The “Rust Belt” Region term was officially marked back in the 80’s when Democratic presidential candidate, Walter Mondale said “turning our great industrial Midwest and the industrial base of this country into a rust bowl.” This is how many know the region for – Rust. A belt of heavy industries of steel and coal , […]
Archives for September 2019
Marcia Resnick: Re-Visions
I’ve been thinking a lot about work from the late 70’s and 80’s as I am seeing artists revisit the concepts and methodologies that emerged in those decades, so I thought it was interesting that a body of work from that era is being re-published to introduce the work to a new generation. In 1978, […]
Greg Kahn: Havana Youth
“These photos explore the emerging sense of individuality in a society that was historically focused on collectivism. It shows how Cuban youth are reaching out to their US and European counterparts through cultural world trends.” Sometime ago I attended a lecture by Greg Kahn at the Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles. His artist’s […]
Hiroshi Watanabe: KWAIDAN: Stories and Studies of Strange Things
One of the photographers I admire most in the world is Hiroshi Watanabe. I am lucky enough to call him a friend and enjoy that we live in the same neighborhood in Los Angeles. My walls reflect a significant collection of his images that continue to inspire and delight me on a daily basis. Some […]
Heather Evans Smith: Alterations
Wikipedia describes the word nostalgia as being “associated with a yearning for the past, its personalities, and events, especially the “good old days” or a “warm childhood”. This description fits Heather Evans Smith’s richly saturated conceptual still lifes that feel at once part of the past and present, yet it’s that combination of what once […]
Hank Ketelsen: The States Project: Wyoming
Hank Ketelsen is the Assistant Professor of Photography at Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, WY. Hank received a BA from San Jose State University and MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Ketelesen photographs are driven by a love for the processes unique to the medium. Throughout his work, Hank is concerned […]