Foundation

It has been 5 long years since Hurricane Katrina left a path of destruction to several southern states and areas. There has been some progress but still, a lot of work needs to be done. Photographer Richard Misrach spent some time down in New Orleans during 2005 and captured the mood, desolation, destruction and visuals by photographing several structures, objects and facades in which mostly text was written on.

The text written on the structures surfaces truly tell  the story. I saw the book and must tell you that is phenomenal and it is a must have, not only for its content but also because, the artist royalties are being donated to the Make it Right Foundation, which is currently rebuilding the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. By buying this great book you will be contributing to rebuild a part of America that 5 years later still needs help. Kudos to Aperture Foundation for publishing such a heartfelt book and Richard Misrach for telling the story with such strong images.

There is also another book by Dave Anderson  titled One Block : A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds(see more info below) that also, focuses in a particular block in New Orleans. Dave Anderson just had his solo show about this series at Clampart Gallery : http://www.clampart.com/artists/anderson/andersonob1.htm

Here is some info from Exposures, Aperture Foundation blog:

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds by Dave Anderson and Destroy This Memoryby Richard Misrach, both new books from Aperture, document and reflect on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans’ road to recovery. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Katrina, these projects provide valuable and powerful portraits of the storm’s impact. Recent profiles on the New York Times Lens Blog, Nola.com, NPR provide insight into these bodies of work and now a number of upcoming events in New Orleans will bring the photographers and the work itself to New Orleans. Commemorate the past five years in New Orleans at the following exhibitions, events and block party taking place this week:

One Block:

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds 
Opening reception: Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 6:00PM
Exhibition on view: August 26, 2010 - Sunday, January 2, 2011

Ogden Museum of Southern Art
University of New Orleans
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

One Block: Block Party
Presented by Aperture, Oxford American and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 4:00 - 8:00 pm

500 block of Caffin Street
New Orleans, Louisiana

Destroy This Memory:

Unititled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 2005): Photographs by Richard Misrach 
Exhibition on view Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Sunday, Occtober 24, 2010

The New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans Louisiana

Richard Misrach Artist Lecture and Book Signing
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:00 pm

The New Orleans Museum of Art
Stern Auditorium
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana

Click here to view Dave Anderson’s One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds

Click here to view Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory

Tags: Dave Anderson, destroy this memory, One Block, Richard Misrach

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds by Dave Anderson and Destroy This Memoryby Richard Misrach, both new books from Aperture, document and reflect on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans’ road to recovery. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Katrina, these projects provide valuable and powerful portraits of the storm’s impact. Recent profiles on the New York Times Lens Blog, Nola.com, NPR provide insight into these bodies of work and now a number of upcoming events in New Orleans will bring the photographers and the work itself to New Orleans. Commemorate the past five years in New Orleans at the following exhibitions, events and block party taking place this week:
One Block:
One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds 
Opening reception: Thursday, August 26th, 2010, 6:00PM
Exhibition on view: August 26, 2010 - Sunday, January 2, 2011
Ogden Museum of Southern Art
University of New Orleans
925 Camp Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
One Block: Block Party
Presented by Aperture, Oxford American and the Preservation Resource Center of New Orleans
Saturday, August 28, 2010, 4:00 - 8:00 pm
500 block of Caffin Street
New Orleans, Louisiana
Destroy This Memory:
Unititled (New Orleans and the Gulf Coast 2005): Photographs by Richard Misrach 
Exhibition on view Saturday, August 28, 2010 - Sunday, Occtober 24, 2010
The New Orleans Museum of Art
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans Louisiana
Richard Misrach Artist Lecture and Book Signing
Sunday, August 29, 2010, 2:00 pm
The New Orleans Museum of Art
Stern Auditorium
One Collins C. Diboll Circle
City Park
New Orleans, Louisiana

Photograph by Richard Misrach courtesy of Aperture Foundation

Click here to view Dave Anderson’s One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds
Click here to view Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory
http://www.aperture.org/exposures/
http://www.aperture.org

Mona Kuhn

There is two male nude images from Photographer Mona Kuhn shown in this video that are part of THE NAKED TRUTH WEST- LOS ANGELES curated by us truly. Mona Kuhn is just so fabulous!

Humble Arts Foundation + TASHEN BOOKS = GROUP SHOW

Submitt your work! ...You never know...!

group show TASCHEN Deadline: Sunday, August 29, 11:59P.M., PST Humble Arts Foundation is currently accepting submissions for  group show TASCHEN, a partnership with TASCHEN Books  in New York for an upcoming exhibition. Employing Humble’s  classic group show format, the exhibition, curated  by Jon Feinstein and amani olu, will present a single  work, per artist, no larger than 16 x 20 in.  from 18 individual photographers.  group show TASCHEN maintains Humble’s mission to  draw abstracted themes from seemingly disparate  pictures, examine new trends in art photography,  and investigate the increasing collapse and  fusion of photographic genres. Complete submission guidelines

Dan Cooney Fine Art Late Summer Emerging Art Action @ i-Gavel

I am very happy and proud to be part of Dan Cooney Fine Art Late Summer Emerging Art Auction. This photograph in particular is very special to me and dedicated to my friend  Igor Jong . This photograph is part of my new ongoing photography series Nightclubbing and it is the very first  photograph released from it.

Item No. 1909074 :      Ruben Natal- San Miguel, Igor - Up In The Clouds, NYC (Nightclubbing Series), 2009 D2CF

Description C print, signed and numbered "AP" in ink on the reverse. Estimate 500 - 1000 Provenance Directly from the artist. Measurements 11 x 14" Condition Artwork is in excellent condition. The beginning of this on going series was the Spring/Summer of 2009. With the current Economic Recession, there is a new resurgence in the nightclub scene in Manhattan, NYC. For a short while, the job loss, the closing of businesses, corporations and the Internet addiction has forced people to relocate, leave the city or stay home. All of the sudden, small club and at times obscure venues starting to open and with it a new wave of creative, in full costume galore crowd reminiscent of the 1980’s and 1990’s era. The new ‘’Lady Gaga generation’’ is out and proud.  This photo in particular is dedicated to my friend and club buddy, Igor Jong. We lost Igor this summer. His sudden and early death still haunts me… Place your bid! http://bid.igavelauctions.com/Bidding.taf?e=rb&id=1909074

EN FOCO- Portfolio Reviews Sessions -September 25, 2010

I will part of this panel of  great reviews so...sign up!
See you September 25, 2010.

Artistic & Professional Development Workshops

Portfolio Review Sessions - September 25, 2010 This En Foco program offers one-on-one reviews with several arts professionals on the same day, in a supportive, nurturing and affordable environment. Reviewers can advise about opportunities and/or provide guidance on career development. This is an outstanding opportunity for ALL photographers to have their work critiqued by curators, editors, educators and other arts organizations. Whether you're ready for Chelsea galleries, or just looking for feedback and advice, we have reviewers to suit all needs - you just have to be serious about your craft (call if you have questions). In between sessions, you'll be able to relax in the photographer's creative lounge and share your work with peers. This workshop is only available to current En Foco Members (ALL are welcome to join). Each review session lasts for 20 minutes; photographers are guaranteed a minimum of three reviews and receive a 'gift bag.' Upon registration, participants will receive an article written by photo marketing expert Mary Virginia Swanson, on how to best prepare themselves for the Review. Read her new blog article, Assessing the Value of Attending Portfolio Review Sessions. Reviewer´s will be added on a daily basis. Those confirmed to date (8/14/10) are: Rocio Aranda-Alvarado, El Museo del Barrio Elizabeth Avedon, Independent Curator/Consultant (pm session) Florian Bachleda, Latina Magazine Kalia Brooks, Independent Curator Song Chong, Magnum Photos Mary Ann Fahey, Umbrella Arts Elizabeth Ferrer, Director of Visual Arts, BRIC / Rotunda Gallery Hannah Frieser, Light Work Rosie Gordon-Wallace, Diaspora Vibe Gallery Lisa Henry, Independent Curator, CA Michael Itkoff, Daylight Magazine Danielle Jackson, Magnum Photos Stella Kramer, Photography Consultant Lesley Martin, Aperture Ruben Natal San-Miguel, ARTmostfierce Editor & Independent Curator Saul Robbins, Photographer, Consultant & former board of CCNY Ariel Shanberg, Center for Photography at Woodstock Yukiko Yamagata, Open Society Institute’s Documentary Photography Project Location: Calumet Photographic 22 West 22nd Street New York, NY Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010 10am-5:30pm Cost: MEMBER'S EARLY BIRD REGISTRATION: $130 (through August 27, after that price increases to $180)* Step One: Join as a member first, or renew (all are welcome to join)! Step Two: Redeem your Membership Workshop Certificates (which will be mailed to you after your renewal/joining); by faxing the certificate to En Foco for a credit/reimbursement in the value of your Coupon.   Cancellation Policy/Refunds: We provide a full refund until August 20, 2010. From August 20 to September 5, we offer a refund minus a $20 processing fee IF we can fill your spot with someone from the waiting list. If you decide to cancel your registration you may not transfer/sell your spot to another of your choosing: the open slot goes to the first person on En Foco's waiting list. *NOTE: Membership must remain current until October 30, 2010.

Brian Shumway-'' Black Girl'' Series

Someone a while back brought to my attention the work of Brian Shumway. I checked it out and now so do you!

 I love, love his Black Girl Series. There is a strong social message behind the portraits... more than meets the eye. I find them  rather ''in your face'',  sincere and very of the moment. There is melancholy, hunger, desire, lust, ambition, humor and great urge of dreams to be fulfilled. Most of this dreams will never materialized due to the pretty evident  racial discrimination of the Modeling/Fashion industry towards people of color. Looking at the series in detail it may make you feel sad because, there is a true reality behind all the pretty '' Black Girls''

Here is his artist statement:

All Photos by Brian Shumway- From the Black Girl Series

Artist Statement

Titled after a Lenny Kravitz song extolling the unique beauty of black women, Black Girl is a portrait series about aspiring models. Having a documentary background, I began photographing models to challenge myself professionally. However, my notions about modeling and the kinds of women who pursue it were challenged as I gradually recognized a central paradox: so many black women choosing to pursue modeling despite the industry’s persistent preference for white models. On one modeling website alone, there are over 3000 aspiring black models within the New York City area. Only white women surpass that. After organizing shoots, I realized this was an opportunity to explore a large, yet isolated corner of the modeling world.

Part anthropology and part make-believe, Black Girl is subtle and multifaceted. Because this project was collaborative (the models and I would discuss wardrobe, make-up, pose, concept, location, etc), the results demonstrate one way in which they choose to be seen. The act of modeling allows them to enter an alternate reality and assume an alter ego. Conversely, it opens a space to unveil a dormant side of themselves and grapple with issues about the body, identity, beauty, sexuality, youth, and fantasy. How they express themselves not only says something about who they are individually, but reveals clues about the broader socioeconomic class and cultural milieu to which they belong.

Black Girl is a small sampling of black women with a passion for modeling. It attempts to capture how they see themselves in the role of model and is not meant to represent all aspiring black models nor black women generally. Far from being cookie-cutter fashion or runway models, they deviate from the industry’s stringent definition of beauty. At core, Black Girl is a story of bitter irony, of beautiful women who dream of a profession where they are systematically devalued. Yet, they prove that an undeniable drive to attain a dream cannot be diminished.

You can see more of the series and Brian's work here:
http://brianshumway.com/#/black_girl/macee,_18,_brooklyn,_ny.

Lee Friedlander: America by Car (D.A.P./Fraenkel, 2010)

Lee Friedlander- America By Car-Exhibition Dates: September 4 - November 28, 2010
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York to mount first major exhibition of master photographer Lee Friedlander's new series.

I am not missing this show and must buy this book!

Get your bidding paddle ready!...THE VIP ART FAIR

This is going to be interesting ...


NEW YORK— In the beginning of 2011 the vitality, global reach, and tech-savviness of the contemporary art market will be tested like never before with the introduction of the VIP Art Fair, an innovative salesroom that will feature some of the world's top blue-chip galleries — and which will exist exclusively online. Founded by New York dealer James Cohan together with internet entrepreneur Jonas Almgren, founder and CEO of Web site One Art World, in collaboration with Jane Cohan and Alessandra Almgren, the fair will take place for only one week, with sales opening at 8 a.m. EST on Saturday, January 22, 2011, and concluding at 7:59 a.m. EST on Sunday, January 30.

Buyers will have access to art on offer from the following galleries:Gagosian, David Zwirner, Hauser & Wirth, White Cube, Sadie Coles HQ,  Galerie Max Hetzler, Xavier Hufkens, Fraenkel, Anna Schwartz,Koyanagi, Kukje, and, of course, James Cohan, among others.

ARTINFO senior correspondent Sarah Douglas is the first to speak to Cohan about the details of VIP Art Fair. Read more about it here:http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/35501/exclusive-gallerist-james-cohan-speaks-about-his-online-vip-art-fair/

FALL PORTFOLIO REVIEWS- MANHATTAN, NYC

Photo- Ruben Natal-San Miguel

Time October 9,2010 -   10:00 AM - 6:00PM October 16,2010 - 10:00 AM - 6:00PM
Location hous projects Gallery Address: 31 Howard Street , Second Floor,SoHo, New York NY 10013 212-965-1238
Created By Ruben Natal-San Miguel, Michael Hoeh, Elizabeth Houston
More Info Fall Porfolio Review Manhattan, New York City Saturday,October 9, 2010 at 10:00am- 6:00PM Saturday, October 16, 2010 at 10:00 AM-6:00pm Location: hous projects Gallery Address: 31 Howard Street , Second Floor,SoHo, New York NY and the number is 212-965-1238 Phone number is 212-965-1238 or 212 -965-1251 Please call to schedule an appointment We cordially invite you to be a part of a new Fall Portfolio Review in NYC at the SOHO branch of the hous projects gallery.  This is an opportunity to have your portfolio reviewed by 3 prominent figures in the Manhattan Art World. This is an exploratory portfolio review focused mostly on FINE ART Photography but, we will also consider FINE ART painting, video and sculpture. The main objective is to find new talent on the East Coast for an upcoming bi coastal portraiture show opening simultaneously in hous projects NYC and Los Angeles galleries during January 2011. The show will be titled "EAST MEETS WEST". The administrative fee for the portfolio review is only $150.00 and it will guarantee time with each of our three experts : Michael, Elizabeth and Ruben. They will consider work to be inclued in the portraiture show at hous projects gallery if applicable. This is a great opportunity to have your work reviewed by three experienced NYC contemporary art enthusiasts coming from three completely different points of view.. The Collector, the Curator, and the Art Dealer 1. Micheal Hoeh- Art Collector, Curator, Member of the Guggenheim Photo-Acquisition Committee, Editor in Chief of the award winning Modern Art Obession Blog and Co-Chair of the Aperture Foundation 2010 Fall Photo Auction. 2. Ruben Natal-San Miguel-Curator /Art Collector /Photographer/ Photolucida Critical Mass judge and pre screener/ARTmostfierce Art Blog Editor in Chief. 3  Elizabeth Houston- hous projects gallery owner/Gallerist/ Art Collector/ Photolucida's Critical Mass Judge Official dates ; Saturday October 9, 2010 -10:00- 6:00 PM Saturday October 16, 2010- 10:00- 6:00 PM  http://housprojects.com/ http://modernartobsession.com http://artmostfierce.blogspot.com