Photographs by "Kids" Lensman Eric Alan Edwards Exhibited for the First Time in Tokyo

Whippets marks the first solo exhibition by photographer Eric Alan Edwards on view at the Galerie Hideout at Mustard Hotel Shibuya. For the first time, ten of Edwards’ photographs, taken during the production of Kids in the late ’90s, are shaped into a non-linear photostory and presented as part of a larger installation documenting that era and Edwards’ process.

Edwards worked as the lensman on Larry Clark’s debut feature narrative film, Kids. As Edwards was filming the movie, he simultaneously captured and chronicled the unfolding history, scene by scene.

In the golden age of independent cinema, Edwards took it upon himself to intuitively photograph the world in front of him, an act he has carried on since age ten. What is uncanny about the artworks is how they question what is cinematic, what is real, or what actually took place during the making of this storied American film.

Accompanying the exhibition is various ephemera including movie artifacts, as well as documents of the creative process of Edwards’ involvement in the film-making process that work alongside the artwork to offer a new glimpse into both the subculture and his artistic process, reflecting life, passion, and craft.

Whippets is on view through September 11 @ Galerie Hideout at Mustard Hotel Shibuya
1 Chome-29-3 Higashi, Shibuya City, Tokyo 

"More Than A Muse" Group Show Featuring Larry Clark, Sandy Kim, Ryan Mcginley, and Dash Snow @ 65 Ludlow in New York

“More Than A Muse” aims to explore those relationships between artist and subject that exceed creative companionship and are based on inextricable, emotional ties. These relationships are those of parents, lovers, siblings and friends- those who have a visceral and often complex connection to the artist. The photographs then are more than standard depictions of beauty or intrigue but unfiltered glimpses into the intimate lives of two beings through the eyes of someone emotionally invested. The subjects are shown in their rawest form as they are photographed intuitively by the artist. This show is unique in that both photographer and muse will be recognized as artists. This is to further show the muse as more than simply the vision. They are the vehicles by which it comes to life. The symbiotic relationship is the basis of the work; it would not exist without the other. More Than A Muse will be on view until September 18 at 65 Ludlow in New York. photographs by Adam Lehrer

Playboy Model, Muse to Larry Clark and Designer Lindsay Jones On Her New "It" Fashion Label and Spring Style →

Right now, Lindsay Jones calls work her lover. A series of heartaches are behind the line of unisex luxe party clothes Jones launched this spring with partner Labana Babylon, called Músed. “She [Babylon] was my muse and the muse behind the label. When I was going through this heartache about two years ago, she was going through something similar and we had these nurturing phone calls with each other and it really did inspire me to shift my focus.” Click here to read more. 

[DOCUMENTARY] Watch Larry Clark Talk About His 1995 Cinematic Debut "Kids" To Celebrate the Film’s 20th Anniversary

"Jesus Christ, what happened," the last lines of the movie summed up an entire decade of existential sloth and societal angst. This year marks the 20th anniversary of Larry Clark’s debut film, KIDS, the portrayal of NYC youth’s escapades in the early 90’s. Some were offended by the raw and anarchic world Larry Clark documented, for those that weren’t, the film became an important document of the time, place and culture. Through photographing skaters in NYC, Larry Clark came to meet the film’s writer, Harmony Korine and star, Leo Fitzpatrick. The rest of the cast was pieced together with a variety of downtown New York characters including original Supreme team riders Justin Pierce and Harold Hunter. It is a testament to KIDS cultural impact that it resonates today just as much as it did in 1995. To commemorate the 20th anniversary, Supreme releases a collection of items featuring stills from the iconic film KIDS. Also, a short documentary by William Strobeck. Watch the documentary above. The capsule collection will be released today on the Supreme New York website. 

Larry Clark in Berlin

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Adolescent beauty, sexuality and drug-induced action – Larry Clark radically and realistically documents the everyday  life of US teenagers, transgressing bourgeois moral concepts. From the drug scene in his hometown of Tulsa in the  early 1960s to contemporary skaters in Los Angeles his works capture extremely intimate moments. The authenticity  of Clarke’s images expose the consequences of a dysfunctional society and question the social responsibility and moral stance of its members.  Larry Clark uses a direct visual language that is both touching and disturbing and creates a fascinating dynamic  between classical pictorial composition and a special choice of themes. His work focuses on the experience of a completely uninhibited sexuality. By exposure it, the artist never denounces or accuses but allows the viewers to  make their own judgement.  C/O Berlin, International Forum For Visual Dialogues, will present for the first time in Germany approx. 200 works of Larry Clark. In addition to his series  “Teenage Lust” and “Los Angeles”, as well as videos, the main focus of the monographic exhibition is on collages, in  which the artist combines found objects. In a similar way to a film or photo series, new associations and implications  are created by supplementing the collages with newspaper cuttings, letters, posters and other objects. The exhibition will be on view until August 12 at C/O Berlin, Postfuhramt at Oranienburger Straße 35/36 in Berlin-Mitt

Larry Clark: Tulsa

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Presentation House Gallery in Vancouver presents an exhibition of vintage gelatin silver prints by photographer Larry Clark. The series of photographs on display graphically documents Clark’s exploration of the underworld of drug use, sex and violence in his hometown, Tulsa, Oklahoma from 1963 to 1971. Clark first gained notoriety when these images were compiled as a photo essay in his independently published 1971 book Tulsa. Now regarded as a classic photography project, Tulsa has been acclaimed as a powerful and highly personal social documentary, still emulated by art and fashion photographers alike—a reputation due in no small part to its enduring capacity to shock. The sleazy and poignant aspects of the lives portrayed draws the viewer into a prurient and compassionate relationship with the images. On view until October 30.