London, England

05/10- 06/14/08

Montreal, Québec

04/04- 05/31/08

Boston, MA

05/05 - 05/30/08

Philadelphia, PA

05/16 - 07/08/08

online

n/a

Boston, MA

05/23 - 07/02/08/p>

Naples, FL

05/10 - 06/29/08

New York, NY

05/23 - 07/05/08

New York, NY

05/09 - 05/11/08

Northampton, MA

05/03 - 05/30/08

New Orleans, LA

04/25 - 05/31/08

New York, NY

04/11 - 04/26/08

Palo Alto, CA

04/04 - 06/03/08

San Francisco, CA

03/29 - 06/29/08

Walnut Creek, CA

03/26 - 06/08/08

Staten Island, NY

03/06 - 05/05/08

Alta Loma, CA

02/10 - 03/23/08

Philadelphia, PA

through 02/16/08

Denver, CO

03/07 - 04/12/08

London, England

02/26 - 03/27/08

Nashville, TN

01/28 - 03/01/08

New York, NY

01/22 - 03/06/08

Spring Valley, NY

01/27 - 04/15/08

online

n/a

Los Angeles, CA

03/06 - 03/31/08

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

01/28 - 03/01/08

New York, NY

11/16/07 - 01/26/08

Las Vegas, NV

01/03 - 03/02/08

Philadelphia, PA

01/10 - 2/24/08

New York, NY

01/10 - 2/28/08

Richmond, VA

01/25 - 2/17/08

Columbia, SC

01/22 - 2/24/08

Bangladesh 1971

A photographic exhibition and film season that focuses on one of South Asia’s most significant political events: the foundation of Bangladesh as an independent state.

The Bangladesh war of independence in 1971 was one of the bloodiest conflicts in living memory. In an attempt to crush forces seeking independence for what was then East Pakistan, the West Pakistani military regime unleashed a systematic campaign of violence that resulted in the deaths of thousands of Bangalis. Many of the photographs from the unique collection of the Drik archives will be shown in the UK for the first time.

In 266 days Bangali, hill people and Adivasi resistance fighters and their allies defeated the military forces of Pakistan. The result was the birth of a new nation - Bangladesh - and the dismemberment of Pakistan.

It was only after the 16th of December 1971 when Pakistani troops surrendered in East Pakistan, that Bangladeshis began to realise the scale of the atrocities committed during the previous nine months.

1971 was a year of national and international crisis in South Asia. The history of Bangladesh is implicitly tied to the partition of India in 1947 and therefore the tragic events of 1971 are linked to Britain’s colonial past. For Bangladesh, ravaged by the war and subsequent political turmoil, it has been a difficult task to reconstruct its own history. It is only during the last few years that this important Bangladeshi photographic history has begun to emerge.

Now decades after the war, Autograph ABP in collaboration with Drik presents a historical photographic overview of Bangladesh 1971 at Rivington Place.

Rivington Place
off Rivington Street
London EC2A 3BA
020 7749 1240
http://www.rivingtonplace.org
Venue is wheelchair accessible.
Opening times: Tuesday/ Wednesday/ Friday 11am-6pm

Thursday 11am –9pm
Saturday 12noon- 6pm
Sunday/ Monday Closed

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Marisa Portolese and Adrian Stimson

Curators: Penny Cousineau Levine and Zoe Casino
In Plain Sight
916 Ontario E. #410
Montreal, Québec
http://inplainsight.ca/

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Bill Franson: A Nickel and a Kopek

Dates: May 5-30, 2008
Opening: May 15, 7-9pm
Location: New England School of Photography Center for Photographic Exhibitions
537 Commonwealth Ave. Boston, MA 02215
Contact: Bill Franson 978-463-8100
NESOP: 617-437-1868
www.nesop.com

This solo exhibition includes images from his long-term project considering issues of identity, loss, and attachment played out within an adoptive family. The project began on a flight to St. Petersburg, Russia in 2001 with his wife and 8 year-old biological son to adopt a 4 year-old child. In his statement Bill, aan ward-winning photographer, asserts that, "...this project was conceived out of a curiosity about the life of this one child and quickly developed into a project about two. Personal loss is an immutable fact grounding any adoption story. It is cause for both concern and speculation. And yet, I could not look at one child without looking at the other, seeing one bright promise rubbing against another. A Nickel and a Kopek is a parent's personal testament, offered without apology. It is a project however, where I have attempted to balance the motives of an observer with those of a participant, seeking the universal in the particular."

Images from Bill's series were selected for exhibition this spring at Calvin College in Michigan, were chosen by The Danforth Museum for their New England Photographers biennial exhibition in 2003, and won first prize from the Texas Photographic Society National Competition in 2002.

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Henry Horenstein: Animalia

May 16, 2008 - July 5, 2008

Deconstructing his subjects into ambiguous fragments of skin, scales and hair, Henry Horenstein challenges our anticipated ways of seeing, encouraging us to pause, look closely, and genuinely think about what is in front of us.

Gallery 339, 339 S. 21st Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103
215.731.1530, www.Gallery339.com

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Ficton, Lies and Evasion

We would like to invite you view PROJEKT30's exciting new exhibition: FICTION, LIES, AND EVASION

Go to http://www.projekt30.com/fiction_lies_and_evasion.php to go directly to the artwork!

Or if you'd like to have a look around at our other exhibitions go to http://www.projekt30.com and follow the links there. We've been in operation since 2003, so there are thousands of artworks by hundreds of very talented artists.

PROJEKT30 is an artist run arts organization, operating continuously for over 5 years. Our mission is to expose artists to "brick and mortar" galleries interested in presenting their work, private collectors, patrons, or even simply just art lovers. All of our exhibitions are "publicly juried", meaning that site visitors construct the final exhibition by rating the artwork's merit. Via this system we are helping shape the art world of the twenty-first century, and endeavoring to encourage broader public interest in the fine arts.

Projekt30 ~ 233 Montrose, Suite 6 ~ Brooklyn, NY 11206

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EXPOSURE: The 13^th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition

The next exhibition at the Photographic Resource Center at Boston University is EXPOSURE: The 13th Annual PRC Juried Exhibition (May 23 - July 2, 2008). This national juried photography competition is highly-regarded and a great opportunity to discover new talent and ideas in the photographic arts. The opening reception is Thursday, May 22 from 5:30 - 7:30pm.

The PRC was honored to have Lesley A. Martin, Publisher of Aperture Foundation's Book Program as the 2008 guest juror. Ms. Martin selected 14 artists out of a total 376 international submissions - the largest number of entries ever received in the exhibition's history. Several key themes emerged in the work of this year's selected artists, including conflict, community, commerce, work, expectations, and family. For more information, including the selected artists and links to their web sites, please visit www.prcboston.org/juriedexhibition.htm

For the exhibition, we ask our jurors to select several images from each submitted series, thus representing their work more fully. Over 3700 images were submitted in total; about 40 pieces will be on display. A special spread on the show will appear in the summer issue of the PRC's newsletter, in the loupe. As PRC membership extends over New England and beyond, this is a great opportunity to view topics in which contemporary minds are engaged and often an important first step for an emerging artist.

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Art Encounter 2008

ART ENCOUNTER 2008 is a juried awards exhibition highlighting recent work in installation, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture and works on paper by artists from all regions of Florida. This annual exhibition will be installed throughout The von Liebig Art Center on the first and second floors. Brian Dursum, Director and Chief Curator of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami will serve as juror.

A Members’ preview reception and awards presentation for ART ENCOUNTER 2008 will be held on Friday, May 9 from 5:30 – 7:30 pm.

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New Works #11

Kesha Bruce, That They Might Be Lovely

En Foco's New Works Photography Awards presents an exhibition of the 2007-08 awardees Kesha Bruce, Adriana Katzew, Donald Daedalus, Charlie Grosso, Esther Hidalgo, Wanda Acosta and Myra Greene

May 23-July 5, 2008

Kesha Bruce
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 30, 6-9pm
Meet and greet all the artists of New Works #11 at En Foco's Opening Reception, open to the public. Bring friends!

Artist Talk:
Saturday, May 31, 1-3pm
Gain insight into the work of New Works artists Kesha Bruce, Adriana Katzew and Donald Daedalus

Location: El Taller Boricua Gallery
The Julia De Burgos Latino Cultural Center
1680 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029
www.tallerboricua.org

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"Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers"

Photos by Linda Troeller and Keith Green

You Are Invited To Celebrate the 125^th Anniversary of the Chelsea Hotel

"Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers"

Curated by Linda Troeller and David Elder

Friday May 9 noon to 6pm
General Opening 6-8pm
Saturday May 10 noon to 5pm
Sunday May 11 noon to 5pm

Chelsea Hotel Ballroom 1st Floor Lobby
222 West 23rd St. New York, New York

The Chelsea Hotel turns 125 this year and to celebrate its anniversary, photographer and Hotel resident Linda Troeller, curated the exhibit, "Chelsea Hotel Through the Eyes of Photographers," collaborating with Hotel Vice President David Elder. The show features work from over sixty photographers shot in and of this iconic Hotel ranging from historic images of residents such as Virgil Thomson, Patti Smith and Dee Dee Ramone to the edgy and atmospheric. “With so much of New York City history vanishing, these photographs testify to the pivotal value of the proliferation of culture generated at an artist-oriented place,” said Ms. Troeller.

The exhibit, in the ballroom of the Hotel, is on view for the May 9th from noon to 6pm and general opening 6-8pm; May 10th Saturday from noon to 5pm and Sunday May 11th from noon to 5pm.

The Hotel Chelsea, a legendary bastion of creativity, has often stood in the eye of New York City's cultural storm. The ghosts from the Hotel's earlier days saw Arthur Miller hide away to write in a back apartment following his divorce from Marilyn Monroe; Janis Joplin “talk so brave and sweet” to Leonard Cohen; and Ralph Gibson print his photographs for his first Lustrum photography book in his tiny kitchenette.

The Hotel Chelsea is located at 222 West 23rd Street, between 7th and 8th Avenues, near the E, C, F, and 1 trains.

Photographers featured in the show are from New York City and around the United States, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, England, Canada, and Mexico.

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The Photographic Eye: Northampton High School Student Photography Exhibit

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC EYE:
Northampton High School Student Photography Exhibit
Hosmer Gallery
Forbes Library
20 West St, Northampton MA
May 3-30, 2008

The Forbes Library Hosmer Art Gallery, located on the library’s top floor, will host the first ever Northampton High School Photography exhibition from May 3-30, 2008. The public is invited to a reception for the student artists from 2 - 4 PM on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Many of the beautiful color and black-and-white photographs on display include landscapes, cityscapes, product photos, industrial interiors, and portraits that were printed on the High School's new large format digital printer. Come and meet our talented photographers and enjoy the exhibition. Refreshments will be served.

Gallery hours: Monday & Wednesday 9-9, Tuesday & Thursday 1-5, Friday & Saturday 9-5, closed Sundays & holidays

For a link to our upcoming Northampton High photography exhibition go to: http://www.forbeslibrary.org/events/gallery.shtml#nhsÑ

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The Skylar Fein Show

The Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is proud to present "The Skylar Fein Show," a solo exhibition by Skylar Fein. The exhibition will be on view from April 25 through May 19, with an opening reception on Saturday, May 3, from 6 -10pm at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia Street, in the New Orleans Arts District.

"The Skylar Fein Show" is a socially charged exhibition of works using imagery and icons that refer to the ethics of a remembered, imagined, or possibly lost New Orleans. In this much anticipated solo exhibition by one of the acclaimed "rising art stars" of the city, Skylar reaches beyond New Orleans and addresses the United States as a whole, drawing attention to the peculiarities of our societal make-up that describe who we are today. His imagery draws from popular and subcultural icons, including presidential silhouettes, American flags, Miss America, Jean Paul Sartre, Andy Warhol, and Julian Schnabel. Skylar Fein is one of the selected artists to participate in this year's Prospect 1 biennial, organized by internationally renowned curator Dan Cameron.

"The Skylar Fein Show" will be on exhibit from April 25 through May 31, 2008 with an artist's reception on Saturday, May 3, from 6 -10pm at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, 400a Julia Street, New Orleans, 70130. For images or more information, please contact gallery director Mia Kaplan, at 504-522-5471 or via e-mail: mia@jonathanferraragallery.com.

View the exhibition here: The Skylar Fein Show!!!

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Prinz Gholam
Aneta Grzeszykowska

Prinz Gholam, Graffiti, 2006. Aneta Grzeszykowska, Untitled Film Still #6, 2006. Courtesy: Raster Gallery, Warsaw.

P R I N Z   G H O L A M
A N E T A  G R Z E S Z Y K O W S K A

Duration: March 14 - May 18, 2008
Location: Camera Austria, Kunsthaus Graz
Curator: Maren Lübbke-Tidow

Galerientage / contemporary art in graz
Curator's talk: Saturday, April 12, 2008, 11:00 am

In their works, Aneta Grzeszykowska (PL) and Wolfgang Prinz / Michel Gholam (D/LB) refer to icons of art history. Both work with the devices of self-enactment and also share a playful handling of the process of appropriation and reinterpretation: However, while Grzeszykowska raises questions concerning mastery and originality, Prinz Gholam's work focuses on the ideality of painting, that they attempt to live. Both positions provoke an anarchy of images.

Further information:
Rebekka Reuter, Eva Leopold, T. +43 / (0) 316 / 81 55 500
press@camera-austria.at

CAMERA AUSTRIA
Lendkai 1, 8020 Graz, Austria
T. +43 / (0) 316 / 81 55 500
F. +43 / (0) 316 / 81 55 509
office@camera-austria.at
http://www.camera-austria.at

Opening hours: Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 am to 6:00 pm

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Mentors

SCHOOL OF VISUAL ARTS PRESENTS “MENTORS”
A SELECTION OF WORKS BY EMERGING PHOTOGRAPHERS GUIDED BY LEADERS IN THE FIELD

April 11 – 26, 2008
Reception: Monday, April 14, 6 – 8pm
Visual Arts Gallery

School of Visual Arts (SVA) presents “Mentors”, an exhibition of works by nearly 80 photography students inspired by their year-long mentorship with key figures in the arts community. Drawn from the ranks of New York City’s best-known photographers, curators, art directors, publishers, art dealers, critics and writers, SVA’s mentors are paired with students based upon their field of expertise and the student’s area of concentration. The 2007 – 2008 program mentors include Rolling Stone director of photography Jodi Peckman, photography critic Vince Aletti, illustrator Maira Kalman, gallerist Edwynn Houk, fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi, and photographers Lorna Simpson, Tina Barney, and Gregory Crewdson, among others.

The Mentors program at SVA was established in 1992 to introduce new talent to the New York City arts community and to cultivate relationships between established and emerging artists. Stephen Frailey, chair of the BFA Photography Department and curator of the exhibition, explains, “Our mentors come from the forefront of their fields and the advice they can offer our students is invaluable. It inspires them to take their work to a new level and to grow as professional artists.”

At the School of Visual Arts, undergraduate students are offered a full range of options in the study of photography: commercial, fine art, fashion and documentary. The department is equipped with state-of-the-art technical facilities; a faculty of nearly 100 members, including not only working photographers but photo editors, critics, publishers and photography dealers; and a curriculum that integrates photographic genres, identities and ambitions, removing the traditional barriers between “art photography” and “commercial photography.” SVA’s diversity in curriculum and the faculty’s wealth of professional experience offer students the freedom and support to explore different directions in photography.

School of Visual Arts (SVA) in New York City is an established leader and innovator in the education of artists. >From its inception in 1947, the faculty has been comprised of professionals working in the arts and art-related fields. SVA provides an environment that nurtures creativity, inventiveness and experimentation, enabling students to develop a strong sense of identity and a clear direction of purpose.

The Visual Arts Gallery, located at 601 West 26th Street between 11th and 12th Avenues, 15th floor, is open Monday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm; closed on Sundays and public holidays. Admission is free. The gallery is accessible by wheelchair. For further information, please call 212.592.2145.

Media Contact: For more information, visuals or to arrange an interview with Stephen Frailey or one of the mentors, please call Keri Murawski, publicist, 212.592.2164, or e-mail kmurawski@sva.edu.

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Mary Daniel Hobson: Evocations

April 4, 2008 - June 3, 2008

Mary Daniel Hobson’s new work entitled Evocations is a series of intimate still lives exploring various states of mind. Says Hobson, “These images come from a quiet place and a desire to play. I build simple constructions into bottles, and, like puppets, they perform under foglight against a backdrop of old maps and botanical drawings. They aim not to tell a story, but to evoke a mood or a state of mind.” Rather than title the images and weigh them down with definite meaning, the images are simply numbered to leave the mystery of their emotion intact.

Modernbook Gallery, 494 University Ave Palo Alto, CA 94301 650-327-6325, www.modernbook.com/marydanielhobson.htm

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The Way That We Rhyme: Women, Art & Politics

YERBA BUENA CENTER FOR THE ARTS
702 Mission Street at Third, San Francisco, CA
http://www.ybca.org
Exhibition runs Mar 29 – Jun 29, 2008

Organized by YBCA, The Way That We Rhyme showcases the politically charged work of a new generation of women. Emphasizing performativity, collaboration and coalition building, the works are influenced by the feminist ideologies and activist movements of the past, while also speaking loudly and clearly to the issues facing women right now. Adhering to the notion that there is strength in numbers, the show culls together work from women of differing backgrounds and disciplines to highlight the common goals of their practices.

Artists include: Lisa Anne Auerbach, Andrea Bowers, Nao Bustamante, Tammy Rae Carland, Vaginal Davis, Eve Fowler with Math Bass, Deborah Grant, MK Guth, Taraneh Hemami, Miranda July and Shauna McGarry, LTTR, Leslie Labowitz and Suzanne Lacy, Aleksandra Mir, Laurel Nakadate, Shinique Smith, subRosa, SWOON and Tennessee Jane Watson, The Counterfeit Crochet Project organized by Stephanie Syjuco*, The Toxic Titties, Jessica Tully, and RiotGrrl zines from the Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland.

*featured in exposure 40:2

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The Art of Diorama

The Bedford’s exhibition The Art of Diorama, presents twenty-two artists who transform an enclosed area—ranging in size from a matchbox to a small room—using sculpture, painting, video, and photography. The artists construct life-like environments or habitats blending real and imagined elements to capture a single and arrested moment in time. The Art of Diorama is a diverse show that will encourage people to interact with and in their surroundings, or simply peer into captivating miniature worlds.

Artists: Joy Broom • Helen Cohen • John Colle Rogers • Lauren Davies • Davis + Davis • Yolanda Garfias Woo • Danielle Giudici Wallis • Randall Heath • Don Hughes • Misako Inaoka • Milton Komisar • Michael McMillen • Jeremy Mora • Kelsey Nicholson • Lothar Osterburg • Sasha Petrenko • James Pridham • Nadim Sabella • Lothar Schmitz • Tim Sharman • Tracey Snelling • Stephanie Syjuco*

*featured in exposure 40:2

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Bitter Sweet: Photographs by Arlene Gottfried

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29 by 92: twenty-nine alumni artists from California State University, San Bernardino

Selected by master craftsman Sam Maloof in celebration of his 92^nd birthday

February 10 - March 23, 2008

at the Jacobs Center
Sam and Alfreda Maloof Foundation for Arts and Crafts
5131 Carnelian Street
Alta Loma, CA 91701
Phone: (909) 980-0412
Website: http://malooffoundation.org
E-mail: info@malooffoundation.org

Gallery hours: Thursday and Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Also by appointment: (909) 980-0412

ARTISTS:

Amy Bystedt Annabel Osberg April Durham Bob Markovich Chet Glaze Christine Wiseman Debbie Christ Denise Kraemer Dion A. Cuevas Elena Johnson Greg Kozaki Jason Lutz Jeffrey Grauel Julie Krueger Juliet Conlon Keith Brockie

Linda Parnell Mark Batongmalaque Michael Beckley Misty Burruel Neil Sharum Nicole Michelle James Raymond Sloan Sally Egan Sharon Suhovy VanderMeiden Stephen Czaikoski Steven Vest Stevie Love Tony Maher

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Moon Studies and Star Scratches: Sharon Harper
Dakar Portraits: Vera Viditz-Ward
That's Women's Work: Laura Wagner

The Print Center
1614 Latimer Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103
www.printcenter.org

Exhibitions will be on view through Saturday, February 16

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"Critical Encounters:" The Digital Research of Todd Walker from 1981-1998

TODD WALKER AT THE SANDRA PHILLIPS GALLERY
744 Santa Fe Drive
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 573-5969
Denver's Art District on Santa Fe Drive
March 7 - April 12
"Critical Encounters"
(The Digital Research of Todd Walker from 1981-1998)

The 1980s were a critical time in the exploration of digital photographic manipulation and Todd Walker (1917 - 1998) was a pioneer in that realm. This exhibit examines a sampling of his groundbreaking experimentation. This work has never been exhibited before and presents a rare opportunity for viewing the historical evolution of the digital realm.

Todd Walker was a professor of photography at the University of Arizona, Tucson, the University of Florida, Gainesville, and taught courses through the UCLA extension. Walker is in the permanent collection of the Museum on Modern Art, New York, The Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France, the Chicago Art Institute and many other significant public institutions.

March 11, Tues. eve. 6:30 - 8 pm - Melanie Walker, daughter of Todd Walker and photography associate professor, CU Boulder, will lecture & present an overview of her father's work.

The exhibit will be curated by Sandy Lane Associate Professor Metropolitan State College of Denver and University of Colorado Associate Professor of Art Melanie Walker.

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Click! Contemporary Photography from India

Photo: Manoj Jain

Grosvenor Vadehra

Invites you to the opening of

Click!
Contemporary Photography from India
Curated by Sunil Gupta and Radhika Singh

Tuesday 26 February 2008, 6 – 8 pm

Grosvenor Vadehra
21 Ryder Street
London SW1Y 6PX

RSVP
E: emily@grosvenorgallery.com
T: +44(0)20 484 7979

To view online please Click Here

Exhibition continues until 27 March 2008

Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 9.30am – 5.30pm Saturday: 11.00am – 4.00pm, Sunday: closed

www.grosvenorvadehra.com
www.grosvenorgallery.com
www.vadehraart.com

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PINK: new art by Libby Rowe

Video still from feminization, 9 min, 36 sec., 2007

PINK: new art by Libby Rowe
Leu Gallery
January 22- March 6, 2008

Leu Gallery is located in the Bunch Library on Belmont University campus in Nashville, Tennessee.

Directions to campus can be found at http://www.belmont.edu/campusmap

Library hours:
Sunday 2 PM- 11:00 PM
Monday-Thursday 7:30 am - 11:00 PM
Friday 7:30 am - 6:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 am - 6:00 PM
www.libbyrowe.com

This exhibition includes videos, drawings, photographs, sculptural objects, and interactive installations.

My artistic interests reside in defining and redefining women's issues in ways that are both informational and confrontational, and yet accessible to a diverse audience. In pink, I bring together anatomy lessons with intentionally charged imagery and text to produce a new forum of discussion on what it is to be a woman- physically, socially, and psychologically. I am intrigued by taboo subjects and the general avoidance of their mention. Individual pieces in this series are inspired by stories from women and men relating common misconceptions of the physical mechanics of their body parts, as well as my own experiences in learning how my body and my mind truly work. Other pieces encourage reflection on and reconstruction of accepted social definitions of "feminine", "womanhood", and "equality," and a questioning of who is, and who should be, in control of these definitions.

The work created for this exhibition stems from my experience of regularly being addressed as "Sir" since moving to the South. I have always been a tall woman with short hair, a relatively low voice, and a confident presence. This constant questioning of my femininity leads me to explore the standards of femaleness and the gendered indoctrination systems in place during my childhood. My mother was a product of the fifties. Her mother trained her well. I see the ideals of the fifties feminine identity as an alter ego of sorts to my own feminist existence. Something went awry during my training. Where did she go wrong?

I am interested in engaging my viewer physically as well as visually. Through the performance of a physical act of repeated ritual, as in practicing perfect posture or styling the perfect hairstyle, or of confessed vulnerability, as in exposing a lie, the viewer engages more deeply in the work as well as the ideas behind the work. In addition, each piece changes as the number of participants grows, with the addition of comments, reactions, impressions, or artifacts. Their interaction completes each piece.

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Family Project (Evi Abeler)

February 11-March 6, 2008

Family Project
Photographs by Evi Abeler

The Consulate of the Federal Republic of Germany
1st Ave @ 49th Street, NYC
Opening: Monday, February 11, 6 p.m.
RSVP 212.610.9759 or email german-consulate-ku@nyct.net

Here is the web announcement at the consulate: http://www.germany.info/relaunch/info/missions/consulates/newyork/webcal/wc02112008.html

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Amistad: From Mystic Seaprt to Nova Scotia

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"Items of Clothing Secretly Hidden By My Girlfriend (So That I Wouldn't Wear Them Anymore)"

Jonathan Gitelson

http://www.thegit.net/thegit.net/clothing/html/clothing.html

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Kings in Their Castles

Kings in Their Castles
World Premier Exhibit by Tom Atwood

March 6th - 31st, 2008
Opening Reception March 6th, 6:00-9:00pm

Farmani Gallery
844 South Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90035
www.FarmaniGallery.com

At-home portraits of John Waters, Todd Oldham, Edward Albee, Ross Bleckner, Michael Cunningham, Simon Doonan, Joel Schumacher, Andrew Solomon, Ned Rorem, Junior Vasquez, Tommy Tune, John Ashbery, As Four, David Del Tredici, Edmund White, Richard Howard, John Bartlett and more.

"Refreshing clarity and modesty." - The New Yorker

"Complex... sincere... enchanting... a frequently wonderful book." - The Art Newspaper

"Marvelous photographs that capture our idiosyncrasies and obsessions." - Tony Kushner

"Vivid portraits... flying in the face of stereotypes." - The San Francisco Chronicle

"Rare, capricious moments that shimmer with emotion and intimacy." - Publishers Weekly

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INLANDIA

Reception: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Exhibition Dates: January 28 through March 1, 2008

Wignall Museum Gallery at Chaffey College
5885 Haven Avenue
Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737
http://www.chaffey.edu/wignall/current.shtml

Curated by Misty Burruel (CSUSB Alumni) & Rebecca Trawick

Inlandia features work by Edith Abeyta (CA), Adam Belt (CA), Sasha Bezzubov (NY), Margarita Cabrera (TX), Misty Cervantes(CA), Samantha Fields (CA), The Institute for Figuring (CA), Roman Jaster (CA), Sant Khalsa (CA), Kimberly Kolba (OR), Amy Maloof (CA), Michelle Mayer (CA), Thomas McGovern (CA), Jessica Newman-Skrentny (CA), David Rathman (MN), Alex Slade(CA), Jessica Swanson (CA), and Roger Tilton (CA).

Artist Talks and Lectures
All lectures will be held at the Wignall Museum and are free and open to the public.

Tuesday, January 29, 6:00 p.m.: Various Artists
Monday, February 11, 12:30 p.m.: Edith Abeyta and Roman Jaster
Friday, February 22, 12:30 p.m.: Thomas McGovern
Monday, February 25, 12:30 p.m.: Sant Khalsa

Chaffey College and the Wignall Museum are pleased to present Inlandia. Like the 2007-2008 College Book of the same name, Inlandia assembles a group of artists who explores disparate ideas that make the Inland Empire a place with a cultural landscape all its own. The artists in Inlandia are based in TX, MN, OR, NY and CA, but regardless of their proximity to the Inland area, their works are informed directly by this regions political or social landscape or investigate ideas relevant to the IE community. In Inlandia explores the Inland Empire's status as the fastest growing region in Southern California, the resulting suburban sprawl and ecological impact on the area, the beauty and inspiration of the landscape in the sprawling IE territory, and the characters that make this region unique and diverse. Artists utilize various media to comment on, record and realize the Inland Empire.

For more information contact Rebecca Trawick: rebecca.trawick@chaffey.edu
909-652-6493

Co-sponsored by the One Book/One College program. Special thanks to OBOC for their co-sponsorship and support.

GALLERY HOURS
Monday - Friday: 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Saturday: 12:00 P.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Closed on Sundays and Holidays

PARKING
Admission is free. Park in the North Parking Lot, permits can be purchased at vending machines for $2. Parking is free during museum receptions and special events.

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Arno Rafael Minkkinen: Four Decades of Self-portraits

November 16, 2007 - January 26, 2008

A survey of works from the 1970s to the present with a focus on most recent works in Norway, China, Mexico and Finland. There are 32 large-sized mural pieces and seven smaller 20 x 24 pieces in the show. Video works by the artist in collaboration with the Finnish director, Kimmo Koskela, are also on exhibit.

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Diane Bush: Warheads

“WARHEADS”, the exhibit and book will be featured at Summerlin Library Gallery from January 3 – March 2, with a free reception, talk and book signing January 3, 5pm-8pm. Three new prints from the series will be shown, along with a more formal installation of C-prints. Previous shows in Buffalo and at the Contemporary Arts Collective in Las Vegas consisted of styrene traveling prints. The monograph, WARHEADS, photographs by Diane Bush will no longer be available after April of this year, but will be available at the exhibition reception, while they last.

Diane Bush has just been awarded a $1,000 Jackpot! Grant to participate in the International biennial FOTOFEST Photography Festival. Bush will spend six days with internationally renowned photography publishers, curators, consultants, collectors, editors, reviewers, and gallery owners, at a massive portfolio review process called The Meeting Place. Because the Meeting Place has become so popular over the years, a lottery was developed to choose which applicants could attend. Luckily, Bush was accepted through the lottery draw to take part. A previous visit to FOTOFEST in the early 1980’s garnered Bush published articles in CAMERA AUSTRIA, PF, and other European publications, as well as a meeting with the famed European photo collector, Helmut Gernsheim, who bought several of Bush’s TRUE BRIT prints.

For more information about Diane Bush contact her at dianebush@cox.net

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Josh Fields/ ONWARD 2008: Emerging Photographers

Josh Fields's photograph "Closed Door" will be exhibited in ONWARD 2008: Emerging Photographers, Project Basho’s first juried exhibition in Philadelphia, PA at the Project Basho Gallery. The Exhibit opens Jan. 10 and continues through Feb. 24.

The show features 59 photographs by 57 photographers and represents the diversity of the photographic processes being used by contemporary artists. This year’s competition was judged by internationally established photographer Andrea Modica.

For more information about the show and reception, please feel free to contact Project Basho.

Project Basho
215-238-0928
1305 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
info@projectbasho.org
www.projectbasho.org
“Re-introducing Photography to Philadelphia”

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Dawoud Bey: Class Pictures

"I think what has been driving and directing my work for a long time is this idea that through making pictures of young people I can affect viewers in such a way that they too can become invested in these subjects.”

Dawoud Bey’s teenage subjects defy stereotypes of American youth during this complicated age. For Class Pictures, Bey photographed young people from all parts of the economic, racial, and ethnic spectrum in both public and private high schools in Detroit; Lawrence and Andover, Massachusetts; Orlando; San Francisco; and New York City. Bey spent three to four weeks in each school, taking formal portraits of individual students, each made in a classroom or other school setting during one forty-five-minute period. The resulting portraits—forty-by-thirty-inch color prints—are arresting both compositionally and psychologically. At the start of the sitting, each subject writes a brief autobiographical statement. By turns poignant, funny, or harrowing, invariably deepening our appreciation for young adults facing the challenges of the twenty-first century, these revealing words are an integral part of the project. Together, the words and images in Class Pictures offer unusually respectful and perceptive portraits that establish Dawoud Bey as one of the best portraitists at work today.

The photographs in the accompanying exhibition are chromogenic prints made by Duggal, New York. Class Pictures was organized by Aperture Foundation. This project was made possible, in part, with generous support from Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro. Additional support was provided by Sandra and Jack Guthman, Scott and Willa Lang, Susan and Lewis Manilow, and Madeline Murphy Rabb.

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Anne C. Savedge/ Color and Motion: Belly Dancers

DATES: January 25 - February 17

OPENING: January 25th, 7 - 10 PM
Special Belly Dancer Performance

LOCATION: Project Space Gallery, Plant Zero
0 E. 4th St.
Richmond, VA 23224

CONTACT: Anne C. Savedge, 748.4647

Color and Motion: Belly Dancers, works by Anne C. Savedge, will be on exhibit at Project Space Gallery, Plant Zero from Jan.25^th to Feb. 17^th 2008. The exhibition showcases Savedge's digitally created color photographs, which are created using a digital camera and often altered using Photoshop.

The opening on Jan. 25^th will include a special performance by local belly dancers. The dancers are from all over the Metro Richmond Area and will be performing throughout the evening from 7 to 10 PM. Admission is free.

Savedge's photographs explore the light, motion and color of the dance. The colorful work is of performers who are dressed to emphasize the fluidity of the dance. Some of the shots were done using a slow shutter speed to capture and create unique shapes and swirls where the skirts, hair and veils would move. Some of the images were manipulated to show the grace and color, to combine multiple images and create a new way of looking at the dance.

These events often take place in restricted places such as restaurants, where there is no control over backgrounds or lighting, so they require added light to capture the image. Occasionally images are combined into a separate image which alters the relationship of the parts. Some dance performances are done on stage with more consistent lighting, so the manipulation is done with the camera during the shoot and little is done later on the computer.

An award-winning artist, Savedge received the 2001 - 2002 Professional Artists Fellowship from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the 1999 Individual Artists Fellowship from the Virginia Commission for the Arts for her work. Currently, she teaches photography and digital imaging at the Chesterfield Technical Center, and has taught at the Studio of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the University of Richmond. Her work is in the permanent collections of the Chrysler Museum, the Center for Photography at Woodstock, The Polaroid International Collection, Capital One, the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, and The Art Museum of Western Virginia. She has recently shown her work in New York, China, Korea, Brazil and London.

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Photography: Southeast

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