February 18 – May 28, 2012
SFMOMA
„In works of classical simplicity and remarkable psychological depth, Dutch artist Rineke Dijkstra presents a contemporary take on the genre of portraiture. Whether adolescents, soldiers, or new mothers, Dijkstra is fascinated by people in states of significant transition. (mehr …)
ACMV is starting a new series about psychedelic music that was recorded with the help various early electronic instruments, self-made effect gear and the skills of outstanding producers of experimental psychedelic pop music. Starting in the year 1957 this odyssey will take you through the multicolored psychedelic scene of the late 1960s and early Seventies, guiding you further through the rise of early Prog-Rock, electronic „Kraut-Rock“, Proto-Disco, Almost-New-Wave and Pre-Electronica from Germany, France, UK, USA, Canada, Turkey, Japan, Brazil, Australia, Switzerland, Italy, Iran and Pakistan.
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February 20–May 14, 2012
MoMA NYC
Organized by Rachael Morrison and David Senior, MoMA Library
„This survey of experimental art and design magazines published since 2000 explores the various ways in which contemporary artists and designers utilize the magazine format as an experimental space for the presentation of artworks and text.
November 2011, Esfahan, Iran.
It’s an ancient and prosperous city with a population of 3.5 million, and used to be the capital of the country for a few centuries. The city is proud of its contributions to the Iranian society and culture, proud of the exceptional novelists, poets, musicians, and composers who grew up in, and were nurtured by city of Esfahan. (mehr …)
Quick Brown Fox is a curated blog by Alex Rose, a photographer from Dublin, Ireland. Alex has an interest in the self publishing world and wanted to create an outlet for photographers to produce mini projects away from their normal practice.
Quick Brown Fox was the product of this idea. She wanted to see how one word alone could inspire a piece of work from for a photographer and having completed their own project they then pass on a word to another photographer. It is updated twice a week but towards the end of the month will become weekly. She is looking for submissions of all kinds. (mehr …)
Hind Land is a collaboration between photographers Nick Rochowski and Tim Bowditch, surveying the pedestrian walkways beneath London’s Orbital M25 motorway. (mehr …)
Call for Entries: Spring 2012
The Postcard Collective is now looking for 10 artists to participate in the Spring 2012 exchange alongside 20 of their active members.
Deadline: Entries accepted until 11:59 pm, March 1st 2012.
☞ Visit their blog for submission details
Postcard above © Aimee León / The Postcard Collective / Winter 2011 Exchange (mehr …)
Berlin’s Neonchocolate Gallery is celebrating 2 years & 100 exhibitions with a special group exhibition & auction: .COMPRESSED
(Urban Art / Painting / Photography / Illustration / Collage / Design)
Preview and Exhibition: March 5–8, 2012, daily 7 pm – midnight
Live auction: March 8, 2012 at 7 pm
at .HBC Berlin, Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9.
Patrick Joust is a 34 year old photographer living in Baltimore, Maryland. Born in the small town of Oroville, California, Patrick has gone back and forth between both coasts of the United States, before settling permanently in Baltimore in 2006 where he works as a reference librarian. The people and places of Baltimore have played a central part in his work, influencing how and where he points his camera both within and outside the city limits. Photography appeals to Patrick for the connections it can create. He finds “analog” photography especially interesting because of its tangible nature and aesthetic, particularly the detail and clarity that can be achieved with medium format film. (mehr …)
Retrospective
3 March to 20 May 2012
Opening Friday, 2 March . 7 pm
C/O Berlin
„I am interested in what motivates people, what they do with their lives. I would have made a good psychiatrist.“
Arnold Newman (mehr …)