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Dress Codes

The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video

By Chrissi Cowhey

Published: September 28, 2009 under Photography

Thorsten Brinkmann/Drune Quoll, 2007

Photo: ICP/Galerie Kunstagenten, Berlin/Collection Roosen-Trinks, Berlin-Hamburg

On Friday of this week, the International Center of Photography opens its doors on its impressive triennial global survey of photography and video. This year’s theme is Dress Codes—fashion as social communication expressed in various angles by both established photo-stars (such as Cindy Sherman, Lorna Simpson) and upstarts on the scene (Yto Barrada, Thornston Brinkmann, among others). The show is the grand finale of the ICP’s Year of Fashion series that included Avedon Fashion 1944–2000, Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, The Condé Nast Years 1923–1937, and Weird Beauty: Fashion Photography Now. Dress Codes rounds up the set with very selectively curated sampling of photography and video that express fresh critical views of fashion’s role in society.

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Grace Kim at Melanie Flood Projects

Under the Glass Bell, A Dream

By Chrissi Cowhey

Published: September 9, 2009 under Photography

Grace Kim, Love Hotel

Photo: Grace Kim, Melanie Flood Projects

Grace Kim’s Under the Glass Bell, A Dream opens at Melanie Flood Projects this evening. Taking its name from Anaïs Nin’s short story, “Under a Glass Bell,” this exhibition showcases an intimate series of black-and-white photographs taken of day (or moment)-after beds and rooms at love hotels in South Korea. Love Hotels are clandestine hideaways in Korea where couples escape to carry out secret affairs. Kim’s work provides a window into a rarely seen world where hidden lives play out.

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Peter Baker

By Tom Ran

Published: August 17, 2009 under Photography

Left: Port Austin, Michigan Right: Blue Lagoon, Iceland

Photo: Peter Baker

There’s isolation and loneliness in Peter Baker’s images. It’s especially evident in the rural towns he photographs, but it’s also apparent in the metropolitan cities he shoots. Chicago, Portland, and Brooklyn can be just as lonely as Epsilon, MI, Fargo, ND, or Mosfell, Iceland in Baker’s eyes. It’s both romantic and sad. More photos can be seen on Baker’s Flickr.

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The Disappearing Face of New York

By Tom Ran

Published: August 3, 2009 under Photography

Ideal Dinettes

Photo: James and Karla Murray

Progress has always been a part of New York City, its changing landscape has been quite dramatic in the past several years with new developments. But with the rapid change, the city has lost some of its charm. Like the old diners with broken neon signs, barber shops that commit to doing things the old way, or shops that sell one particular item. For the past ten years, photographers James and Karla Murray have been documenting small family run businesses throughout the city. This series of photographs have been collected into a book titled STORE FRONT- The Disappearing Face of New York. Clic Gallery is currently exhibiting photographs of the collection from now till August 30th.

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Hiroshi Sugimoto - 7 Days / 7 Nights

By Tom Ran

Published: February 8, 2009 under Photography

7 Days / 7 Nights at the Gagosian

Photo: Staff

Hiroshi Sugimoto is currently exhibiting his famous Seascape series at the Gagosian Gallery on 21st Street in Chelsea. Viewers are immediately confronted by his iconic photographs of ocean views, spread out across the white wall in a series of 7 prints. The gallery guard will have to guide you to the second half of the exhibit. Behind the 7 Days, lies the 7 Nights.

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Library of Congress Photo Archive

By Tom Ran

Published: January 16, 2009 under Photography

Women become skilled shop technicians after careful training in the school at the Douglas Aircraft Company plant

Photo: Library of Congress

The LIFE Magazine and Google photo archive has received a lot of attention lately from blogs. However others may not be aware of another photo archive just as impressive. The Library of Congress joined flickr and have posted many photos encouraging participation in tagging, commenting, and documentation. One of the more striking collection is the 1930s-40s in Color set focused on rural America and the mobilization during World War II, all in color that evoke a sense of nostalgia.

GraphicHug coming through again.

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FEATURES

Billykirk Studio Visit

By Tom Ran
Chris and Kirk Bray of Billykirk

Photo: Rose Callahan

Billykirk’s studio is surrounded by things, equipments, flat files, paintings, photos, and memories.

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By Loft Visit

By Shawn Kelly as told by Sarah Williams
Before - Piero Lissoni for Living Divani - Softwall Sofa, Box series chairs and Metro2 table, Ile side table.<br> Vintage and Flea market accessory pieces. Lighting by Flos.

Photo: Jordan Provost © 2009

Anyone with a design fetish in New York City dreams of a cavernous loft space to create endless compositions of beautifully designed furniture punctuated with rare artifacts, and the luxury…

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Life of a Personal Chef

By Maggie Shi
Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Whiskey Prawn Skewers w/Tomato Curry

Photo: Left: Jill Donenfeld Right: Melissa Ricketts

It sounds like an idyllic life—cooking inventive meals in private homes, working flexible hours, spending your days shopping at the greenmarket, and getting paid to do it all.

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