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Team Gallery, April 2008

Elizabeth Weinberg competed at PHTHRD last week and she rocked. Vote for her.

There’s not a whole of useful information about the first ever New York Photo Festival available on the event’s website beyond the obvious. It’s going to be held in DUMBO from May 14-18. It’s curated jointly by Martin Parr, Lesley Martin, Tim Barber and Kathy Ryan. It involves four shows, all kinds of awards and things, lectures and various other proceedings. It’s going to be great is my point and now I have one more reason to look forward to it; I’m going to be in it. Tim Barber is including a picture of mine his show for the occasion, “Various Photographs.” So that’s pretty special, right? There will be more information at some point, probably. I’ll pass it along.

Peter Voelker put on a pretty terrific show yesterday. His Meow Meow house gallery was packed wall to wall with people at the peak of Shake It to the Ground last night and I think it’s safe to say a good time was had by all.

I got to meet a whole bunch of photo friends from the interweb including Pete (of course), Andrew, Coley and Daniel. But the list goes on and on.  think the Baltimore City Paper may have popped by for a visit.

The whole thing was a resounding success and has inspired me to do something along the same lines. I hereby announce the creation of Secret Gallery. Shh, don’t tell.

© Elizabeth Weinberg

From today’s New York Times:

No matter how much they try to kill it, the Polaroid is still beloved by art stars and amateurs alike. Tonight, as part of the party crew LVHRD’s ongoing cultural battles, three artists — Jonathan Harris, whose work is currently hanging in MoMA; Joseph O. Holmes, a street photographer represented by the Jen Bekman gallery; and Elizabeth Weinberg, who specializes in shooting indie rockers —will stitch together their Polaroid shots in a live-action photo montage competition. Because the event celebrates the old-fashioned art of visual storytelling, the crowd is — somewhat ambiguously — encouraged to dress like grandmas. Also, there’s an open bar

“Shake It to the Ground”

March 29th 2008, 7:00 pm
2304 Druid Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215

© Alana Celii

Hey, LA readers: if you’re looking for something rad to do Saturday night you should head by Shotgun Space for the opening of Nature Morte, a show examining “humankind’s relationship to the natural environment,” featuring the work of fabulous photographer friend Alana Celii! I’ll be checking the sign-in book, and I don’t see you’re name in there you’re going to be in soo much trouble.

So I just tried to go see 31 Under 31, and the line to get in was literally around the block. It’s freezing, so I didnt have it in me to tough it out, but I have to see this tonight so now that I’m warm and made my other stop, I’m going to brave the elements and try again. But Jesus. So Many people!

Update: I managed to get into the show at about 11:00 pm and it was great. A serious scene, packed with people but I managed to find Amy and Alana’s work amid the chaos.

© Greg Wasserstrom

me: hey!

Bryan: hey man

me: hows it going/

howd the show go?

Bryan: pretty well. just got back

fucking awesome!!

me: yeah?

Bryan: yeah, you sold one

me: i did?

holy shit

Bryan: yeah, the swimming hole

me: fucking a

how much?

Bryan: i think $75, it’ll buy an african child school supplies

me:

dude that’s rad

im so stoked

Bryan: yeah, the galllery was small but super nice and the installation looke dreally good

me: fucking a

Bryan: lots of people for the opening and al. old guys with berets and shit

me: haha

do you have any pics of it?

Bryan: nah

there are shows on last nights shoes .com

but they are only shoes

me: hahah

So this would be the first time I’ve ever sold a print to someone who wasn’t a friend or relative. I’m glad that milestone could occur as part of the MWO launch, and the money will go to charity. Also, I didn’t realize how profane my speech is until reading back. Sorry, Mom.