SEP 12: Andrew Bush at M+B: Artist Opening Reception & Book Signing

Join M+B Saturday, September 12 from 7 to 9 pm for the artist's opening reception and book signing for ANDREW BUSH: VECTOR PORTRAITS at 612 N. Almont Drive in West Hollywood

M+B is proud to present an exhibition of color photographs by ANDREW BUSH titled VECTOR PORTRAITS, opening on September 12 and running through October 17, with a reception and book signing by the artist on Saturday, September 12 from 7 – 9pm. Vector Portraits is Andrew Bush’s series from 1989 to 1997, shot in and around Los Angeles using his car as a tripod and capturing Angelenos vis-à-vis their unique relationships with their automobiles.  The series began in 1989 after Bush graduated from Yale with an MFA in Photography and moved to Los Angeles. Struck by the city’s “great relationship between people and their car,” Bush attached a medium format camera to his passenger seat with a strobe light and a shutter release cable and drove the city streets and freeways. Either stopped in traffic or moving at speeds of 20 to 70 miles an hour, Bush’s method included “moving in parallel with the person next to [him], as a way of coming into their world” and then releasing the shutter. The essence of what makes these images appealing is that they are a prolonged version of the awkward eye contact frequently made while driving. It is undeniably voyeuristic and satisfying, and now one has the leisure to examine minutely while remaining anonymous. Bush offers up a slice of Los Angeles life at its most mundane and telling. The work has been exhibited in solo and group shows, including The Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Davis Museum and Cultural Center at Wellesley College (Wellesley, Massachusetts) and Staatliche Kunsthalle (Baden-Baden, Germany).

ANDREW BUSH: VECTOR PORTRAITS runs from September 12  - October 15, 2009. http://www.mbfala.com (Press Release). The artist will be available to sign copies of his new book Andrew Bush: Vector Portraits published by Yale University Press.

WOODSTOCK EXPERIENCE: New Book Celebrates 40th Anniversary with Newly Discovered Pix & Much More

http://www.genesis-publications.com/books/woodstock_experience/index.html
Among the highlights of the new book Woodstock Experience are contributions from
Peter Max, Paul Krassner and newly discovered photos from Dan Garson,
who is currently being featured on USA TODAY's website along with 19 wonderful photos:
http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/l0908_garson_woodstock/flash.htm?gid=1141&aid=5188

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AUG 15: DUNCAN MILLER GALLERY, WOODSTOCK 40th ANNIVERSARY PHOTO EXHIBIT OPENING

Featured Event - Posted by Don Rose

On Venice Boulevard just off the 405 is uber-cool gallery space Duncan Miller Gallery,
and they are celebrating Woodstock's 40th Anniversary with a new
exhibit featuring several top rock photographers.
The opening reception is August 15, 2009 from 7 to 10pm.

Here are two samples of what you will see:

Jim Marshall, Woodstock 1969, dye transfer 16 x 20 print

Jim Marshall, Woodstock 1969, silver gelatin 16 x 20 print

Woodstock: The 40th Anniversary in Pictures

Opening reception for artists - Saturday, August 15, 7-10 pm

Woodstock: The 40th Anniversary exhibition runs August 15 to September 25, 2009.

Please join us for the opening reception for the artists on Saturday, August 15, 7-10 pm.

The exhibition features works of Jim Marshall, Baron Wolman, Henry Diltz and Lisa Law.

This show recreates the experience of the ambiance, the crowd and the music of the world’s most famous music festival. On August 15-18, 1969, Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, NY was transformed into the Woodstock Music & Art Fair. The organizers expected 200,000 people, but in this muddy cow pasture, over 450,000 people enjoyed a three-day concert experience featuring 32 of the best-known musicians of the day.

The artists:

Jim Marshall's 40-years of photography include famous shots of Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, Janis Joplin and other stars in rock music. Since he demanded total access, Marshall often lived 24-7 with his subjects, and his pictures reflect affection for the artists as they describe the musicians' character.

Baron Wolman settled in Haight-Ashbury in the 1960's, in the neighborhood that included Janis Joplin and the Grateful Dead living nearby. After meeting Jann Wenner in 1967, Wolman became the chief photographer for Wenner’s new magazine, Rolling Stone.

Henry Diltz embarked on a photographic career with an album cover for The Lovin’ Spoonful. His unique artistic style has produced powerful photographic essays of Woodstock; The Monterey Pop Festival; The Doors; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; Jimi Hendrix and scores of other legendary artists.

Lisa Law was backstage taking pictures with The Beatles; Peter, Paul and Mary; The Kingston Trio; Otis Redding; The Lovin Spoonful; The Velvet Underground and The Byrds. Her own house guests included Bob Dylan and Andy Warhol. She helped feed hundreds of thousands at Woodstock with the Hog Farm Commune.

The exhibition will be on display through September 25th. For more info, see the print edition of the Sunday, August 9th Los Angeles Times, or click here.

Duncan Miller Gallery
10959 Venice Blvd, Los Angeles CA 90034

Thursday-Saturday 11-6 and by appointment
310-838-2440

email: dmg@duncanmillergallery.com
web: www.duncanmillergallery.com

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APOLLO 11: BUZZ ALDRIN NEXT TO LUNAR MODULE (NASA Photo)

MISSING MARILYN MONROE: LIFE Reveals Exclusive Never Before Published Photos of MM Before She Was Famous

Posted by Don Rose

June 1, 2009 would have been the 83rd birthday of Marilyn Monroe. To celebrate, Life.com released newly discovered photos of the iconic actress . The year was 1950 and she was just 24, spending a day at L.A.’s Griffith Park. The negatives for these photos were recently discovered during the ongoing effort to digitize LIFE's immense and storied photo archive, including outtakes and entire shoots that never saw the light of day.

The photos feature Marilyn early in her career as she'd just begun to grab attention. Three months before the shoot she appeared as a crooked lawyer's girlfriend in "The Asphalt Jungle," and two months after she had a small role as an aspiring starlet in "All About Eve."

"She was unknown then, so I was able to spend a lot of time shooting her," said Life photographer Ed Clark. "I sent several rolls to Life in New York, but they wired back, 'Who the hell is Marilyn Monroe?'"

See and read about the stunning photos at: http://www.life.com/image/88047985/in-gallery/27412.

August 1950: A 24-year-old Marilyn, wearing a simple button-down shirt monogrammed with her initials, leans against a tree in Los Angeles' Griffith Park for LIFE photographer Ed Clark. (Photo: Ed Clark/Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images)

MAY 9: BRAD ELTERMAN PHOTO OPENING AT EQUATOR BOOKS FEATURING CELEB PAPARAZZI PHOTOS FROM THE SEVENTIES

Opening Party : Saturday, May 9 - 7 pm to Midnight

Open Bar - Live Music - Paparazzi

Brad Elterman will be on-hand signing his new book,

Like It Was Yesterday

For More Images and Information, visit:

www.equatorbooks.com

Equator Books

1103 Abbot Kinney Blvd

Venice, CA 90291

ph 310-399-5544

fax 310-399-5510

mail@equatorbooks.com

www.equatorbooks.com

BUSH, CHENEY PHOTO AT OBAMA INAUGURATION: IS BUSH WATCHING TV DURING OBAMA SPEECH?

by Don Rose

Love this image from the Obama Inauguration. The last picture of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney together in power, or should I say having just lost it. The Dastardly Duo are seen here sitting behind Obama as the new President delivers his Inauguration Speech. I must say, Cheney in the wheelchair and black hat looks part Snidely Whiplash, part Mr. Potter from It's a Wonderful Life, with a dash of Dr. Strangelove. Meanwhile, Bush is in typical W mode, looking impatient with pursed lips and... what the... is he watching television? In the middle of Obama's historic speech? Sure looks like he's holding a smartphone here. Maybe it's streaming CNN, so he can see what he can't see live, since he's seated BEHIND the new Prez. Okay, that makes sense. Or is he texting? "I cnt b leev hw long ths is takng. I think Dik's asleep. Wish i was". Or maybe W's just holding Obama's Blackberry for him (or should I say Barackberry)...


FYI, this closeup was captured after zooming in on a longshot GIGAPAN image that is created by integrating many photos of a scene into a zoomable panorama. Start long and wide, then zoom in again and again; each time the image refocuses into sharpness. Quite fun to fiddle with. There are other similar technologies that also let you combine many images into one megaphoto or metaphoto or gigaphoto (pick your prefix) that you can pan and zoom. Microsoft's Photosynth is one such technology. Photosynth transforms a set of 2D shots into a kind of 3D navigable image. Their "Obama moment" megaphoto of the Oath garnered lots of attention (I'm sure Chief Justice Roberts has played with it many times, to relive that magic moment he made so memorable).

Final note: after zooming in for an even closer look, it seems the W-smartphone-holding theory may have been a bit premature. He might just be clapping and the "phone" may be a trick of the light and angle and that water bottle behind W's gloves. Guess we'll never know.

SUNDAY JOY: BEAR RIDES HORSE (PHOTO OF THE WEEK)

A metaphor for us all. If two species can get along, why can't one?

NOV 29, DEC 5-6: BEL AIR CAMERA OFFERS FREE PORTRAIT PHOTOS WITH SANTA IN WESTWOOD

Bel Air Camera invites you to come in with your family for a free portrait photo with Santa on the following days:

Sat. Nov 29, Noon -3:00

Fri, Dec 5, Noon -3:00

Sat. Dec 6, Noon-3:00.

And, this fine store also has "everyday Outstanding Values" at www.belaircamera.com.

If for some reason you don't like Santa, but love family portraits, I suppose you can make sure the Big Bearded One is positioned at the end, then crop the Great Gift Guy out with Photoshop. But really -- who doesn't love Santa?

Free family portraits with Santa Claus. Nov29, Dec5, Dec6. Address: Bel Air Camera, 10925 Kinross Avenue, Westwood Village, Los Angeles, California, 90024.

OBAMA AS SUPERMAN (BARRACUDA STORE ON MELROSE, 11/7/08)

OCT 26: Chroma Studio Presents The Maximum Hope Foundation Art Show Benefit, Hosted by Actor Brad Garrett

Featured Event Listing posted by Don Rose

The Maximum Hope Foundation Art Show Benefit presented by The Chroma Studio will take place on Sunday, October 26, 4-7pm. The event will be held at The Chroma Studio, Hollywood, CA. The art exhibit will feature the artwork of Artist Joseph Walsh (Preview Artwork) and the photography of Actor and Photographer Adam Hendershott of Gilmore Girls (View Adam's Photography). A portion of the proceeds from the artwork will go to Maximum Hope Foundation.

Guests at the charity party will enjoy appetizers prepared by Chef Elaine, as well as wine tasting, music and an impressive live auction including tickets to American Idol, Golf Pro Lessons, and The Chroma Studio services. 100% of the proceeds from the silent auction will go directly to Maximum Hope Foundation.

A bevy of celebrities are expected to attend, many from the world of TV. Actor Brad Garrett (Everybody Loves Raymond, Til Death) will host the event, and other confirmed guests include Kate Walsh (Private Practice, Grey's Anatomy), Tom Lennon (17 Again, Reno 911), Gilles Marini (Sex and The City: The Movie, Dirty Sexy Money), Jill-Michele Melean (Reno 911, MadTV), Stephanie Weir (MadTV, Til Death), Melinda Clark (The OC, CSI), and many more.

Maximum Hope Foundation is a non-profit organization designed to benefit families dealing with the financial hurdles that accompany caring for a critically ill child. Maximum Hope Foundation's goal is to alleviate some of those daily financial challenges by supplying a 'boost' to families in need who have too much at hand to worry about taking care of everyday expenses. Visit Maximum Hope Foundation.

When: Sunday October 26, 2008. Press Check-in: 3:45pm; Talent Arrivals: 4-5pm. Where: The Chroma Studio 6353 Yucca, Hollywood, CA 90028 (map). Complimentary valet parking. If you are unable to attend the event but would still like to make a tax deductible donation please click here.

VOTE! RODEO CANDIDATE WINDOW, OCT 2008 (MOUNT RUSHMORE TWO?) - BIJAN SCORES ALL FOUR IN ONE STORE

Here is your choice for 2008, folks. Make it a good one.

Thanks to the Bijan store on Rodeo in Beverly Hills for finally bringing all four prez players together at last.

SEP 27: CHRIS HASTON, NBC PHOTOGRAPHER, TO OPEN SHOW "RIDING WITH MARY" AT THE COMPLEX IN ATWATER VILLAGE

Chris Haston, NBC photographer and boyfriend of Kate Flannery (one of the stars of the popular NBC comedy series "The Office"), has a highly anticipated show opening coming up. Called "Riding with Mary", the show consists of a series of light paintings, as seen in the Lisa Thompson documentary "Riding With Mary" running on Current TV.

Haston's show opens Saturday, September 27 with a kickoff reception 7 pm - 11 pm. The location is in AtwaterVillage at the Complex, 3015 Glendale Blvd, Suite 300, L.A. CA 90039. For more info, go to www.RidingwithMary.com or www.ChrisHaston.com.

APR. 19: ALL HAIL ALI AT M+B GALLERY OPENING OF HOWARD BINGHAM'S RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE

Ali! Foreman! Zaire! Be there! Virtually, that is, at the M+B photo gallery on Saturday, April 19 from 7 to 9 pm for the opening reception of HOWARD L. BINGHAM: THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE at 612 N. Almont Drive in West Hollywood.

Poignant, knowing, rich with insights and tributes, THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE chronicles Muhammad Ali's legendary trip of 1974 to Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) to fight a heavily favored George Foreman in the first world heavyweight boxing championship held on the African continent. Ali's reclamation of the heavyweight title in the fierce and dramatic match stunned critics and sparked joy throughout the world. While the match serves as thematic nucleus, Bingham's photography covers Ali's entire eight-week stay, recounting the event in all its dimensions, including a star-studded musical festival, buzzing paparazzi and impinging politics.

HOWARD L. BINGHAM: THE RUMBLE IN THE JUNGLE includes over 60 color and black and white photographs and runs from April 19 - May 31, 2008. More info at the M+B website: mbfala.com

APR. 6: PATTIE BOYD PHOTO EXHIBIT PREMIERES, OPENING AT MORRISON HOTEL GALLERY WITH NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN PHOTOS OF GEORGE HARRISON, ERIC CLAPTON AND MORE

Los Angeles Premiere Of Pattie Boyd's Photography At Morrison Hotel Gallery(Tm) Begins April 6th, With Never Before Seen Photos From The Author Of "Wonderful Tonight: George Harrison, Eric Clapton And Me"

WHAT: The Photography Of Pattie Boyd

WHERE: Morrison Hotel Gallery 7517 W. Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90046

323-874-2068

WHEN: April 6, 2008 - 12 noon to 5 pm

Exhibit continues through April 20, 2008

11 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily - Friday Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

ADMISSION: FREE TO THE PUBLIC

Pattie Boyd was a successful Vogue model in the 1960's when she was cast as a schoolgirl in the Beatles film "A Hard Day's Night". Ten days later, George Harrison proposed to her.

Having been married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton put Boyd in the enviable position of being able to take intimate photographs of some of the world's greatest musicians. Amongst her visual archive are many unique and vintage prints that have never been seen before.

Pattie's passion for photography has developed since that time and, through her membership in the Royal Photographic Society, she has studied the great master photographers of the past as well as printing techniques. She photographs in both black and white and color, and has garnered awards for her work. The Morrison Hotel Gallery is proud to host the Los Angeles premiere of Pattie's fine art music photography. All the photographs on exhibit will be available for purchase.

TOP PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES: WHEN THEY WERE YOUNG

(from an American Apparel email endorsing Obama for the Dems,
McCain for the GOP
on Super Tuesday
primary day)

JAN. 10-13: 2008 PHOTO L.A. EXPO EXPANDS, MOVES TO BARKAR HANGAR

New Location to Accommodate More Art, Larger Crowds During Golden Globes Week

Legendary Architecture Photographer Julius Shulman to Be Honored at Opening Night Reception January 10 to Benefit Photography Dept. of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art

photo l.a. 2008, the 17th Annual International Los Angeles Photographic Art Exposition and the largest exhibition of its kind in the United States, will take place January 10-13, 2008. To accommodate its expanded size, the expo will now be held at Barker Hangar, located at 3021 Airport Avenue within the Santa Monica Airport complex. The 35,000 square foot Barker Hangar event space will allow for larger booths and an improved lighting system, producing a clean, modern backdrop against which to display more photo-based art (including digital and video) than ever before. Barker Hangar also will comfortably accommodate in excess of 10,000 people - a necessity as photo l.a. has become one of the country's most popular art fairs and will coincide with Golden Globes week.

OPENING BENEFIT RECEPTION

Thursday, January 10, 6:00 to 9:00 p.m.

photo l.a. 2008’s opening night reception at Barker Hangar will welcome to Los Angeles the new department head and Curator of Photography at LACMA, Charlotte Cotton; honor renowned architectural photographer Julius Shulman; and benefit the Photography Department of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Tickets to the opening benefit reception are $80 (price includes a one-day pass to the show) and are available at the door or in advance. To order tickets, write to photola@lacma.org or call (323) 932-5846.

EXHIBITION

*NEW HOURS*
Friday, January 11 and Saturday, January 12, noon to 8:00 p.m.
Sunday, January 13, noon to 6:00 p.m.

photo l.a. will feature the finest photographic art on display and for sale, from the earliest 19th-Century photographic experiments to the most contemporary photography and photo-based art, exhibited by seventy of the world’s leading galleries and private dealers representing international and U.S. artists. The exhibition will take place at the Barker Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport located at 3021 Airport Avenue. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass, available for purchase at the door or in advance. Members of the Writers Guild of America are eligible for a free one-day pass. AARP and student discounts are available with valid I.D.

PORTFOLIO VIEWING

Friday, January 11, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Center will host a portfolio viewing of the work of 75 emerging and cutting-edge photographers on the cusp of wider recognition at Santa Monica Art Studios located at 3026 Airport Avenue in Santa Monica (across the street from photo l.a.). Open to the public with a $15 suggested donation. For additional information, call (505) 984.8353 or go to http://www.visitcenter.org/.

LECTURE & SEMINAR SERIES

A diverse array of lectures and seminars will be held in conjunction with photo l.a. 2008.

Friday, January 11 through Sunday, January 13, 10:00 a.m.

Prospective buyers can take advantage of three collecting seminars—guided tours of the exhibition held before public hours and led by Charlotte Cotton (January 11), Dale Stulz (January 12) and John Bennette (January 13). A 3-day pass is included in the $80 fee (per person/per seminar). Enrollment is limited and reservations must be made in advance. Collecting seminars will be held at the Barker Hangar.

Saturday, January 12

LACMA will highlight the extraordinary range of contemporary photography in Los Angeles by curating a series of one-on-one conversations with artists including Charles Gaines and Andrea Bowers (12:00 p.m.), Charlie White and Jeff Burton (1:15 p.m.), Judy Fiskin and John Divola (2:30 p.m.), Ken Gonzales-Day and Connie Samaras (3:45 p.m.), and James Welling and Mark Wyse (5:00 p.m.). The Conversations with Artists series of lectures is co-sponsored with LACMA and is free to the public. The Conversations will take place at the Ruskin Group Theatre Co. located at 3000 Airport Avenue in Santa Monica.

Sunday, January 13

Book collector and gallery owner Paul Kopeikin will lead a panel discussion devoted to books on photography at 11:00 a.m. Also, exhibition honoree Julius Shulman will engage in a thought-provoking conversation with Wim DeWitt at a time to be announced. The ticket price for the Conversation with Julius Shulman, as well the Sunday morning seminar on book collecting, will be $10. Both events will take place at the Ruskin Group Theatre Co. located at 3000 Airport Avenue in Santa Monica.

For additional information on photo l.a. 2008, the opening benefit reception, affiliated lectures and seminars, locations of events, and advance ticket sales, visit www.artfairsinc.com.

NOV. 18: PUNK 365 AND JENNY LENS PHOTOS AT LA LUZ DE JESUS GALLERY

From Jenny Lens's website, http://www.jennylens.com/ :

The Jenny Lens Punk Archive is so pleased to be in the special punk rock photo exhibit, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, 4633 Hollywood Blvd, just east of Vermont, Nov 18, 2007, 4 to 8 pm opening, to celebrate release of “Punk 365,” by Holly George-Warren, Abrams. I had to stand up to my own publisher, Rizzoli, to be in the book. They are looking out for my highly anticipated first solo photo book, “Punk Pioneers, but it was bad timing, or else I would have have more photos in “Punk 365.” At least I have 24 hard-won shots in it!! Not my Jenny Lens classics, but some unpublished shots not in my book“Punk Pioneers. You’ll just have to get both, along with “Live at the Masque,” and then you still will only see a small fraction of my Jenny Lens Punk Archive. But better prints than in any previous publications!


Photo: Screamers at Gower Gulch (Sunset and Gower), THE site for early western films, spring 1977.
A classic LA punk rock photo by Jenny Lens.


X, Exene Cervenka and John Doe, New Wave 1980 show, Stardust Ballroom, August 30, 1979 by Jenny Lens.


Debbie Harry, Blondie’s LA debut at the Whisky, February 1977. First Blondie opened for Tom Petty (his Whisky debut too), then Blondie and Ramones a few days later. Whatta week! By Jenny Lens.