photography

avedon at gagosian

lately, the gagosian galleries presented back to back shows that very few museum could put up. the new avedon exhibition is one of them, the huge prints of the warhol factory and the ginsberg crew are fantastic. some prints are more expected but always nice to see. makes you realize how the guy was ahead… and still is. a must see. by pp.

CATEGORIES: art, ny places, photography

david bowie “pin ups” – the story behind the cover

“I remember distinctly that I’d got it with the first shot. It was too good to be true. When I showed Bowie the test Polaroids, he asked if he could use it for the Pin Ups record sleeve.

I said: “I don’t think so, since this is for Vogue. How many albums do you think you will sell?”

“A million,” he replied.

“This is your next album cover!” I said.

When I got back to London and told Vogue, they never spoke to me again. Several weeks later, Twigs and I were driving along Sunset Boulevard and we passed a 60ft billboard of the picture. I knew I had made the right decision.”

Justin de villeneuve on the picture he made that ended up being the cover of bowie’s “pin ups”.  the entire story here by pp+tg.

CATEGORIES: album covers, music, photography

this is not your grandma’s knitting art show

conosco is a group exhibition that will showcase a diverse range of mediums such as photography, drawing, on-site installation, sculpture, performance and fashion, with each artist offering a very distinct style. artists include: william carrà, eric chakeen, lukasz lyszak, chad moore, vitor moreira, MRKA, carolina pimenta, alexandra velasco, armando veve, marie vic, jade yumang and yichen zhou. (above photos are consecutively by chad moore, jade yumang, carolina pimenta, eric chakeen and alexandra velasco) check out these blooming artists in conosco in may 6th through may 20 in reverse art space in 28 frost street, brooklyn. for more info go to conoscoproject.org or check out their blog conoscoproject.tumblr.com to see what each artist is all about. by ak

CATEGORIES: art, photography

axel hoedt – portraits

i don’t know much about photographers axel hoedt and his website is not working but everything i see of him is so strong, i’m curious. these t shirt portraits are just rocking. i just don’t know what it is all about… by pp.

CATEGORIES: photography

cuts you with his looks

antónio variações was a portuguese barber born in 1944 with a dream of becoming a singer. he accomplished his dream in the 80’s and became an iconic singer in portugal. he was openly gay and died of AIDS and looks really cool in these photos I must say. thanks mc/dc. by ak

CATEGORIES: photography