JOSEF KOUDELKA at a booksigning for his newly published book, "KOUDELKA", in Chelsea, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

author, and New York Times photography critic, VICKI GOLDBERG, gave an introduction at the JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

VICKI GOLDBERG, was very gracious after the talk, answering the many questions posed to her. JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

from left: Shirlene, ROBERT PLEDGE of CONTACT PRESS IMAGES, and MARK LUBELL, Managing Director MAGNUM NEW YORK, publishers of the JOSEF KOUDELKA book. JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

TANYTH BERKELEY, turns out to be a fan of KOUDELKA's work, she's waiting patiently in the booksigning line, JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

TANYTH BERKELEY has a show of her own photographs up right now at BELLWETHER, see review: below. JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE,
April 5, 2007

the JOSEF KOUDELKA BOOK, published by MAGNUM PHOTOS, JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

spied on a shelf, a VICKI GOLDBERG book: 'Light Matters: Writings on Photography', JOSEF KOUDELKA booksigning, APERTURE, April 5, 2007

the card for: PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road' - a show of large format photographs shot at the Petro All-American truck stop in Central Pennsylvannia & opening the same night as the JOSEF KOUDELKA BOOKSIGNING..
"Over the course of 2 years, Ports took a series of portraits and landscapes surrounding the area where KRIS TACKITT (above) the chaplain of the Little Grace Chapel, ministers to truckers riding the highways and byways of Central Pennsylvannia".
APRIL 5 - MAY 12, 2007, PH GALLERY

the show runs till MAY 12th, lots of time to go see it for yourself !

from left, PORTS BISHOP, with his dad, HANK BISHOP, (a little surprised by all the attention), at the opening of the PORTS BISHOP show of photographs, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road', PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

PORTS BISHOP was the subject of one of the earliest STUDIO VISITS posted on artlovers, 2005-12-20 - the visit took place at his old studio in Williamsburg, before he got gentrified out. there are also some 'FUTURE FRIENDS' photos from the exhibit in Japan, posted at the bottom of that studio visit!

The 'FUTURE FRIENDS' limited edition catalog ia available at the PH Gallery ($20)

graphic designer NICO BISHOP (& sister to PORTS) with COLIN LANGENUS of the band, THE USA IS A MONSTER, at the PORTS BISHOP opening, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road', PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

in green hoodie, HANNA FUSHIHARA ARON, with the 'FUTURE FRIENDS' catalog of PORTS BISHOP photographs, which she took to Japan in 2005, and YU YAMAGUCHI, PH GALLERY director (in a vintage Comme des Garcons dress!), PORTS BISHOP - 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2005.

Hanna also curated a show of the PORTS BISHOP series: 'FUTURE FRIENDS', here in New York last year, 2006-12-06 (scroll down to bottom)

JENNIFER BENZ JOY, Public Relations Associate, PACE WILDENSTEIN, at the PORTS BISHOP opening, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road', PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

LEIF RITCHEY, and CHRISTINA HARDY of ART + COMMERCE, PORTS BISHOP opening, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

from left, seated on the couch, TOOYA RITCHEY and WILLOW GIBBONS. in front, (at left), HANNA FUSIHARA ARON, and (at right) SHABD. that's a PORTS BISHOP photo, 'Marie's World' behind them. PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road' opening, PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

Shabd is a member of SAVIOUR SCRAPS, the 4 girl artist collective - they did a recent 'store' installation at SECRET PROJECT ROBOT in BROOKLYN.

WILLOW GIBBONS and PETE VOGL - whose 2 person band, BOW RIBBONS - just returned from a very successful tour in JAPAN, here at the PORTS BISHOP 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road' opening,
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

artists/musicians HISHAM BHAROOCHA (left) and DAVID ARON (far right) flank TOM HOHMANN of the band: THE USA IS A MONSTER, the PORTS BISHOP opening, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

seated, MASARI, owner/director of PH GALLEY, with YU YAMAGUCHI, (at right), the gallery's managing director. behind them 'Preacher Wesley Willes', a large format photograph by PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

'Preacher Wesley Willes', Digital C-print,
31 x 40 ins. PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road', PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

PORTS does all his own inkjet printing.

'Sunset', archival ink jet, 14 x 18 ins. edition of 5 ($600), PORTS BISHOP,
'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

'Untitled', PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

'John English', PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

PORTS BISHOP, 'Petro All American', Digital C-print, 31 x 40 ins.
'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

detail, 'Petro All American', PORTS BISHOP, 'Little Grace Chapel - Spirit of the Road',
PH GALLERY, April 5, 2007

TANYTH BERKELEY, 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', March 15 - April 14, 2007, BELLWETHER

if you scramble, you can STILL catch the show - it comes down this weekend !! PHOTO: BELLLWETHER WEBSITE

at right, TANYTH BERKELEY with one of her favorite muses, GRACE, in front of her portrait, 'Grace (standing)' 2006, C-print, 70 x 30 ins. edition of 3, ($5,000), at the opening of Tanyth's 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

from left, Tanyth's mom's sister, ELEANOR, Tanyth's sister ROBIN and TANYTH'S mom, PAMELA BERKELEY, (who is an artist, too) at the opening. TANYTH BERKELEY, 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

TALKING serious SOUTHERN 'BELLE' roots, here !! the female side of the family originates from BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI - the famous home of GEORGE ORR - aka the MAD POTTER OF BILOXI !!

from left: ANA, with TANYTH BERKELEY, beside her portrait, 'Ana', 2007, C-print,
24 x 20 ins. edition of 5, ($2,500), 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

'Chloe', 2007, TANYTH BERKELEY, 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER,
March 15, 2007

Gayle D. beside her portrait, 'Sweety', 2007, C-print, 24 x 20 ins. by TANYTH BERKELEY. at the opening of 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency',
BELLWETHER, March 15, 2006

mimicking her pose, Gayle D. beside her TANYTH BERKELEY portrait, 'Sweety', 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

'Pink and Blue', 2006, ea. 30 x 20 ins. TANYTH BERKELEY, 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency', BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

. . . who's looking at who, now? artist MARLENE HARING, visiting from VIENNA, in front of TANYTH BERKELEY'S 'Coney Island', 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency',
BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

'The Queen', TANYTH BERKELEY, 'The Muse, The Fugitive, and The Frequency',
BELLWETHER, March 15, 2007

JUSTINE KURLAND, with her son Casper, at the opening of her show of large format photographs, 'Of Woman Born', which ran from February 24 - April 7, 2007, MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

left, JUSTINE KURLAND, her son Casper, and friend DIANA WELCH, a reporter from Austin, TEXAS, at Justine's opening 'Of Woman Born', MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

there were a lot of little kids running around at the opening, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Of Woman Born', MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

LUCY MITCHELL-INNES and DAVID NASH, at the JUSTINE KURLAND opening,
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES and NASH, Feb 24, 2007

JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Self-Portrait with Casper', Texas Canyon, 2006, C-print, 19 x 22 ins. edition of 6 + 2 A.P. ($6,500),
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

detail, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Self-Portrait with Casper', Texas Canyon, 'of Woman Born', MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Expulsion', 30 x 40 ins. edition of 6 + 2 A.P. ($8,500)
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

detail, 'JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Expulsion',
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

detail, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Daughters of Light, Rain Forest',
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

JUSTINE KURLAND,'Woman and Child on the Sanata Fe River', 'Of Woman Born', MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

detail, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Woman and Child on the Santa Fe River',
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH,
Feb 24, 2007

detail, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Wild Palms',
'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Siskiyou Mountain Tea Party', 'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

detail, JUSTINE KURLAND, 'Siskiyou Mountain Tea Party', 'Of Woman Born',
MITCHELL-INNES & NASH, Feb 24, 2007

ANYA KIELAR opens 'lady' - though it also included many photo-collages, the whole show had the dramatic feel of color or black & white photography.
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

the show runs from March 17 - April 14th, . .. so you can STILL catch the last weekend !!

detail, ANYA KIELAR, 'Martha', 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

the 3D freestanding assemblages had precise photographic highlights & detailing.

ANYA KIELAR, 'Martha', mixed media, 5-1/2 ft h x 2 ft w x 1-1/2 ft depth. 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

the fact that loose hanging canvas covered the entire walls of the gallery - contributed to the dramatic photographic light, by preventing ambient light from bouncing off the normally stark white walls.

detail, ANYA KIELAR, 'Martha', 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

view from the back, ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

ANYA KIELAR, 'Automaton', life-size, 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

ANYA KIELAR, with her mom, ELZBIETA KIELAR, in front of 'The Empress', 'Lady,'
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

detail, ANYA KIELAR, 'The Empress', 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

detail, ANYA KIELAR, 'Gertrude', 2007, photo-collage on archival paper, museum board,
40 x 32 ins. 'Lady'
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

from left, Trenton Duerksen and Johannes VanDerBeek, came to celebrate with Anya - ANYA KIELAR,
'Lady', DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

Johanne VanDerBeek just had a one man exhibit, 'Bed Bush Ruins', running from March 2 - April 7, 2007 at ZACH FEUER GALLERY (LFL)

from left, MATTHEW LUTZ-KINOY, TRENTON DUERKSEN and DANILE FRAZIER, ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady' opening,
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

SVEN LOVEN drops by the ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady' opening, DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

DAN NADEL of PICTUREBOX at the ANYA KIELAR 'Lady' opening,
DANIEL REICH GALLERY,
March 17, 2007

hoodie buddies: SIMON CERIGO and PATERSON BECKWITH make the ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady' opening,
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

classic underachiever & party animal, SIMON CERIGO, is on the scene 24/7 and has a roladex memory for faces, making him the perfect artworld paparazzi buddy - as Patterson (& artlovers) will easily attest to.

BAIRD JONES meets AMANDA KANTER at the ANYA KIELAR 'Lady' opening,
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

has anybody told BAIRD, someone's scrawled .."MURDER BAIRD JONES" (.. in GREEN lettering, no less!) on one of the inside corridors of the GORDON MATTA-CLARK 'multi-dwelling' dumpster/container installation now up at DAVID ZWIRNER ?

the full GORDON MATTA-CLARK REPORT

P.S> scratch BAIRD .. AMANDA ended the night with LANCE.

a few last looks, detail, ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady', in her show of the same name, 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

a view of the installation's front room,
ANYA KIELAR, 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

in the back room, ANYA KIELAR, 'untitled', surrealist collage, with photographic references, 'Lady',
DANIEL REICH GALLERY, March 17, 2007

PATTERSON BECKWITH, camera around his neck, is back in town, and teaching at COOPER UNION.
FIRST SIGHTING: 23rd STREET, CHELSEA,
March 17, 2007