Photography

On my list of exhibits to go see is Lorna Simpson’s exhibition Gathered at the Brooklyn Museum.  In one of the works in the exhibition, Simpson juxtaposes images of a young woman who posed for pinups in Los Angeles in 1957 with self-portraits in which she replicates with precise detail the poses and settings of the original photographs. Simpson bought the album on Ebay and then spent nine months thinking about how to incorporate the images into her work (the video below gives more detail!).  The exhibition seems to explore ideas about photography and memory, fact and fiction, and identity and history.

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The Metropolitan Museum recently acquired one of the first photographically illustrated books, Peter Henry Emerson’s Life and Landscape on the Norfolk Broads (a coastal region northeast of London).  This image is one of my favorite from the book; the composition, the content and that perfect water lily.

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Currently on view as part of the Stieglitz, Steichen, Strand exhibition up at the Metropolitan, through April 10.  I was obsessed with Charlie Chaplin movies when I was little.  We’d didn’t get any TV reception (I grew up in the sticks) and cable was a distant technological dream.  So we watched a lot of Charlie Chaplin on VHS.  I also think its interesting that Charlie Chaplin was selling Liberty Loans;  Today that would be sort of like having Adam Sandler sell Treasury Bonds.  Funny.

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New York is bracing for another storm: I just discovered the site Printersting, and this awesome piece of snow art by Luke Aleckson.  I especially appreciate that he made this installation with bread tray snow shoes.  A little reminder that art can be made with anything.

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Santa, Just one of these photographs from artist Yuji Obata (which are of actual snowflakes as they fall from the sky!). I’ve been a good girl, I promise.

See more over at Danziger Projects.

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My orange nails make me feel like a young Mick Jagger. Found at an interesting exhibit  up at the Gagosian Gallery.  Hope you feel like a young rock star this weekend.

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My current blog obsession.

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Every year since 1936 Ria van Dijk  has taken her self portrait in a unique way — she goes to a fair shooting gallery booth -  one where every time you hit the target it triggers a camera shutter and you win a portrait of yourself in firing pose.   I love self portraiture, especially when thoughtful done.  See them all here.  Found via The Year in Pictures.  I love the emerald green of the shirt next to Ria and the bright lipstick on the young lady behind her.  So much vitality in a snapshot.

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“First Photograph of Lightning” W. N. Jennings.  I’ve gotten a number of emails asking for more frequent posting around here.  So, I figured I’d just start posting what I’m looking at these days.  The first of many to come! PS: There is a lot more content on my FFFFOUND profile, for those who are as voracious as I am.

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Fantastic!  Don’t you want to know the story? Whose alligator? That great tile? What happens next?

Studio portrait for an alligator, circa 1870.  Courtesy of NYPL Digital Collections — found while I look for images of 1870s dining rooms.

I also like this one.

The little girl looks so happy (click to zoom!).

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I’m still uncluttering.  This week I’ve been organizing eight years of computer clutter.  Bonus: I found this shot of berries and it made me happy.

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This is what I saw out my window this morning as I was nursing Alex and feeling frustrated by my day, which was full of deadlines (and wouldn’t you know our babysitter called in sick). It’s a shopping bag in someone’s window with a sweet graphic that says LOVE.  A nice reminder that love can be found in the most surprising places, even on a gray cold hectic NYC day.

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