Some of my favorite things in the world are photo books, so its always exciting to see others who are as equally enthralled by published photography. Laurence Vecten and Pierre Hourquet have started a blog in which they are going to document every new book they acquire throughout 2010. One Year of books is off to a really nice start so far, I’m excited to see where it goes and to compare similar book-collecting habits.
Laurence and Pierre also run a couple of other online projects, namely Lozen Up and Books On Line.
Noah Beil – This Is Not My Sky
RJ Shaugnessy – Deathcamp
Marcelo Gomes – Taciturn Heart
Jesper Ulvelius – 100C, Books On Line
Jessica Williams – Tenderness, Books On Line
Guillaume Greff – Heimat, Books On Line
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Fiona Tan – Vox Populi: Norway
Published by Book Works, 2006
ISBN: 1-870699-90-4
This book is a truly great collection of photographs Fiona Tan acquired while being commissioned by the Norwegian Parliament to create an archive of contemporary Norwegian culture. Tan selected the photographs from about 100 different family albums, and the book is broken into three categories: Portraits, Home, and Nature. This work brings to mind Tacita Dean’s FLOH, but is obviously a much more specific and anthropological look at a specific culture. The images are really beautifully sequenced and create a fairly humorous, but very genuine look into the lives of the different families.
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Ottis Toole was an American serial killer who was charged for three counts of murder, but confessed to four more after being incarcerated. He is also known for his relationship with fellow serial killer, Henry Lee Lucas; his paranoid schizophrenia; and for the posthumous indictment for the murder of Adam Walsh (the son of John Walsh, host of America’s Most Wanted). Toole died in 1996 of liver failure while in prison.
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You needed to stop saying things are “the new black” like 3 years ago but for photo, Friday is the new Thursday. Two solid yet divergent shows are opening this Friday in Manhattan and Long Island City. That’s tomorrow.
You should go.
1) Kathleen Cullen is pleased to present Redi-Mix, an almost-solo-project of works by James Hyde. Along with Hyde’s paintings a constantly evolving group show will take place. Photographs by Jan Groover and Lucas Blalock; Sculpture by Fabienne Lasserre and Paul Lee; Paintings by Joe Fyfe and Thomas Lindvig and Prints by Curtis Mann, Dieter Roth and Bridget Riley will be on view.
Redi-Mix will be open from Friday, February 26, 2009 through March 31, 2010 at Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts at 526 West 26th Street, Suite 605, New York, NY.
kathleencullenfinearts.com
2) Michael Itkoff “Each and Every” Bard ICP MFA show.
One of many talented photographers coming out of the esteemed Bard/ICP MFA program.
Opening Reception Friday Feb. 26th, 6-10pm
On View Saturday Feb. 27th 12-5pm
24-20 Jackson Avenue, 3rd Floor
Long Island City, Queens, NYC
michaelitkoff.com/show
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