Hayden's Ferry Review Blog (Free subscription) | 09/23/2009
Here are two recent photography books that seemed worth sharing.Paul Graham's A Shimmer of Possibility: A Shimmer of Possibility has been hailed as game-changing. It was originally released as a 12 volume set of thin hardcovers in an expensive run of 1000. In May it was released as a single thick paperback, so the rest of us can now afford a copy. Though in its current form it denies the viewer
Art Knowledge News (Free subscription) | 08/28/2009
MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced the launch of two new series exploring contemporary photography. The first is a semi-annual exhibition program, titled “New Pictures ,” that is dedicated to featuring innovative photography by emerging artists from around the world. The initial “New Pictures” exhibition will open on September 17, 2009,...
it's what I do... (Free subscription) | 03/14/2009
You gotta read this. I mean, you really GOTTA read this whole thing. Do it now. Q&A: Paul Graham : "Having said that... there's a lot of blame to lay in the photography community itself, for the plain dumbness and lack of discrimination that burdens the medium. We should fight that and be smarter and more discriminating in what we do, say and promote. It's an incredible medium, alive and direct,...
ArtCal (Free subscription) | 03/10/2009
Salon 94 Freemans 1 Freeman Alley, 646-672-9212 East Village / Lower East Side March 12 - April 18, 2009 Opening: Thursday, March 12, 6 - 8PM Web Site Paul Graham “I'm sometimes called a 'documentary photographer' but... a man operating under that definition could take a sly pleasure in the disguise. Very often I'm doing one thing when I'm thought to be doing another.” Walker Evans Salon...
estatecreate.com blog (Free subscription) | 03/04/2009
Image by davidcrow via Flickr Great post here by Paul Graham on why people will predominantly watch TV over the internet. Here’s an exerpt: “About twenty years ago people noticed computers and TV were on a collision course and started to speculate about what they’d produce when they converged. We now know the answer: computers… The somewhat [...]
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 02/23/2009
Nominees for this year's Deutsche Börse Photography Prize include Paul Graham Tod Papageorge Taryn Simon and Emily Jacir.
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