this blog is a visual notebook of inspirations for a group of bandit bloggers. we post things we see and like. our lives don’t revolve around singular topics and neither does our blog. sorry! nothing is in-or-out of context here. enjoy xx
turns out both, photographer/artist stephen shore, and fashion photographer karen collins who’s previous agent the katy barker agency closed shop are the 2 new additions to creative exchange agency. steven pranica, had this to say about shore: we are “pleased to announce the addition of legendary photographer, Stephen Shore. CXA+ART explores alternative avenues of communication and distribution of art by aligning visionary artists and luxury brands to create visual content including art campaigns, limited-edition product designs, store installations, art books and brand sponsorship of the artist’s gallery and museum exhibitions.” go art and commerce… ooops sorry anne! by dd
for a second season in a row, DEAN KAUFMAN has been tapped to photograph Phillips de Pury & Company’s Taste Makers series for its SATURDAY at PHILLIPS – aligning with Phillips’ April 25th auction of contemporary and urban art, photographs, painting and sculpture by the likes of Richard Prince, Marc Newson, Andy Warhol and more. by dd
one of my favorite artists is finally making his work more accessible to his followers. check out the site of panos tsagaris for a glimpse of our mystical reality. by kl
(text via art newspaper) Lawyers for Richard Prince and his dealer Larry Gagosian have responded to a copyright-infringement lawsuit filed by French photographer Patrick Cariou, vigorously arguing that Prince’s appropriation of Cariou’s photographs of Rastafarians for a recent series of paintings is protected under the US doctrine of “fair use”. The suit, filed in New York after Gagosian displayed the paintings in a show titled “Canal Zone” (8 November-20 December 2008), alleges that the defendants made unauthorised use of images from Cariou’s 2000 book Yes Rasta, an ethnographic survey of Rastafarian culture that the photographer assembled during a decade of research in the mountains of Jamaica. The Rizzoli publishing house, which co-produced the “Canal Zone” catalogue and was also named in the suit, filed a response denying that it distributes the book and claiming indemnity.
reworked image from the richard prince show
Cariou’s lawsuit is seeking unspecified damages as well as the “impounding, destruction, or other disposition” of all 22 paintings in the series—which combines the Rastafarian images with pornography and expressionistic brushwork—as well as all unsold catalogues and preparatory materials. In their answer to Cariou’s suit, Gagosian’s lawyers assert that Prince’s incorporation of the photographs is allowable under fair use, which permits the limited reproduction of copyright material for creative purposes. “Cariou’s copyrighted works,” the response states, “are factually based in that they are real-life photographs of Rastafarians as they appear in their native environments, whereas the works of art by Prince utilise small portions of the photographs, together with other images and media, to create a new and unique work which comments upon certain aspects of culture.” Gagosian’s filing further claims that “the creation and exhibition of Prince’s works was not commercially exploitative, was justified with a genuine creative rationale, and was done without bad faith”.
cariou’s vs. prince’s
In his response, Prince, a renowned appropriation artist who frequently uses others’ imagery in his work, argued that the photographs in Yes Rasta are not “‘strikingly original’ or ‘distinctive’ in nature”, and that his “transformative” uses of the photographs were “done in good faith and reflect established artistic practices”. Prince’s answer furthermore stated that his appropriation, which he claims is sanctioned under fair use, “poses no harm to the value of such photographs and any market value relating to the photographs has… been enhanced rather than decreased”. Lawyers for Prince and Rizzoli declined to comment, and Gagosian’s representation did not return phone calls. Prince was sued in the 1980s for copyright infringement related to another photographer’s work; the lawsuit, lodged by Garry Gross, was reportedly settled out of court.
In a telephone conversation, Cariou, who is based in Paris, bridled at the claim that Prince only used a small portion of his Yes Rasta photographs. “In my lawyer’s opinion and others’ opinion, this case goes way beyond fair use,” he said. “They used 30 pictures of mine. If you’ve seen the ‘Canal Zone’ book, it starts with Rasta, it ends with Rasta—it is the centrality of it, there is no question.” According to Cariou, the suit has now advanced to the discovery phase, during which his lawyer will try to ascertain how much money the defendants earned from the paintings, among other matters. Gagosian’s filing states that eight paintings from the series were sold, and Cariou says they were priced between $1.5m and $3m each. To Cariou, the defendants’ response has been “extremely arrogant”, particularly the claim that his work is not distinctive or original.
“I laughed,” he said. “I could be a really bad photographer, but in that case why did you use 30 of my pictures?” Cariou says that he has already received a “settlement proposal” that he would consider for a “just” amount. “But it’s a big number we’re talking about,” he says.
what do you guys think? as far as myself, i’m already set. by pp’
The details are a bit sketchy now, but everyone agrees the picture was taken in Memphis, Tennessee, on a late summer night in 1973. Karen Chatham, the young woman in blue, recalls that she had been out drinking when she met up with Lesa Aldridge, the woman in red. Lesa didn’t drink at the time, but both were 18, the legal age then. As the bars closed at 3 a.m., the two followed some other revelers to a friend’s house nearby. In the mix was a 30-something man who had been taking pictures all night. “I always thought of Bill as just like us,” Karen says today, “until years later, when I realized that he was famous.”
William Eggleston’s Untitled (Biloxi, Mississippi) 1974
this one you probably recognize!!
the exhibit at the whitney museum in NY was amazing, especially the films. he was never known for his ‘pretty pictures’ but there were many, here are a few of my favorite ‘pretty’ ones by bill (as you may know we were really really close!!).by dd
had rabbit for dinner last night. it made me feel uneasy. i would have preferred to explain art to it through the evening…. joseph beuys, “How to Explain Pictures to a Dead Hare” (26 november 1965), performance documentation at galerie alfred schmela, düsseldorf. by kl
not all bad, but in general the exhibition ‘the generational: younger than jesus’ at the new museum and events surrounding reinforce how the new york art scene especially has something very wrong with it. even after the art market bubble has burst, it seems artists with little more than a keen trend-watching sense are getting most attention. where is our future utopia of genuine ideas, unique voices and the ‘governance’ willing to listen? … but I guess this is still new york after all, and the louder you are the more people hear you. by kl
so crazy…last fall, photographer annie leibovitz, borrowed $5 million from a company called art capital group. in december, she borrowed $10.5 million more from the same firm. as collateral, among other items, she used town houses she owns in greenwich village, a country house, and something else: the rights to all of her photographs.julian schnabel also turned to an art lender when building palazzo chupi in greenwich village, later borrowing against his artwork with a bank. by dd
saw those pieces from kolkoz at the last armory show (galerie emmanuel perrotin) and thought that it was pretty smart. in reality, those stuff are very huge and bold with a lot of nice details! don’t like the guys though.by pp
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