#2077 by Todd Hido

The Copenhagen Photo Festival, opening in Denmark on May 12th, will feature a photo exhibition installed on the city of Copenhagen itself. The exhibit entitled Day and Night will be presented in the form of banners, projections and billboards and will feature works by an eclectic roster of artists including Walead Beshty, who was featured in Aperture magazine issue 192, Aperture published Tim Davis, Todd Hido and Kohei Yoshiyuki who was featured in Aperture Magazine issue 188.

In addition there will be special events hosted by the city’s galleries and a conference on contemporary art photography at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts on May 14th. The festival runs May 12th through May 20th, 2010.

Click here to learn more about the 2010 Copenhagen Photo Festival

Click here to purchase Limited-Edition Todd Hido print #2077 from the series House Hunting

Click here to purchase Limited-Edition Tim Davis print Democrat and Republican

Photo by Elina Ruka

Internationally celebrated photographer Eikoh Hosoe made a rare appearance at Aperture foundation last night. The bookstore was packed with admirers, colleagues and students of the photographer’s work which helped define Japanese photography in the 1960s and 70s and whose influence on the art of photography endures to this day.

Eikoh Hosoe charmed the audience with behind the scenes anecdotes from his iconic career and presented a limited edition scroll of photos. At the end of the talk a long line of fans stayed late to have their books signed by the legendary photographer.

Congratulations to Hosoe who just received the National Arts Club in New York’s Medal of Honor for Lifetime Achievement in Photography and thank you to all those who helped make this momentous Aperture event a great success.

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Three Hands, 2006, Roger Ballen

Skotia Gallery’s 1st photography biennial features work by seventeen artists from thirteen countries, selected from among thousands. Included in the show are Polixeni Papapetrou, published in Aperture magazine issue 184, and Roger Ballen, published in issue 173. Click here, to see a video on Skotia’s website, where Papapetrou speaks about her work. Tonight is the collector’s champagne preview. Tickets are $20 at the door. Tomorrow night is the public opening with many of the artists.

Opening reception
Friday, May 7, 2010
5:30-7:30 pm

Exhibition on view
May 7-June 4, 2010

Skotia Gallery
150 W. Marcy St, Ste 103
Santa Fe, New Mexico

Recently photographer Eirik Johnson gave an interview about his exhibition Sawdust Mountain currently on view at Aperture Gallery. The previously posted first part of the interview in which Johnson talked about key images in the exhibit is viewable here. Now, in the second segment of Johnson’s interview, learn more about Johnson’s moving portraits which explore relationships between subject and environment. Johnson shares the stories behind several of his encounters with inhabitants of the Northwest of all ages, touching on how these communities have adjusted to the decline of the region’s bedrock industries. Speaking about his portraits of the younger generation, Johnson raises questions about the uncertain future of these communities.

Click here to purchase Eirik Johnson’s monograph Sawdust Mountain

View Sawdust Mountain portfolio and Freshly Felled Trees limited-edition print

Emerald Garden Laundromat by Mark Lyon

Aperture will be participating in this years Affordable Art Fair, the place to discover and buy works of art from today’s hottest young talent and well-known names alike, with all works priced from just $100, with a $10,000 maximum. AAF has something for everyone, from the art-savvy collector to the first time buyer.

Visit Aperture’s booth, # C-102, to take advantage of limited-edition photographs, signed monographs, Aperture magazine subscriptions and our renowned selection of photo books. Aperture will also be hosting in-booth discussions and presenting Foto Focus walking tours of the fair focused on the medium of photography.

Aperture at the Affordable Art Fair
May 6th – May 9th, 2010
Booth # C-102
7 West 34th Street
New York, New York