discourse • is photography over?

from 'is photography over?' summit on the state of the medium organized by sfmoma in san francisco, april 22-23, 2010. "given the nature of contemporary art practice, the condition of visual culture, the advent of new technologies, and many other factors, what is at stake today in seeing something as a photograph? what is the value of continuing to speak of photography as a specific practice or discipline? is photography over?" more here.

discourse • is photography over?

from 'is photography over?' summit on the state of the medium organized by sfmoma in san francisco, april 22-23, 2010. "given the nature of contemporary art practice, the condition of visual culture, the advent of new technologies, and many other factors, what is at stake today in seeing something as a photograph? what is the value of continuing to speak of photography as a specific practice or discipline? is photography over?" more here.

Walead Beshty

Work by Walead Beshty. See more here.

[All Walead Beshty. Top to bottom: Installation view: Walead Beshty, "Passages," LAXART, Los Angeles, CA. 2009. Installation view: Walead Beshty, "Popular Mechanics," Wallspace Gallery, New York, NY. 2009. Three Color Curl (CMY: Irvine, California, August 16, 2008, Fuji Crystal Archive Type C). 2009. Graduate Art Student/Darkroom Assistant (American), DBE, Chicago, Illinois, August 19, 2008. 2009.]

walead beshty

work by walead beshty. "photos of the abandoned iraqi embassy in the former east berlin echo the ruined tableau depicted after being damaged by airport x-rays." from here. a great video of him explaining the work here. see more work here.

[all walead beshty. from embassy! a dismal science waiting room, 2006.]