Today an attractive young woman and her friend were flipping through Jill Greenberg’s book, “Bear Portraits,” when they came upon a picture of Bonkers (a 600-pound Black Bear). Apparently, unbeknownst to her, the woman’s tattoo artist used Greenberg’s photograph of the bear as inspiration! The woman’s name is Felicia Urso.
Showcasing the vibrancy of Chelsea’s summer art exhibitions, more than 75 galleries throughout the neighborhood will welcome visitors on Thursday evening, July 26th, for the Third Annual Chelsea Art Walk. Galleries will be open until 8.00 pm hosting artist talks, receptions, and special events. Chelsea Art Walk is free and
Photographs from Jill Greenberg’s series, “End Times,” are included in the exhibition “America Rules!” at the West Collection (curated by Drew Leshko). Other artists include Mark Bennett, Jeff Brouws, Dominic Episcopo, Jordan Griska, Mark Lombardi, Steve Mumford, Vik Muniz, Chad Person, Chris Sauter, Paul Shambroom, Mark Shetabi, Tracey Snelling, Jennifer
“Flood” by Lori Nix is included in “The Perfect Storm” at Julie Saul Gallery in New York City (curated by Edna Cardinale), June 28 – August 17, 2012. Other artists include Tom Berenz, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Julie Heffernan, Bill Jacobson, Simen Johan, Sarah Anne Johnson, Kim Keever, Shai Kremer, Karin Apollonia
ClampArt is pleased to announce that the Rhode Island School of Design Museum of Art has acquired three photographs by artist, Jesse Burke, for their permanent collection. The artworks will be included in the museum’s fall exhibition, “America in View: Landscape Photography 1865 to Now” (September 21, 2012 – January
Eighteen prints by Henry Horenstein are included in “Clubs, Joints and Honky-Tonks” at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, Florida. Curated by Tim Wride, the exhibition features work by photographers who have immersed themselves in the places, spaces, and energy of concerts, shows, and spontaneous live performances.
We are happy to announce the availability of a new print by artist, Lori Nix, from her series, “The City.” Follow the link below for full details: http://clampart.com/2012/06/circulation-desk/circulation-desk/ Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
2.5 years of shooting. 2 days on press in Shenzhen. Lunch at Ikea. . . 1500 copies later, and the new book is complete. Brian Finke’s new series, “Construction,” will be exhibited this fall at ClampArt (September 6 – October 13, 2012). The show will coincide with the release of
James Bidgood is included in “Summer Camp” at Schroeder Romero & Shredder (531 West 26th Street, NYC). The opening reception is tonight from 6.00 – 8.00 pm. Other artists are Tom of Finland, Robert Mapplethorpe, and John Waters, among many more: http://srandsgallery.com/index.php?/exhibitions/summer_camp_2012 Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
Robin Schwartz will be featured at the LOOK3 Festival in Charlottesville, Virginia this weekend. Selections from her series “Amelia’s World” will be on display at the Warm Springs Gallery (105 Third Street NE) from June 1 – 29, 2012. There is a Master’s Talk at the Paramount Theater this Saturday
This afternoon I am taking time to judge applications for The Tierney Fellowship. The Fellowship was created in 2003 by The Tierney Family Foundation to support emerging artists in the field of photography. The primary goal of the Fellowship is to find tomorrow’s distinguished artists and leaders in the world
Last night ClampArt hosted Alice Zimet’s class from the Camera Club of New York for what I hope was a lively conversation about the relationship between collectors and galleries and how that specifically pertains to an artist managing his/her career. See a detailed description of the class: http://artsandbusinesspartners.com/attachments/CCNY_inside_collectors_mind_class.pdf Blog post
Thanks to everyone for a wonderful opening reception for our new show last Thursday night. Pictured is artist, Stan Gaz, in front of his twenty-foot stainless-steel butterfly net sculpture, and a wall of his hand-painted photographs of butterfly specimens. Come by and see the exhibition! Blog post by: Brian Paul
Nancy Burson’s work is featured in “Face Contact” at the Iberia Center for Contemporary Art in Beijing. Yes, illustrated on the giant banner outside the museum in the image above is a detail from one half of Burson’s historic diptych, “First and Second Beauty Composites.” This exhibition originated at the
I am spending all day judging “The Curator” for PDN Magazine. Seeing some very strong work. . . Other judges include my friends: Michael Foley (FOLEY Gallery), Sasha Wolf (Sasha Wolf Gallery), and Kris Graves (+Kris Graves Projects). Onward! Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
We are pleased to announce that ClampArt will be exhibiting in the Houston Fine Art Fair, September 14 – 16, 2012. This will be the second year of the fair. Last year, over 10,000 enthusiastic art lovers explored the offerings of 83 dealers. Houston is home to many major museums,
The editors at Out Magazine wrote a feature on ClampArt’s exhibition, “Master and Apprentice: Hippolyte-Alexandre Michallon (1849-1930) and Bruce Sargeant (1898-1938)”: http://www.out.com/entertainment/art-books/2012/04/02/sexy-imaginary-art-bruce-sargeant Check out the slideshow of eight images. Blog post by: Brian Paul Clamp, Director
Brian Finke’s work is featured in “Orchestrated Visions: The Theater of Contemporary Photography” at the St. Louis Art Museum, February 19 – May 13, 2012: “The Theater of Contemporary Photography” is a compelling survey of contemporary photographers, many presented in St. Louis for the first time. Seen together, the works