ye rin mok

a good friend sent me a bunch of photographers sites the other
day, out of all of them ye rin mok's work stood out the most.
there's something really innocent, but at the same time provocative
about her work. color and composition balance perfectly but never
in the way you'd predict. somehow it just works.

mostly natural light, and very quirky, her site is an absolutely positive
source for a little inspiration. it is also worth scouring through and
peeping the stock images she has on getty and f stop, a true example
that the old days of stock photography are well and truly on the way
out.

check her blog here for a daily photo fix:

http://blog.yerinmok.com/

and her site for more info & work:

http://www.yerinmok.com/

** image sourced from yerinmok.com

honey space

in a city full of galleries, museums and various
creative spaces honey space is a breath of fresh air.
imagine a space free of all the pretense, dedicated to
providing a place for the showing of compelling and
enriching work....honey space most definitely provides
this. owned by sculptor thomas beale this unmarked
gallery is truly one of a kind.

creating a very special haven for great work a great
example of what he shows is an installation from
last year by the infamous graffiti/street artist swoon
and tennessee jane watson. titled 'portrait of silvia elena'
the two traveled to juarez, mexico scene of the unsolved
femicides that have been occuring for the last ten years.
silvia elena was one of the first victims. back in 2008
there had been 500 confirmed victims, all women,
most poor, young and sexually abused prior to their deaths.
it is a truly moving project and one that is absolutely worth
taking the time to acknowledge.

watch the interview with swoon here for more on the project:

http://www.scribemedia.org/2008/06/17/swoon-brings-
juarez-to-chelsea/

honey space is located on the west side highway between 21st
& 22nd streets. for more information check their website:

http://www.honey-space.com/about.html

**imags sourced from scribemedia.org

100 new york photographers

k&m photo in tribeca will be hosting a signing of the much anticipated
'100 new york photographers' this saturday, december 12th.

the book features an extremely diverse cross section of new york
photographers and their philosophies, subject matter and very different
approaches to their craft. it's an interesting look at how a city as vibrant
as this can inform your work all around the world.

featured photographers include: annie liebovitz, amy arbus, jay maisel,
jamel shabazz, mary ellen mark & bruce davidson to name just a few.

should be well worth checking out, for more information & directions
please visit the k&m website:

http://www.kmcamera.com/Articles.asp?ID=140

** image by jay maisel, sourced from the k&m website

liberty tails

a good friend of GO studios has just shot the 2010 liberty humane
society calendar for the 3rd year in a row. shaina fishman is a pet
photographer and takes a pretty interesting approach to capturing
her subjects personalities.

we're all about helping out where help is due so if you have a soft spot
for all creatures great and small do your part and buy a calendar from
the liberty humane society- all proceeds go to the shelter.

for more information on the liberty humane society, and to buy the
calendar check out:

http://libertyhumane.org/

and some of shaina's recent work from her peru trip:

http://www.shainafishman.blogspot.com

**images sourced from shaina fishman

it's what's inside that counts, right?

in the last decade there's been an ongoing struggle
within the art world to find the balance between
designing institutions that provoke the idea of creativity,
and showcase the art held within their walls.

there are many examples of museums that are extensions of
the work inside - the guggenheim both in new york and bilbao,
as well as the younger, extremely interesting massachusetts
MoCA. it is a delicate argument with equally balanced for and
against sides. one being of the belief that the institutes exterior
needs to evoke a level of thought equal to he work inside, the other,
wanting to play it safe and let the work do the talking - the museum
is then simply a frame.

the current argument is surrounding the proposed design for the new
miami art museum. the architects at the center of it all are no strangers
to the fight. jacques herzog and pierre de meuron are the swiss team
responsible for the tate modern in london, and their schaulager in
basel, switzerland that houses a mixture of galleries and art storage
spaces. this time, in miami it would appear they are playing it safer in
hope of avoiding the wrath of the art world....almost attempting to fly
under the radar.

for more detailed info check out the new york times article, and view the
slide show for the proposed miami art museum design:

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/arts/design/24mam.html?
pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=design

**image sourced from new your times website

10 days by rico

this is a very, very interesting take on the things we are bombarded
with daily. during a residency in vienna, ripo took one headline
every day over a ten day period from the bbc's online news.
just like in the media, it was painted over the next day with the
next big story.

at the completion of the project layers were stripped away to reveal
partial aspects of the headlines. not unlike the fragments of stories
we recall from the over saturation, hype and media domination of
our day-to-day lives. ripo's lettering, color and composition paint
more than just a well composed picture, but an interesting way to
view such a huge part of our information culture.

check the video out on juxtapoz.com - it is well worth watching!

http://www.juxtapoz.com/Current/creclaiming-news-with-10-days-by-ripo

* image sourced from juxtapoz.com

BANDE À PART

anyone craving a little bit of that old new york....little gritty,
little exciting, little lo-brow perhaps?

the good people over at clic bookstore & gallery have answered
the call. this saturday november 14th their BANDE À PART
exhibition will be opening and giving us the next best thing
to being there- a true documentary recollection of all things
downtown nyc from the 1960's through early 1980's.

this isn't some journalistic, outsiders view but instead a series
of images from the participants themselves - blondie, the ramones,
talking heads, patti smith to name just a few.

so if gentrification is bringing you down, head over to clic and this
may just cheer you up!

for more information check the clic website:

http://clicgallery.com/info/2009-11-bande-a-part/

* image sourced from clic website