Monday, March 29, 2010

Andreas Gursky

More at White Cube.

Thursday, March 25, 2010

Carolyn Krieg

Not a huge Carolyn Krieg fan, a bit melodramatic for my taste, but she does some visually engaging pieces.

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Fresh from the Whitney...

Bruce Nauman's 1981 piece No-State.

Reyner Banham

If, like me, you loved Reyner Banham's Los Angeles: The Architecture of Four Ecologies, you'll probably love Reyner Banham Loves Los Angeles. So much love, so much L.A.

Lari Pittman

More.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Anthony Hernandez


Via Christopher Grimes Gallery. Every photo is magic, especially his Landscapes for the Homeless series.

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Richard Learoyd

This is how Richard Learoyd works: "Utilizing a distinct photographic method he creates life sized images inside a specifically built camera. This construction captures the image without any interposing film negative, transparency or intermediate material. Instead the apparatus of light is directly focussed by the camera and translated onto a sheet of positive photographic paper. With no means of reproduction, once created, ultimately every image is entirely unique in its existence." From Union Gallery.

Ron Cronin


More. These photographs are interesting in a quietly subversive National Geographic type of way.

F.C. Gundlach

The 'German Avedon.' More here.

Photojournalist photos

From an NYT article on Charles Moore's death. Viewing without captions dilutes some power...

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Scott McFarland

Scott McFarland had a very impressive outing at the Vancouver Art Gallery over the winter. More at Union Gallery.

Friday, March 19, 2010

David Burdeny


In all this controversy, let's not forget that David Burdeny does take some damn good photos.

Portland 2010 Part Three: John Brodie

More.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Portland 2010 Part Two: Holly Andres

Peter Cain

Jerry Saltz on Peter Cain: "Cain's great accomplishment is that although all of his paintings derive from photographs, none of them picture the world as if seen through a lens." 

Agnes Montgomery


Agnes Montgomery's record cover for Panda Bear was featured at Sleevage. She's actually done a number of covers, all of which thrive on visual complexity and the handmade aesthetic of pre-Photoshop collage.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Pok Chi Lau

Pok Chi Lau showed at Blue Sky last year. A professor at the University of Kansas, his work focuses on the Chinese Diaspora.