Flak + Simon Roberts + FB = Book Giveaway

FlakPhoto is giving away another book and since one of my readers won the last one, I thought I'd make sure to let you all know again. All you have to do to win a copy of Simon Roberts' new publication, We English, is post a link on Flak's Facebook page to your favorite photo on Flak. Details here.

Opening Saturday - Chris Anthony

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Chris Anthony, who's prior show I featured will have a few new pieces in a group show at Merry Karnowsky Gallery on La Brea through November 7th. The opening is tomorrow night from 8-11.

If you hit that up, swing by Melrose Lightspace after, where I'll have a piece up in a group show for the evening with wine and cheese also from 8-11.

Show - Brian Bress @ Cherry and Martin

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I found the work of Brian Bress through Ian Aleksander Adams' blog post last week. His work definitely has it's own feel to it, which is refreshing. If you act quickly, you can catch his show up at Cherry and Martin through next Saturday the 24th.

Feature - Ed Freeman

I came across Ed Freeman's work through the Art of Photography Show, curated by Charlotte Cotton.

I'm featuring work from his "Desert Realty" series.

UPDATE: Ed was just selected for Critical Mass `09. Congrats, Ed!

Contests

The Magenta Foundation's Flash Forward just began accepting submissions for it's 2010 edition and the deadline for the current Hey Hot Shot competition is next Friday, Oct. 23rd. Get those entries in.

Last chance - Andrew Bush Vector Portraits at M+B

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Just a reminder that Andrew Bush - Vector Portraits closes this Saturday at M+B. This is definitely one to see if you haven't yet.

Quote of the Week - Edward Weston

"My work has vitality because I have helped, done my part, in revealing to others the living world about them, showing to them what their own unseeing eyes had missed"

- Edward Weston


In researching for my trip up to Carmel this weekend for the festival I came across this really lovely NYT slideshow about Weston and the area narrated by his grandson and photographer Kim Weston. I highly recommend spending 5 minutes with it.

Here.

Irving Penn - RIP

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"A good photograph is one that communicates a fact, touches the heart, leaves the viewer a changed person for having seen it. It is, in a word, effective."

- Irving Penn 1917 - 2009

Feature - Craig Doty

Craig Doty graduated from Art Institute of Chicago and then went on to receive hi MFA (one of 8 or so per year accepted, I believe) from Yale.

Craig just moved out to Los Angeles from Chitown so here's a big warm welcome. I can't say I'd want to be involved in any of the scenes his images depict but it sure is fun being a fly on the wall.


"Greco"

"Milk Chuggers"

"Die! Die!"

"Untitled #5"

"Craig"

"Untitled #3"

52 Editions

52 Editions features one photo per week at 8x10" in a limited, very affordable edition. I'm proud to have my photo "The Walk" featured this week.

This is a great way to get an affordable piece at just $45 unframed so please head over and take a look! Be sure to check out the catalogue too and join their mailing list to be notified of future editions.

Thanks, Arnaud!

From the site:

52 Editions is the anti-gallery

Our weekly goal: to demolish the misconception that collecting great photography is a privilege solely for the hoity-toity. We're knocking it off its pedestal, and bringing it live, to your walls.

As the cliche goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And the eye behind 52 editions, Arnaud Gregori, is no ordinary beholder. A curator and all around international man of the photo world, Gregori is also a self-proclaimed French snob. Translation: he has the exquisite taste and the chops to back that up, having spent hardcore time working with pro-photogs. Seriously, trust a frere.

Here's how it works: each week, 52 Editions features a different photograph for $45, published in a limited edition of 275. This postmodern approach to art dealing is more about spreading shutterbug love than making a buck. It's contagious, let's start a pandemic...

The photographs we feature are selected on a case-by-case basis. So, if Gregori thinks its good, it doesn't matter whether the artist is an amateur or professional, famous or anonymous. It doesn't matter to our prices either.

Making each photo inexpensive means if you love it, you can buy it. If we have it our way (and artsy-fartsy elitists be damned, we mean to!) a piece of art you've purchased isn't always a bank-breaking, life-long commitment. It's a gift to yourself, or a gift for another.

We hope to continuously expose you (you didn't really think you'd get through this without a darkroom pun, did you?!) to great works of art that will make your day as much as they make ours.

Trailer - Untitled

This looks hilarious and I can't wait to see it. Out Oct 23rd.

trailer

Mitch Epstein - American Power @ LACMA

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This coming Saturday, Mitch Epstein will present his new book, American Power in the Bing theater at LACAM at 2pm. Tickets are free and available on hour before his talk.

This one should be good! I think this is loosely related to the upcoming New Topographics show opening on the 25th, which will be on everybody's list to see.

Info here.

Feature - Cody Cloud

Cody Cloud, who is one half of dynamic duo fashion team JUCO with Julia Galdo, also shoots personal projects and editorial. I wanted to feature work from his Shanghai Zoo series but be sure to check out his Cities series also and JUCO's fashion work.

As always, click each image to view them large.

Yousuf Karsh @ the Downtown Libray

The Central Library's first floor gallery features portraits by Yousef Karsh to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday. He only made it to 93...photographers do seem to have a secret for longevity.

If there was a major personality of the 20th century, Karsh shot their portrait and extremely well. He tells a little about each one on his comprehensive website.

I couldn't resist selecting this one to show, as I'm currently re-reading Islands in the Stream.

This weekend: Free Museums!

Pretty much every museum in town and in the OC except LACMA (which is free next Monday on Columbus Day) is free this weekend as part of Museum Free for All.

Thanks, PixFeed!