hanging with mrbennette: 2014

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Vitor Sá : Copa na Copa

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Vitor Sá
Copa na Copa
New York Art Book Fair
MoMA PS 1 New York
22 - 25 Jackson Avenue

September 25 - September 28 2014

books are delivered

So, "Copa na Copa," takes a look at the Copacabana in a different light. Rather than seeing it as a tourist mecca, these pictures present one of the most traditional neighborhoods of the city (its population is 30% elderly). My pictures show the beach in an ironic and amusing way, portraying its beauty in a way not usually shown on TV. But I also want to reflect on the way Brazilians are living their lives today. How long can the party go on?

This is an ongoing project.

—Vitor Sá, with interpretation by Alexander Strecker

all images copyright Vitor Sá,

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

MCNAIR EVANS : Confessions for a Son

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Book signing
Confessions for a Son
by McNair Evans
MoMA PS 1 New York
22 - 25 Jackson Avenue
02:00 - 04:00
Saturday September 27 2014

Journals

Flood Light

heritage 780700

Dad's Portrait

A book about love

http://mcnairevans.com

all images © McNair Evans and © Owl & Tiger Books 2014

MARIANNA ROTHEN : Snow and Rose & other tales

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Book signing
Snow and Rose & other stories
by Marianna Rothen
Kasher I Potamkin Gallery
515 West 26 New York
212 265 8060
September 26 2014 6 - 8

Untitled Snow and Rose

As part of the opening events to celebrate Kasher | Potamkin Gallery there will be a book signing by Marianna Rothen on the release of her new book from b.frank books. Snow and Rose is modern interpretation of a classic German fairytale written down by the Grimm Brothers. The tale of two sisters who lived with their mother and were good and happy.

This is part of the Intangible Beauty : Beautiful Women And The Endless Void
Part II Go Out Alone And In The Dark, through November 1st

all images © Marianna Rothen and © b.frank books

http://www.mariannarothen.com/

Monday, July 21, 2014

NOT AFRAID TO SAY IT

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CAROLYN MARKS BLACKWOOD
THE ELEMENTS OF PLACE
The Albany Institute of History and Art
June 25 - September 27 2014

Cloud I

Cloud IV

Cloud VI

Cloud IX

Cloud XII

Last week I left the city to attend a reception at the Albany Institute of History & Art. One of the artists participating was Carolyn Marks Blackwood. When someone asked why did she make her photographs, her art ? The answer spoken very softly was "I need beauty in my life " these very direct, delicate yet plain spoken words have resonated since they were spoken. For me they have become the idea to get behind, I heard them as a call to arms to defend artists who create for beauty. I feel we need a moment /a movement away from trying to provoke a time to admit the edgy, dark, commonplace and paranoia is not the only way to define art in the 21st century.

We need to clasp beauty to our hearts and defend it before all of it is destroyed leaving us in despair

Thank you Carolyn Marks Blackwood for giving humanity a rallying cry.

I NEED BEAUTY IN MY WORLD

images copyrighted Carolyn Marks Blackwood and used with her permission

Thursday, May 22, 2014

GORDON STETTINIUS : SIGNALS,SAINTS AND SIDE ROADS

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GORDON STETTINIUS

SIGNALS,SAINTS AND SIDE ROADS

ROBIN RICE GALLERY

325 West 11th Street

New york New York
212 366.6660

May 7 - June 15 2014

Summer is almost here, I think of being on the road the tedium of the super highway the eeriness and surprise good and bad of the the small back roads, where the rush of the moment create the souvenirs of a lifetime.The quirky photos of Gordon Stettinius honors the road and the moment where you turn around to check out something that was to good just to drive by.

YODA'S GARDEN, RICHMOND, VA, 2010

FAST MONEY, US ROUTE 1, FL, 2010

ST. ROCH CEMETERY, NEW ORLEANS, LA, 2013

GIANT BABY, PHOENIX, AZ, 2011

POLE DANCER, ST. LOUIS, MO, 2008

LUKE, FLYING POINT, VA, 2000

Through the window @ Robin Rice Gallery with Gordon Setettinius courtesy Mark Peterson

LUKE, FLYING POINT, VA, 2000

"A fun and happy show at Robin Rice Gallery New York drop in to see a strong group of photographs at reasonable prices and if you need a smile.A great way to introduce young kids to classical black & white images." jb

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

No 19. DOCUMENTARY : THE PHOTO CENTER N.W.

7 days left

to submit and participate in

DOCUMENTARY

the 19 Annual Juried Competition

from the PHOTO CENTER NW

Last year I was the juror for the annual Photo Center NW juried competition this year my duties are being performed by

Whitney C. Johnson, Director of Photography,The New Yorker.

I had a wonderful time working with the Photo Center NW, they restored my belief in juried shows the work submitted was intriguing and engaging and of a high quality there was a lot of energy.

The Photo Center NW staff were professional and it made the jurying from a distance easier. Jurying is a form of curating so the final selection takes place at the center. I think the best part of it for me was the community spirit among the photographers nation wide and local who support the Center. I fell in loved with Seattle and the Center. Can't wait to see what Whitney C. Johnson choses.

There is 7 day left to enter please do, one of the best ways to support photography

Photographic Center Northwest is expanding the conversation on documentary photography and providing a space to experience it through Documentary: 19th Annual Photography Exhibition. We are requesting submissions and welcome our esteemed juror, Whitney C. Johnson, Director of Photography at The New Yorker, who will be jurying the exhibition.

We have an extended deadline of MAY 28th and $1,000 in cash prizes!

Extended Deadline: May 28th, 2014 (12 midnight mountain time)
Submit: http://goo.gl/OQoD0y

File format: JPEG only
File dimensions: No smaller than 1920 pixels on the longest side
File resolution: 72 ppi/dpi (standard web resolution)
File size: 3 MB maximum

Thank you to our juried exhibition sponsors

Thursday, May 15, 2014

JONATHAN SMITH : STREAMS

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Jonathan Smith

STREAMS

THE CURATOR GALLERY

520 West 23rd Street

New york New York
212 243-1806

April 24 - May 24 2014

elegant meditative poetic severe calligraphic serene landscapes, pages from nature's hymnal

all images copyrighted Jonathan Smith 2013-2014

http://www.jonathansmithphotography.com

http://www.thecuratorgallery.com

Saturday, April 19, 2014

MARC YANKUS : The Space Between

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MARC YANKUS

The Space Between

CLAMPART

521-531 West 25th Street

New York NY NY

646.230.0020

Commodore Criterion

I started to notice Marc Yankus's new project about a year ago.I am very pleased that it is now being exhibit at Clampart. Some art depend on the creation of a complete and believable world, I think Marc has done that.The relevance of these images touches a cord with most New Yorkers (most people) as we hear of old touch stones in our cities being destroyed or change during the march into the rest of the 21st Century.A litany Rizzoli, J & R Music World, Saint Vincent's Hospital, Pearl Paint almost every parking lot. Some of the time I am lost trying to figure out where am I. New York is a city of change therefore to be New York it has to keep evolving but never have I seen it happen so fast with so much sorrow.I feel that this new body of work by Marc Yankus is a pavane for cities as they .

Anyway

Back in the 60's when watching one of many musical variety shows a skinny little girl came out stood in the glow of the spotlight and song a dramatic dirge. Her name was Skeeter Davis, the song written

by Nina Gordon"The End Of The World " There is a mood in Marc images that remind me of such muffled sadness and heart break

" Why do the birds go on singing
Why do the stars glow above
Don't they know it's the end of the world
It ended when I lost your love

I wake up in the morning and I wonder
Why everything's the same as it was
I can't understand, no, I can't understand
How life goes on the way it does " Nina Gordon