Washington Post (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Abunch of self-described know-nothings, aficionados and anonymous experts curated a new photography exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum. The museum's goal was not to debate the merits of Walker Evans vs. Edward Weston or haggle over such details as lighting and wall placement. It was to decide if a...
it's what I do... (Free subscription) | 05/28/2008
Looks like APE has the interview. Ahhh Charis, what a muse you were. A Photo Editor - Interview with Edward Westons Wife and Muse, Charis Wilson : "Photographer Renée Jacobs interviewed 93 year old Charis for London based Photo Icon magazine (website here). Here’s an excerpt. AT THE AGE of 93, Charis Wilson has seen more than most people ever will - and the art world has seen more of her than almost...
The blog art (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Photography exhibitions can be frustrating, keeping you at arm's length from the thing you've come to see
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/19/2008
Many wealthy people untouched by the economic slump aren't skimping on big-ticket items and lavish events.
Kmareka.com (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Some pictures are worth a thousand words. And some words paint an astounding picture. Consider the following article from today’s New York Times: Despite Tough Times, Ultrarich Keep Spending Who said anything about a recession? Sometime between the government bailout of Bear Stearns and the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that America lost 80,000 jobs [...]
Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Tough economic times? What tough economic times? Not for these guys : Sometime between the government bailout of Bear Stearns and the Bureau of Labor Statistics report that America lost 80,000 jobs in March, Lee Tachman spent roughly $50,000 last month on a four-day jaunt to Miami for himself and three close friends. The trip was an exercise in luxuriant male bonding. Mr. Tachman, who is 38, and his...
International Herald Tribune (Free subscription) | 04/14/2008
Many businesses that cater to the superrich report that clients in the United States are still splurging.
Coxsoft Art News (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
If you think $1.5m is expensive for an oversized banana, how about $1.6m for a boring old black-and-white "art" photo by Edward Weston: Nude ? Somebody bought it at that record price at Sotheby’s New York auction of The Quillan Collection of 19th and 20th Century Photographs. The collection sold for nearly $9m and set 19 records.
composite drawlings (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
Your birthday today: For those you love, you will exert all your energies towards making those you love happy. You are very affectionate, intuitive, somewhat psychic and never enthusiastic. Since there is nobody written into the book for today, perhaps you might muster up some semblance of enthusiasm for a party including these other noted birthday celebrants: Horace Gray , Thomas Cushing , Thomas...
Exhibitionist (Free subscription) | 03/24/2008
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Death By 1000 Papercuts (Free subscription) | 02/22/2008
WAR, TERRORISM, POLITICS, CRICKET, MAINSTREAM MEDIA, MIRACLES, POPCORN, SUCIDE, ASSASSINATION, BEHEADED, JEWS, GOP, WAGERS, NANNY STATE, SPUNKY, FIVE and DIME, MISTAKES, FUR, FRIENDLY FIRE, SOCCER, NASCAR, NYC MAYORS, UNREST, ESPANOL, AHHHH, WOUNDED, MARRIAGE, BORN, BIRTHDAYS, DEATH Click on image to enlarge. NASCAR 1959 1st Daytona 500 auto race-Lee Petty wins (135.521 MPH). WAR! 1862 Jefferson Davis,...
The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
"Degas to Diebenkorn: The Phillips Collects," opening today, offers few surprises and, predictably, there is nary a daring piece to shake up the mix.
OTB News (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
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CNN (Free subscription) | 02/07/2008
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Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 01/31/2008
By DAVID HUNT Keystrokes, pages printed, Web traffic - Jacksonville native Edward Weston's software can detect and record them all, even e- mailing activity reports to parents monitoring their kids' computer use.
