“Hagedorn Foundation Gallery is pleased to present Big Blooms, a solo exhibition of works by acclaimed New York City photographer Paul Lange, whose fashion and editorial work has been featured in Vogue, Bazaar, Elle, GQ, British Vogue, Glamour, Mademoiselle and The New York Times. For the last six years, Lange has used the inspiration and subject matter of renowned Manhattan florist Zeze’s fifty-acre country estate, replete with lavish gardens of blooming specimens, to create his large luxe portraits of flowers. Primarily peonies, and including poppies, roses and irises, the images reflect the artist’s years of studio work with effervescent models and celebrities, who must be coaxed into their prime moment. Working with size, scale and gesture, Lange photographs the flowers on stark white backgrounds, lighting them as human portrait subjects, so that the blooms display whimsically anthropomorphic – and decidedly feminine – characteristics. Big Blooms have been collected worldwide and were recently featured in Architectural Digest as part of Aerin Lauder’s collection.”

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta, Sony, and Boys & Girls Clubs of America are hosting an exhibition of award winning photography from the ImageMakers National Photography Contest on Wednesday, June 5th at Youth Art Connection.

© Noah B., Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Minnesota

© Kenera H., Willie Mays Boys & Girls Club of Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA

To celebrate the publication of “Cotton Tenants” which includes James Agee’s original article (which led to “Let Us Know Praise Famous Men”), the Carter Center will be having a panel discussion & book signing about Agee & Evans on Monday, June 17th. Plus, the Carter Center’s current exhibition of “The American President: Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press” will still be on view (through July 21st).

John Summers
“Cotton Tenants by Janes Agee & Walker Evans”
Reading/Book Signing
Monday, June 17, 2013 at 7:00pm
Carter Presidential Library & Museum Theater
Free and Open to the Public

“Cotton Tenants” is a re-discovered masterpiece of reporting by a literary icon and a celebrated photographer. Published for the first time, Agee’s original report — accompanied by thirty of Walker Evans’ historic photos, some never before published — is an unsparing record of place and of three families who worked the land at a desperate time. Editor John Summers and Hugh Davis will discuss the work.

Short notice, but Jim Fiscus will be speaking at Portfolio Center on Thursday morning, May 30th, at 10am. Open to the Public!

© Rose Barron

“Please join us on Friday, May 31st from 7:30 pm to 10 pm for the opening reception of Multitude of Madonnas, photographs by Rose M. Barron in whitespec at whitespace. Barron’s work examines religious imagery as a way of expressing ideas and concepts that lie well beyond the bounds of faith and spirituality. Multitude of Madonnas focuses on the Virgin Mary, the most visible and iconic of all Christian women and the most portrayed woman in the canon of art history. She represents the quintessence of female value, virtue, beauty, and purity.

Through her investigation and reinterpretation of Madonna iconography, Barron explores what it means to be a woman, both historically and within a contemporary context. She recreates iconic depictions of the Virgin Mary, using modern women, women who are challenged by the traditional conventions of womanhood, societal expectations of beauty and sexuality, and the struggle for balance between financial success, independence and family. In these works, Barron uses elaborate hand-constructed sets, emphasizing both the lushness and superficiality of fabric, fruit, or skin. Her subjects are real, candid people (often friends) with imperfections, which creating tension when juxtaposed with the sacred and religious iconography that they reference.

Rose Barron currently works and resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She has a BFA in Graphic Design from the University of Georgia, an MA in Photo Concentration from Georgia State University, and recently graduated with an MFA from the Savannah College of Art and Design in Photography. Her work has been exhibited in several solo exhibitions across the southeast including Atlanta and Huntsville, as well as internationally at the Espacio Común in Panaman City, Panama. Baron has shown in many group exhibitions across the nation including The Athens Center for Contemporary Art, The Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Fe Gallery in Pittsburgh, and Umbrella Gallery in New York City. Her work is included in several private and public collections including the Four Seasons in Morocco, the Marriott Courtyard in Nashville, the March of Dimes Corporate Office Collection, the APG Collectors Portfolio, and the MOCA Educational/Resource Center.

Exhibition Dates:
May 31 – July 6, 2013
Opening Reception:
Friday, May 31 from 7:30 – 10pm
Gallery Hours:
Wed – Sat, 11am – 5pm
or by appointment

whitespec at whitespace
814 Edgewood Avenue
Altanta, GA 30307
404.688.1892

Wednesday, May 15, 7:30 p.m. – APG Gallery, Dorothy O’Connor, Speaking of Photography

“Dorothy O’Connor is a photo-based installation artist living in Atlanta. Her fantastical, life-sized installations, which include a live model performance in the style of a tableau vivant, have been featured during Atlanta Celebrates Photography and FLUX Night. Her latest tableau is currently installed at the Cheekwood Botanical Garden and Art Museum in Nashville, and her work is represented by Nashville’s Tinney Contemporary Gallery. She will be discussing the craft, inspiration, and history of her “Scenes” body of work.”

“Please join us for the opening reception of Safe, photographs by Sandra-Lee Phipps at whitespace. For Safe, Sandra-Lee Phipps’ first exhibition at whitespace gallery and in Atlanta, Phipps presents two series of photographs that deal with the quest for safety in our cultural environment of fear. These works are set in the untamed forests and rural farmlands of Maine, a place of personal reflection and security for Phipps. Interweaving archetypal images with a symbolic color of power, protection and danger – orange, Phipps explores the fragile sense of self, self-preservation and her role as an artist within this expansive landscape.

“[I]nside the word emergency is emerge; from an emergency new
things come forth. The old certainties are crumbling fast, but danger and possibility are sisters.” – Rebecca Solnit

In the second set of works, two figures emerge and a tension is revealed between what is known and unknown in times of transition. Though identical, the young girls wear colors signifying their difference, but also their bond – orange and blue. Wearing complementary colors, though visual opposites, the figures are intrinsically bound together.

Sandra-Lee Phipps is an Atlanta-based artist whose work explores the representation of self in both documentary and fine art photography. She has shown her work in exhibitions along the east coast and is recognized for her archival prints of the band R.E.M. She received her BA in communication arts journalism/photography from University of Georgia and a MA in studio arts/photographic and computer arts from New York University. After completing her master’s program, Phipps taught at NYU and later Rockport College in Maine. She is currently a professor of photography at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta. In addition to her work as an educator, Sandra-Lee Phipps was a contributing photographer for the Village Voice and published a bi-weekly column, “streetstyle.”"

Exhibition Dates: Friday, May 17th – Saturday, June 15th, 2013
Opening Reception: Friday, May 17th | 7pm to 10 pm
Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Saturday | 11am to 5pm
Location: whitespace – 814 Edgewood Avenue NE | Inman Park

Vincent LaForet presents “Canon EOS Cinema Cameras”
May 13, 2013 7:00-9:00PM

Location: Mariott Century Center
2000 Century Blvd. NE
Atlanta, GA 30345

On Monday evening, May 13 from 7-9pm we will host one of the premier imagers working today. Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Vincent Laforet will speak at the Marriott Century Center in a program sponsored by Canon EOS Cinema and hosted by Showcase Photo & Video.

In 2008, Laforet directed “Reverie”, the first widely available short film shot with the Canon 5D Mark II camera. The video has been cited by proposers of the use of DSLR cameras in digital cinematography and has been heralded as one of the films that launched the HDSLR movement.

In 2011, he was chosen by Canon to be one of the first 4 filmmakers to shoot with their first cinema camera, the Canon C300, and he directed the film “Mobius” which premiered at Paramount Studios. The opening was attended by Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Robert Rodriguez, and JJ Abrams.

This will be unique opportunity to hear about the transition from still to cinema by this truly accomplished imager.

Seating is limited and registration is required. There is a charge of $25 for this event, and each attendee will receive a $25 Showcase Photo & Video Gift Card.

A Period of Juvenile Prosperity
Mike Brodie

Book Release & Signing at Get This! Gallery
Saturday, May 18, 2013 from 2-4 p.m.

Get This! Gallery
662 11th St. NW
Atlanta, GA 30318

The first edition of Brodie’s book is almost sold out. We have exclusive access to a limited number of first edition books through the publisher, Twin Palms. The pre-order price for the book is $65. We will have copies available for $75 the day of the event.

Lucinda Bunnen has been an instrumental supporter of Atlanta Celebrates Photography, and next week, the Atlanta Contemporary Art Center will be acknowledging her wide-ranging impact across Atlanta’s cultural scene with the Nexus Award 2013!