Stumbled upon Josh Marx's series on Downtown LA and really digging it. I've ventured around that area quite a bit and so great to see another pair of eyes on things I see everyday.
joshmarx.com
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Josh Marx
Stumbled upon Josh Marx's series on Downtown LA and really digging it. I've ventured around that area quite a bit and so great to see another pair of eyes on things I see everyday.
joshmarx.com
Occupation Dreamer: The Photography of Moshe Brakha (5/14)
"Occupation Dreamer is how I saw myself during the 1970s and the 1980s, when I was friends and neighbors with many of the most popular punk and garage bands in Los Angeles. I knew punk music from the day it was born — it was the music of my generation, and I was fortunate enough to have played a part during this period. Many of the musicians and bands I photographed back then were penniless and unknowns — they, too, were 'Occupation Dreamers.' My job was to capture an era of music that was part of my soul — punk."
The exhibition starts this Thursday over in Downtown LA at the Grammy Museum @ LA Live and runs May 14th - Aug. 9, 2009. $14.95
Grammy Museum
Moshe's site
LA Times blogs about it
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Jeff Desom “Morgenrot”
"The finished animation is mostly made from early twentieth century photographs that I found while browsing through the vast collection of the U.S. Library of Congress. I also used old postcards from New York that I purchased at a flea market in Paris. Most of the time I would only zoom into a tiny portion of the picture and utilise that as my frame.
The hardest part was to make it look as if it had been pasted together from a lost reel depicting this curious experiment where they’d [lit] up a piano and thrown it off a building only to see what would happen. The kind of unnecessary crash test executed [for] the sole purpose of drooling over the beauty of slow motion." - Jeff Desom
Hauschka’s Morgenrot by Jeff Desom
Tom Zimmerman "Downtown in Detail" (5/14)
I was walking by the space on 4th St and saw B/W images ready for artwalk this week. The photographer's name is Tom Zimmerman and looks like he has a book "Downtown in Detail' coming out soon. I couldn't find a website to the gallery space nor any photos for this post. Downtown News does mention this in their event listing. The doors were locked so couldn't see much - looks like I'll have to wait for Thursday's art walk to take a look !
The gallery celebrates the publication of “Downtown in Detail,” a book of photographs of Downtown by Tom Zimmerman. Publication party is on May 14, from 5-9 p.m.
Part of Downtown ArtWalk 5-9 pm
The Continental Gallery
408 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles CA 90013
(310) 277-9698
The gallery celebrates the publication of “Downtown in Detail,” a book of photographs of Downtown by Tom Zimmerman. Publication party is on May 14, from 5-9 p.m.
Part of Downtown ArtWalk 5-9 pm
The Continental Gallery
408 S. Spring St.
Los Angeles CA 90013
(310) 277-9698
Tuesday Random Links
+ Interview with Bruce Davidson (2006)
+ Los Angeles Magazine's slideshow of interesting gas stations in LA
+ Flickr Creates New License for White House Photos
+ Perfecting your electronic calling card - your website's "about" page
+ 25 logos with hidden messages
+ NYT introduces TimesWire, a Twitter-like news feed
+ Death Star destroys USS Enterprise
+ Los Angeles Magazine's slideshow of interesting gas stations in LA
+ Flickr Creates New License for White House Photos
+ Perfecting your electronic calling card - your website's "about" page
+ 25 logos with hidden messages
+ NYT introduces TimesWire, a Twitter-like news feed
+ Death Star destroys USS Enterprise
Photocartographies: Tattered Fragments of the Map (5/16)
Photocartographies: Tattered Fragments of the Map is a curatorial project materializing in multiple forms: an exhibition, a publication and a series of public programs.
Photography and cartography are entwined in similar processes of subject orientation that structure our experience of social, environmental and virtual landscapes. A map is not a representation so much as a system of propositions. This project reveals mapping itself as a generative process of knowledge creation, a liberatory method for re-imagining and re-imaging our world, its built and natural environments, and the relationship between space and place.
The artwork collected in this exhibition is a survey of diverse perspectives projected along the horizon of our mappable world. The geography created by these artists is not only physical, but psycho-social. Although much of the work employs photography, there is a welcome uncertainty in these images-objects which reflect the shifting, contested and mysterious nature of our current cultural, environmental and built landscapes.
Presenting Anthony Auerbach, Katherine Bash, Noah Beil, Charles Benton, Frank Gohlke, Mike Hernandez, David Horvitz, David Maisel, Adam Ryder, Oraib Toukan, Angie Waller and Nikolas Schiller.
Saturday May 16th @ 7 pm
g727 gallery
727 south spring street
downtown los angeles, ca 90014
More info here
PDN Photographers' Virtual Trade Show
The PDN Photographers' Virtual Trade Show is a FREE online trade show for professional and advanced amateur photographers. While on the site you will have the opportunity to visit virtual booths, receive personal attention, discover and buy the latest equipment and participate in webcast panel discussions and presentations online—all from the comfort of your home or office.
I suppose sooner or later everything ends up on the web, even trade shows ! On May 21st and June 11th, PDN will host the online event. Scheduled for May 21st are The Perfect Print, Creative Lighting, Cutting Edge Portraits & Wedding Photography and on June 11th, How to Shoot Like a Pro : Taking your images to the next level, The Perfect Portrait and Photo Sharing and Self Publishing.
The cost is FREE
This should be an interesting experience !
Full info here
The Icon Presents: June Workshop Series
June Class Topic: Calibrating for Digital Capture
THE ICON is hosting a free series of digital imaging classes in our customer service lounge. Our Digital Image Workflow classes will be taught by Lee Varis, The Icon's Digital Guru. Classes will focus on the same topic for one month so classes will repeat 4 times, always on Wednesday evening. If you miss a class one week it will repeat the next week - each month will feature a new topic.
Classes are limited to 15 attendees; please register only once for the current topic so everyone has an opportunity to attend.
This class will help you configure a Lightroom based imaging workflow including:
Shooting a test to determine your camera's true ISO rating
Color calibration using the DNG Profile Editor app
Setting up presets and processing defaults for ACR/Lightroom
Automating camera downloading, renaming and converting
The basic idea is to set up your working methods in the most efficient way for consistent results and to establish an image archive that is flexible and expandable without working yourself into a corner. Each of the 4 classes will cover the same material with enough time for a question and answer session at the end to address specific needs of individual photographers.
Every Wednesday in June 7:00PM - 8:30PM
The Icon
5450 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
RSVP here
THE ICON is hosting a free series of digital imaging classes in our customer service lounge. Our Digital Image Workflow classes will be taught by Lee Varis, The Icon's Digital Guru. Classes will focus on the same topic for one month so classes will repeat 4 times, always on Wednesday evening. If you miss a class one week it will repeat the next week - each month will feature a new topic.
Classes are limited to 15 attendees; please register only once for the current topic so everyone has an opportunity to attend.
This class will help you configure a Lightroom based imaging workflow including:
Shooting a test to determine your camera's true ISO rating
Color calibration using the DNG Profile Editor app
Setting up presets and processing defaults for ACR/Lightroom
Automating camera downloading, renaming and converting
The basic idea is to set up your working methods in the most efficient way for consistent results and to establish an image archive that is flexible and expandable without working yourself into a corner. Each of the 4 classes will cover the same material with enough time for a question and answer session at the end to address specific needs of individual photographers.
Every Wednesday in June 7:00PM - 8:30PM
The Icon
5450 Wilshire Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90036
RSVP here
Monday, May 11, 2009
Photo Competitions/Grants due this Week
There's a few that have deadlines this weeks so gonna run through some of them.
PCN 14th Annual Photo Competition Exhibition “Photo-Op” (Deadline : 5/15/09)
This annual juried exhibition draws entries from across the country and around the world, and remains among the most popular shows in PCNW’s annual schedule. Selected entries will be exhibited at PCNW in Seattle from July 13th - September 4th, 2009. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 as well as $75 Gift Certificates of Blurb Scrip for each winner. The competition is open to all photographers, all photographic processes, and all themes. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen.
Juror Jen Bekman is the owner of Jen Bekman Gallery in New York City and the projects 20×200 and Hey, Hot Shot!
More info here
W. Eugene Grant in Humanistic Photography Grant (Deadline : 5/15/09)
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's concerned photography and dedicated compassion exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist.
More info here
WIP-Lightside Individual Project Grant (Deadline : 5/15/09)
Women in Photography, co-founded by Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips in June 2008 to showcase the works of female fine art photographers, is pleased to announce their first project grant, funded by Lightside Photographic Services/ and co-sponsored by LTI. The $3,000 grant award will provide funding to one photographer to support project costs.
More info here
FOAM Call for Entries (Deadline : 5/17/09)
Foam Magazine #16 (which will be published in September 2008) will focus exclusively on the work of young, talented photographers. You could be part of this! Photography of all types will be considered, including photojournalism, fashion, and documentary and as an autonomous form of art. Submit your work and take a shot at getting your portfolio published in Foam Magazine.
More info here
PCN 14th Annual Photo Competition Exhibition “Photo-Op” (Deadline : 5/15/09)
This annual juried exhibition draws entries from across the country and around the world, and remains among the most popular shows in PCNW’s annual schedule. Selected entries will be exhibited at PCNW in Seattle from July 13th - September 4th, 2009. First, second, and third prize winners will take home $1000, $500, and $250 as well as $75 Gift Certificates of Blurb Scrip for each winner. The competition is open to all photographers, all photographic processes, and all themes. The juror is looking for work that represents a larger, cohesive body of work and will be selecting a short series from each photographer chosen.
Juror Jen Bekman is the owner of Jen Bekman Gallery in New York City and the projects 20×200 and Hey, Hot Shot!
More info here
W. Eugene Grant in Humanistic Photography Grant (Deadline : 5/15/09)
The W. Eugene Smith Grant in Humanistic Photography is presented annually to a photographer whose past work and proposed project, as judged by a panel of experts, follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's concerned photography and dedicated compassion exhibited during his 45-year career as a photographic essayist.
More info here
WIP-Lightside Individual Project Grant (Deadline : 5/15/09)
Women in Photography, co-founded by Amy Elkins and Cara Phillips in June 2008 to showcase the works of female fine art photographers, is pleased to announce their first project grant, funded by Lightside Photographic Services/ and co-sponsored by LTI. The $3,000 grant award will provide funding to one photographer to support project costs.
More info here
FOAM Call for Entries (Deadline : 5/17/09)
Foam Magazine #16 (which will be published in September 2008) will focus exclusively on the work of young, talented photographers. You could be part of this! Photography of all types will be considered, including photojournalism, fashion, and documentary and as an autonomous form of art. Submit your work and take a shot at getting your portfolio published in Foam Magazine.
More info here
Talking about a Revolution
We're in the trees and all we see are trees. Currently right now we are in a technological revolution. I just read Clay Shirky's "Newspapers and Thinking the Unthinkable". Take a few minutes and read the post.
That is what real revolutions are like. The old stuff gets broken faster than the new stuff is put in its place. The importance of any given experiment isn’t apparent at the moment it appears; big changes stall, small changes spread. Even the revolutionaries can’t predict what will happen. Agreements on all sides that core institutions must be protected are rendered meaningless by the very people doing the agreeing. (Luther and the Church both insisted, for years, that whatever else happened, no one was talking about a schism.) Ancient social bargains, once disrupted, can neither be mended nor quickly replaced, since any such bargain takes decades to solidify.
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We’re collectively living through 1500, when it’s easier to see what’s broken than what will replace it. The internet turns 40 this fall. Access by the general public is less than half that age. Web use, as a normal part of life for a majority of the developed world, is less than half that age. We just got here. Even the revolutionaries can’t predict what will happen.
That is what real revolutions are like. The old stuff gets broken faster than the new stuff is put in its place. The importance of any given experiment isn’t apparent at the moment it appears; big changes stall, small changes spread. Even the revolutionaries can’t predict what will happen. Agreements on all sides that core institutions must be protected are rendered meaningless by the very people doing the agreeing. (Luther and the Church both insisted, for years, that whatever else happened, no one was talking about a schism.) Ancient social bargains, once disrupted, can neither be mended nor quickly replaced, since any such bargain takes decades to solidify.
....
We’re collectively living through 1500, when it’s easier to see what’s broken than what will replace it. The internet turns 40 this fall. Access by the general public is less than half that age. Web use, as a normal part of life for a majority of the developed world, is less than half that age. We just got here. Even the revolutionaries can’t predict what will happen.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
"Chinatown in Los Angeles"
“I wanted to show Chinese American history in Los Angeles, from the discrimination of the 19th century to today and becoming an empowered community and demographic,”
Jenny Chow and the LA Chinese American Historical Society has put together a 128 pages with over 200 photographs from archives of museums, historic societies, and private collection to put together a pictorial of Chinese Americans in Los Angeles from the 1850s (US Census recorded two Chinese individual in Los Angeles in that year) to 2008 with the 70th anniversary of New Chinatown (old Chinatown was razed to make way for Union Station).
The book goes on sale tomorrow, May 11, 2009.
Jenny Cho will be giving a talk about the new book on June 3, 2009 7 pm @ Castelar Elementary School in Chinatown.
There were plenty of photographs in the Downtown News article I read but could not really find photos online to illustrate this post. Pick up a copy at local Downtown News around town. You can read the article and they do have two photos here.
Selects from White House's Flickr
I posted a brief link about the White House's flickr account but didn't get time to really go through their images (they have about 283 currently). I spend some time today just checking them out. Done by Pete Souza, it gives you an idea of his days in the White House. It is weird, almost as if I'm looking at stills taken from the "reality show" of being a President. I don't believe there's never been a time in my life where the life of a President could be documented and seen in such a short period of time. In days before, there would be books on Presidents but done months later. Today we can click on Flick and see what Obama did just yesterday. Their last photo was Obama speaking with the captain of that ship held hostage by pirates. The shot was taken yesterday (Saturday May 9, 2009). Incredible !
Many shots are the types you expect - Obama talking to reporters, Obama talking to staffs, Obama throwing a football but the ones that my eye goes to are the more unusual ones - such as Obama in 3-D glasses watching a movie or small details like the "President" sticker on the ground so he knows where to stand. I've posted a few of my favorites :
Many shots are the types you expect - Obama talking to reporters, Obama talking to staffs, Obama throwing a football but the ones that my eye goes to are the more unusual ones - such as Obama in 3-D glasses watching a movie or small details like the "President" sticker on the ground so he knows where to stand. I've posted a few of my favorites :
Looking In : Robert Frank's "The Americans" @ SFMOMA (4/16)
I'm thinking I'm due for a road trip up to San Francisco after I heard that Robert Frank retrospective of his book "The American" scheduled for next week at SFMOMA
The exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of the book's publication by presenting all 83 photographs from The Americans in the order established by the book, and by providing a detailed examination of the book's roots in Frank's earlier work, its construction, and its impact on his later art.
There is also a companion exhibit called "Picturing Modernity" on the photographers who inspired Robert Frank as well as photographers inspired by Robert Frank. On SFMOMA page, I noticed images from Lee Friedlander, Garry Winogrand and Walker Evans.
In addition to the exhibit, there is a Robert Frank Retrospective film series. In 1959 he turned to filmmaking to expand his palette "I think I became more occupied with my own life, with my own situation, instead of traveling and looking at the cities and landscape. And I think that brought me to move away from the single image, and begin to film, where I had to tell a story."
His films run from about 20 min to 90 min shot on 16mm, 35mm, and video. He tackles a range of subject from his relationship with his children to documenting a group of folks living on an island off Nova Scotia. All are shown over mutiple dates except for Candy Mountain (1988) to be screened only once on June 13, 2009 @ 3 pm.
Full film schedule here
The exhibit runs May 16th - August 13th.
Oh, Richard Avedon : Photographs 1946-2004 will open July 11th. Info.
Saturday, May 9, 2009
Patrick Hoelck "Positive + Negative" (5/14) *POSTPONED*
UPDATE : The show has been postponed.
"Doing a POSITIVE + NEGATIVE OPENING at the PEANUT GALLERY MAY 14/09. The PRINTS will be LARGE and MEDIUM sized, printed on CANVAS and numbered in very LIMITED editions. This CONCEPT is something that i am looking forward to showing. I just saw some of the CANVAS tests and was really happy with the results."
May 14, 2009 6 pm -1 11pm
Peanut Gallery
7494 Santa Monica Blvd.
Penthouse 302
West Hollywood, CA 90046
Friday, May 8, 2009
Friday Random Links
+ Angelenos, did you know next Thursday May 14th is Bike to Work Day ? Metro is giving free rides on buses to those who have bikes. Plus next Saturday May 16th, the City of WeHo will hold their 2nd Annual Chalk Art in the Park @ Plummer Park ! This sounds like a photo op to me !
+ David Lynch to exhibit artwork for latest Danger Mouse album (May 30th)
+ Remember that "Get Rich Quick" art show I posted about a few days ago ? LAist reports "Art Show Slammed with Gallery Goers" and reported by 7 pm the line was around the block !
+ Stefan Ruiz's Astana portraits
+ NYT : Wi-Fi to Go, No Cafe Needed
+ State newspapers in trouble. San Diego Union-Tribune cuts 192 and San Francisco Chronicle cuts 25 with more to come.
+ David Lynch to exhibit artwork for latest Danger Mouse album (May 30th)
+ Remember that "Get Rich Quick" art show I posted about a few days ago ? LAist reports "Art Show Slammed with Gallery Goers" and reported by 7 pm the line was around the block !
+ Stefan Ruiz's Astana portraits
+ NYT : Wi-Fi to Go, No Cafe Needed
+ State newspapers in trouble. San Diego Union-Tribune cuts 192 and San Francisco Chronicle cuts 25 with more to come.
Sebastião Salgado lecture @ Hammer (5/12)
"I have no claim to be a social photographer. People stuck that label on me, but I do a lot of commercial work like everyone else. I am not a political militant, I’m a photographer and that’s all."
7pm May 12, 2009 @ Hammer Museum in Westwood. First come, first served, no RSVP necessary.
And if you happen to have a hour and a half to spare.....Sebastião Salgado @ UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism last year.
ADDITION
Sebastião Salgado: AFRICA
Special Benefit & Exhibition Opening on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 7 pm
Peter Fetterman Gallery
Santa Monica, California
Events this Weekend (5/8-5/10)
+ Friday +
Harry Benson will be speaking & signing down in Costa Mesa at the Orange Coast College. Sponsored by Canon, there's Canon Days in the afternoon with workshop on the 5D from 12:30-4:30 and Harry will be speaking and signing from 4:30 to 8 pm. Details here.
Otis MFA and BFA Exhibition Preview. Reception and exhibition of graduate and undergraduate work by the class of 2009 6–9pm. Bolsky Gallery. 1st floor, Bronya and Andy Galef Center for Fine Arts, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, L.A. 90045.
Though it started on Thursday, The Legends of La Cienega Design Walk is continuing till Saturday. Free & open to the public. Schedules listed here.
+ Saturday +
Susan Burnstine : Within Shadows Closing Show @ Deborah Martin Gallery in Gallery Row, Downtown. 6-9 pm, Performance by musician Cody Brown @ 8 pm Details
MOCA Fresh ! Silent Auction @ Geffen Contemporary in Downtown LA. Over 250 pieces of art available for the silent auction along with DJ, drinks & food. $85 advance / $100 day. 7-11 pm Details
7th Annual Art Auction. A Fundraiser Benefiting Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock . Art, music, wine and food, what else do you need ? 7-10 pm @ Eagle Rock's historic former Carnegie Library. Details
Daniel Nicoletta "Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene" opening reception @ Overtones Gallery. 7-10 pm Santa Monica
Private/Public : A group photo show. Nine photographers @ Cafe de Leche 5000 York Blvd. LA, CA 90029 8pm-11pm
(Will be updated through out the day as I get more info)
Harry Benson will be speaking & signing down in Costa Mesa at the Orange Coast College. Sponsored by Canon, there's Canon Days in the afternoon with workshop on the 5D from 12:30-4:30 and Harry will be speaking and signing from 4:30 to 8 pm. Details here.
Otis MFA and BFA Exhibition Preview. Reception and exhibition of graduate and undergraduate work by the class of 2009 6–9pm. Bolsky Gallery. 1st floor, Bronya and Andy Galef Center for Fine Arts, 9045 Lincoln Blvd, L.A. 90045.
Though it started on Thursday, The Legends of La Cienega Design Walk is continuing till Saturday. Free & open to the public. Schedules listed here.
+ Saturday +
Susan Burnstine : Within Shadows Closing Show @ Deborah Martin Gallery in Gallery Row, Downtown. 6-9 pm, Performance by musician Cody Brown @ 8 pm Details
MOCA Fresh ! Silent Auction @ Geffen Contemporary in Downtown LA. Over 250 pieces of art available for the silent auction along with DJ, drinks & food. $85 advance / $100 day. 7-11 pm Details
7th Annual Art Auction. A Fundraiser Benefiting Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock . Art, music, wine and food, what else do you need ? 7-10 pm @ Eagle Rock's historic former Carnegie Library. Details
Daniel Nicoletta "Harvey Milk and the San Francisco Scene" opening reception @ Overtones Gallery. 7-10 pm Santa Monica
Private/Public : A group photo show. Nine photographers @ Cafe de Leche 5000 York Blvd. LA, CA 90029 8pm-11pm
(Will be updated through out the day as I get more info)
Warhol & Watts (5/9)
Andy Warhol & Urban Compass Art Show and Fundraiser
Saturday, May 9
6 to 9 pm - Advanced Tickets recommended
A special event benefitting Urban Compass and Pharmaka, two 501(c)3 non-profit organizations serving the Los Angeles urban community.
On May 9, 2009 Pharmaka will exhibit the ten original portraits from Andy Warhol's Athlete Series, courtesy of Richard Weisman. Alongside the original Warhols will be artwork created by youth members of the Urban Compass program, available for purchase at the event. Please join us for wine and hors d'oeurves to celebrate this historic exhibition and support a great cause.
Tickets range from $30 to $100, and are available through urbancompass.org.
Sponsored by Richard Weisman, Pharmaka and Urban Compass.
Saturday, May 9
6 to 9 pm - Advanced Tickets recommended
A special event benefitting Urban Compass and Pharmaka, two 501(c)3 non-profit organizations serving the Los Angeles urban community.
On May 9, 2009 Pharmaka will exhibit the ten original portraits from Andy Warhol's Athlete Series, courtesy of Richard Weisman. Alongside the original Warhols will be artwork created by youth members of the Urban Compass program, available for purchase at the event. Please join us for wine and hors d'oeurves to celebrate this historic exhibition and support a great cause.
Tickets range from $30 to $100, and are available through urbancompass.org.
Sponsored by Richard Weisman, Pharmaka and Urban Compass.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Paintings Stolen from La Luz de Jesus
That's pretty damn sad...
According to Lee Joseph, publicist for La Luz de Jesus art gallery in the back of Wacko on Sunset, two paintings were stolen from the gallery today. The works by Lauren Gardiner are worth $1750 total and were already sold to patrons.
"There were only a few customers in the store this morning--none of them carrying bags or wearing loose clothing," explained Joseph. "It is our store policy to check all bags at the register. Unfortunately, our gallery surveillance failed us and we are currently remiss of any leads."
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the gallery at 323.663.0122 or e-mail info@laluzdejesus.com. A reward is being offered for the return of the art.
(via LAist)
According to Lee Joseph, publicist for La Luz de Jesus art gallery in the back of Wacko on Sunset, two paintings were stolen from the gallery today. The works by Lauren Gardiner are worth $1750 total and were already sold to patrons.
"There were only a few customers in the store this morning--none of them carrying bags or wearing loose clothing," explained Joseph. "It is our store policy to check all bags at the register. Unfortunately, our gallery surveillance failed us and we are currently remiss of any leads."
Anyone with information is encouraged to call the gallery at 323.663.0122 or e-mail info@laluzdejesus.com. A reward is being offered for the return of the art.
(via LAist)
MOCA Fresh ! Silent Auction (5/9)
MOCA FRESH SILENT AUCTION
MOCA’s FRESH auction offers an incredible opportunity for you to purchase art by over 250 contemporary artists, including: Eduardo Abaroa, Monika Baer, John Baldessari, Jennifer Bornstein, Martin Kippenberger, Barbara Kruger, Sharon Lockhart, Bruce Nauman, Raymond Pettibon, Allen Ruppersberg, Ed Ruscha, Jennifer Steinkamp, Christopher Wool, Andrea Zittel, and many others!
The proceeds from the auction will support MOCA’s contemporary art programming!
The FRESH Auction will be a party indeed with plenty of food and cocktails included in the price of a ticket. Music by DJ Rashida.
SATURDAY, MAY 9 • 7–11PM
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Avenue
Los Angeles • 90013
PUBLIC PREVIEW • MAY 2 - 8 • 11AM-4PM
Tickets $85 advance / $100 door
INFO
Harry Benson signing/lecture @ Orange Coast College (4/8)
This Friday (4/8), Harry Benson will be at Orange Coast College down at Costa Mesa. He's scheduled for a reception/book signing from 4:30-6 pm and will be giving a lecture from 6-8 pm. If you get there early enough, Canon will be doing some demo workshops with the 5D starting at 12:30. All the details here.
Nick Ut receives SPJ's Lifetime Achievement Award
(Photo by Tim Mantoani)
Last night the LA chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded Nick Ut the Lifetime Achievement Award at a banquet over at the Omni Hotel in downtown LA.
Born in Vietnam, Nick Ut joined the Associated Press in 1966 as a war photographer. While covering the invasion of Cambodia in 1970, Ut was wounded three times. On a rainy day on June 8, 1972, Ut photographed 9-year-old Kim Phuc running from a misdirected napalm bomb that dropped on her home. The girl suffered third-degree burns over 75 percent of her body. “After I took her picture, I didn’t want to see her die,” Ut said. He rushed her to a hospital. The photograph was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1973. It also won awards from the World Press Photo, Sigma Delta Chi, George Polk Memorial Award, Overseas Press Club and National Press Club. In 1993, Ut opened the AP bureau in Hanoi and moved AP’s first photograph out of the post-war office. Ut, who also worked in Tokyo, has been in the Los Angeles bureau off and on since 1977.
Nick Ut recalls the Events of June 8, 1972
For those who need their Joerg Colberg fix...
Conscientious's temporary home :
conscientiouslimbo.blogspot.com
I must say it is a surprise that it is going on 3 days now. I do want to say that I have use MediaTemple for the past three or more years for my personal site and have never had a problem. I have had several friends who echo the same but guess it goes to show you no matter how good any company or person is, there can be problems. I hope it resolves it soon and get back up.
UPDATE
Looks like he's back on but he will still be posting on his temp site while moving to a new host. He posted this on his original blog.
"While I'm moving the blog, I will only be posting at Conscientious in limbo and not here. I know this might strike some as cumbersome, but I frankly don't want to risk anything at this stage (would you trust your hosting after such an episode?)."
So keep up on his temp blog until he's fully up and running again.
conscientiouslimbo.blogspot.com
I must say it is a surprise that it is going on 3 days now. I do want to say that I have use MediaTemple for the past three or more years for my personal site and have never had a problem. I have had several friends who echo the same but guess it goes to show you no matter how good any company or person is, there can be problems. I hope it resolves it soon and get back up.
UPDATE
Looks like he's back on but he will still be posting on his temp site while moving to a new host. He posted this on his original blog.
"While I'm moving the blog, I will only be posting at Conscientious in limbo and not here. I know this might strike some as cumbersome, but I frankly don't want to risk anything at this stage (would you trust your hosting after such an episode?)."
So keep up on his temp blog until he's fully up and running again.
The Three H’s
I've been reading Erik Proulx's blog "Please Feed the Animals" since Jan '09. I have no idea how I stumbled upon it, Y'all know how it happens when you go from link to link to link and even though I'm not in the advertising business, I feel all creative business is pretty much universal. Best posts I like from his blog are inspiring stories. My personal favorite is from Mark Moll's post but today but a closer one is The Three H's written by Roger Baldacci
Some choice words...
Make your book lean and mean. Cut out any fat. Anything that will bring you down. Less is more. So that pro bono ad that really ran for that local shelter? If it’s not killer—up to the standards of Cannes judges, then take it out of your book. The quality of your work is still the difference maker. So if you’ve been meaning to re-art direct that campaign, or replace the “weak sister” headline, then now is the time to do it.
Network. No, not just on Facebook. Go to industry events and award shows. Try to meet the people who could hire you. Or work for the people who could hire you. Make yourself known.
(On the networking thing, I find it surprising when I attend the AIGA events in town that I don't see many photographers. AIGA is for designers as APA/ASMP are for photographers....go check them out AIGA/LA but give them a few days, I see they're transferring their site over to MediaTemple so their page is sort of here and not here.)
Read the full post here, then you can figure out what those three Hs are !
Some choice words...
Make your book lean and mean. Cut out any fat. Anything that will bring you down. Less is more. So that pro bono ad that really ran for that local shelter? If it’s not killer—up to the standards of Cannes judges, then take it out of your book. The quality of your work is still the difference maker. So if you’ve been meaning to re-art direct that campaign, or replace the “weak sister” headline, then now is the time to do it.
Network. No, not just on Facebook. Go to industry events and award shows. Try to meet the people who could hire you. Or work for the people who could hire you. Make yourself known.
(On the networking thing, I find it surprising when I attend the AIGA events in town that I don't see many photographers. AIGA is for designers as APA/ASMP are for photographers....go check them out AIGA/LA but give them a few days, I see they're transferring their site over to MediaTemple so their page is sort of here and not here.)
Read the full post here, then you can figure out what those three Hs are !
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Wed Random Links
Held up, the cards spelled "Workers First."
+ Eric Richardson of Blogdowntown posts up images from last week's May Day March.
+ Irvine-based Entrepreneur magazine slapped with $178 M lawsuit
+ Why Circuit City Failed, and Why B&H Thrives
+ True Cost of Free
+ Edward S. Curtis work up for auction
+ The PhotoShelter Stimulus Plan:
Grants for Local Photography Events
+ ASMP Strictly Business : Be Prepared When the Phone Rings
+ New Weekly Magazine From LA Times
+ David Lynch to exhibit artwork for latest Danger Mouse album
+ LAist has photos from the Bettie Page Tribute Sgow last weekend
7th Annual Art Auction for Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock (5/9)
7th Annual Art Auction
A Fundraiser Benefiting Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Join us for an evening of art, music and food in Eagle Rock's historic former Carnegie Library to celebrate and support Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock - one of the last remaining non-profit community cultural centers serving Northeast Los Angeles!
♦ Silent auction of artwork from over seventy established and emerging artists
♦ Performances by acclaimed French-Latin American-gypsy jazz chanteuse Jessica Fichot
♦ A sampling of local nibbles including savory Cuban-style hors d'oeuvres by Porto's, international sweet treats
by Glassell Park bakery Butter Tart, and coffee from Swork
♦ No-host wine and martini bar by Colombo’s
Participating Artists:
Sandy Abramowicz, Fumiko Amano, Kari Atol, Tyn Atol, Sherry Rayn Barnett, Luis Beccera, Joe Biel, Joe Bravo, Hugh Brown, Elisabeth Bryant, BugHouse (Jeff Klarin and Rebecca Johnson), Jamison Carter, Mika Cho, Robbie Conal, Pete Carrillo, Dorit Cypis, Danny DelaMatyr, John Dominique, Tim Ebner, Rick Elden, Spencer Elden, Shari Enge, Shepard Fairey, Jose Fors, Jacqueline Freedman, Dwora Fried, Nathaniel Garcia, Sayre Gomez, Barbara Green, Mark Steven Greenfield, Margaret Griffith, Michael Gullberg, Fritz Haeg, Cidne Hart, Kevin Hass, Heather Hoggan, Yi-Ping Hou, Sara Hunsucker, Fred Hurd, Rinko Kasai Hutchins, Joan Kahn, Haven Lin Kirk, Donna Kolb, Olga Koumoundouros, Johnny Lieberman, Ronald Llanos, Sidonie Loiseleux, Maya Lujan, Marcos Lutyens, Linda Lyke, Brian Mallman, Mary Jean Mallman, Michael Markowsky, Joseph Maruska, Siobhan McClure, Lynne McDaniel, Julie McManus, CJ Metzger, Miss Mindy, Kate Moriarty, Paul Murray, Rebecca Niederlander, John O' Brien, Angela Maria Ortiz S., Ruby Osorio, Susie Pak, Joan Perlman, Shirley Pettibone, Ricardo Reyes, Sandy Rodriguez, Ed Ruscha, Alex Sanchez, Margie Schnibbe, Dani Tull, Andrew Uchin, Phillip Vaughan, Liz Young and many more.
$50 per person at the door
$40 for non-members (prepaid by Friday, May 1)
$30 for current members (prepaid by Friday, May 1)
Saturday, May 9, 2009
7:00 pm-10:00 pm
Preview Week: May 4 - May 8
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Get Rick Quick ! (group show) (5/7)
How many times have you heard the gimmick Get Rich Quick? Too many times to count and definitely too many times to really take notice in any classified ad, but this offering is no gimmick, it’s a new show at Carmichael Gallery.
Carmichael will present Get Rich Quick, a selection of artwork from some of the strongest voices in the contemporary art world.
The show includes works by Antony Micallef, Banksy, Barry McGee, D*Face, David Choe, David Choong Lee, Faile, Ian Francis, KAWS, Nick Walker, Shepard Fairey, Space Invader, Swoon, and Will Barras. Both original works and a selection of rare, sold-out prints will be on display, starting with an opening reception Thursday, May 7th, 2009 from 7 – 10pm.
Okay, my heart has been in street art probably since the 80s. About a five years ago, when I backpacked through Europe, my camera was filled with images of tags and graffiti. In Tokyo, I scour the city and actually found a David Choe piece hidden near Shibuya. Faile, I discovered in Amsterdam and Space Invader, well, he is everywhere.
Thursday (5/7) 7 - 10 pm
Carmichael Gallery
1257 N. La Brea Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90038
Daniel Nicoletta: Harvey Milk and the SF Scene (5/9)
Starting in 1975 as a staff photographer for The Advocate and an employee in the Harvey Milk-owned Castro Camera shop, Daniel Nicoletta was an eyewitness to history. From his dual vantage point as both chronicler and participant in the cultural and political events enshrined in the Oscar-winning biopic Milk, Nicoletta was able to capture hundreds of candid, intimate, and posed images documenting the character of a time, a place, and a group of people that changed America. An artist's talk and booksigning for Milk: A Pictorial History of Harvey Milk takes place Sunday, June 7, check the gallery website for rsvp details.
Saturday (5/8) 7-10 pm
Overtones Gallery
12703 Venice Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Legends of La Cienega Design Walk (5/7-5/9)
There's art walks a plenty, but a design walk ? Yup, this weekend the La Cienega Design Quarter along with Elle Decor and other sponsors are setting up a 3 day design event.
.... tea salons, champagne receptions, and in-store conversations with leading designers, critics, and collectors. There are also book-signings, hands-on demonstrations, advice on going green, and events honoring Habitat for Humanity and the work of local students. Proof of the design community's diversity is evident, with special guests including Times critic Mayer Rus, Judy Hoffman discussing the legacy of Hungarian architecture and design hero Lajos Kozma, designer Trina Turk, and editors Merle Ginsberg and Elizabeth Jenkins.
No RSVP necessary, free to the public. Check their schedule of events here.
Monday, May 4, 2009
Michael Miner
Today I'm over at Translight Photo Center using their self-served Epson 9800 and while waiting for the 40x30 to print (take about 20 min), I walked around and looked at the works on the wall.
Michael Miner's work caught my eye and unfortunately the images I've posted can not convey the scope of the print itself, you'll just have to come by and look at it yourself. I asked Christine, the manager about him and turns out he'll be in this week to use their darkroom and turned out to be a screenwriter and wrote one of my favorite films of the 80s, Robocop !
Two of the images posted are here at Translight and are from two different series. The first is from a series called "Creation"
The subjects in this collection were chosen because of their relatonship to the tides. In most cases, the geologic shapes are completely submereged at high tide. That is the essence of their visual "charm." Much like the first time the oceans receded, revealing the shapes of new land, these images capture the moment of creation in its stark and simple beauty.
The second from "Thoreau's Children"
Some California pines germinated about the time that human beings invented writing. These trees out on their parched hills were already impressively old when Moses lead the Israelites out of Egypt, or indeed when Abraham was born. So it is that some trees which are alive today have seen the rise and fall of entire civilizations.
And third from "When Birth-And-Death Become Empty"
The title of this collection was borrowed from a study of Zen koans. "What is the sound of one hand clapping?" is the most often quoted koan. Others include "the gateless gate" and the "gate with no opening." These phrases challenge thinking which is rooted in logic and rationality. Much like the process of life itself, which is rewarded with death, the koan helps us achieve an understanding of existence which breaks the shackles of our personal points of view and leads to the MIND of the Buddha, which is infinite.
Come by and check it out.
Photo Assistant Promo Cards
I've seen enough assistant cards and flyers to last me a lifetime and this one caught my eye. First off, it says photo assistant. I have a pet peeve about cards that say photographer and are assisting...I know it is a small detail but for some reason if the card says photo assistant, I tend to give it better rank. Sounds stupid but I feel that way. Second, there's a clean image of the person. I've seen assistant cards with their work. I think it is just better to have a photo of yourself...besides they're hiring you as an assistant, not shooter. Third, I like how she has quotes from other photographers which I think is a great idea and I personally haven't seen before in an assistant's card. Fourth, it is an easy read "5"9 of solid yoga muscle" and "strength of an assistant with the mind of a producer". Shows character. I've seen enough flyers that just lists equipment and doesn't tell anything about the person. I think showing a bit of yourself is an extra benefit that may lead photographers to call you.
Kudos Gina !
(You can click on the image to zoom in)
Oh by the way, we have an area near our entrance where folks are free to leave flyers and cards so feel free to drop things off here.
Monday Random Links
+ Decorated swine flu surgical masks in Mexico
+ BBC : Debut for world's fastest camera
+ Why text messages are limited to 160 characters
+ Ted Soqui's photos of the LA Riot 1992
+ In Los Angeles, Art That’s Worth the Detour
+ SoCal-Based Social Networking Site Plants a Tree for Each Sign Up
+ Book Scanning Technology
+ Can Anything Save Magazines?
+ Looking to Big-Screen E-Readers to Help Save the Daily Press
+ Do Not Fear the Sun : Sunlight, Contrast, and Exposure
CLOSING : Susan Burnstine "Within Shadows" (5/9)
This Saturday over at Deborah Martin Gallery is the closing party for Susan Burnstine "Within Shadows" exhibit. Runs 6-9 pm with live music from Coby Brown at 8 pm.
Deborah Martin Gallery
209 W. 5th St.
Los Angeles, CA 90013
OPENING : Greg Watermann "I Photograph Rock Stars" (5/7/09)
Greg Watermann is currently one of the top music photographers in the world. Over the years, his unlimited access at concerts has routinely involved him standing on-stage with of some of the biggest names in Rock n' Roll. This perspective combined with Watermann’s “in the trenches” style gives photography and music fans alike a perspective of really being there and has earned him the rights to photograph such bands as System Of A Down, Linkin Park, Coldplay and Mudvayne.
The exhibit “I Photograph Rock Stars” takes a walk through the timeline of Watermann’s career, ranging from early portraits of Julia Roberts to more recent portraits of Ozzy. Unpublished and unseen treats will be unveiled for the first time, including the outtakes from Nirvana’s first magazine shoot and the debut of a new multi-media presentation documenting System Of A Downs last (?) concert with hundreds of live photos cut to music
Opening Reception: Thursday, May 7, 7pm-10pm
A&I Hollywood, May 7– June 10
A&I Santa Monica, June 18 - July 24
I met Greg once many, many years ago. I was living in Dallas at that time and a kid fresh out of college. I had only just started assisting and I would venture to photographer's studios to introduce myself. I don't remember much of the meeting except he had a large photo he had done of Nirvana in his waiting room. Kurt Cobain had died just a few year earlier so that was still fresh in mind. I remember him mentioning that New York or LA was the place to go. He himself had just arrived from New York earlier and he didn't stay too long, soon after I moved to Los Angeles, I saw his name around town.
A & I site
gregwatermann.com
Sunday, May 3, 2009
ASMP/LA : CGI Friend or Foe ? (5/12/09)
Done in conjunction with LADIG, ASMP/LA presents an evening with Walt Jones who will discuss CGI and the photography industry.
Ringleader Stages
1115 Massachusetts Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Food/drinks provided. Doors 6:30/event 7
ASMP $10
Student $5
Affiliate Org $15
Non $20
All prices go up by $5 if purchase at the door.
Full into here
Ringleader Stages
1115 Massachusetts Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Food/drinks provided. Doors 6:30/event 7
ASMP $10
Student $5
Affiliate Org $15
Non $20
All prices go up by $5 if purchase at the door.
Full into here
Martin J Waterman
On Saturday I wander through the Santa Fe Art Colony for their Open Studios art walk over near downtown LA. There's a few photographers in the lot and I happen upon Martin J Waterman's series on downtown at night. I was drawn to the eeriness of the scenes of spaces we don't see everyday especially lit by artificial light sources
Prices aren't bad at all. The frames are about 16x20 with the prints around 11x14 at a decent price of around $350+. The art walk is still going on today Sunday (5/3) so head down there and take a poke around !
All of these images were taken in the Downtown Los Angeles area, at night. When I first conceived this project I thought that it couldn't be done, that there wouldn't be enough light. But photography is really all about light, or the absence of it. While I see color photography as being about capturing the subject, I have always found black and white photography to be about geometry, about lines and angles and contrasts, and the perpendicular meeting the parallel. The hard lines of what is lit meeting the hidden lines and gradients of what is in shadow. As I proceeded I realized that the night Downtown was awash with light from a myriad of sources. Hard and soft light, ambient and reflected light, bright and faint light, and always the dark seeking to reclaim these small islands of illumination. It was truly a revelation. And I also wanted to capture the different world that Downtown Los Angeles is at night from the Downtown that we see during the day, the Los Angeles that we don't see at night driving through on the Harbor Freeway or on our trip to the Disney Hall.
mjwaterman.com
Saturday, May 2, 2009
Saturday Links
+ Kodak cuts CEO salary 15%
+ A+D Museum finds another home down the street
+ GQ, National Geo, and New Yorker Win National Magazine Awards for Photography
+ Is the Amateur really a threat to the Pro ?
+ "All I know is that the harder I work, the more magic happens."
+ Books Are Late, But The Black Book is Still in Business
+ A+D Museum finds another home down the street
+ GQ, National Geo, and New Yorker Win National Magazine Awards for Photography
+ Is the Amateur really a threat to the Pro ?
+ "All I know is that the harder I work, the more magic happens."
+ Books Are Late, But The Black Book is Still in Business
Los Angeles, time-elpased
I originally was shown a time-lapse DVD that someone had over at 20th Century Fox. I can’t remember the name of the artist. But what really caught my attention was that the guy showing me the DVD said that it was all done with a DSLR camera. I thought to myself, “I have one of those, I wonder how hard it is?”
I started testing which methods worked well and which ones did not. I remember seeing the first time-lapse I did and thinking “Wow, I have to watch that again.” I started posting my clips after I would process them and people seemed to really like what I was doing.
Read the full interview with Andrew Walker over here
599productions.com
Friday, May 1, 2009
PIX CLICKS : May Day AIDS/LifeCycle Fundraiser @ Smashbox
Alex de la Hidalga .... he's one of the three cyclist who will be biking from San Francisco to LA for AIDS/LifeCycle 8
Both Ricky and Ryan donated prints for the benefit
MOO USA launches....
No, no, this isn't Moo management here in LA but MOO UK, an online printer who just opened a US office on the East Coast. I first heard of MOO about a year ago about their mini-business card - it is about the size of a gum stick. The price wasn't bad and the ability to have different images on the back of the card was a real plus for me. Cost ? Just $20 bucks for 100 card. Not a bad deal :)
By the time I got tired of the small size, they launched their regular size business cards. Compared to an average card, this one is a big larger on one end and shorter on the other and printed on pretty nice stock. The cost is $22 for 50 and yes, you can get a much better deal with other printers, but MOO allows me to put different images on the back. And I tend to keep tweaking my card so this works better for me - much better than having hundreds of cards I don't even used anymore sitting in my office !
Besides cards, they also do sticker books, note cards and mosaic frames but currently they have to come from the UK site. BTW : I've had stuff sent from UK all the time from them and didn't have a problem with their shipping time. The only draw back I don't like is the limited text creator they use. They only allow certain fonts and sizes and not exactly the best but I figured a way around this.
BTW : If you spent over $20 bucks, shipping is free...just use promo code : W8QA7Q
I've been planning to do a new business card so looks like now is the perfect time :)
Moo.com
Sidenote : oops, made a mistake about the LA's Moo Productions. I got it confused and is actually Moo Management....but Moo Management is no more and the photographers are now rep by Trish South Management.
Events this Weekend (5/1-5/3)
+ Friday +
MOPLA is having their closing bash with PRO'JEKT LA: In the Stills of the Night - Portraits of the LA famous and infamous featuring Gary Lee Boas, Patrick Hoelck and Mark Hunter aka The Cobrasnake. This goes down at Digital Fusion, 3542 Hayden Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232. 8PM-11PM.
May Day AIDS/LifeCycle Fundraiser at Smashbox Studios. $8 suggested donation w/open bar and music by DJ Rob Free. Local photographers have donated works for the silent auction. More info here.
Michael Grecco's documentary "Naked Ambition" starts one week run at Sunset 5 & Laemmle's Santa Monica. Q&A w/Michael at 7:40 pm at Sunset 5 on Sat and Laemmle's SM on Sun.
+ Sat +
APA/LA is doing their Assistant Boot Camp over at Helms Daylight Studios on Sat. from 10 am - 3 pm
Santa Monica Museum of Art doing Incognito 2009 on Saturday at 7 pm. Hundreds of artists have contributed works sized 8x10 and priced at $300. The trick is that the signature is on the back so you don't know who did what. All this goes to benefit SMMOA and there will be an open bar + DJ Eddie Ruscha. See link for all the details.
Gary Baseman "La Noche de la Fusión" opening reception at Corey Helford Gallery. Yes not exactly photo-related but love his stuff. 7-10 pm.
Sam Flores:"Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories" opening reception at Subliminal Projects. Yes again, not photo-related but a fan since the early 00s. 8-11 pm
Bettie Page: Heaven Bound curated by Lenora Claire opens at World of Wonder Storefront Gallery Saturday May 2, 8pm. Works by OLIVIA & BUNNY YEAGER Also with Austin Young, Jim Silke, Colin Christian, Glen Hanson, Marla Rutherford, Steve Diet Goedde, Ed Mironiuk, Spencer Davis, The Fluffs + more. 6650 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
20th Annual Santa Fe Art Colony Open Studios. This goes on for two days 12-7 pm right in downtown LA. over 40 studios will have their doors open. santafeartcolony.com
Butow + Brady opening over at Brady Art Studio in West LA. David Butow is a photojournalist and David Brady is an artist. 11905 West Pico Los Angeles, CA 90064
+ Sun +
APA/LA presents Photo Assisting 101 as taught by Astor Morgan. Helms Daylight Studio ... 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.
Other events :
Unique LA @ California Market Center Sat/Sun
MOPLA is having their closing bash with PRO'JEKT LA: In the Stills of the Night - Portraits of the LA famous and infamous featuring Gary Lee Boas, Patrick Hoelck and Mark Hunter aka The Cobrasnake. This goes down at Digital Fusion, 3542 Hayden Avenue, Culver City, CA 90232. 8PM-11PM.
May Day AIDS/LifeCycle Fundraiser at Smashbox Studios. $8 suggested donation w/open bar and music by DJ Rob Free. Local photographers have donated works for the silent auction. More info here.
Michael Grecco's documentary "Naked Ambition" starts one week run at Sunset 5 & Laemmle's Santa Monica. Q&A w/Michael at 7:40 pm at Sunset 5 on Sat and Laemmle's SM on Sun.
+ Sat +
APA/LA is doing their Assistant Boot Camp over at Helms Daylight Studios on Sat. from 10 am - 3 pm
Santa Monica Museum of Art doing Incognito 2009 on Saturday at 7 pm. Hundreds of artists have contributed works sized 8x10 and priced at $300. The trick is that the signature is on the back so you don't know who did what. All this goes to benefit SMMOA and there will be an open bar + DJ Eddie Ruscha. See link for all the details.
Gary Baseman "La Noche de la Fusión" opening reception at Corey Helford Gallery. Yes not exactly photo-related but love his stuff. 7-10 pm.
Sam Flores:"Ego, Addiction, and Other Bedtime Stories" opening reception at Subliminal Projects. Yes again, not photo-related but a fan since the early 00s. 8-11 pm
Bettie Page: Heaven Bound curated by Lenora Claire opens at World of Wonder Storefront Gallery Saturday May 2, 8pm. Works by OLIVIA & BUNNY YEAGER Also with Austin Young, Jim Silke, Colin Christian, Glen Hanson, Marla Rutherford, Steve Diet Goedde, Ed Mironiuk, Spencer Davis, The Fluffs + more. 6650 Hollywood Blvd Hollywood, CA 90028
20th Annual Santa Fe Art Colony Open Studios. This goes on for two days 12-7 pm right in downtown LA. over 40 studios will have their doors open. santafeartcolony.com
Butow + Brady opening over at Brady Art Studio in West LA. David Butow is a photojournalist and David Brady is an artist. 11905 West Pico Los Angeles, CA 90064
+ Sun +
APA/LA presents Photo Assisting 101 as taught by Astor Morgan. Helms Daylight Studio ... 9:30 am - 5:30 pm.
Other events :
Unique LA @ California Market Center Sat/Sun
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