October 20th - November 3rd
My NYABF haul, Ken Burns book release, Myra Greene talk, film photographer gathering, David Benjamin Sherry & Mimi Plumb recordings + more!
Hi all,
We’re back with another round-up of events and shows, but first I wanted to share the haul I left the New York Art Book Fair with:
In counterclockwise order from bottom right:
Nelson Morales's Musas Muxe (La Hydra)
“This book addresses the Muxes in an exploration of the cultural, sexual and personal identity of the author and this community in Oaxaca. Since pre-Hispanic times, Zapotec culture has accepted homosexuality, giving it an active role and an open position within society, much more relevant than anywhere else in Latin America. The Muxes are organically integrated into the social and economic fabric of the community, commenting on duality as a deeply rooted characteristic in this country. Nelson Morales has developed this project for almost eight years, during which time he has photographed in his own community on the Isthmus of Oaxaca.”Alfredo Blasquez's Playa Cero (La Hydra)
“This project seeks to give new life to more than 450 toys that were found and recovered on beaches located in Mexico between 2013 and 2018, as part of projects related to beach clean-up activities that had educational, scientific and social components.”groana melendez's West 176 Street (Matarile Ediciones)
“West 176 Street is a selection of images taken at groana’s home on the street by the same name. This apartment is where she grew up and where her parents still live. The publication includes both images from her family album and pictures she has been taking of the place and its inhabitants since 2005.”Genesis Báez’s La Luz También Viaja (Matarile Ediciones)
“La Luz También Viaja (Light Also Travels) brings together a selection of photographs from an ongoing body of work made in Puerto Rico and the Northeast US. In these, she images landscapes, constructs still lives, and enacts gestures with women from her family or with women who remind her of them. ‘I photograph to trace the invisible threads that connect people and places otherwise separated by time and distance.’”Dana Lixenberg’s Polaroid 54/59/79 (Roma Publications)
“These instant Polaroid prints, serving as test and reference material for lighting and composition, provide an intimate glimpse into Lixenberg's work process during photo shoots for numerous clients[…] Apart from being an ode to this specific material, the large collection of portraits also reflects the American culture and society Lixenberg encountered in the 1990s and 2000s.”Curran Hattelburg’s Double Rainbow (Baltimore Photo Space)
“Double Rainbow is a new limited edition artist book made for Baltimore. All proceeds will be donated to the Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition (@bmorehrc) for their significant and urgent work that mobilizes community members for the health, dignity, and safety of people targeted by the war on drugs and anti sex-worker policies.”William Camargo’s We Been Here (Seaton Street Press)
“We Been Here depicts Anaheim, California, as a contested site, examining gentrification, colonized land, and Mexican, Chicanx, and Latinx histories. Camargo's work considers how Orange County's Anaheim is often portrayed through homogenous mythologies, demarcated by the entertainment resort Disneyland, and yet home to a brown working class.”Nothing Left but Healing (Pomegranate Press)
“NOTHING LEFT BUT HEALING is the new 71-person group book celebrating the community surrounding Pomegranate Press.”MATTE Magazine 55: Olivia Reavey & Collier Schorr (MATTE Editions)
“Olivia writes, ‘Men who have displayed their masculinity in threatening and imposing ways, onto the female form, push me to reclaim my power as a female photographer.’ […] What is very different about these pictures from most pictures of young men is that they aren't languid. The men aren't domesticated cats. They are raw ghosts — Collier Schorr”
Steven Cuffie: Women, Opening Reception at New York Life Gallery (167-169 Canal St. Fl. 5)
Thursday 10/20 6pm-8pm
Curated by his youngest son, Marcus Cuffie, this will be the first showing of the Baltimore-based photographer outside of Baltimore, as well as the gallery's first exhibition. Sadly, Cuffie passed away in 2014. "The show focuses on a rarely-seen body of work Cuffie made in the 1970s, specifically portraits of the women in his life and the city" (Press release). More info can be found here. The show will be on view until 12/16. Free.
Ken Burns: Our America: A Photographic History, Book Release & Talk at Fotografiska (281 Park Ave South)
Thursday, 10/20 7pm (Doors open at 6:30pm)
Known for his documentaries, Burns’s latest book is a collection of photographs, not by him but others that documents nearly 200 years of American history. Burns will be in conversation with Aperture executive director and former MoMA photography curator Sarah Meister— who contributes an essay to the book. General admission is $50, members pay $25, and patrons pay $15. Purchase tickets and find more info here.
NYC Film Photo Gathering at NYC Film Lab (321 Starr Street #E) and Prospect Park
Saturday, 10/22 5pm & Sunday, 10/23 1pm-5pm
Deemed New York City’s “largest annual gathering of film photographers,” this 2-day event is presented by NYC Film Lab, Brooklyn Film Camera, and Lomography. Per the Instagram post, last year’s meet-up brought together 450 photographers. Among workshops & demos, there’ll be raffles and pizza. Beers & Camera event happening on Saturday evening at Grimm Artisanal Ales (990 Metropolitan Ave). Free.
Christian Filardo: Lurking Variable, Book Release at Knickerbocker Flagship (357 Canal St.)
Thursday, 10/27 7pm-9pm
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Artist Series: Myra Greene at the Penumbra Foundation. (36 East 30th Street)
Wednesday, 11/1 7pm
You can RSVP via email by looking for the specific lecture here, https://www.penumbrafoundation.org/artist-series-fall-2022. Free.
New shows I’ve been wanting to check out— you’ll notice Ahearn & Torres are sculpture artists but their portraits have an amazing photographic quality that deserves recognition. I learned about their work from Joel Sternfeld’s 1982 photograph of their work in the Bronx from his series American Prospects.
John Ahearn & Rigoberto Torres: Swagger and Tenderness, The South Bronx Portraits at the Bronx Museum of the Arts (1040 Grand Concourse) — On view until 4/30/23
Jill Freedman: A Night at the FDNY Museum at the New York City Fire Museum (278 Spring St.) — On view until 4/2/23
Alex Harsley: A Photography Exhibition at Studio One (59-61 E. 4th St. #3W) — On view until 11/18
Mateo Archiniegas Huertas: 2600 Meters Above at Pratt Photo Gallery, Lower Level ARC Building (200 Willoughby Ave.) — On view until 10/28
Joseph Lawton, Casey Ruble, and David Storey: Faculty Spotlight at Fordham University's Idiko Butler Gallery (113 W 60th St.) — On view until 11/5
Akhira Montague: When My Eyes Water at Pratt Photo Gallery, Lower Level ARC Building (200 Willoughby Ave.) — On view until 10/28
Street Photography Invitational, Curated by Paul Kessel & Orestes Gonzalez at Plaxall Gallery's Culture Lab LIC (5-25 46th Avenue) — On view until 10/31
Peter the Dealer, Group Photo Exhibition, Curated by Ian Lewandowski at the Herculeus Art Studio Program (25 Park Pl. 3rd Fl.) -- On view until 11/9
Let me know what you thought about any of the shows, events, and if there’s something I should be checking out. Till next time,
Rainer