About a month ago, a remarkable exhibition opened at the dnj Gallery in Santa Monica, The Path of Darryl Curran: from the 1960s – the present (and the Origins of Conceptual Photography). The exhibition showcases three rooms of photographs representing 55 years of considering the photographic image. The earliest photograph in the exhibition is from […]
Archives for February 2020
Kellye Eisworth and Britland Tracy: Pardon My Creep
Since Friday is Valentine’s Day, we are sharing a project where vernacular photographs and contemporary social media meet in humorous and revealing ways. Kellye Eisworth and Britland Tracy have just launched their zine, Pardon My Creep that pairs found photos of couples with messages they have received from men via online dating apps. “A voyeuristic investigation of desire, disconnect, […]
Sunjoo Lee: Black Memorabilia
When one first encounters the new work of Sunjoo Lee, it is disorienting. Is this a black photograph? Am I back to the days of conceptual painters where the subject was a single brushstroke? But slowly, the subject comes into focus and it’s not unlike what happens at night where finally you begin to re-see […]
Karen Osdieck: Modern Boyhood
When I was raising my children, one of which was a spirited and rambunctious boy, my photographs didn’t exactly reveal the truth of daily life. They captured birthdays and holidays, vacations and times that the house was clean. They didn’t document my son’s bedroom after a enormous plastic bin of Legos was hurled during a […]
Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling
I can proudly state that I’ve never missed an Oscar Presentation. I grew up in Los Angeles with the city’s palatable excitement surrounding the celebration of cinema. Oscar statues lined Hollywood Blvd, enormous bill boards promoted the event, bakeries offered Oscar statue cookies, and it all ended with our family gathered around the television, toasting […]
Thomas Sussex: Pathway Trace
Understanding other cultures and countries comes from walking the landscape, the cities, and engaging with the population, but how do we understand a country that has been under siege, experienced war, and has a new identity? UK photographer, Thomas Sussex (@tommy_sussex), has had a long interest in understanding Eastern Europe since 2014 when he began […]