Image: Copyright Randhy Rodriguez On the evening of Monday, September 30th, Manjari Sharma, the Sanskriti Center, and ClampArt hosted a wonderful event honoring the legacy and impact of Hindu Gods and Goddesses on the visual and performing arts. The night began with a lovely dance by the critically acclaimed Swati
Image: Copyright Michelle Sank, an image from Insula, showing at Unit 3, Liberty Wharf, St Helier, Jersey. Don’t miss Michelle Sank’s exhibition, Insula, which closes on September 29th. Sank is Archisle: The Jersey Contemporary Photography Programme’s Photographer in Residence 2013. As the first photographer to take up this newly initiated
Image: Copyright Louie Palu, “A wounded soldier in a medevac helicopter after a night raid,” Zhari District, Kandahar, Afghanistan, 2010, Archival pigment print, 20 x 24 inches. The Photographic Resource Center at Boston University announced the winners of the 2014 Leopold Godowsky, Jr. Color Photography Awards, and Louie Palu won
Jen Davis’ solo exhibition, “Bodytime,” opens at the Viborg Kunsthal/Brænderigården Centre of Contemporary Art in Denmark on Saturday, September 14, 2013. Viborg Kunsthal/Brænderigården Centre of Contemporary Art Riddergade 8 8800 Viborg DENMARK For more information on the exhibition: http://dom.viborg.dk/db/kultur.nsf/Alle/E998559CE724EC8BC1257A09003F78E9?OpenDocument View Jen Davis’ self portraits Browse all of Jen Davis’ work
Frank Yamrus will speak at the 11th Annual PhotoAlliance Lecture Series on Friday, September 13, 2013, at 7.30 pm: PhotoAlliance San Francisco Art Institute Lecture Hall 800 Chestnut Street (at Jones Street) San Francisco, CA For more information on the event: http://www.photoalliance.org/index.php?option=com_extcalendar&Itemid=91&extmode=view&extid=485 See Yamrus’ series, “I Feel Lucky” Browse all
Jesse Burke’s work is included in the exhibition, “No Man is an Island: The Masculine Landscape in the 21st Century,” at the Printmaking Center of New Jersey, August 24 – October 26, 2013: The masculine ideal of the stoic, self-sufficient hero lodges stubbornly in the American mindset. The Printmaking Center
The exhibition, “Frank Yamrus: I Feel Lucky,” opens at the Rayko Photo Center on Thursday, September 12, 2013. The artist will be present and signing books: http://clampart.com/2012/04/frank-yamrus-i-feel-lucky/. Rayko Photo Center 428 Third Street San Francisco, CA 94107 Originally inspired by the onset of his self-described mid-life crisis, Frank Yamrus’ collection
Lori Nix’s work is featured in “Home: Shelter and Habitat in Contemporary Art” at the Bedford Gallery at the Lesher Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California. Other artists include Hannah Chalew, Todd Hido, Dean Monogensis, and Tracey Snelling, among others. “Home” investigates the role that home, habitat, and
The VCU Institute for Contemporary Art presents Aziz + Cucher’s four-channel video installation, “Synaptic Bliss,” on the site of its future home at the corner of Broad and Belvidere Streets, from Friday, September 6th through Saturday, September 7th, 2013, as part of Richmond’s Fall Line Fest. “Synaptic Bliss,” a series
Jeannette Montgomery Barron will be discussing and signing copies of her book “Scene” at Book Soup in West Hollywood on Wednesday, August 21st, 2013. Jeannette Montgomery Barron began taking portraits of artists in 1982, starting with Francesco Clemente. From there she photographed other such notable artists as Andy Warhol, Dennis
Rachel Papo’s photograph, “Piano Lesson,” is included in “Critical Mass Top 50 2012: Color and Light” at the Southeast Museum for Photography in Daytona Beach, Florida from August 18 – October 6, 2013. The exhibition was curated by W.M. Hunt. Papo’s image is part of her series “Homeschooled,” which looks
Showcasing the vibrancy of Chelsea’s summer art exhibitions, galleries and art spaces throughout the neighborhood will welcome visitors on Thursday, July 25 for the 4th Annual Chelsea Art Walk. Galleries will be open until 8pm hosting artist talks, receptions, and other special events. The Chelsea Art Walk is free and
Image: Brian Finke, “Untitled (Frat Boys #1),” 2005, Chromogenic print. Photographs by three of ClampArt’s artists—Brian Finke, Jesse Burke, and Henry Horenstein—are included in “The Drinking Show” at Sasha Wolf Gallery, July 10 – August 16, 2013: Sasha Wolf Gallery is proud to announce, “The Drinking Show,” a group show
Artist Amy Touchette is taking over Transgressor Magazine‘s Instagram account through July 2nd! Follow Amy Touchette @amostouchette and Transgressor Magazine @transgressormag. Also see the fantastic story in the September 2012 issue of Transgressor Magazine on Amy Touchette’s series, “Shoot the Arrow: A Portrait of The World Famous *BOB*”: http://clampart.com/2012/10/amy-touchette-shoot-the-arrow-a-portrait-of-a-spiritual-transsexual-transgressor-magazine/ For more
As reported by David Schonauer for Motion Arts Pro Daily: When she was attending the Rhode Island School of Design in the 1980s, photographer and filmmaker Jill Greenberg created a body of work she describes “drawings, paintings, and sculptures of little disgusting men in suits.” In 2012 she returned to
Four photographs by Frank Yamrus from his “Motion Series” are included in “Making Waves” at Daniel Cooney Fine Art, June 27 – August 2, 2013: Daniel Cooney Fine Art 508 – 526 West 26th Street, #9C New York, NY 10001 Other artists in the exhibit include Harry Callahan, Deborah Hamon,
Nancy Burson’s photograph, “Mankind,” is included in “Skin Trade” (curated by Martha Wilson and Larry List) at P.P.O.W., June 27 – July 27, 2013: “Skin Trade” explores the use skin as a subject or metaphor in art. The exhibition encompasses thirty-one artists of varying generations, with works that span from
Two photographs from Frank Yamrus’ series, “Rapture,” are included in “Face Value” at The Kinsey Institue, April 12 – August 20, 2013: “Face Value: Portraits from The Kinsey Institute” explores the various ways that artists utilize the portrait. This exhibition in the main gallery includes contemporary and vintage photographs, as
The Mattatuck Museum mounts a solo show of work by artist Mark Beard, June 9 – September 8, 2013. Beard, an accomplished painter, print-maker, sculptor, and noted theatrical set designer is a master of fiction. His talent is so overflowing that he developed a number of distinct artist personalities with
Michael Lundgren, “Basin,” 2005, Gelatin silver print Four photographs by Michael Lundgren are included in “Looking at the New West: Contemporary Landscape Photography” at The Fralin Museum of Art, June 7 – December 15, 2013: This exhibition will feature six contemporary photographers—Robert Adams, Lois Conner, Michael Lundgren, Mike Osborne, Mark