My friend OVERCONSUME is in a show at Ad Hoc Gallery Feb. 20th, celebrating the release of photographer Martha Cooper’s book.

Opening Reception: Friday, February 20th, 7-10pm

Sticker Show on view for 2 more days: Sat Feb 21st, Sun Feb 22nd (1-8pm each day)

Postal stickers have long been a preferred substrate used by street artists to get up. Of course, because stickers from the US Postal Service, UPS, DHL and FedEx are so readily available, most of these stickers get lost in the fray, especially if you don’t know what you’re looking for.

That’s where graffiti photography legend Martha Cooper comes in. Shooting the origins of hip-hop and graffiti cultures since the late 1970s in New York City, and later all over the world, Cooper’s well-trained eyes know how to recognize deft sticker art. Here then is a collection of more than 200 photographs of some of Cooper’s favorite handmade postal stickers from around the world, done by some of the scene’s better-known artists and the anonymous.

Cooper has compiled a collection of photographs shot in numerous cities, including New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Tokyo, Berlin and Amsterdam, featuring postal-sticker art created by FAUST, STAIN, C.DAMAGE, GET2, COSBE and many more.

Going Postal documents how an old-school method has burgeoned into another rich facet of the world’s graffiti cultures.

This solo showing, In The Midst of Things, will present all of the different styles or approaches to my composite work.

Show opens at Unison Gallery November 9th, reception from 4-6pm.
On exhibit through December 7th.

“Nature is my inspiration. In my work I strive to bring the apparent into view and work with a degree of improvisation, rendering the image as if it is balancing in between moments.”

Open Space Galley has a new feature on their preview site, all of the work is available for purchase via PAYPAL. Thanks for looking.

FLORA&FAUNA
Featuring Photographs and Polaroid Composites from:
Kelly Shroads, Denver, CO
Patrick Winfield, Yonkers, NY

OCTOBER 11th – NOVEMBER 2nd

VIEW ALL THE WORK FROM THE SHOW

I will be showing work along side Colorado photographer Kelly Shroads October 11th-November 2nd at Open Space Gallery in Beacon, NY.

Come on out to the opening reception on October 11th from 6-9pm.

I was invited to present a slide show of my work, about 40 images, next week with the NY Photo Group. If you are around come check it out, some other interesting photographers presenting work also. There is however a cover charge to fund the event space of $10.

The NY Photo Group Salon
Wednesday September 17th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
at SoHo Photo Gallery

15 White Street
New York, NY 10013
(The gallery is 3 blocks south of Canal Street between Avenue of the Americas and West Broadway, across from the Tribeca Grand Hotel. By subway: A, C, or E train to Canal Street; #1 train to Franklin Street.)
There is a $10 cover charge to pay the rent

Presenting the work of
Mari Lowery
Rich Meade
Joni Sternbach
Todd Williams
Patrick Winfield
Howard Schatz
Jay Maisel
(subject to change)
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See a list of past presenters

A short film about diCorcia’s project here. Thousand makes its exhibition debut as part of LACMA’s diCorcia retrospective, on view through Sept 14.

The book was laid out using a random numbering sequence generated by computers- the narrative then is purely in the viewers mind and it is as if you are looking through a box of old Polaroids… another amazing idea from this great photographer.