The weekend you were probably there for
This weekend turned out to be well worth the trip to New York. A New American Portrait at Jen Bekman is an absolute must-see — a terrific set of images from some of the most influential folks in contemporary photography. Before seeing the show, I was most interested in seeing Alec Soth and Brian Ulrich’s images — I admire both of those photographers a great deal, obviously, and both are pretty much household names. Their work, of course, was terrific to see. I’ve never viewed anything by either of those guys in person before and that was great. I have to say though that I think Christine Collins and Amy Elkins kind of stole the show. I wasn’t that familiar with the work of either of those gals before this weekend and they rock. I know that’s not the most high-minded discussion of their work but hey, it’s the truth. If I had a few thousand extra dollars to put towards buying art, I would buy one of Christine’s images from the show — I’ll certainly be jealous of the people who end up with any of those images on their walls. So, congrats Jen and Joer for putting up such an incredible show.