Thomas Barrow

I was able to make it to the opening of Thomas Barrow's show down at Joseph Bellows last Friday and I highly recommend checking it out.

Student Photo Essay Contest

Bright Green Future is having a student photo essay contest. Enter here by Sunday for your chance to win some cash.

Accordance of Disciplines : Artist Ruben Ochoa and Architect Teddy Cruz with Art Critic, Robert Pincus, Moderato

Come tonight for an evening with short presentations by the artist and the architect with moderated discussion lead by the art critic focusing on the similarities, differences and philosophies of the artist and architect.

she: in her teens and twenties

In addition to the opening at Joseph Bellows on Friday night, the SDSU Art Gallery will have an opening for a group show she: in her teens and twenties, which includes the work of Charlie White and Lise Sarfati.

Photography Events

There are several photography events going on around town in the next few weeks, including artist lectures, openings and more. The Art of Photography Show has several talks happening on Mondays for the next six weeks -- more info here. Lee Peterson is giving a talk at the Oceanside Museum of Art this Saturday at 11am. And there is a reception with the artist Charles Grogg at Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla on Friday October 1st from 5-8. Get out and see some art!!!

Photographers are Terrorists

Photography Is Not A Crime posted this new poster from TSA that makes it clear that they view photographers as terrorists. Be careful as wearing a hoodie and taking pictures of airplanes can get you in trouble. You can find more information on your rights as a photographer here.

Edgar Martins and the "Incredible Stairs to Nowhere"

I mentioned I would post a few articles concerning the Edgar Martins controversy with the photo above which was printed in the NY Times Magazine. I believe Rob at A Photo Editor was the first to write about it. You can find that article here. You can find more information and several more links on Joerg Colberg's wonderful blog here. And here is NY Times response to its readers..

More Exhibitions

Emmit Gowin Beauty is Nothing at Marc Selwyn Fine Art



Brad Moore at Fahey Klein Gallery

Summer Exhibitions

Here are a few exhibitions going on around town and up in L.A. over the next couple of months. A major mentor of mine, Mark Ruwedel, has a wonderful show of new work up at Gallery Luisotti. My dear friend Yvonne Venegas has her first solo show that just opened up at Shoshana Wayne Gallery, which like Luisotti is located in Bergamot Station in Santa Monica. If you make it to Bergamot definitely stop into Rose Gallery as well.



RE:VIEW at Joseph Bellows Gallery

Taking Aim opens at MOPA on June 12th. The Museum also has two other exhibitions running through the Fall.

Catherine Opie: Figure and Landscape opens at the Los Angeles County Museum July 25 - October 17.

Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography since the Sixties June 29–November 14, 2010 at the Getty.

Dennis Hopper: Double Standard at MOCA in L.A. July 11 - September 26

Eve Fowler

Eve Fowler will be talking about her work tomorrow night at 6:30pm in the VAF Performance Space at UCSD.

Likely Stories and other sides

Glenna Jennings has been working hard on her thesis exhibition, which I recommend you go see this week at the UCSD Marcuse Gallery. The reception is May 7th from 6-10.

Barbara Hammer TONIGHT!

Barbara Hammer will be giving a talk tonight at UCSD at 6:30. It is part of the Vis Arts Visiting Artist Lecture Series and more details can be found here.

Is Photography Over?

SFMOMA invited 13 participants to participate in a symposium in a few weeks and to begin the discussion they asked them that question. The participants include Philip-Lorca diCorcia and Trevor Paglen. You can find all the initial responses here or attend the symposium April 22-23.

UPDATE: I just read an interesting addition to this conversation by Paul Graham over on his site. (via). And here is Christopher Rauschenberg's response over at Conscientious to Graham's article.

Mona Kuhn at MOPA

Mona Kuhn will be giving a talk at MOPA on Thursday at 7pm. You can find more info here.

Downtown: TNT TONIGHT!!

Come downtown tonight from 7-10 to see some new exhibitions up at MOCA, including the work of UCSD professor/artist Mara De Luca, L.A. based artist Ruben Ochoa and a performance by Agitprop's Art Tap Out. Bring your dancing shoes as the music of Portland's YACHT will definitely have you up and moving.

Events Around Town

There will be several different events going on around town this week. Lauren Woods is talking tonight at the UCSD in the Visual Arts Performance Space at 6:30. A not to be missed panel discussion including Matthew Coolidge, Rebecca Solnit and Teddy Cruz will be at The Athenaeum in La Jolla on Thursday night at 7:30. You can find more info here. And earlier Thursday we will meet at MOPA. If you want to stick around on Thursday after we all meet at MOPA you can be a part of the March 4th strike and day of action which will meet at Balboa Park around 3pm. You can find that info here.

Here are some links to Photography Exhibitions that are currently up:

William D Cannon Art Gallery
Joseph Bellows Gallery
The Getty
Regen Projects
Gallery Luisotti
Andreas Gursky at Gagosian Gallery

Martha Rosler at USC

Martha Rosler, who received her MFA from UCSD in 1974, will be giving a talk at USC on Wednesday from 12-2. Her work "concerns social issues, which are manifested at sites as various as the kitchen, the television set, the streets and the transport systems." You can find more info here.

Urban Panoramas

The Getty has a new exhibition up that some might find interesting considering an approach to the city in relation to landscape photography. Urban Panoramas, which includes the work of Soo Kim, Jeff Liao, Catherine Opie, "reveals how multiple sensory experiences such as time and space can be collapsed into carefully composed images that interpret the essential character of an urban environment." Click here to view audio slideshows of photographers discussing their work.

State of Mind Panel Discussion TODAY

I know this is last minute, but there will be a panel discussion today at 2pm at MOPA in Balboa Park. You can find more info here. Photographers Ken Gonzales-Day, Nigel Poor, and Michael Light will discuss their processes, influences, and the current state of California photography. Each photographer is part of State of Mind: A California Invitational, an exhibition that celebrates the best contemporary California photographers. A book signing will follow the panel discussion.

Stephen Graham talk TONIGHT

Stop by the VAF Performance Space tonight at 6:30 and listen to Stephen Graham discuss his new book Cities Under Siege:
“Cities Under Siege is a detailed and intense forensics of new urban frontiers, laboratories of the extreme where experiments with new urban conditions are currently being undertaken. In this fascinating new work Stephen Graham has created a novel concept of the city, looking at war as the limit condition of urbanity and calling for an alternative urban life yet to come.”—Eyal Weizman, director, Centre for Research Architecture, Goldsmiths

Also, here are the links to the two videos I mentioned I would post: Brian Ulrich and Taryn Simon

What Makes a Great Portrait?

About a year ago Joerg Colberg asked several artists, bloggers, curators, editors, and gallerists what they felt made a great portrait and you can see the responses here.

Photographing in Public

After our brief discussion in Lecture today about the rights of a photographer, I thought I would pass on a little more information. Click here for a copy of The Photographer's Right, a downloadable flyer explaining your rights when stopped or confronted for photography. Andrew Kantor also put together the more in depth document Legal Rights of Photographers, which you can find here. Here is a link to I'm a Photographer Not a Terrorist! which is a campaign in Britain "for everyone who values visual imagery, not just photographers" (they also have printable stop and search bust card if you are interested in what is happening across the pond). Their goal is to help photographers know and uphold their legal rights. For more information on that check out these recent articles in The Guardian and BBC.

Just Kids

Here is a link to Patti Smith discussing her early years in New York, and in particular her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe, in her new book Just Kids.

Haiti - ACT NOW!

Please act now and contribute anything you can to help those affected by the catastrophic earthquake that hit Haiti. You can donate to the earthquake fund here. Also, William Greiner is auctioning the print above -- a $500 print and $40 Monograph on eBay with 100% Proceeds to American Red Cross - Haiti relief.

A Pin-Up Show for Larry

The photo program at CCA is organizing a collective show to honor the life of Larry Sultan. If you would like to contribute, click here for more details on the call for submissions.