© LOGOG; Seb Coe, Tracey Emin, Director of the Tate Sir Nicholas Serota, Martin Creed, Michael Craig-Martin, Jonathan Edwards, Gary Hume, Cultural Olympiad Director Ruth Mackenzie and Howard Hodgkin. Finally someone says something about the issue! Peter Suchin, makes a critic about the involvement some artists are having with the Olympic Games. Not that I…
Read More┐ Tina Jokitalo └
© Tina Jokitalo, On the other Side (2008×2), from the series On the threshold, 2010 © Tina Jokitalo, Motherhood (1974), from the series On the threshold, 2010 Tina’s work here
Read More┐ Caï Hongshuo └
© Caï Hongshuo, New Anecdote of Social Talk, n°17, 2008 © Caï Hongshuo, Work ladder to the heaven, 2008 “L’œuvre photographique de Caï est cohérente et stylistiquement reconnaissable. Focalisé sur les jeux de lumières et de contrastes proposés par le noir et blanc, l’artiste nous propose des clichés semblant sortir d’un univers fantastique et onirique.…
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┐ Qiu Minye └
© Qiu Minye, #2, from the series Who are Who © Qiu Minye, #8, from the series Who are Who A few words about this project can be found here, along with a series of images
Read More┐ Christina Georgiou └
© Christina Georgiou, Sewing the Green line, 8 August 2011 Photos and video stills by Maria Georgiou, Anna Stylianidou, Julia Andreou © Christina Georgiou, Sewing the Green line, 10 August 2011 Photos and video stills by Maria Georgiou, Anna Stylianidou, Julia Andreou “mapping the body is a practice-led research realized in Nicosia city. During the…
Read More┐ National Strike, priusquam, before, avant └
Greve Geral in Portugal, photo © Agnès Varda
Read More┐ Lara Jacinto └
© Lara Jacinto, Untitled © Lara Jacinto, Untitled As far as the public eye goes, this is our (Portuguese) new emerging photographer. Her images, on the realm of the documentary, have a lot of presence; they reveal intimacy and good awareness of the surroundings. Although not having a strong conductor, I’ll dare to say the…
Read More┐ Ai Wei Wei #2 └
The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei poses with nude women in Beijing. Photograph: Afp/AFP/Getty Images And the political persecution goes on. Ai Wei Wei, now investigated for he’s alleged involvement with pornography. No comments… I wonder whether this would be enough to make one want to leave his/her home-country for good… Guardian’s news here
Read More┐ Paul Plews & Marieta Tsenova └
© ? © Paul Plews © Marieta Tsenova I realize this dates back to 2007 but I just recently cross paths with it, mainly while looking for more information on Zoe (last post’s photographer). This image reports back to Jerwood Photography Awards, 2007 and the time Paul Plew’s was rulled out of the contest, given…
Read More┐ Zoe Hatziyannaki └
© Zoe Hatziyannaki, The Parliament, from the series Secrets & Crises, 2010-20111 © Zoe Hatziyannaki, Police Headquarters, from the series Secrets & Crises, 2010-20111 “The photographs on the left side of the diptychs portray public/State buildings in Athens, Greece. The images on the right are enlarged window details taken from the buildings’ photographs. The juxtapositions…
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I’ve been feeling the need to leave a personal note on this bog, especially regarding those who are used to visit. As you may or may not know this space is going into its 4th year and I’ve tried to keep consistency in the kind of content “promoted” here, which ends up being fairly easy…
Read More┐ Stefan Milev └
© Stefan Milev, Spiros, Berlin 2011 © Stefan Milev, Dune – Simone van Werkhoven, Paris 2010 Still looking for some kind of photographic identity in the fashion world. Although it tends to be very hard to find, I guess the photographer comes through with every choice he/she makes, regarding equipment, materials and technique. I’m looking…
Read More┐ Cathleen Naundorf └
© Cathleen Naundorf, Untitled – Dior, artist’s workshop – Cité Jandelle, Paris © Cathleen Naundorf, Mimi San – Dior, artist’s workshop – Cité Jandelle, Paris “When I decided to photograph 4×5 inches, and even with Polaroid, people asked, ’Are you crazy? Why don ’t you do digital, it takes much less time?’ But, it needs…
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┐ Erwin Verstappen #2 └
© Erwin Verstappen © Erwin Verstappen To call this fashion photography is just plain wrong! I believe he is just too good to be commercial. His images have infinite lives… More of his work here
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