NY Art Book Fair

Most readers of this blog are already aware of the NY Art Book Fair, but if you are in NYC this weekend, make sure to check it out at PS1. Check out more info here.

I will also be posting some new reviews in the coming week, including one for Guido Guidi's new book, which is running in the Oct issue of The Brooklyn Rail, and two more reviews for Photoeye. I will also be participating in an upcoming panel discussion for the Images on the Verge conference sponsored by BH Photo and the Young Photographer's Alliance on Oct. 4th.

Chinese Sentiment by Shen Wei

My latest review of Shen Wei's Chinese Sentiment (Charles Lane, 2011) is now on the Photoeye blog.

Judging solely by the numerous photobooks and news reports that have inundated the West in the past ten years, modern China appears alternatively as a skyscraper laden wonderland or a threatening economic and political juggernaut. Rarely do more nuanced reports or reflections on these radical changes appear in the West. Avoiding the jingoistic and sensationalist tenor of recent books, Shen Wei's first book, Chinese Sentiment, offers an antidote to the neon tigers and faceless masses of recent photographic work on China. Instead, Shen presents a beautiful dream fugue about contemporary China in the throws of tumultuous change that even its populace hasn't quite fully comprehended.

Read more here.

Social Media

 

There are tons of fantastic shows up this Fall, but I wanted to let you know about one show that opens this week. Social Media, a group show at Pace Gallery (510 W. 25th Street) opens this Thursday, 6-8pm.

The show was put together by Pace/MacGill and the Pace Gallery in conjunction with the MFA Photo, Video and Related Media Department at the School of Visual Arts. I worked with my colleagues in the MFA Department to help put the show together. It was a lot of fun working with the team at Pace/MacGill and Pace and I'm excited about the show.

There are some great artists in the show including Christopher Baker, Aram Bartholl, David Byrne, Emilio Chapela, Jonathan Harris (w/ Sep Kamvar), Robert Heneicken, Miranda July and Penelope Umbrico.

Be sure to see David Byrne's installation Tight Spot underneath the Highline next door.

P.S. The above QR code from the invite/sticker links to a special site with videos and images of the work.