More Simple Time


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William Legoullon, Table from Intermission 39_sthank-you

William Legoullon, Join Us at Night from Intermission 

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William Legoullon, The Oleander from Intermission 

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William Legoullon, Deanza’s Wall from Intermission 

Read Intermission Statement HERE. 

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William Legoullon, Homeless Doorways, Phoenix Arizona from Dust

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William Legoullon, The Domes, Casa Granda, Arizona from Dust

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William Legoullon, The Desert Center School Piano, Desert Center, California from Dust
William Legoullon’s Artist Website HERE. 

Synethesia


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Lindsey Rickert, Untitled from Evidence

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Lindsey Rickert, Untitled from Evidence
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Lindsey Rickert, Untitled from Evidence

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Lindsey Rickert, Untitled from Forgotten Screen shot 2013-04-29 at 10.32.19 PM

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Lindsey Rickert, Untitled from Forgotten

Lindsey Rickert Artist Website Here. 

any given day


 

Street by James Nares is currently on view at The Met. This clip only provides a small glimpse of the magic, intrigue and personality that the artwork possesses. I never thought watching a stranger do something as mundane as typing a text or carrying groceries could ever be so captivating or nuanced, but Nares in a span of a week in 2011, manages to perfectly encapsulate the diverse fabric of people that make up New York City, and makes every moment just as dramatic as the next. In his own words, “I wanted the film to be about people. All it needed were magical moments, and there are enough of those happening every moment of any given day.”  This piece is a must see.

James Nares Artist Website HERE.

Another clip of Street HERE. 

surrounded by.


so easy to be inspired when I am surrounded by such amazingly inspiring people. 

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Monica Damron, Untitled

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Monica Damron, Untitled. Artist Website HERE. 

Hayley Brunetto

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you are.


Trevor Paglen’s Artist Website Here. 97web

Trevor Paglen, Untitled (Reaper Drone) from Untitled (Drones) 2010

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Trevor Paglen, Singleton/SBW ASS-R1 and Three Unidentified Spacecraft (Space Based Wide Area Surveillance System; USA 32), (2012)Trevor-Paglen_COSMOS-2084-in-Draco-2012_Metro-Pictures-New-York

Trevor Paglen, COSMOS 2084 in Draco (Russian Oko ["Eye"] Early-Warning Satellite) (2012)

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Trevor Paglen: KEYHOLE/IMPROVED CRYSTAL Optical Reconnaissance Satellite (USA 129) near Scorpio, from The Other Night Sky  2007

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Trevor Paglen, PAN (Unknown; USA-207)  from The Other Night Sky 2010-201

A film for his work on The Last Pictures.

infinite. 

some days are happy.


Always trying to challenge an old teacher who used to constantly tell us “there’s no such thing as a good cat photograph.” 

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Varvara Mikushkina, Anfissa on Carpet from Cat Fetishes 

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Varvara Mikushkina, Line of Lights from Cat Fetishes

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Varvara Mikushkina, Anfissa in The Hallway from Cat Fetishes

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Varvara Mikushkina, Stained Glass Markiss from Cat Fetishes

Varvara Mikushkina Artist Website Here. 

from Homeland.


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Larry Sultan, Iselton from Homeland 2009

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Larry Sultan, Corte Madera Marsh from Homeland 2009

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Larry Sultan, Cul-de-sac,  Antioch from Homeland  2008

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Larry Sultan, New Homes, Inland Empire from Homeland  2008

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Larry Sultan, Welcome, Bienvenidos from Homeland  2008

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Larry Sultan, Meander, Corte Madera from Homeland  2006

Larry Sultan’s Gallery Representation here. 

When it comes down to making work that really sings, I don’t know if I can teach any of it. I don’t even know if I can do any of it half the time. It’s so much about failure, it’s so much about making pictures that are so utterly boring and overstated, you’re endlessly disappointed. And in that process you hopefully find something that draws you back and calls to you. -Larry Sultan.

Which Way Is the Front Line From Here


This weekend I watched the emotional HBO Documentary by Sebastian Junger  about the late Tim Hetherington who was his partner in making the academy award nominated documentary Restrepo.  I can not adequately express how beautiful, raw and inspiring Which Way Is the Front Line From Here- Life and Time of Tim Hethertington  is and if you aren’t familiar with the work of photojournalist Tim Hetherington, who died in Syria on assignment, I strongly urge you to watch this film. It reveals a man who wasn’t just a documenter, but a humanitarian, on a quest to create a bridge from man to man, story to truth. _65350877_hetherington_hbo

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Tim Hetherington, Untitled, Liberia, 2005

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Tim Hetherington, Untitled, 1999–2003
From the series Inner Light: Portraits of the Blind, Sierra Leone 1999-2003.

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Tim Hetherington, Untitled, Liberia, 2003

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Tim Hetherington, Murphy Sleeping, Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 2008

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Tim Hetherington, Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 2008

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Tim Hetherington, Man’s Eden, Korengal Valley, Kunar Province, Afghanistan, 2008 
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 Tim Hetherington’s last photograph. Taken April 20, 2011, in Misrata, Libya.
Check out more of Tim Hetherington’s work HERE & Watch the trailer for the documentary below.
I have no desire to be a kind of war firefighter flying from war zone to war zone. I have no … really I don’t really care about photography. I have no interest in photography per se. I’m interested in reaching people with ideas and engaging them with views of the world. - Tim Hetherington

Looking Up.


More Mexico City adventures, this time focusing on the sculptural works I encountered. cloud space

Looking up at the Ancient School of San Ildefonso.

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A work in the “Rutal de la Amistad” – A sculpture park originally created for the 1968 Mexico City Cultural Olympia. 
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Grimanesa Amoros, Huanchaco 2012 (inside a concrete sculpture complex for the “Rutal de la Amistad”)lightin

Grimanesa Amoros, Huanchaco 2012. Learn more & watch a video of installation HERE. down

Aerial view of Courtyard Installation @ Ancient School of San Ildefonso.

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Laura Lima, 2/4 2013 @ MUACinternvetion2

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Yona Friedman, Architectura sin Construccion 2013 @ MUAC.shadow of it

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Sculpture park @ MUAC. park

I believe the same artist did all of these works, but I can’t be positive as I couldn’t find labels. muac rainbow

But they were wonderful to explore and were hidden enough that it was a surprise when the rugged path we were following led to one. 
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work in front of the Jumex Collection Space.

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detail of light installation.

& because it is just too great not to share.. some of my classmates and I having a moment. [[Photographs taken by Tara Westermann]]

Death Star and the Mayans.


I saw this piece by Ulises Figueroa at the Monterrey Biennial and although it’s not the most serious or deeply thought-provoking work, it was probably the most entertaining and engaging piece at the exhibition. We all crowded around it for a solid ten minutes pointing out the various figurines and pop-culture references, laughing at the newly acquired knowledge that when we see Jabba the Hut.. the end is probably near. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do. 

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Ulises Figueroa, The History of the Universe 2011

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ariel view of the middle.. pirate ships, mayans, coca-cola and refrigerators.
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detail of the beginning of the end, rock-n-roll, communism and the death star.
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many pictures being taken. (The end will be well documented).

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Ulises Figueroa, The History of the Universe 2011

Learn More Here. 

Classic Tuesdays


I went to the Jonas Mekas exhibition at MUAC  in Mexico City. The films, photographs and poetry  were so mesmerizing I had to share. His films are stunning, his words- moving.

“These are not memories. These are real – every detail you see in the films is real – memories are gone but the images are here and they are real, right there in front of your eyes – and I like it! I like what I see!’Jonas Mekas,  Artist Website Here.

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Holy Fools (Allen Ginsberg, Norman Mailer) 2012

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Jonas Mekas
Holy Fools (Andy Warhol) 2012

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Jonas Mekas, Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches 1969

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Jonas Mekas, This Side of Paradise 1999, Kennedy family holiday in Montauk, New York, 1972 Walden2

Jonas Mekas, Walden: Diaries, Notes and Sketches 1969

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Jonas Mekas, excerpt from A Requiem for the XXth Century 2000. Read the entire poem HERE.

 

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