Select Gender

Diane Russo

Next Thursday if you are getting out of Manhattan, your first and must be at destination should be DUMBO's Select Gender @ Farmani Gallery.

SELECT GENDER
Curators: Rafael Soldi, Paolo Morales
& Elle Perez

April 01, 2010 – May 22, 2010

Press Preview: Thursday, April 1, 2010, from 5-6PM

Opening Public Reception: Thursday, April 1, 2010, from 6-830PM

Photographic works by:
Daniel Aguirre, Carl Bower, Caleb Cole, Nicolas Djandji, Jason Hanasik, Jamil Hellu, Monique Bergen Henegouwen,
Kate Hutchinson, Katie Koti, Diane Russo, J. Aiden Simon, Sarah Sudhoff, and Molly Landreth + Amelia Tovey

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Elene Usdin @ Farmani Gallery

Photo-Elene Usdin-Garance

Photo- Elene Usdin-Josiane

This an interesting photography approach and show. The kind of that you have to see in person to understand the real craft behind it. Head to Farmani Gallery @DUMBO and check it out!

Elene Usdin makes her New York debut exhibiting her current series Femmes D’Interieur, this month at the Farmani Gallery. Usdin, a Paris based artist, combines both her talents of photography and illustration in these imaginative artworks. Usdin’s stunning imagery also provides social commentary regarding the place of women as the decorations within their own domesticated situations. Usdin will be in attendance for the opening reception.

Usdin, a member of the creative collective Hartland Villa, which includes art directors Lionel Avignon and Stefan Vivies, was recently awarded with the London Photographic Associations Gold in Fashion for the “fair-etale” series. She has also been awarded the 2008 Px3 Prix De La Photographie Paris and the International Photography Awards honorable mention for her earlier series “Self Portrait with Mattress.” Her editorial and fashion work can also be seen in Eyemazing, Twill, and The World Magazine.

This latest series “Femmes D’Interieur,” which has already exhibited at the Gallery of Graphic Arts in Paris, Usdin reflects upon the representation of women as a decorative element, morphing objects like common household items, furniture, and even the countryside with that of women painted in the style of portraits from the Classical Era. This offbeat reinterpretation of “woman-as-object” is at one time unsettling and yet Usdin has the ability to convey this strong subject matter with wit and charm in her stunning artworks. It is has been said of Usdin’s work, “it is always about women – the women of fairytales, of mythology, and of fantasy,” and she provides that same ideology in this series.

Each artwork is a unique original, hand painted C-print mounted on aluminum. For the exhibition the gallery will show a mix of originals and reproductions available in two sizes.

Artmostfierce Affordable Print Pick of the Week

Eric Hairabedian

Kris Graves

Yes, I am back! I had not done this for a while so, wanted to get back to my roots after a drunken party rampage last night. yes, I had to hit the bottle and loosen up a bit because , I had been working way too hard and receiving very very little in return. Art for the Art's sake does not work for me much anymore so, they might be some changes in the very near future.

Anyway this week we have some limited edition prints from Kris Graves and Eric Hairabedian from the series A Queens Affair.It show also opens today @ Farmani Gallery.

A Queens Affair is priced at $40 and for the first 100 individuals to pre-order will receive one 8x10” signed archival pigment print from each photographer. These artists prints are exclusive to the book pre-order and will not be reprinted in this style once they are sold out. Both artists will attend the reception and the exclusive artists prints will be made available to take home with a pre-order during the reception.

These prints are lovely and very affordable with the book. Kris Graves work is shown right now as part of the show VERSUS
curated by yours truly.

Get your 2 prints and the book for only $40.00 now. Picking mine up tomorrow during the opening. Back to my roots of being a greedy collector!


For more information:
Elizabeth Barragan
info@farmanigallery.com
718-578-4478

THURSDAY 2/4/10-A Queens Affair@ Farmani Gallery

Be there!

A Queens Affair in DUMBO!

See you Thursday!

A Queens Affair
Photography by Kris Graves and Eric Hairabedian
Book pre-Launch and Exhibition
February 04-13, 2010
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 04, from 6-8PM

(January 15, 2010, Brooklyn, NY) The Farmani Gallery will host the book pre-launch for A Queens Affair, a collaborative photography endeavor by Kris Graves and Eric Hairabedian, due out summer of 2010. The opening reception will be held on Thursday, February 4, 2010 from 6-8PM at which time book pre-orders will be made available. A Queens Affair is priced at $40 and for the first 100 individuals to pre-order will receive one 8x10” signed archival pigment print from each photographer. These artists prints are exclusive to the book pre-order and will not be reprinted in this style once they are sold out. Both artists will attend the reception and the exclusive artists prints will be made available to take home with a pre-order during the reception.

A Queens Affair is a culmination of eight years of photographing the development, fixed characteristics and spirited nature of Queens, New York. Both Kris Graves and Eric Hairabedian were born and raised in and around Queens and through their photographic partnership share a visual history of their beloved borough.

A special selection of images from the book will be on exhibit and available for purchase for the duration of the show. After which these images will be available in small editions at the Farmani Gallery web site.

Kris Graves, photographer and creative force behind the +kris graves projects is a graduate of SUNY Purchase College and is currently exhibited in Versus, a group show at Hous Projects in New York. His Queens photography will have its debut with this exhibition at the Farmani Gallery.

Eric Hairabedian, photographer and graduate of both SUNY Purchase College with a B.F.A. and the School of Visual Arts with an M.F.A. has been exhibited in the group show, Ten Photographers, Ten Days and his solo show, Remembrance.

For more information please visit www.farmanigallery.com or email us at info@farmanigallery.com. We can also be reached via phone at 718-578-4478.

The Farmani Gallery is located at 111 Front St., Ste. 212, Brooklyn, NY in the DUMBO neighborhood between Washington and Adams St. By subway take A or C to High St., F to York St. or 2 and 3 to Clark St. Station. Gallery hours: Wed. – Sat.: 1 – 6PM. Information: www.farmanigallery.com or info@farmanigallery.com or ph# 718-578-4478.

Xto Nude Image Awards

Photo- Laura at Evelyn's by Sarah Small

I told you folks SEX SELLS!

It is in the air and all over,  we are even on Full Moon...Awuuuu!!!!

In this case this is done tastefully and without demeaning any gender or sex itself!

I am planning to attend this show. Sarah Small work is in it so, you know it is going to be good!

Congratulations Sarah Small Winner of the Fine Art Photography Category!

Farmani Gallery Presents Xto Nude Image Awards Winners Showcase Exhibition July 9-18, 2009 Thursday, July 9, 2009 at 6pm   (July 8, 2009, Brooklyn, NY) Please join us for an evening of art and awards at the first annual Xto Nude Image Awards exhibition. Grand prize and 2nd prize selections for photography and illustration  will be announced. The Farmani Gallery is located at 111 Front St., Ste. 212, Brooklyn, NY in the DUMBO neighborhood between Washington and Adams St. By subway take A or C to High St., F to York St. or 2 and 3 to Clark St. Station. Gallery hours: Wed. - Sat.: 1 - 6PM. Information: www.farmanigallery.com or info@farmanigallery.com or ph# 718-578-4478.  July 2, 2009, Brooklyn, NY) Grand Prize and 2nd Prize Selections for Photography and Illustration to be Announced at Opening Night Reception on July 9, 2009.   The Xto Nude Image Awards Winners' debut exhibition will open at The Farmani Gallery, on July 9, 2009.  The Grand and 2nd Prize winners for photography and illustration in this international online competition will receive $2000/$1000 and be announced at an opening night reception between 6-8:30 p.m.   The first and second runners up will be showcased in the gallery and run through July 18th.  Winners were chosen from among more than 1,000 pieces of work submitted from 53 countries.The winners are: PHOTOGRAPHY: Winkler+Noah-Advertisement; Michael Grecco-Body Art; Leland Bobbe-Body Art; Kevin Necessary-Book; Peter van Stralen-Book; Dominic Rouse- Digitally Enhanced; Den Cops-Digitally Enhanced; Daniel Tuckmantel-Editorial; Marc Beaussart-Editorial; Craig Morey-Erotica; Vlad Gansovsky-Erotica; Ward Roberts-Fine Art; Sarah Small-Fine Art;  Vanessa Warren-Nature; Bjørn Venø-Nature. ILLUSTRATION: Michael Putman-Advertisement; Jeff Wack-Book; Meghan Vaughan-Erotica; Sean Donahue-Erotica; Tansy Myer-Fine Art; Joanna Coke-Fine Art; Jody Hewgill-Nature; Craig Elliott-Nature.   Xto Nude Image Awards (www.x.to) offers photographers and illustrators from around the world the opportunity to submit their work and be judged by esteemed editors, publishers, curators, gallery owners, art collectors, consultants, creative directors and art directors.  Through this online competition, the organization's mission is to acknowledge and promote visual artists whose work is primarily inspired by the human form.  New submissions are now being accepted for the 2010 winners' exhibition in Los Angeles.

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