Larry Sultan, 1946-2009

I still remember being shown Larry Sultan's work when I first moved to Southern California years ago. Very sad to hear this morning that he has passed away at the age of 63 (NY Times article here).

Gretchen Mercedes: b e t w e e n . s o m e w h e r e

Tomorrow night is the closing reception for Gretchen's exhibition up at the Marcuse Gallery. Come by and check it out. "Gretchen's travels thrill and excite me, but cause uneasiness as well...When she arrives at the next site of investigation - say a taxidermy studio, or rodeo, there's permanence, laughing at us for trying to pin it down, and Gretchen already acquiescing to the notions of the state of permanence akin to my own."

San Diego Now

In a collaboration with James Enos, I am participating in this exhibition at the Oceanside Museum of Art. The exhibition includes a number of other UCSD grads, and it will be up until December 6th. Please stop by and let me know what you think.

Picture Black Friday

I highly encourage all of you to try and participate in this open call to document black friday:

Picture Black Friday is a photojournalism project that aims to revisit and analyze a combination of forces- a worsening economy, financial desperation, excitement, fear, and a distinctly American cultural tradition- that culminate the morning after Thanksgiving.

Michael Light: New Moon

Some new work by Michael Light is up until December 5th at Joseph Bellows Gallery in La Jolla.

Matthew Ritchie Lecture

Tomorrow night at MOCA is the UCSD/MCASD Russell Lecture featuring Matthew Ritchie. Here is a link to his Art 21 talk or look here to see more of his work.

Must See Shows

A lot of great photography exhibitions are currently up, especially in L.A. Here are some of the highlights:

New Topographics: Photographs of a Man-Altered Landscape at LACMA. This exhibition has several artists lectures and artist exhibition walkthroughs that are worth checking out.
Locating Landscape: New Strategies, New Technologies at Sam Lee Gallery.
Frank Gohlke: Early Landscapes 1968 – 1978 at Gallery Luisotti
Irving Penn: Small Trades at The Getty
Marilyn Minter at Regen Projects