Add to Google Anna Halm Schudel: Giant Mosaic Portraits From Tiny Images
“Never judge a book by its cover” is the idiom that seems to have inspired Swiss photographer Anna Halm Schudel, who’s created a series of giant portraits by assembling a myriad of small images. The underlying message: We all have our own unique set of flaws, strengths, and life experiences that, when combined, determine our character and personality.
Read More »Christer Strömholm Exhibit: Portraits of Transsexual Prostitutes
You might not know the name of the father of Swedish photography, but you might have come across his controversial portraits documenting transsexual prostitutes in the ‘60s.
| When: | View in Calendar » May 18, 2012 – September 2, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » International Center of Photography, 1133 Ave of the Americas # 1A, New York, NY 10036, USA |
| Contact: | http://icp.org 212.857.0000 |
| Categories: | United States |
| Tags: | Anders Petersen Christer Strömholm JH Engström Lars Tunbjörk New York |
Annie Leibovitz’s Debut Hong Kong Solo Exhibit @ Sundaram Tagore
In 1980, Annie Leibovitz photographed John Lennon, au naturel, cuddling up to Yoko Ono for the cover of Rolling Stone. The idea was to recreate the passionate kissing scene from the cover of Double Fantasy, an album the couple had recently worked on. A few hours after the photo shoot, Lennon got shot again – only this time, he got shot by a mentally ill person with a gun, not a photographer with a camera. The dramatic event changed the story of the Rolling Stone cover shoot: “It became more about a last kiss, a parting moment,” said Leibovitz.
| When: | View in Calendar » May 10, 2012 – June 17, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Sundaram Tagore Gallery, Sundaram Tagore Gallery, G/F - 1/F, 57-59 Hollywood Rd, Central, Hong Kong |
| Contact: | http://sundaramtagore.com 2581 9678 |
| Categories: | Hong Kong |
| Tags: | Andy Warhol Angelina Jolie Annie Leibovitz Bruce Springsteen Cindy Sherman John Lennon Mick Jagger Yoko Ono |
Art Beijing 2012: Quentin Shih China-Inspired Editorials for Dior
“I’ve taken lots of inspiration from history, and [I] also really like surreal, highly colorful imagery,” said Quentin Shih, a laudable Chinese artist and fashion photographer.
| When: | View in Calendar » April 29, 2012 – May 2, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » National Agriculture Exhibition Center, 16号 E. 3rd Ring Rd N, Chaoyang, Beijing, China, 100026 |
| Contact: | http://ciae.com.cn +86 10 6509 6688 |
| Categories: | China |
| Tags: | Beijing Christian Dior Quentin Shih |
Cindy Sherman Takes Disguise to Extremes
You’ve seen her disguised as a boozy vamp, a lifeless corpse, a tormented divorcee, a creepy clown, a well-manner socialite, as well as many a male and female character that’s at times mockery and humorous and at times grotesque and disturbing. The only character she rarely portrays, it seems, is herself – Cindy Sherman.
| When: | View in Calendar » February 26, 2012 – June 11, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Museum of Modern Art, 11 W 53rd St, New York, NY 10019, USA |
| Contact: | http://moma.org (212) 708-9400 |
| Categories: | United States |
| Tags: | Cindy Sherman New York |
“Lillian Bassman: Lingerie” - Dreamy Book and Intimate Exhibition
“She was always looking for projects,” Eric Himmel said of her late mother Lillian Bassman, the prominent photographer best known for her dreamy and high-contrast photos [1]. “When she didn’t have a project, she would get grouchy and frustrated and sink her way into a new project.”
| When: | View in Calendar » April 13, 2012 – May 26, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Staley-Wise Gallery, 560 Broadway, New York, NY 10012, USA |
| Contact: | http://staleywise.com 212-966-6223 |
| Categories: | United States |
| Tags: | Alexey Brodovitch George Hoyningen-Huene Lillian Bassman Louis Faurer New York Richard Avedon Robert Frank |
“Uli Weber: Portraits” + Tips for Aspiring Celeb Photographers
“[Camera] was a great thing to play around with when I was a teenager,” recalled celebrity photographer Uli Weber, who has been fascinated by photographic gear since an early age.
| When: | View in Calendar » March 15, 2012 – April 14, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Ten43 Gallery, 1043 Madison Ave, New York, NY 10075, USA |
| Contact: | http://ten43gallery.com/ (646) 476-6341 |
| Categories: | United States |
| Tags: | Kate Moss Natalia Vodianova New York Uli Weber Viktor & Rolf |
Surrealist Photog Madame Peripetie Doesn’t Want You to “Get” Her
As humans, we have a strong desire for being understood. We want others to “get” us. We want them to grasp what’s going on in our mind.
Read More »Large Retrospective of the “King of Kink” Helmut Newton in Paris
“Helmut Newton did what no photographer before him dared to do,” said Jerome Neutres, advisor to the president of Grand Palais, a historic museum complex in Paris, France. “He broke taboos. He broke the forms, the codes of photography.” [1]
| When: | View in Calendar » March 24, 2012 – June 17, 2012 |
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| Where: | View Map » Le Grand Palais, 75008 Paris, France |
| Contact: | http://www.grandpalais.fr/ 01 44 13 17 17 |
| Categories: | France |
| Tags: | Diego Velázquez Édouard Manet Helmut Newton June Newton Paris |
German Stylist Rolf Buck Blurs the Line Between Art and Fashion
You know it’s good when you want to hang it on your wall.
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