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Julia Bennett

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, Day 3

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On the third day of our weeklong feature of Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, the images are accompanied by an essay authored by Eleanor Heartney. Eleanor is a contributing Editor to Art in America and Artpress and has written extensively on contemporary art issues for such other publications as Artnews, Art and Auction, The New Art Examiner, the Washington Post and The […]

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South, Day 2

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Nikky Finney is a renowned poet and educator originally from South Carolina who “involves herself in the day-to-day battles for truth and justice” while also guiding MFA students in her capacity as Chair in Creative Writing and Southern Letters at the University of South Carolina, among other appointments at the university. She was commissioned to respond to […]

Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South

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It is such a pleasure to introduce Southbound: Photographs of and about the New South. Over the next week, we will feature selections of images from each of the 56 artists included in the project, as well as accompanying essays, maps, and videos. This expansive, comprehensive, multimedia investigation into what it means to be of, from, by […]

Brennan Booker: Honeysuckle

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Today, Julia Bennett interviews Brennan Booker, the new Lenscratch Editor of Developer. Developer will be a series focused on emerging photographers with interviews that investigate intention and the journey of a developing photographic artist. We are so grateful to Brennan for his vision, intelligence, and efforts – Aline Smithson I’m thrilled to introduce Brennan Booker, […]

Nothing That Falls Away: A Conversation with Eliot Dudik and Meg Griffiths

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Before the New Year, I had the distinct honor of hosting a conversation with artists Meg Griffiths and Eliot Dudik on their newest joint book project, Nothing That Falls Away, published with Zatara Press. This book is a collaboration in every sense of the word. As they transit across the remote Nevada landscape along Highway 50, coined by LIFE as “the loneliest […]