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FotoFest 2010 Biennial Catalogue – Contemporary U.S. Photography

Written by Carla on July 23, 2010 — Leave a Comment

From Red Dog News:
Covering two volumes, with more than 300 photographers featured and 507 pages and 382 compelling images, as well as an introduction by Charlotte Cotton, this is one catalogue you may want to add to your table-top collection.
Five curatorial essays on contemporary photography serves to complete the exhibitions in the volumes, and give voice to the illustrations.
Some of [...]

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The NY Art Book Fair 2009 review

Written by Carla on October 2, 2009 — Leave a Comment

I came to New York City this weekend to attend the 4th annual NY Art Book Fair, presented by Printed Matter, which previewed last night and is open for free to the public today and tomorrow from 11 – 7 and Sunday 11 – 5 at P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in Queens. According to their [...]

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30 AMERICANS (Rubell Family Collection, 2008)

Written by Carla on February 21, 2009 — Leave a Comment

30 AMERICANS, Rubell Family Collection; First edition (2008), Hardcover: 232 pages, 12.125 x 9 x 1 inches, ISBN: 978-0-9821195-1-8
Introduction
Since the Rubell Family started collecting in the 1960’s, they have always collected African-American artists as a part of their broader mission to collect the most interesting art of our time. Approximately three years ago, they found [...]

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Thomas, Hank Willis. Pitch Blackness (Aperture, 2008)

Written by Danielle on December 8, 2008 — Leave a Comment

Pitch Blackness. Hank Willis Thomas, Aperture, October 2008, 128 Pages, ca. 125 four-color images, 8×10 inches (20×25 cm), ISBN: 978-1-59711-072-3, Hardcover, $35.
On February 2, 2000, Songha Thomas Willis was shot to death outside a Philadelphia nightclub. He was 27 years old. The takeaway? A $400 gold chain. It’s the story [...]

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Hank Willis Thomas interview

Written by Carla on December 4, 2008 — Leave a Comment

Check out this interview with Hank Willis Thomas in PhotoEye magazine online, http://www.photoeye.com/magazine/features/2008/12_03_Hank_Willis_Thomas.cfm, in which he talks about his monograph Pitch Blackness.

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