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February, 2008 Archive

Magenta television
Davin — February 27th, 2008

Over the past few years, Toronto’s Magenta Foundation has fostered and promoted contemporary photography in Canada and around the world with their Flash Forward and Carte Blanche books and a successful print magazine.

Magenta has now launched a new website that’s a precursor to a broadcast television channel on photography arts. Magenta television launches with video features from: Robyn Cumming, Adrian Fish, Jamie Campbell, and Christopher LaMarca.

Here’s a peek at Robyn Cumming’s feature. MakingRoom featured Robyn’s In Place series in our first issue.

magentatelevision.com

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Things I have learned in my life so far
Davin — February 25th, 2008

Stefan Sagmeister has launched a community site which follows from the title of his recent book:

“The idea for this site originally came out of my own list in my diary, under the very same title: Things I have learned in my life so far. Astonishingly, I have only learned twenty or so things so far. Over the last five years I did manage to publish these maxims all over the world, in spaces normally occupied by advertisements and promotions: as billboards, projections, light-boxes, magazine spreads, annual report covers, fashion brochures, and, recently, as giant inflatable monkeys.

So here I extend this same question to you:
What have you learned in your life so far? What is it that you are fairly sure about? What is it that you believe in by now?” — thingsihavelearnedinmylife.com

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What is Anything?
Davin — February 22nd, 2008

Anything is a

that lets its contributors freely add/edit any image or text to it, as often as they wish. In each of its 64 main pages, there is an area allocated for 1 image (left side) and 1 body of text (right side). Upon registration, each contributor is asked to choose whether they wish to upload image or text, and they are permanently assigned a random page (shared with another contributor).

whatisanything.com

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SOLO — Shane Lavalette
Davin — February 22nd, 2008

Shane LavaletteIn the past few years, Shane Lavalette has become well known in online photo circles for his insightful journal postings and interviews.

This image—Feora with Monarch Butterfly—is from Shane’s recent on-going series Who Knows Where the Time Goes; a project which seems to evoke the in-between, somewhat wistful, moments of experience.

Shane is a member of Fjord and recently co-founded Remain in Light, an “unbound publication of photography”, with Karly Wildenhaus.

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Opening: “31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography”
Davin — February 22nd, 2008

Humble Arts Foundation, in collaboration with Ladies Lotto, presents

31 Under 31: Young Women in Art Photography

Curated by Lumi Tan and Jon Feinstein

Opening reception:
Saturday, March 1, 2008
The Gallery at 3rd Ward
195 Morgan Avenue, at the corner of Stagg St., in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn

The exhibition includes photographs by Amy Elkins, Ashley Lefrak, Dru Donovan, Elaine Stocki, Helen Maurene Cooper, Ka-Man Tse, Mary Mattingly, Ahndraya Parlato, Alejandra Laviada, Alana Celli, Alex Van Clief, Allison Grant, Catherine Maloney, Dina Kantor, Hannah Whittaker, Jessica Bruah, Jessica Roberts, Jaimie Warren, Kate and Camilla, Kelly Kleinschrodt, Marta Labad, Manya Fox, Molly Landreth, Nadine Rovner, Rachael Dunville, Reka Reisinger, Sara Padgett, Sarah Small, Sarah Sudhoff, Talia Chetrit and Tealia Ellis Ritter.

humbleartsfoundation.org | ladieslotto.com

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Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?
Davin — February 1st, 2008

A Photograph of New JerseyIf you’ve ever visited Laurel Ptak’s i heart photograph then you’ll know that she truly does love photography and shares that love by featuring a vast and diverse array of visual work from around the world. Not to be limited to this curatorial outlet, Laurel has recently announced an open call for a multidisciplinary exhibition at New Jersey’s Pierro Gallery called, Is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world?

You were born in New Jersey. You’ve been there. You’ve never been there. You know it from movies. TV. Songs. Newspapers. You’ve Googled it. YouTubed it. Wikipediaed it. Flickred it. You’ve never even heard of it.

So ask yourself: is it possible to make a photograph of New Jersey regardless of where you are in the world? The Pierro Gallery and iheartphotograph.com invite photographers, designers, and artists of all kinds to participate in this global open call for work.

February 22, 2008 is the deadline for submissions. No fees are required to enter.

aphotographofnewjersey.com

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