TEACHING AGAIN THIS FALL AT ICP
August 26th, 2011NEW COURSE AT ICP
April 5th, 2011I will be teaching a new course in May and June at ICP: Photographing the Personal Bubble in NYC
THE PERSONAL BUBBLE IN ROME
February 28th, 2011
FROM MY SKETCHBOOK IN ROME
February 12th, 2011
MY APARTMENT IN ROME
February 4th, 2011
AMERICAN ACADEMY IN ROME!!!
November 3rd, 2010I will be there for a month this winter as a Visiting Scholar/Artist. SO excited!
TEACHING AT ICP
August 7th, 2010I’l be teaching at the International Center of Photography this fall.
Course info:
International Center of Photography – School
NICE EMAIL!
July 11th, 2010from Tony Pinto
“USPS just delivered your book, now I’m ready to stop compromising my art!”
LIVE AT NYPL
June 12th, 2010A conversation between Lena Herzog and Lawrence Weschler, and a rapt audience including me. Historical references, (e.g. Peter the Great) quotes (e.g. Sartre and Nabokov) , poetry (e.g.Wislawa Szymborska) were all flying, and we ate it up.
NEW HEADSHOT
June 10th, 2010
OVERHEARD EXHIBITION CATALOG
June 5th, 2010The Gallery at Calit2 at UCSD produced a beautiful catalog of our exhibit Overheard. You can purchase the catalog or download the PDF_Overheard_Catalog.
SCHOLASTIC AWARDS
June 2nd, 2010Many years ago, when I was in high school, I won an award that, like many other young artists and writers, gave me a lot of “creative courage.” I was asked to display my newest book Art Without Compromise* in a show of past winners, and if you scroll down to WRITING, you will see my name on a short and impressive list.
BAM AFRICAN DANCE FESTIVAL
June 1st, 2010I only caught the last half of the last day. This picture is from the web. There is no need for me to take pictures like these when I can find better ones on the web.
This is my building, my neighborhood. My home. People all around. People who do and do not look like me. Are like me, are not like me.
INTERVIEW
May 27th, 2010Kathy Cartwright has a wonderful blog. When my book came out, she did an in-depth review. She later told me that it elicited one of her most lively discussions with her followers. We recently did an interview on her blog. This was great for me, because, as I told her, I am a big believer in asking questions. It’s a very generous thing to do, and I recommend it to my students and colleagues. Ask each other questions: a well-considered question is more generous and helpful than giving advice.
RECENT REVIEWS OF MY BOOK
May 5th, 2010I really appreciate this review in the Collagist of my new(ish) book Art Without Compromise* and my recent show Overheard with collaborator Michael Chladil. It is one of the rare reviews that makes the connection between my artwork and my writing. It’s a smart take on what I am trying to do.
More reviews: Pearls of Wisdom; Featured Book; New York Journal of Books
dark side of Broadway
May 2nd, 2010
I woke up hearing the news on the radio. Last night in Times Square, the police defused a car bomb. It was in an SUV filled w fireworks and gasoline and electrical wires and something else that would have caused a big explosion and fire. It was at 45th and seventh.
So of course I think, yesterday I was at 46th and between Bway and seventh having walked up from 43rd. So, of course I was there mere hours and steps away from a near disaster. And of course everyday I am hours and steps away from a disaster, of course. But then, I thought this:
My iconic New York is not just about culture and monuments and world class arts and all of that. It is also abut being a target. Iconic New York is as much about the absence of the Twin Towers as it was about their existence. More so? Probably. So my New York is a target. Why? Mostly because of its density. It is an “easy target.” Yes, symbolic, it is important that a target is also symbolic. But most of all — and here is the perfect phrase — This is where you get the most bang for your buck.
Broadway, Twyla Tharpe, Come Fly Away
May 1st, 2010Spur of the moment with Ally, in from California. A few hours free, and it was between Bill T Jones and Twyla Tharpe. Chose Twyla. She is the brilliant combination of Broadway and modern. For me, a perfect New York experience: at 10 am, I am in a cafe in Brooklyn thinking I will spend the day working; at 1pm I am on the subway , 1:30 coffee and cheesecake at Sofia, and at 2 I am watching a Broadway musical. The last number was Sinatra’s New York New York. Perfect.
Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island
April 29th, 2010
First picture: me and Statue of Liberty. Second picture: stranger and my building in the distance, from Ellis Island. In other words, I can look at Liberty and Ellis Island from my windows. I do, every day.