http://artmarketblog.com/feed/ (Free subscription) | 02/10/2008
Art Auction for Barack Obama - artmarketblog.com A group of artists who wanted to provide some financial support for the Barack Obama presidential campaign have got together and organised an auction of donated artworks the proceeds of which will be donated to Obama campaign. According to the website for the auction (www.artforobama.net) “ART FOR OBAMA [...]
http://artforprofits.wordpress.com/ (Free subscription) | 18/09/2008
New Photo Editions from Blind Spot - artmarketblog.com The awesome people at Blind Spot are celebrating their 15th anniversary and to celebrate they are offering a selection of new limited edition prints from some of the biggest names in contemporary photography. Fantastic new works by Alec Soth, Lawrence Beck, James Welling, Larry Sultan, Richard Misrach [...]
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
NEW YORK.- NEW YORK.- Christie's announced three important sales during its Photographs Week at Rockefeller Center this October. With viewings for all sales open to the public from October 9 -13, the three distinct sales will present collectors with the finest photographs from many of the 20th and 21st century's most important and influential artists. The combined total for all
Slog (Free subscription) | 28/08/2008
Yesterday, Ed Schad, the author of the really great blog I Call It Oranges (and also curator at the private Broad Foundation in LA), wrote a post in response to my Currently Hanging post about an Alec Soth photograph that reminded me of my parents' failed marriage . After I described my personal connection to the image in the post, I backtracked. Schad calls me on my insecurity, explains why I didn't...
Lausanne (Free subscription) | 16/07/2008
With the Beijing Olympics, China hopes to cement its position alongside the USA on the podium of global power. In the final part of their ...
Afrigator (Free subscription) | 04/07/2008
This lavishly illustrated survey presents the work of nearly 120 international artists at the forefront of the boom in photography, among them Elina Brotherus, Tacita Dean, Luc Delahaye, Alec Soth, Jens Ullrich and Michael Wesely. Each artist is introduced by an essay, followed by four pages of their superbly reproduced work. This is a valuable and forward-looking reference book for photographers,...
Recent Posts at Lightstalkers (Free subscription) | 29/06/2008
New members: Jonas Bendiksen, Antoine D’Agata, Alec Soth New nominees: Olivia Arthur, Peter Van Agtmael
1913 Intel (Free subscription) | 25/06/2008
With a $3 trillion war bill and an economy that flounders as China’s soars, could America’s era of dominance on the world stage be coming to an end? Mick Brown and the photographer Alec Soth travelled across America and China to observe how the future of these two great nations is intertwined, and to find [...]
PHOTOheadlines by Svein-Frode (Free subscription) | 25/04/2008
What would the world of television be without the BBC? I lament the thought. As much as a state owned liscendsfunded television company always will be a propaganda machine for the state, the production record of the Scandinavian and British channels are nevertheless outstanding. Last night for instance I watched the first episode of BBC's latest [...]
Modern Art Notes (Free subscription) | 15/02/2008
If there's one constant through the last 150 years of American art, it's that artists have a fascination with Niagara...
City Pages - The Blotter (Free subscription) | 23/01/2008
More about Soth, including photos and other tidbits not found in the feature or just about anywhere else, including the following quote: "Oh, by the way, when I do this I usually do it naked."
Recent Posts at Lightstalkers (Free subscription) | 05/12/2007
Hi all, An interview with Alec Soth was just published on the Magnum Blog in which he talks about his new book "Dog Days Bogotá". I thought that might be of interest for some of you. Greetings, Martin
Eyeteeth: A journal of incisive ide (Free subscription) | 18/11/2007
When Minnesota photographer Alec Soth and his wife adopted their daughter, Carmen Laura, five years ago, they spent two months in Bogotá, Colombia, as the paperwork was processed by the courts. When they left, they brought with them two books. One was literal: Carmen's biological mother had created a collection of poems, letters and pictures for her baby. She inscribed it: "I hope that the hardness...
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 27/10/2007
For 60 years, the photographers in the elite Magnum Photos co-operative have brought us startling images from around the world, often risking their lives to do so. Naomi West introduces the work of Magnum's younger generation, taken from a new book celebrating the agency's finest moments.
Strobist (Free subscription) | 29/09/2007
• Fish has advice on getting your photo gear past the highly trained TSA professionals . • Jason shows you where to score some cheap black straws . • Okay, after reading the T-O-P review, I am definitely getting a G-9 now. • Here's how to tie-dye your own muslin background if you are gonna, like, shoot some hippies, man. • If you are shooting for this outdoor advertising company , you'd better be...
