Paccarik Orue "There Is Nothing Beautiful Around Here"

Richmond, California is a place where many families move when they can no longer afford to live in San Francisco or Oakland. In Richmond, the majority of the population is African-American or Hispanic and many residents are struggling with rising unemployment, foreclosure, poverty, and the ensuing violence and substance abuse. This situation has accentuated Richmond’s reputation for being one of the roughest parts of the Bay Area. I initially went to Richmond to explore and see what this infamous area was truly like.

During one of my early visits, a middle-aged African-American woman asked me why I was taking pictures in her neighborhood. I answered that it was beautiful. She responded, ‘There is nothing beautiful around here.’ This notion, deeply embedded in the consciousness of Richmond’s residents, triggered my interest to further explore this forlorn city. This body of work documents the hidden charm underneath Richmond’s troubles, what its residents and outsiders fail to see. - Paccarik Orue

Groupon A&I Book Deal

I snag this when they ran this last year and used my book coupon to make a leave-behind for a client so when I found out there was another deal, I jump at the chance. You get $50's worth of just $20. This offer is a really limited offer - expires in about 6 hours. The coupon is good for a year and only one per person (*dang it*).

UPDATE : Yup, it's gone.

LINK

RT @michaelgrecco Michael Grecco Photography Hiring Studio Manager

RT @michaelgrecco Michael Grecco Photography Hiring Studio Manager http://fb.me/AN0HY6KM

Michael Grecco Photography is seeking an experienced individual to work part time to manage the photography studio, accounts, finances and staff of 2-3 employees. Additional responsibilities include producing photography jobs, casting models, hiring of assistants, stylists, hair and make-up artists and location managers. Act as the liaison between clients, prospects and the photographer. Required Skills: Mac, Photoshop, Quicken, Filemaker Pro. Must have excellent phone, people and organizational skills. 2-3 years experience in related field recommended. Please email info@michaelgrecco.com.

Chromoskedasic Sabattier

Chromoskedasic Sabattier what ?

A technique created in the early 1990's which allows basic and rudimentary colors to be created on standard black and white paper. Chromoskedasic is a unique darkroom process that provides fun darkroom experimentation for those who like to put 'play' back into the darkroom. In a nutshell, a black and white print that has been freshly developed but not yet fixed is subjected to two mild photographic solutions, an activator and a stabilizer, while under room light. These chemicals in the presence of light will produce deep red-browns, blues, yellows, oranges, greens and even purple.

Curious to try it out ? Translight Photography Center over in the Brewery has a workshop coming up on Sunday June 27 (don't worry if you can make that date, there's another on July 25) Francesca di Leo will be your instructor.

All the details as well as other alternative process such as wet plate collodion and experimental darkroom printing are listed here. They also have a monthly boot camp for those who wanna get refresher course or those new to darkroom.

Book Project : E3

Last week E3, the Electronic Entertainment Expo was in downtown LA. For those unfamiliar, E3 is THE video game trade show. Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo plan their press conferences at these events and to showcase their latest products. In 2005, E3 hit their largest attendance at 70,000. It is not unusual for some of the new game releases to hit $500 million in sales on their opening week. That said, E3 is pretty much the apex of the video game industry and so journalist, developers and those involved in the industry fly in from across the globe.

Of course, I have to be there.

John Cry "Developer Tray"

Arnold Newman's Developer Tray


Larry Fink's Developer Tray


Sylvia Plachy's Developer Tray

Many photographers, printmakers, and photographers' archivists have already discarded or thrown out their developer trays because they believed they were no longer significant or useful. Irving Penn's developer trays have been thrown away, as have those of master printer Richard Benson. I am photographing available developer trays so that the photography community will remember specific, tangible printing tools that have been a seminal part of the photographic experience for the past hundred years. By titling each tray with its owner's name, I reference the historical significance of these objects in a minimal manner that evokes thought and introspection about what images have passed through each individual tray." - John Cyr

Sonia Paulino “We Come Here All the Time : Dog Walkers of Echo Park"

Sonia Paulino's images from the series will be exhibited at Griffin Museum of Photography in Massachusetts and Soho Photo Gallery 2010 National Competition Exhibition in New York this year.

STUSSY x RICOH GR III: Artist Project (6/17/10)

As part of its 30th Anniversary special projects, Stussy has teamed up with Ricoh to produce a co-branded GR Digital III camera. Ricoh, the Japanese electronics company founded in 1936, has previously never collaborated with a brand to offer a customized camera body in their cult-favorite GR Digital line.

Inspired by friends like Japan-based photographer Rip Zinger’s work with brand’s equipment, Stussy was impressed by the size, looks and performance of the Ricoh GR Series. For the collaborative camera, Stussy applied its inimitable handstyle logo and hits of cobalt blue to the body of the latest model, the GR Digital III.

To celebrate the Stussy x Ricoh GR Digital III release, Stussy will curate and present a photo project featuring virtual galleries of a dozen photographers that the brand has worked with or admired in its 30-year history. Expect work from friends and Stussy family including Angela Boatwright, Kenneth Cappello, Reggie Casagrande, Josh Cheuse, Atiba Jefferson, Tyrone Lebon, Ari Marcopoulos, Juan Puente, Peter Sutherland and Rip Zinger. This project will conclude with an art exhibit titled “We All….. Some Kinda Creators” at the Known Gallery in LA in June 2010.

Limited quantities of the Stussy x Ricoh camera will be produced and available for purchase through Stussy chapter stores and will retail for $980. Check 112 South La Brea Ave. 90036. They're just up the street from PIX.

Opening reception Thursday June 17, 2010 8-11 pm

Known Gallery
441 N. Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

20 years of PIX : A Visual History

PIX had a huge collection of Polaroids on our walls in our rental dept. For every new employee we get, they get Polaroid and put on that wall. Birthday comes, and out comes the Polaroid camera. Looking through those images is a visual history of PIX and the people that work there. I thought I'll give y'all a peek of roughly 20 years of PIX. You may recognized familiar faces as well as faces you may not have seen in a decade. Some have moved on while others now work in the industry either as a photographer, rep, booking agent or numerous other positions. Through the photos you can see how PIX is like a second family to the many who come through our doors.

Thank you all for making PIX what it is for the past two decades and I hope to see y'all Friday June 25th at the birthday bash :) It is almost July so swing by, have a bratwurst and an ale on us (or if we run out, we'll have to bring in the keg)

Confessions of a Shoot with Shane Hurlbut, ASC (6/20)

Currently the LA Film Festival is in downtown this week and while I was having my breakfast, I chanced upon a copy of the schedule and noticed there's a Canon program listed. Yup, Canon presents Confessions of a Shoot with Shane Hurlbut, ASC. The event is free and runs about a hour and a half while he talks about the Canon camera and the usage for motion.

Join Shane as he discusses how the continually evolving HDSLR technology is shaping the future of film. Shane will reveal what he and his elite team learned over the past year using the Canon 5D Mark II in varied and extreme conditions on his movie project for Bandito Brothers. Also, learn how HDSLR technology is shaping the future of film. Shane will screen his newest short film "The Last Three Minutes," written and directed by LA based filmmaker Po Chan.

The event takes place at Regal 14 at LA Live in Downtown LA. Starts at 3 pm on Sunday June 20th. Free though I suggest getting there early.

Art + Photo Book Sale @ Stephen Cohen (6/17-6/18)

Besides the Taschen Warehouse Sale this weekend, there's another sale going on over at Stephen Cohen Gallery on Beverly. Expect to find books by Cindy Sherman, Robert Mapplethorpe, Larry Clark, Robert Frank, Walker Evans, Lee Friedlander, James Welling, Manuel Alvarez Bravo, Daivd Byrne, Wolfgang Tillmans, Taryn Simon, Damien Hirst, Josef Sudek, Peter Hylar, Adam Fuss, Michael Kenna, Jeff Wall, Harmony Korine, and more.

11 am to 6 pm ... June 17 & 18, 2010

Stephen Cohen Gallery
7358 Beverly Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA, 90036

Four Evenings with Fine Art Photographers w/Susan Anderson (6/17)

The final evening of Four Evenings with Fine Art Photographers conclude this Thursday with Susan Anderson. Susan's series "High Glitz" was just at the Kopeikin Gallery at the end of 2009 and has a book out.

The Four Evenings series was started by Aline Smithson three years ago. "I wanted to create a lecture series just for Fine Art Photographers living in Los Angeles. I had been to plenty of lectures by terrific fashion and commercial photographers, but there were very few lectures by photographers making the kind of work I wanted to know more about. "



Thursday June 17, 2010 7-8:30 pm

$15 / $10 student w/ID

A&I
933 N. Highland Ave
Hollywood, CA 90038

SPD@SMASHBOX LA: Unsung Heroes of the American West (6/23)

Yup, SPD (The Society for Publication Designers) is heading West for their SpeakEasy lecture series when they touchdown at Smashbox WeHo.

Join us as 6 Art Directors and Photo Editors feature their favorite LA-based photographer or illustrator, and talk work, creativity, assignments, and more.

Smashbox Studios, West Hollywood hosts SPD and our friends on the West Coast for an evening of fun, creativity, networking and cocktails: six Art Directors and Photo Editors have been asked to present a talented, LA-based photographer or illustrator whose work they admire -- and we're NOT revealing the artists until the night of, so rsvp after the jump!

Doors open for cocktails at 6:30. Presentations about 7:00pm. SPD members are free, all others are $10. Get ya tickets here !

Book Project : Using YouTube

Sometimes I see viral videos numbering in the thousands, tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands but unless it's really cool or a music video, most times YouTube numbers are much, much lower.

As I am a start-up my numbers are low...really low. One of my video highest view is about 1,200

Then I discover this YouTube Channel by a gal who calls herself Nintendo Fan Girl. According to her "theme song" she enjoys being geeky and loves cosplay and Nintendo. She has over 8,000 subscribers (I have only 100) and she's been YouTubing (is that even a word ?) since 2006. Her numbers are impressive. Her top most viewed video has 33,578 views and it was only posted two months ago. Generally her numbers seems to be around 10,000.

So, I DM her and asked if I could send her a free copy of the book.

She accepted.

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BILLIONAIRE RON BURKLE FOR BUSINESSWEEK
Photographer: Brad Trent
Assistant: Bo Rosero
Subject: Ron Burkle
Client: Bloomberg BusinessWeek

Found via. Light-Test.com. I've been keeping an eye on this site for the past year - mostly because I remember my days as an assistant and maybe sometimes I missed those days. Anyways, Brad Trent is one of the photographers who posts many entries to the site.

Francois Robert "Stop the Violence"

I always have been fascinated with skulls (In my home town in Switzerland, my parents and I were living above a Natural Museum)..... In the mid-90’s, during an auction from an old school, I purchased 3 metal lockers and to my surprise one of them held a real, full size articulated skeleton. For years I had it displayed in one of the rooms in my studio and I often wondered what else I could do with it. Finally the idea came to me to explore the idea of disassembling the skeleton and rearranging the bones, and from that process came the series “Stop the Violence”. I spend a lot of time on my knees arranging bones. You can imagine how my knees hurt when I decided to create a complete alphabet in order to make words along with the iconic symbols/images. - Francois Robert

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… news photographers are complaining that their efforts to document the slow-motion disaster in the Gulf of Mexico are being thwarted by local and federal officials—working with BP—who are blocking access to the sites where the effects of the spill are most visible. More than a month into the disaster, a host of anecdotal evidence is emerging from reporters, photographers, and TV crews in which BP and Coast Guard officials explicitly target members of the media, restricting and denying them access to oil-covered beaches, staging areas for clean-up efforts, and even flyovers.

[...]

Photographers who have traveled to the Gulf commonly say they believe that BP has exerted more control over coverage of the spill with the cooperation of the federal government and local law enforcement. “It’s a running joke among the journalists covering the story that the words ‘Coast Guard’ affixed to any vehicle, vessel, or plane should be prefixed with ‘BP,’ ” says Charlie Varley, a Louisiana-based photographer. “It would be funny if it were not so serious.”

Newsweek "BP's Photo Blockade of the Gulf Oil Spill"

"Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography since the Sixties" @ Getty

Sebastiao Salgado

Mary Ellen Mark

The Getty Center presents “Engaged Observers: Documentary Photography Since the Sixties,” an exhibit tracing the history of published photo essays featuring work by Leonard Freed, Lauren Greenfield and others.

Starts June 29 @ The Getty

List of images

Tom M Johnson "Lakewood" exhibition postponed

Twitter follower @Sal_Jimenez88 let me know that Tom M Johnson's show may be postponed so I called up him to verify so yes, his event has been postponed with hopes it'll be in July now. More to come.

Harlan Ellison - Pay the Writer

I've seen this a few years ago and a recent conversation on Facebook sparked me to dig this out of YouTube. Take a listen.

(l-r) Rex Weiner (A&I Books), Jeff Sheng, Astor Morgan (Chair of APA/LA) @ Smashbox Studios. June 10, 2010

Project 5: Special Reception & Fund Raiser (6/12)

Project 5 spans five years, over which five photography auctions will be held to fund five socially concerned photographic projects, each documented by a team of talented photojournalists.

The first (silent) auction was held at the Stephen Cohen Gallery on Feb. 20, 2010. On the walls hung 108 photographs reflecting 108 talented photographers. It was a wonderful night and Julia raised enough money to conclude her child labor project (the first of five in Project 5).

At the end of the night, there were 36 outstanding photographs remaining. These 36 prints will be hanging at our special reception. All framed prints will be $300 or less! (You can take your print home that night.) Julia's goal is to raise money toward year 2 of Project 5.

June 12, 2010 7-10 pm

Julia Dean Photo Workshops
801 Ocean Front Walk, Studio 8
Venice, CA 90291

Duffy : The Man Who Shot The Sixties

12:33 / 19:41 - lol !

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PIX 20th Anniversary (6/25)

Mark down on your calendar June 25th for PIX's 20th Anniversary celebration. Yes, PIX has been kicking around for 20 years. To celebrate we invite past, current (and future) clients to come on by and have a bratwurst and a pint of PIX "20th Anniversary Ale", check out our discounted sales items and perhaps you'll win one of our hourly raffles (3 per hour x 5 = 15 chances !)

And another thing, our hours for that day will be 6 am to 7 pm instead of 6 am to 10 pm. Fun starts at 11 am. First raffle at noon.

We have Storm cases, Induro tripods and Tenba camera bags as some of the raffles. Broncolor will be here with their photo booth. Should be epic :)

See photos from the event here.

PIX
211 S. La Brea
Los Angeles CA 90036
323-936-8488

Thursday Mixmaster

Yup, there's a host of events tomorrow for photographers so pick through and choose your event.

+ 6pm - 8 pm Denis Darzacq "Hyper" opening reception @ Kopeikin Gallery in WeHo

+ 6pm - 8 pm Henry Leutwyler "Neverland Lost" opening reception @ M+B in WeHo

+ 6pm - 8 pm Joseph Szabo "Jones Beach" opening reception @ M+B WeHo.

+ 6pm – 9 pm APA/LA Personal Projects : Jeff Sheng @ Smashbox Culver Studios. APA members free, $15/$20 door for others.

+ 7pm - 9 pm "L.A.ndscapes" opening reception @ LACDA in downtown LA. Part of Downtown Art Walk

+ 7pm - 9 pm Jeff Mclane "Exteriors" @ Spring Arts Tower in Downtown as part of Downtown Art Walk.

+ 7 pm - 9:30 pm f/Stop Camera Club meeting in Encino

+ 7pm-10 pm Debra Weiss Presents : How to get Work from Ad Agencies in Culver City

+ 7pm - midnight Fashion Is Art @ Chapman in downtown LA. Part of Downtown Art Walk.

UPDATE !

+ Venice ArtCrawl will be starting up in Aug 2010 but there's an orientation for folks interested @The Canal Club for those interested in participating as an artist, pop-up space, sponsor or curator. 6 pm Thursday night. Info

+ 6:30 pm - 8: 00 pm Gil Garcetti "Women Water and Wells" (oops, forgotten this one. A little Twitter reminded me)

IPA : Now Accepting Submissions

The International Photography Awards conducts an annual competition for professional, non- professional, and student photographers on a global level, creating one of the most ambitious and comprehensive competitions in the photography world today.

So who are the judges ? Karen Probasco (Magnum Photo), Amber Terranova (Photo District News), Todd James (National Geographic), Kristina Hicks (Saatchi & Saatchi), Miriam Leuchter (PopPhoto Magazine), Amy Silberman (Dwell), Frank Maresca (Ricco Maresca Gallery), Melissa Ryan (The Nature Conservancy Magazine), James Reid (Wallpaper Magazine), Michael Norseng (Esquire magazine), Ashley Givens (Victoria and Albert Museum), and Hugh Merrell (Merrell Publishing)

Due date is June 30th and all the details are here.

Joseph Szabo "Jones Beach" (6/10)

After my first visit to Jones Beach in 1969 ? I was hooked. It was such a big, beautiful, expansive, beach with all those interesting people that I knew this was my summer photographic project. I didn’t realize it would last my entire life…..40 and counting. And Long Term Projects is what I’ve always done to really explore and understand my subject.

Joseph Szabo will also be signing his recent released book "Jones Beach" at the opening reception this Thursday at M+B

June 10 - Aug 14

Opening reception June 10 6-8 pm

M+B Fine Art
612 North Almont Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90069

Also on exhibition is Henry Leutwyler: Neverland Lost - A Portrait of Michael Jackson. He too will be signing his new book just released by Stendi.

Ron Galella "Smash His Camera"

I must live in LA too long. When you mention paps, I think of them hanging out at the Ivy over on Robertson or lounging in their SUVs. A few years ago I assisted a photographer who was hired by a magazine to do some portraits of paps and we went over to two picture agencies to photograph the people behind the scenes. I was standing in the garage looking at their Hummer and SUV they use to track down celebrities....it was eerie.

Ron Galella was one of east coast originals. He's a native New Yorker (though he studied Art Center in Pasadena) and he's been doing it so long that both Time & Vanity Fair dubbed him “the Godfather of the U.S. paparazzi culture”. Well, now he's made it to the big time with a HBO documentary that premiered yesterday but as with cable, you can catch it all month. Check HBO's listing here.

Galella is willing to take great risks to get the perfect shot. Over his nearly fifty-year career, Galella has been famously punched in the jaw by Marlon Brando in Chinatown, beaten up by Richard Burton's bodyguards in Mexico, hosed down by friends of Brigitte Bardot in Saint Tropez, had his tires slashed by Elvis Presley's security in Queens and was sued twice by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Oh, and the title "Smash His Camera" ? Uttered by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Denis Darzacq "Hyper" (6/10)

You could say that this is a meditation on being and having. These photographs were taken in aggressive, garish hypermarkets, with names like Attac and King Kong. I was interested in showing bodies of young people, as if imprisoned in the aisles of consumer goods. I asked them to perform the actions that they might perform in their sporting activities or dances. At the peak of the action, I asked them to relax all their muscles at once to give the impression that they were floating or flying through the air.

The images have a political meaning, if you like. They ask questions about a society in which we are expected to define ourselves by what we have – what house, what car, what clothes, what shampoo – rather than by what we are. But they should also work at another level, as surprising and beautiful images that a child of eight could enjoy as much as a person of 80.

This Thursday, Kopeikin Gallery and De Soto Gallery have collaborated to exhibit “Hyper,” a new collection of photographs from Denis Darzacq. Opening reception is 6-8 pm.

Kopeikin Gallery
8810 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA. 90069


Interview w/Denis Darzacq

APA/LA presents Jeff Sheng's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" (6/10)

Jeff's personal project, and now book, "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" is a collection of portraits Jeff created of some of the closeted service members serving our country. While Jeff creatively obscures the identity of his military personnel subjects, Jeff has essentially put a face on the many individuals living double lives in order to serve their country, our country. The bravery of these men and woman on the battlefield, during deployment and in front of Jeff's lens, speaks volumes of their character to take a stand against the US Military's Don't Ask Don't Tell policy.

Jeff will discuss his project from idea to books and exhibit. Jeff will share images from his ongoing project and share stories from his experiences this project has awarded him. Jeff will end his presentation with a Q&A, and will have books available for signing.

This upcoming Thursday, APA/LA brings Jeff Sheng to their "Personal Project" series where they highlight personal work from photographers. Event is held at Smashbox Culver City. APA members free. All others $15 online/$20 at the door. Info and rsvp here.

June 10, 2010 6-9 pm

Smashbox Studios
8549 Higuera St
Culver City CA 90232

Lomo Is Taunting Us

June 9th @ 7 pm

Lomography Gallery/Store
7998 Santa Monica Blvd
West Hollywood, CA 90046, USA

George Mann "Bunker Hill"

Found via On Bunker Hill is George Mann, a vaudeville star of Barto & Mann who in his later years turned to photography. The photos you see are of the old Bunker Hill before it was torn down in the 50s by the city and rebuilt as high rise business buildings.

Initially a residential suburb, Bunker Hill retained its exclusive character through the end of World War I, but in the face of increased urban growth fed by an extensive streetcar system, its wealthy residents began leaving for enclaves on the west side and Pasadena. Bunker Hill's houses were increasingly sub-divided to accommodate renters. By World War II the Pasadena freeway, built to bring shoppers downtown, was taking more residents out. Additional post-war freeway construction left downtown comparatively empty of both people and services. The once-grand Victorian mansions of Bunker Hill became slum housing. (via)

Check On Bunker Hill for some more amazing photographs of days gone by.

Book Project : Fanime Con

My first stop on my tour is Fanime Con in San Jose last weekend. Fanime started in 1994 and is the 9th largest anime convention in America. Over 15,000 people stream through the San Jose Convention Center and bought $5 million to the local community.

First thing I noticed was the majority of people coming to my table had already knew about my project. When asked how they found out I was there the answers range from I follow you on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace to I saw your video on YouTube. I did sold a few books to folks who were completely unaware of my project.

PIX CLICKS - ASMP/LA "Copyright w/Jeff Sedlik"

Check out our Flickr for more photos or our Twitter.

Todd Selby book signing (6/8)

Many if you probably already know of The Selby, heck even my non-photography friends have forward me the links to this photographer who started the site in 2008 documenting the homes of prominent indie musicians, artists, designers and actors to see what their creative space is like. A hardcover book called "The Selby is in Your Place" with unreleased photos was release this year and looks like Mr Todd Selby will be popping up at CobraSnake's new store Pawn Shop opening at Hollywood Highland on Tuesday. Shepard Fairey will be DJing and there'll be live performance from Beardo at 8 pm.

The whole thing goes down Tuesday June 8, 2010 from 6-9 pm over on the 4th floor. Expected packed crowds :)

Document: Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles (6/6)

From October 2009 through January 2010, four documentary photographers—Farhad Parsa, Arash Saedinia, Parisa Taghizadeh, and Ramin Talaie—focused their lenses on second-generation Iranian-Americans of Los Angeles, the world’s largest population of expatriate Iranians. Document: Iranian-Americans in Los Angeles—on view at the Fowler Museum from June 6–Aug. 22, 2010—offers a selection of images by each of these photographers which consider the everyday lives of their subjects. The exhibition also addresses the processes of documentation and how they relate to the photographers’ understandings of their own hyphenated Iranian identities.

The photographs capture the varied lives and interests of LA’s Iranian-American community—from toddlers at play to an acupuncturist in the office of her Los Feliz practice, from a young man break dancing to a young woman at prayer. There are also a few recognizable figures such as public intellectual Reza Aslan and comedian Maz Jobrani.

This Sunday at Fowler Museum at UCLA is the opening day of "Document: Iranian Americans in Los Angeles" . Here's the breakdown of the schedule :

12–2 pm: Panel 1: On 'Document': Visual Anthropology, the Iranian-American diaspora, and Ethnicity in Los Angeles

Moderator: Susan Slyomovics (UCLA) Roxanne Varzi (UC Irvine) - "The Visual Document: Photographing Iran at Home and Abroad", Roger Waldinger (UCLA) - "America's New Second Generation: Experiences and Implications"Zohreh Sullivan (U. of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne) - "Portrait, Landscape, and Narrative" and Amy Malek (UCLA) - "The Process of Documentation: The Making of 'Document: Iranian-Americans in L.A.'"

2:20–3:50 pm: Panel 2: Artists Roundtable
Moderator: Amy Malek (UCLA)
Farhad Parsa, Arash Saedinia, Parisa Taghizadeh, Ramin Talaie

4–5:30 pm: Exhibition Opening Reception
Celebrate the opening of Document with a reception in the Goldenberg Galleria and Fowler courtyard, including a gallery tour with Malek.


Sunday June 6, 2010 Noon to 5:30 pm

Fowler Museum at UCLA
308 Charles E. Young Drive North
Los Angeles CA 90095

Public Art Party: Beverly Hills (6/5)

What: Public Art Party

When: Saturday, June 5, 12–6pm

Where: Beverly Gardens Park, The Paley Center for Media, Gagosian, Beverly Hills Public Library, TASCHEN, Porta Via, Sprinkles and along Cañon Drive. Pick up a map that will serve as your guide to the day at any of these featured locations or download a printer-friendly version here.

Engage: Follow Public Art Alert on twitter: Twitter.com/PublicArtAlert

ForYourArt presents Public Art Party, a day-long celebration of art featuring special events, food, dance and music performances, artist and curator-lead tours, hands on activities for kids and teens, and special prizes. Throughout the day ForYourArt, The Beverly Hills Fine Art Commission and James Cohan Gallery welcome Roxy Paine’s Erratic, the newest addition to the public art collection in Beverly Hills.

12 - 6 pm Timothy Greenfield-Sanders will have his "The Black List" exhibition at The Paley Center for Media

12–4pm Beverly Hills Municipal Gallery at City Hall opens for viewing Photos and Phantasy a selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation

2pm Conversations on Creativity photography panel, featuring Zale Richard Rubins and Linda Kunik

3–5pm Book signing with Jim Heimann, author of Los Angeles: Portrait of a City at TASCHEN

See the entire schedule here

Tom Johnson "Lakewood" (6/11)

In the late 1940’s and early 50’s many veterans and their families were looking for a new start. Lakewood, a new development in the southeast corner of Los Angeles County offered them that beginning. The founders of Lakewood designated their suburb “Tomorrow’s City Today,” because it was both modern and unique in its conception. Lakewood offered an utopia for the post war middle class: affordable housing, new schools and parks, good jobs in the aerospace-defense industry and placed in the city’s center a new commercial concept, the shopping mall.

Then the nineties came and suburban paradise began to fade. The aerospace-defense industry abandoned California, and what made tomorrow’s city today had become yesterday. Yet Lakewood adapted to the new economic climate and endured, and today it remains a safe and desirable city for its middle class residents to raise their families. Lakewood’s new motto, “Times Change Values Don’t,” accurately demonstrates that the hopes and dreams of Lakewood’s citizens today are not that different from those of the folks who came to Lakewood during its genesis.

I was raised in Lakewood, and like any kid from the 60’s I discovered my suburb walking and riding my bike to school, the parks, and friends. Now, I revisit those same streets and places to behold what Lakewood has become. Gone are the old neighbors, the demographic is much less white, and most of the mid-twentieth century modernist façades have been altered; however, the similarities to what I can recall are greater than the differences and still on every street mixed with and often hidden amongst the new I manage to find souvenirs of the Lakewood I once knew.

Tom Johnson "Lakewood"

June 11 - July 3, 2010

Friday June 11 opening reception 6-10 pm

Phantom Galleries LA
81 S. Pine St
Long Beach, CA90802

Just got off the phone with Tom, event has been postponed and he hopes to have it in late July. Will update when I get word.

Help Alex ride AIDS/Lifecycle 9

Hi friends and family. I'm ready to ride this Sunday.

From June 6th - 12th, 2010 I will participate in AIDS/Lifecycle, a fully supported, 7-day bike ride from San Francisco to Los Angeles to advance the shared interest to end the pandemic and human suffering caused by AIDS. AIDS/LifeCycle is co-produced by the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center and the San Francisco AIDS Foundation.

I am asking you to donate what you can to help me raise the $3,000 necessary to ride. A penny, a nickel, a dollar per mile? Any amount you contribute is amazing.


Thank you,

Alex de la Hidalga

Smashbox Studio's own Alex de la Hidalga will be riding next week for this cause and if you can help in any way, I'm sure he'll appreciate it ! More info here. Go Alex, go !

Alex's Facebook event page

Events this Saturday

Here's a quick list of events this Sat.

+ ASMP/LA "Copyright Workshop with Jeff Sedlik" @ Writer's Boot Camp in Bergamot Station. Free to members and non-members. 10 am to Noon.

+ Public Art Party @ Beverly Hills Noon to 6pm.

+ Culver City Art Walk Noon to 8 pm

+ Yvonne Venegas "Maria Elvia de Hank Series" @ Shoshana Wayne Gallery in Bergamot Station 1 - 5:30 pm

+ Monika Rittershaus "L.A. Ring in Photographs" opening reception @ Ruth Bachofner Gallery in Santa Monica. 6-8 pm

+ Fredrik Broden vs. Photography opening reception @ Clark | Oshin Gallery at Icon in Miracle Mile 6-9 pm

NEW YORK CITY—Dennis Hopper at an exhibition, 2007.
© Chien-Chi Chang / Magnum Photos

MOCA's press release for "Dennis Hopper : Double Standard" July 11-Sept 26 @ MOCA Griffin Contemporary

The Photography of Bruce Kalberg / Bruce Caen (6/3)

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From 1979-1984 Bruce Kalberg photographed virtually every band and personality against the backdrop of the first rush of Punk Rock in Los Angeles and Hollywood. As publisher and chief creative force behind NO MAGAZINE (NOMAG) Bruce photographed both the music and art scene nightly in his studio in Echo Park creating a portrait of fashion and underground culture like no one else. This was the real culture made up of outsiders, losers, immigrants, Punk Rockers from generation one (‘76-’82) living in Hollywood thirty years ago, more crudely wrought lives outside of the sparkle and spotlights than the Entertainment Industry would have you imagine. The obverse of the coin of the world presented nightly on shows such as Entertainment Tonight, this was the heart of Hollywood.

An artist and photographer, Bruce Kalberg studied fine art in London at the Croydon College of Art (1970-1974) and in Los Angeles at Otis Art Institute (1976-1978). He created NOMAG as an extension of his art studies.

Freshjive presents the Bruce Kalberg / Bruce Caen photography exhibit at Reserve.

Thursday June 3rd, 7:00-11:00 PM

Reserve
420 North Fairfax Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90036

Cecil Stoughton - JFK & Monroe

Cecil Stoughton, the White House staff photographer was the only photographer at a private party after Marilyn Monroe's infamous birthday song and managed to photograph an image of John F Kennedy with Marilyn Monroe. When the Secret Service came to confiscate his film, they missed one - the one in the film dryer.

Stoughton kept it a secret for decades. Filmmaker Keya Morgan acquired the negative before Stoughton's death in 2008 for Morgan's upcoming documentary “Marilyn Monroe: Murder on Fifth Helena Drive".

In an National Geographic interview, Stoughton was asked about his interaction with President Kennedy

I worked in the West Wing. I had an office with a desk and chair right underneath the Oval Office.

When the President needed a picture his secretary, Mrs. Lincoln, would push a button that rang in my office—that meant that President Kennedy is standing in the middle of the office waiting for you. I would rush up the stairs into the Oval Office with my superwide Hasselblad camera and take a couple of shots.

He would tolerate two clicks, and after two frames that was it—it was a nice working arrangement, and I didn't overstay my welcome. He was the opposite of President Johnson—I could never take enough pictures to please him.

Ten 30x30 prints were made and signed by Stoughton and goes to sale yesterday at Art & Artifact Gallery. Checking the gallery website, looks like it'll be on exhibit until June 20th.




Art & Artifact Gallery
410 N. La Cienega
Los Angeles, Ca. 90048e

How to Get Work from Ad Agencies (6/10)

Many changes have taken place in the ad industry with many more to come. Slashed budgets, more competition, fewer jobs. And now video! ... what's a photographer to do?

Join Debra Weiss and guests for an information packed evening with two Art Buyers, a Creative Director and an Agent and hear directly from the sources on what is needed to make it as an advertising photographer. Gain insight into what it takes to get their attention, how they choose the photographers they work with and how to build lasting beneficial relationships. You'll hear their honest and frank perspectives on how you can succeed in this rapidly shifting and increasingly impersonal business.

A broad range of topics will be discussed that will help you gain confidence in navigating your way through the challenges ahead. This seminar is a must for photographers looking to increase their chance of getting work from ad agencies.

Moderated by Debra Weiss

With:
+ Andrea Kaye, VP, Art Production Manager, McCann Worldwide, New York
+ Jigisha Bouverat, Director of Art Production, TBWA /Chiat Day, Los Angeles
+ Tito Melega, Multi-Award Winning Creative Director (3rd Generation 2010 Prius)
+ Tricia Burlingham, Tricia Burlingham Artist Representative Inc.

Note : early registration ends June 7th. The cost is $65/$75 at the door, $45 / $55 at door (APA, ASMP, ASPP, EP, PPA, NPPA). Students are only $25 with accredited schools only - current ID)

To register, please contact register@debraweiss.com


June 10th, 2010 7 pm - 10 pm

High Profile Productions
5896 Smiley Drive
Culver City, CA 90232

ASMP/LA Registration Workshop (6/5)

This Saturday, Jeff Sedlik will be giving a free two hour workshop on registering your images with the copyright office. This event is open to ASMP members as well as non-members. This takes place at Bergamot Station at Writer's Boot Camp from 10 am to noon. Register here. More info here.

Yvonne Venegas "Maria Elvia de Hank Series" (6/5)

In her series on Maria Elvia de Hank, photographer Yvonne Venegas offers a view into the life, family, and environment surrounding the wife of eccentric millionaire and former Tijuana Mayor Jorge Hank Rohn. †Venegas focuses on Mexican privilege and gender, exploring how her subject---the wife of one of the wealthiest entrepreneurs in Mexico---submits, with a perfectionist touch, social and aesthetic ideals portrayed through a scrim of light and dust in Northern Mexico.

June 5th - August 28th

Shoshana Wayne Gallery
Bergamot Station
2525 Michigan Ave., B1
Santa Monica, CA 90404