A much overlooked photo book in this year's "best of" lists. Legendary: Inside the House Ballroom Scene by Gerard H. Gaskin Duke University Press and CDS Books of the Center for Documentary Studies, 2013
Terry Adkins' Video and Solo Show in NYC I'm mesmerized by Terry Adkins' Glorioso (from Nenuphar), 2013, a stereoscopic digital video that references both an old photographic practice (19th century stereoscopy) and the contemporary obsession with animated gifs. Check out Adkins' latest solo show at Salon 94 Bowery gallery in NYC, on view through January 11, 2014.
FotoFest 2014 Biennial Next year's FotoFest biennial will focus on Contemporary Arab Video, Photography and Multi Media Art from March 15 - April 27, 2014 in Houston, TX. The Struggle of Interracial Relationships In Twitter news, this picture of an interracial couple appeared in my feed this week. It's always curious (and often painful) to see how race is discussed in social media and though meant to be a joke, this tweet reminded me of an article from The Guardian about film's inability to render darker skin tones. Perhaps digital photography poses the same challenges? The "struggle" continues indeed...
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