The fourth issue of 01 Magazine came out last night, and it is the photo issue! Amongst all kinds of wonders in this issue you will find myself interviewed by the talented Maryanne Casasanta.
Jen Bekman Projects congratulates the 2009 Second Edition Hot Shots!
After the careful consideration of our panelists, we’re happy to announce our selections for 2009’s Second Edition of the Hey, Hot Shot! competition:
Marisa Aragona
Leah Tepper Byrne
Alejandro Cartagena
Jessica Eaton
Justin James King
These five outstanding photographers will each be awarded a $500 honorarium and participate in a group show at Jen Bekman Gallery. The 2009 Second Edition Hey, Hot Shot! opening reception and exhibition will be in March 2010.
The show marks just the beginning of new opportunities for these photographers. They are now under consideration for Ne Plus Ultra status, along with the five Hot Shots selected in the 2009 First Edition competition. Ultras join ranks with other JBG-represented artists, including 2008 Ultras Hosang Park and Collen Plumb. We’re looking forward to many collaborations with these photographers at the gallery and on 20×200.
Selecting just five artists from an amazing array of contenders couldn’t have been done without Jen Bekman and the dedication of our brilliant panelists: Christine Collins, Dana Faconti, Caterina Fake, Stephen Frailey, Raul Gutierrez, Darius Himes, Jenni Holder, Whitney Johnson, Julia Leach, Nion McEvoy, Lesley A. Martin, Kent Rogowski and Stefan Ruiz.
I received an email this week from Laurence Vecten who authors the photography blog LOZ. I had never seen the blog before and am very happy to have found out about it. The simple and nearly image only photography blog from Paris is well worth checking out, lots of great photography there and quite a lot of work I was not familiar with. Also, a big thanks for today’s post of some of my photographs.
While you are there also check out Lozen Up. Artists works publications that has just launched the first photography effort, One Hundred Flowers by Louis Porter.
Hola!
Greetings from Buenos Aires. Which if you haven’t been is like Paris if it got picked up in a tornado and roughed up a bit then plunked down somewhere with palm trees and Spanish speaking people who were all encouraged to write or draw something on the walls. Or a plant or anything really. Nothing escapes graffiti here unless it is fenced off and/or locked up.
If I slow down significantly over the next few months in photography posts it is because I am on sabbatical, or a self directed artist residency if you will. Part of my self directed residency involves much less time spent online. Much less. As much as I love the wealth of photography and writing I absorb in the average day via the internet, all of that information and other photographs can also be paralyzing. So no more tumblr, no more daily blog reading, in fact - I am only checking email once every 2 or 3 days! This, combined with summer weather and an ideal cost of living is allowing me to make lengthy attempts at photographs that will for the most part not work out.
I considered a blog about my stay here and the work I am doing but in the end felt it might be best to hold off on sharing until a few things fully resolve. For those of you curious about what I might be trying to resolve, stay tuned for news of an upcoming solo exhibition in Montreal 2010.
And for those of you curious: I have a sunburn, have ate nearly an entire cow and am drinking brilliant bottles of vino tinto that cost less than potato chips. I haven’t seen a name brand store or franchise (with the exception of the odd McDonalds, obviously) since I arrived. All coffee is espresso and perfect and comes with side water and cookies. Life is good.
For those of you in Toronto, I will be at Cinecycle tonight trying to figure this out! Hope to see you there.
The great American writer, Lawrence Weschler (who was on the staff of The New Yorker for 20 years and is considered by many one of the best narrative non-fiction writers working) is being brought to town by Sheila Heti and Margaux Williamson’s production company, THE PRODUCTION FRONT, for an evening in which we, along with Weschler and some great local artists and journalists, will try and figure out a better way of thinking about art in our time than along the increasingly confusing spectrum (or line) of fiction/non-fiction. In other words: We need a new line! This event will be incredibly athletic, like all good game shows.
Most of the tickets will be available for advance purchase from Soundscapes for $10, starting the morning of November 20th. There will also be some tickets available at the door, on sale one hour before the show.
Participants on stage and around the stage that night will include:
Douglas Bell
Amy Bowles
Shary Boyle
Ulysses Castellanos
Jon Davies
Jessica Eaton
Kelly Jenkins
Amy Lam
Jon McCurley
Darren O’Donnell
Christine Pountney
Nadja Sayej
Hosted by Misha Glouberman
Thursday, December 3, 2009
8:00pm - 9:30pm
Cinecycle
behind 129 Spadina Ave
Toronto, ON