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W. Eugene Smith: The Jazz Loft Project

Posted by Daylight Books on 2009-12-08

After spending 4 years obsessively photographing the city of Pittsburgh, W. Eugene Smith moved into a rundown, five-story loft building at 821 Sixth Avenue in New York City’s wholesale flower district. Frustrated with his Pittsburgh work, Smith turned his attention to the vibrant jazz culture present in and around his New York loft. From 1957 to 1965, Smith exposed 1,447 rolls of film at the loft, making roughly 40,000 pictures, and photographing some of the biggest names in jazz, such as Charles Mingus, Zoot Sims, Bill Evans, and Thelonious Monk. Smith also recorded 4,000 hours of audio.

The Jazz Loft Project, organized by the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University in cooperation with the Center for Creative Photography at the University of Arizona and the W. Eugene Smith estate, is devoted to preserving and cataloging Smith's tapes, researching the photographs, and obtaining oral history interviews with all surviving loft participants.

Photographs and Tapes of W. Eugene Smith from 821 Sixth Avenue, 1957-1965, a book containing 288 pages, published by Alfred A. Knopf, is available at http://www.jazzloftproject.org/?s=book.

pause | to begin: Book Catalogue

Posted by Daylight Books on 2009-12-07

Pause, to Begin is a unique project born in discussions
about the direction of contemporary photography today. A competition
geared towards the emerging photographer, Pause, to Begin selected 15
photographers in April, 2008. After a juried selection, the creators of
Pause, to Begin traveled 10,000 miles to meet and interview the
selected photographers about their work.

The catalogue showcases
the work of the 15 selected photographers, as well as statements on
photography and the creation of Pause, to Begin by founders Ethan Jones and
David Wright; advisors John Paul Caponigro and Joyce Tenneson; juror
Cig Harvey; and editorial director Susan Morelock. To purchase a copy of the Pause To Begin Catalogue, visit Booksmart Studio.

iGavel and Daniel Cooney: Emerging Artists Auction

Posted by Daylight Books on 2009-12-06

Daniel Cooney and iGavel present an Emerging Artists Auction. The new auctions include a curated
selection of works of art by promising emerging talent. The auction is
a showcase before an audience of collectors, dealers, museum
professionals and gallery owners. To ensure equal and fair
representation all works are presented with reserves set at $200.

iGavel is an international network of fine art and antiques
professionals with Consignment Centers conveniently located in many
major metropolitan areas. iGravel's regional network enables consignors to
minimize handling and shipping expenses while reaching an international
marketplace of buyers.

For more information about this opportunity, visit http://www.igavel.com/aboutUs/emergingartists.php.

POYi 67th Annual Photojournalism Competition

Posted by Daylight Books on 2009-12-04

Pictures of the Year International is about to launch its 67th
annual competition where the best documentary
photography, multimedia, and visual editing work will be honored. Online registration and the entry uploading
platform will be available at www.poyi.org on Friday, Dec. 18 and will conclude on Friday, Jan. 15. The Annenberg Space for Photography in Los Angeles will host an
extended exhibition of POYi award-winning images beginning in June.

25CPW | H.T.A.D.I.T.F.

Posted by Daylight Books on 2009-12-03

Set
in the project room of newly opened art collective 25CPW,
H.T.A.D.I.T.F. is a contemporary art show that questions whether some
of the socioeconomic conditions of the 60s that inspired the birth of
psychedelia aren't analogous to our own current climate, and proposes
that inner exploration might be just the prescription to bring us out
of an over-saturated media haze. Using a variety of media, the artists
in this group show are all working to decode, process, or in some cases
reject, the incessant information we are being bombarded with in this
hyperreal 21st Century. This show is about looking through the grid and
celebrating the resistance.
Artists: Martin Basher, Michael Berryhill, Per Billgren, Douglas Boatwright, Lizzie Bonaventura, Leidy Churchman, Jeff Davis, Angela Dufresne, Jacob Dyrenforth, Roe Ethridge, Samara Golden, Jason Kunke, Erika Langstroth, Pierre Le Hors, Leigh Ledare, Liz Markus, Gabriel Martinez, Martha Mysko, Russell Nachman, Davida Nemeroff, Jory Rabinovitz, Kanishka Raja, Maritza Ranero, Elise Rasmussen, Anna Rosen, Heather Rowe, John Seal, Shannon Smith, Jess Stover, Emily Thompson, Erik Wysocan, Rona Yefman.

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