February 6, 2012

// MIKAEL KENNEDY’s POZZIBLE TEN //

Photographer: Mikael Kennedy, Age: 32, Base: Brooklyn, New York and a 1995 Chevy G20 Van, is known for: ‘My Polaroids.’

Mikael Kennedy Polaroid

Mikael Kennedy Polaroid

Mikael Kennedy Polaroid

Mikael Kennedy Polaroid

What’s on your mind? Wildness. Your latest tweet? A Kerouac quote: “I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution, thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around”. On top of your to-do-list? “Columbia” with a “?” after it. Your song of the moment? “Coming Los Angeles” by Arlo Guthrie. Bookmarked anything lately? “nope”. Your latest discovery? Andrew Wyeth. What don’t we know about you? There’s a lot, the lines are pretty blurred. You are addicted to? Travel & Coffee. Where do you find magic? In the light. What would this last question be if you were the one asking? I suppose “where to next?”

This short interview with photographer Mikael Kennedy was lost in digital translation for many months and could finally be recovered. Mikael and I met in Spring 2011 at Little Skips in Brooklyn New York. To be continued soon with more of our talk on photography in the digital age.

(Mikael Kennedy’s work ‘The Odysseus‘, a series of American landscapes taken during the years of 2007-2010, will be on view this February at Studio Christensen in Philadelphia. Opening Reception, February 10, 6-9pm.)

(Polaroids © Mikael Kennedy 2012)

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February 4, 2012

// EWZ.SELECTION PREVIEW DAY //

4800 Photographs, 637 submissions, on view at the Swiss Photo Award Preview Day, February 8-9, at ewz.selection

Peter Tillessen Friendly Fire 2003 - Swiss Photo Collection ewz.selection

Switzerland’s largest photo exhibition ewz.selection will open its yearly series of events with the Swiss Photo Award Preview Day next week. The exhibition showcases photo work produced and published over the past twelve months. It is Switzerland’s most comprehensive photo work show and provides the spectator with a representative overview of contemporary Swiss photography. The 14th Swiss Photo Award is honoring excellence in photography in the following categories: Advertising, Fashion, Editorial, Architecture and Fine Art. Among this year’s jury members are, museum director Madeleine Schuppli, photographer Henry Leutwyler, creative director Michelle Nicol, photographer Diana Scheunemann, and publisher Angelika Taschen.

Swiss Photo Award Preview Day – ewz.selection, February 8-9, 12-9pm, at ewz-Unterwerk Selnau, Selnaustrasse 25, in Zürich. Admisson: CHF 15

(Photo: ewz.selection Swiss Photo Collection, Friendly Fire, Peter Tillessen, 2003)

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January 29, 2012

// MOTZA RAMON’s POZZIBLE TEN //

Photographer: Motza Ramón, Age: 20, Base: Kingston, Jamaica, is known for: ‘Being my dads’ son, having the weirdest music taste & eating the most pizza.’

Motza Ramón, Photographer, Kingston, Jamaica - motzaramon.tumblr.com

Motza Ramón, Photographer, Kingston, Jamaica - motzaramon.tumblr.com

Motza Ramón, Photographer, Kingston, Jamaica - motzaramon.tumblr.com

Motza Ramón, Photographer, Kingston, Jamaica - motzaramon.tumblr.com

Your latest Tweet? cheese>>?????<<noodles. On top of your to-do-list? Go to NYC. Your song of the moment? Special Erbs by @10iller. Your next meal? Donut & an Arizona. Where will you spend tonight? Probably by a pool, then in a kitchen. Bookmarked anything lately? deanfreeman.com. What’s your screensaver? A wall of truffles. You are addicted to? Milkyways. Where do you find magic? In my camera. What would this last question be if you were the one asking? Your last combo? Bbq chicken & pineapple XLP, a Ting & garlic bread from Dominos.

Student, foodie, blogger and photographer – enjoy more of Motza Ramón’s delicious daily Jamaican meals documented on his tumblr food and photo blog. After only ten months online, his blog ‘Kid from Kingston’ was nominated for the 2011 Jamaica Blog Awards.

(Photos © Motza Ramón 2012)

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January 28, 2012

// FLUFF //

Fluff Magazine

The very first international edition of Fluff magazine is now available at your local skateshop. Don’t miss 18 pages full of fluff mayhem: Thailand with Simo, Sarmiento and EJP, the Supra tour through Europe, a very pink cover poster, Perus and friends in Malaga, the Youness interview, a puzzle and much more. Don’t fluff it!

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January 27, 2012

// HYERES 2012 //

HYERES International Festival of Fashion and Photography, April 27-30th, 2012, Villa Noailles, Hyères, France

HYERES 27th International Festival of Fashion and Photography, April 27-30, at Villa Noailles in Hyères southern France – SAVE THE DATE -

(Fashion by Daniel Hurlin, Hyères 2012 contestant. Photo by René Habermacher)

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January 12, 2012

// DAVID BENJAMIN SHERRY //

Enjoy photographer David Benjamin Sherry shooting the Pringle of Scotland summer collection by Alistair Carr. Models Kati Nescher and Suvi Koponen work the Verzasca Valley in southern Switzerland directed by Michelle Nicol of Swiss creative agency Neutral.

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December 28, 2011

// HUNTER PAYNE //

After several millions of years crawling out of the water and onto dry land, multimedia gonzo artist Hunter Payne will take humanity back into the ocean as he dives off the deep end for his next art exhibit, Let’s Draw Underwater. “If it doesn’t seem like it’s possible, that’s the project I need to do,” Payne says. “That’s where life’s fun. The ideas that scare me, the ones that I know will most likely be a failure, those are the ones I want to put my energy towards. Drawing underwater? Florida Keys? That’s an idea, man.” To raise the funds for Mylar paper, art supplies that work in saltwater, an underwater video camera, and boat transportation to the dive sites, 21-year-old Payne took the 21st century approach and made an intriguing and different plea on kickstarter.com. Let’s Draw Underwater will feature hundreds of drawings created entirely underwater, accompanied by a documentary of his adventures in the Florida Keys.

Let’s Draw Underwater by Hunter Payne – Grand Opening, January 27, 7pm, at The Studio@620, on 620 First Avenue South, St. Petersburg, Florida. The show is on view until February 18. According to Payne, the Grand Opening will include, “Free admission, chocolate milk, a lot of weird art, the very first look at the documentary, and other awesome secret things that would be anticlimactic if I gave them away. I will also be autographing sports jerseys all night.”

(Illustration: Hunter Payne’s supeRrRrRr ƒfƒun collab with the wonderful Steve Roggenbuck of Live My Lief)

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December 22, 2011

// ERNST HAAS //

Ernst HAAS (1921–1986, American/Austrian) California, USA 1976

Ernst HAAS (1921–1986, American/Austrian) Western Skies Motel, 1978

Ernst HAAS (1921–1986, American/Austrian) New York, 1980

Ernst Haas (1921-1986) was one of the most important and influential artists in the development of color photography. Haas was famed for his commercial work. It is undoubtedly however his other, private work that really illuminates the power of his sensibility and his true mastery. Unfortunately this side of his creative output has been kept private and thus escaped posthumous appreciation. It is only now that this body of work is finally revealed and justly let’s this artist’s aptitude shine. “Here is a free spirit, untrammeled by tradition and theory, who has gone out and found beauty unparalleled in photography,” Edward Steichen.

Ernst Haas – Color Correction, Opening reception with the artist’s son, Alex Haas, and William Ewing, former Director of the Musée de l’Elysée Lausanne, at Christophe Guye Galerie, Dufourstrasse 31 in Zurich, on Thursday, January 19, 5-8pm. The show is on view until February 25, 2012.

(Ernst Haas: Color Correction 1952–1986, published by Steidl, texts by William A. Ewing and Phillip Prodger, 200 pages, 163 colour plates, 25cm x 25cm, hardcover with dust jacket, ISBN: 978-3-86930-136-5)

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November 21, 2011

// ZWEI / 2 / II //

Sinka & Weiss – ZWEI/2/II – Patrick Graf – Tzu-Ting Wang

Gallery Sinka & Weiss proudly announces their second pop-up project “ZWEI/2/II” featuring young artists Patrick Graf and Tzu-Ting Wang. Graf, enfant terrible of the local art scene, will present a new series of paintings, cardboard sculptures and installations. Wang shows her newest explorations in painting. This time the gallery will be located at Lauren Wildbolz’ former vegan restaurant turned offspace for new ideas.

(ZWEI/2/II at Gallery Sinka & Weiss – Opening, Friday, November 25, 6pm, at Müllerstrasse 64 in Zürich. The show will be on view until December 2. Open daily 2-7pm.)

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November 20, 2011

// THE RICKSTER 5.0 //

Photographer Ricky Powell with Andy Warhol, 1980s, New York

Ricky Powell – his voice unmistakable, his anecdotes unique, high top sneakers and a hat his style, his pocket radio soundtrack a relict from times past, his photography iconic. Photographer Ricky Powell is the quintessential New Yorker. He represents the New York we love and has captured it for generations to come. Happy Birthday Rickster!

(Enjoy Ricky Powell’s world famous slide show on Rappin’ with the Rickster, 2 disc DVD set, 164 minutes of Ricky Powell ‘the mandingus general… The lazy hustler supreme. So don’t be a jerkoff. Cop the DVD or keep it moving.’)
Photo: Ricky Powell and Andy Warhol, 1980s, New York

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