artist statement . . .

So . . . what do you think?

bill cunningham . . .

Go see this movie . . . be inspired!

Bill Cunningham New York Trailer from Gavin McWait on Vimeo.

quote for the day . . .

"In Western art education, there is greater emphasis on each person's individuality. This is different from the Chinese academic system in which there are pre-existing standards. This question does not exist in Western art education; the idea of a "standard" is flawed in the first place. That is because artistic creation should deny standards in the name of updating sensation, thought and artistic concepts to find a method and a style, a basic individual creative specialty. Guided by this spirit, no matter what materials or methods you use, you will be respected and encouraged, anything can become a very good work. Of course, an instructor will raise his own aesthetic views; but he will not use his own standard to judge his student's work, emphasizing instead the student's own developmental attitude. For example, an honor guard marching down the street has its own way of walking, but you cannot require a tightrope walker walk in this same manner. Everyone has their own special manner, any one of which can appear as a different kind of perfection." Ai Weiwei, from White Cover Book (Baipishu), edited by Ai Weiwei and Feng Boyi, privately published, Beijing, 1995.

rashid rana . . .

South Asian artist Rashid Rana presents photographs as installations, sculptures and prints.Click here to see more.

harry callahan . . .

Vintage abstract photographs by Harry Callahan are currently on view at Pace MacGill Gallery in NY alongside early drawings by Jackson Pollock. Click here to look at the beautiful installation of this work in a variety of traditional frames and mats hung against colored walls.

aaron huey . . .

Aaron Huey decided to collaborate with illustrator Ernesto Yerena and street artist Shepard Fairey to extend the display of his Pine Ridge project photographs to posters, billboards, and subway platforms. Click here for more.

asha schechter . . .

How about this interesting way to display photos? Click here to view website of Asha Schechter and see more of this artist's projects.

ari marcopoulos . . .

New York artist Ari Marcopoulos has installed an exhibition of hundreds of xerox prints of images captured during his constant daily travels. To view more about this project click "Directory" at White Columns in NYC.

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quote for the day . . .

"I believe in the rightness of Miss Welty's instinctive knowledge that writing cannot be taught, but only learned, and learned by the individual in his own way, at his own pace and in his own time, for the process of mastering the medium is part of a cellular growth in a most complex organism; it is a way of life and a mode of being which cannot be divided from the kind of human creature you were the day you were born, and only in obeying the law of this singular being can the artist know his true directions and the right ends for him."

From: Katherine Anne Porter, Introduction to A Curtain of Green and Other Stories by Eudora Welty, Harcourt Brace & Company, New York, 1979, ISBN: 0-15-623492-0

glenn ligon . . .

Not sure this post is about photographic presentation, but Glenn Ligon's retrospective at the Whitney is well worth a look. Be sure to click here to listen to Peter Schjeldahl's critique of this exhibition in the New Yorker.

gus powell . . . the diary . . .

Gus Powell photographs the installation of this beautiful exhibition of little books at the Morgan Library. The Diary: Three Centuries of Private Lives is a fascinating examination of the practice of keeping a diary.

sohei nishino . . .

Check out these large photographic collages or "Dioramas" by Sohei Nishino. Click here for more.

Osaka

New York City

wolfgang tillmans . . .

For his new exhibition at Regen Projects, Wolfgang Tillmans' color prints and large inkjet prints are unframed and taped or clipped to the wall in a primarily linear, non-heirarchical installation.

allan mccollum . . .

Look at how this artist uses document frames. Allan McCollum's "Each and Every One of You" is all about names. Click here to see more and read about this project.

francesco vezzoli . . .

Check out these frames! More here.

paul lee . . .

This artist incorporates photographs into his sculptures. Click here for more.

loli kantor . . .

Take a look at how this artist presents her photographs - small platinum contact prints presented with large mats and narrow wood frames, and color digital prints without mats in similar narrow frames - a clean, direct, traditional yet contemporary presentation. See and read more about this artist's work here.

jr's inside out project . . .

Click here to read more about this fascinating global initiative collaborative project by French photographer JR.

TED Prize Winner JR & INSIDE OUT from TED Prize on Vimeo.

dieter roth . . .

Check out this method of exhibiting hundreds of images. Click here to read more about this body of work.

lisa tan in austin . . .

If you happen to be in Austin, check out Lisa Tan's exhibition at ArtHouse . . . lots of different methods of presentation . . .

gilbert and george . . .

Click here to read about this exhibition of new work by British artists Gilbert and George.

douglas gordon . . .

Gordon’s new film k.364 involves two Israeli musicians of Polish descent (Avri Levitan and Roi Shiloah) traveling to Poland from Berlin by train. Shown on multiple screens and with layered sound, the film follows the two men through a desolate landscape in a country whose tragic and violent history is barely resolved for them. Gordon films the musicians on this personal journey, isolating intimate moments at which their passionate love of music seems to move between them. Click here to watch the trailer and learn more.