(Amanda Keller)
This Friday over at Louis Stern Fine Arts is the opening of "Jeunes Talents" translated as "Young Talents". Eight college students from the United States (including Art Center, Otis and Cal Arts) were flown to France to capture in photographs, their views of French culture. Their work will be shown in galleries and used by France's national tourist office, Maison de la France. What a great opportunity for photo students !
The local photographers are Spencer Lowell Mishlen (Art Center), Justine Maccario (Art Center), Allie Bogle Hwang (Cal Arts), Amanda Keller Konya (Cal Arts), Alejandro Sanchez (Cal Arts), Tasha Moore (Otis)
“Jeunes Talents is a unique opportunity to open the boundaries of art, creativity and cultural exchange,” states Yann Perreau, Deputy Cultural Attaché, Los Angeles. “Take eight talented young American photographers. Put them in an unknown environment, such as a French city with its own traditions and culture. Add key actors in the contemporary photography art scene, such as top art colleges in the U.S., and mix this with a famous gallery known for challenging photography, such as Louis Stern Fine Arts. The result is one of the most exciting, inventive and challenging art concepts to date. Cultural Services of the French Embassy is proud to be part of this project along with its partners.”
There's a VIP / press reception on Thursday night and open to the public on Friday.
After looking through the galleries, my favorites are from Alejandro Sanchez, Gillian Dicker and Justine Maccario. Justine has an interesting use of wide-angle that is jarring at times but I like how she traverse the nightlife. A quick congratulations to all the photographers, I'll definitely will be going by later this weekend to check it out.
Check out the works here. By the way, it is kinda tricky. One gallery you'll see selects and another you'll find a much larger collection from the same person. I'm not even sure how I managed to get from one to the other.
Louis Stern Fine Arts
9002 Melrose Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90069
(310) 276-0147
For further information on Jeunes Talents, please call (310) 235 3242 or visit www.franceguide.com/jeunestalents
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