Summer Exhibitions + Events

San Diego:

Face to Face at the Museum of Photographic Arts
Summer Salon Series at SDMA
Ruben Ortiz Torres at SDMA
Sea Creatures at Joseph Bellows Gallery


Los Angeles:

Miles Coolidge at ACME
Joachim Brohm at Gallery Luisotti
Rinko Kawauchi at Rose Gallery
The New Verisimilitude at M+B Gallery
Cuba: From Walker Evans to Now at the Getty Museum
Beauty Culture at Annenberg Space for Photography

San Francisco:
HERE at Pier 24
Face of Our Time at SF MOMA and a Panel Discussion with the artists on July 7
Irving Penn at Fraenkel Gallery

Shannon Ebner at UCSD

This Thursday Shannon Ebner will be at UCSD for its Visiting Artist Lecture Series. You can find more info here.

Photographic Clichés

"I think the point that I am making is that we nee to consider our subject matter more carefully. When I am looking through student folios I often say these things, and usually people look at me as if to say "how dare you question what I am shooting."

But if we think of what is going on in our world, there seems to be many subjects which are avoided, because we all need that echo of familiarity to help us have the confidence to make a body of work. We want to emulate the impact that these images had on us, and this can be as restricting as it can be liberating." Martin Parr

Find the full post here.

Ken Gonzalez-Day

The University Art Gallery at UCSD will have an exhibition of two recent projects by Ken Gonzalez-Day up from March 31-May 20. The opening reception is tomorrow night at 5:30. You can find more info here.

Japan Tsunami and Earthquake Relief

Those who are interested in helping out with what is going on in Japan can buy some art with all the proceeds going to tsunami and earthquake relief. You have several photographers to choose from at wall space with life support japan. Alec Soth's Little Brown Mushroom has an artist book by Brad Zeller: Conductors of the Moving World. Jen Bekman's 20x200 has two different prints for sale here, including the work above by Joseph O. Holmes. Please give if you can...and you get some great art in return.

Wolfgang Tillmans this Wednesday

Extra credit opportunity with a one page write-up. Find more info here.

Palm Springs Emerging Photographer Scholarship

The Palm Springs Photo Festival will happen the end of March. They are giving out a scholarship to an emerging photographer to fund a project. It is for current students or recent grads only. You can find more info here.

What makes a great photo?

Jörg Colberg asked several photographers, "What makes a great photo?" You can find the responses here.

Shannon Ebner at UCSD

Shannon Ebner will be giving a lecture tomorrow night. You can find more info here.

Bram Dijkstra TONIGHT!

Bram Dijkstra will be at Warwick's bookstore in La Jolla tonight at 7:30 to discuss and sign his new book.

Charles Johnstone opens at Joseph Bellows

Charles Johnstone: Thirty-Four Basketball Courts opens this Friday at Joseph Bellows Gallery. There will be a reception with the artist on January 21st. The show runs January 21 - February 25.

Rare Properties

The closing reception for my exhibition at The Periscope Project for Art + Architecture is this Friday from 6-9pm. Hope to see you there.

PhotoPlace Gallery Call for Submissions

Final Call for Submissions to the PhotoPlace Gallery juried photography exhibition:

Home...is where the camera is

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..