While some kids had imaginary friends, photographer Melanie Pullen had a transvestite prostitute who she would speak to from her window as a 6 year old, after her parents went to sleep. These early dialogues with the dangerous world of the night in New York City, beyond her childhood bedroom, built the foundation for the strange and dark worlds of crime scenes and ghosts that inhabit her photographs. photograph by Oliver Maxwell Kupper
Part Two: VIP Opening of Paris Photo Los Angeles 2015
Paris Photo Los Angeles returns this year to Paramount Pictures Studios' famous sound stages and New York City backlots. Paris Photo presents a true exploration of classic and contemporary photography and moving images - and everything in between. The fair opens today and runs until Sunday, May 3rd. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper
Part One: VIP Opening of Paris Photo Los Angeles 2015
Paris Photo Los Angeles returns this year to Paramount Pictures Studios' famous sound stages and New York City backlots. Paris Photo presents a true exploration of classic and contemporary photography and moving images - and everything in between. The fair opens today and runs until Sunday, May 3rd. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper
Cole Sternberg On His Solo Exhibition At Paris Photo L.A. →
Artist Cole Sternberg is gearing up for his solo exhibition at Paris Photo Los Angeles 2015 presented by MAMA Gallery. In the following interview, Sternberg discusses his show, entitled "My Grandmother's Den," which is essentially a photographic reproduction of his grandmother's den in Long Island, New York. He also discusses his practice and the fate of mankind. Read the full interview here.
5 Must See Solo Exhibitions at Paris Photo Los Angeles 2015
Paris Photo Los Angeles returns to Paramount Pictures Studios where the photographic medium will be celebrated among the famous backlot movie sets, sound stages and classic replica's of New York City storefronts and streets. Here are some of the most exciting, must see solo exhibitions that will be on display: 1. Ren Hang presented by Capricious 88 (Stage 14 - Stand 4) 2. Cole Sternberg presented by MAMA (NYB / Stand H3) 3. David Benjamin Sherry presented by OHWOW (Stage 32 / Stand 15) 4. Guy Bourdin presented by Louise Alexander (Stage 31 / Stand 5) 5. Juergen Teller presented by Suzanne Tarasieve (NYB / Stand G5)
A Q&A With Sandy Kim Before Her Solo Show In San Francisco
Read our interview with Sandy Kim - her solo show is on view starting tonight at Ever Gold Gallery. Read the interview here. photograph by Brad Elterman
Alec Soth 'Songbook' @ Fraenkel Gallery in San Francisco
Fraenkel Gallery presents the first solo exhibition of work by Alec Soth. On view from February 5 – April 4, 2015, Alec Soth: Songbook will feature approximately 20 new and never-before-seen photographs. photographs by Oliver Maxwell Kupper
Autre Interviews Ed Templeton
Ed Templeton has a new book out called Wayward Cognitions. In the following interview, Templeton talks about Wayward Cognitions, the dichotomy between the skate world and art world, and why he is sticking to film. Click here to read interview.
Ryan McGinley Hanging At NADA Art Fair
photograph by Oliver Maxwell Kupper
Guy Bourdin Major Retrospective @ Somerset House
Today is the late great photographer Guy Bourdin's birthday. Right now you can check out Bourdin's major retrospective at Somerset House in London.
Larry Sultan "Here and Home" @ LACMA
Larry Sultan: Here and Home is the first retrospective of California photographer Larry Sultan (1946–2009). The exhibition includes more than 200 photographs ranging from Sultan's conceptual and collaborative works of the 1970s to his solo works in the decades following. Larry Sultan: Here and Home will be on view until March 22, 2015 at LACMA.
A Message from Hedi Slimane
photograph by Hedi Slimane
[PHOTOS] JENA MALONE "The Holy Other" @ MAMA Gallery
See images from Jena Malone's opening of The Holy Other at MAMA Gallery in Los Angeles – on view until November 28.
Photography Legend Lucien Clergue Dead at 80
French photographer Lucien Clergue has died at the age of 80 - leaving an indelible mark on the history of photography.
Brad Elterman Recreates His Teenage Bedroom for Passage 46
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Photographer Brad Elterman recreating his teenage bedroom for Passage 46 in Freiburg Germany. photograph by Brad Elterman
Ren Hang At Gallery Nicolas Hugo In Paris
Ren Hang At Gallery Nicolas Hugo In Paris
Ren Hang(right) at his solo exhibition of photographs at Gallery Nicolas Hugo
REN HANG Photographs AT GALLERY NICOLAS HUGO IN PARIS
Chinese photographer Ren Hang's photographs on view now at Gallery Nicola Hugo, La rue de Médicis
Tina Barney Silver Summers at Janet Borden, Inc.
Tina Barney Silver Summers at Janet Borden, Inc
Silver Summers – an exhibition of black and white photographs by Tina Barney – will be on view at Janet Borden in New York City through Dec. 30. photograph by Adarsha Benjamin
PICASSO & THE CAMERA @ Gagosian
Gagosian Gallery, in partnership with Bernard Ruiz-Picasso, presents “Picasso and the Camera,” the fifth in a series of major Picasso surveys. Curated by Picasso biographer John Richardson, assisted by Gagosian directors Valentina Castellani and Michael Cary, the exhibition explores how Picasso used photography not only as a source of inspiration, but as an integral part of his studio practice. Picasso and the Camera will be on view from October 28 to January 3, 2015 at Gagosian Gallery, 522 West 21st Street, New York
Iconic Magnum Photographer René Burri Dies At 81
Magnum photographer René Burri passed away at the age of 81 on October 20, 2014.