Image: Adrain Chesser, “Back of the Truck,” 2006-2012 Adrain Chesser is a self-taught photographer whose first critical success came with “I have something to tell you,” a personal exploration of what it meant to disclose a life-altering diagnosis of AIDS. Adrain gave a fantastic and very emotional TEDx talk in
Image: Copyright Jesse Burke, “Time Out,” 2013, Digital C-print. Jesse Burke is one of twelve artists selected to participate in “Documentary: 19th Annual Photography Exhibition” (August 1 – 29, 2014) at the Photographic Center Northwest (PCNW) in Seattle. This annual exhibition is one of the most anticipated shows in our
Image: Copyright Henry Horenstein, “Ponderosa,” Near Pikeville, Kentucky, 1974, Gelatin silver print, 20 x 16 inches (sheet). Photographs from Henry Horenstein’s series “Honky Tonk: Portraits of Country Music” will be on view at Endicott College’s Walter J. Manninen Center for the Arts through October 17th, 2014. Honky Tonk is a
Image: Manjari Sharma, “Maa Kali,” 2013 Work from “Darshan,” a series of photographs by Manjari Sharma depicting Hindu gods and goddesses is being displayed as a part of Photoville’s project, The Fence. Now in its third year, The Fence is a 1,000-foot-long outdoor photographic installation that draws 1.5 million visitors
Michael Lundgren’s work is included in “Where There’s Smoke” at Fraenkel Gallery. “Where There’s Smoke” gathers together four artists who subvert the viewer’s sense of how a photograph can and should operate, both conceptually and perceptually. This is no mere photographic deconstruction, however; a metaphorical intent ricochets through the works.
Join ClampArt and over one hundred Chelsea galleries and studios for the 5th Annual Chelsea Art Walk on Thursday, July 24, 5.00-8.00 pm. The neighborhood will welcome visitors on Thursday, July 24th, for the 5th Annual Chelsea Art Walk, when galleries will be open late until 8.00 pm. Free and
Image: Manjari Sharma, “Lord Brahma,” 2013. The Aperture Foundation’s “Summer Open” exhibition features 103 prints from 97 different artists selected by Executive Director, Chris Boot, from over 860 submissions, and is organized by visual category. One of the selections, under the ‘Flowers’ category, is our own Manjari Sharma’s Lord Brahma
Image: Lori Nix, “Anatomy Classroom,” 2012, Archival pigment print Recent Guggenheim grant winner Lori Nix has work included in a group show about interiors at Flowers Gallery, July 17th – August 30th, 2014. Lori Nix creates her subject matter to photograph dangerous and catastrophic scenes. Through models and dioramas, she
Brian Finke is on press in South Korea overseeing the production of his fourth monograph, “US Marshals,” from powerHouse Books (Hardcover, 128 pages, 10.25 x 10.25 inches, ISBN: 978-1-57687-711-1, $35 + shipping). The publication of this book coincides with Finke’s fifth solo exhibition at ClampArt from November 20 – December
Images: Jen Davis, “Fantasy No. One,” 2004, Archival pigment print; Manjari Sharma, “Ben,” 2011, Archival inkjet print; Collin LaFleche, “Matt, Will, Henry and Ray,” 2007, Chromogenic print. Jen Davis’ “Fantasy No. One”; Manjari Sharma’s “Ben”; and Collin LaFleche’s “Matt, Will, Henry and Ray” are currently featured in Sasha Wolf Gallery’s
Image: James Bidgood, “Pan,” late 1960s, Digital C-print. James Bidgood’s image “Pan” is on display as part of a group show at the ONE Archives Gallery & Museum at the University of Southern California. The exhibition, titled “The Classical Nude and the Making of Queer History,” investigates the centrality of
Image: Rafael Soldi, “I’m Here, You’re There,” 2011, Archival pigment print Rafael Soldi’s solo show of photographs will be on display at the Atelier Gallery at the Griffin Museum of Photography from July 10 – August 31, 2014: The exhibition “Sentiment” in the Atelier Gallery is the first solo exhibition
Arriving in New York as a very young photographer in the late 1970s, Jeannette Montgomery Barron experienced the art scene of the city as both an insider and an outsider. The Collezione Maramotti created a fantastic video walk-through of Barron’s exhibition, on view through July 31, 2014, complete with a
Check out “The Brian Clamp Mixtape” on Lenscratch by Aline Smithson. It is a great interview with a good deal of information about the Director of ClampArt. “The Mixtape Series” presents profiles of movers and shakers in the fine art photography world, often reviewers at portfolio events and taste makers
The solo exhibition, “Frank Yamrus: I Feel Lucky,” opens at Valley Variety in Hudson, New York, on Saturday, June 21, 2014, with a reception for the artist open to the public from 6.00 – 9.00 pm. In celebration of Gay Pride Month, Valley Variety is pleased to present “I Feel
As part of the San Francisco Art Institute’s Summer Symposium, “Face It: Photography, Ethics, and Identity in the Age of the Selfie,” Aziz + Cucher will be panelists on Saturday, June 21st, during Session 1. The discussion will be “Building Reality: Technology and the Uncanny.” Summer at SFAI kicks off
Gallery director Brian Paul Clamp and esteemed photographer Mary Ellen Mark juried the “5th Annual Contemporary Photography Competition & Exhibition” for the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center, which opens on Thursday, June 12th, from 6.00 to 9.00 pm. Photographs by 44 artists are included in the show. “5th Annual Contemporary Photography
Bill Armstrong’s photograph “Untitled (Film Noir #1401)” is on the cover of Richard Hytner’s new book “Consiglieri.” Hytner’s book on business turns the spotlight on the second-in-commands – the advisers, assistants, and counsellors (or ‘consiglieri’) – who are too often disparaged as the ‘No. 2s’. Far from being also-rans, these
A new exhibition of photographs by Amy Stein is now on display at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, DC, through October 20, 2014
Bill Armstrong, a long-time member of the faculty at the renowned School of the International Center of Photography in New York City, has the honor of having one of his stunning, vibrant mandala photographs reproduced on the cover of the 2014 summer catalogue. For more information on courses, programs, and