In this edited clip, the curators and authors of reGeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today, William A. Ewing and Nathalie Herschdorfer, explain the anonymous selection process of this international survey through photography schools all over the world. By reviewing over 700 portfolios, the curators were interested to reveal “what photography schools are doing today” and not necessarily new trends. They also touch on specific directions within this survey they were surprised to encounter and the “complimentary unit” between the exhibition and the book.

This edited excerpt is from a panel discussion on reGeneration2 that took place on January 19, 2011 at Aperture Gallery, coinciding with the exhibition on view. In addition to the curators, the panel included Sam Stourdzé, Director of Musée de l’Elysée, Lausanne and artists Ted Partin (USA), Benjamin Beker (UK) and Jennifer Osborne (Canada) from both reGeneration projects.

Stay tuned as we will soon feature on the blog a series of individual interviews with artists from reGeneration2!

reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today exhibition and accompanying publication, is presented by Aperture Foundation, in collaboration with the Musée de l’Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, and with the support of Pro Helvetia and the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.

Click here to purchase the reGeneration2′s exhibition book

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Aperture Foundation would like to thank everyone for coming out Thursday, January 20 for the opening reception of the exhibition reGeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today! Over forty of the artists attended from around the world alongside the curators, and a packed gallery was here to see the broadest survey of its kind, showcasing up-and-coming talents from thirty countries. A special thanks to the Swiss Consulate and the Brooklyn Brewery.

Don’t miss your chance to see the exhibition regeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today on view through March 17, 2011

Click here to purchase the boo reGeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today.

View the limited edition collection of photographs from reGeneration2 artists!

Patrick (Bed) from the series He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore , photo by Jason Hanasik, courtesy the artist

Emerging artist and 2009 Aperture Portfolio Prize Runner Up, Jason Hanasik has been gaining acclaim for his body of work He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore. Recently featured on FlakPhoto.com and in Andy Adams and Larissa Leclair‘s 100 Portraits exhibition, Hanasik will also be lecturing about his work and offering a workshop: Contemporary Photographic Practices & Portfolio Development at the Photo Center NW in Seattle.

Hanasik has said of the series, that he utilizes image-making as a wedge to intervene inside Western culture’s traditions and expectations related to masculinity, class, and heroism. This project opens up a space for a counter-narrative to exist, one that focuses on individual experience, vulnerability, and intimacy rather than that which is enforced by the State: an impenetrable unit.

Patrick (Bed), 2007, from the series He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore is available from Aperture as a limited edition photograph.

Artist Lecture:
Friday, February 4, 7:00 pm

Workshop: Contemporary Photographic Practices and Portfolio Development:
Saturday, February 5, 10:00-2:00 pm

Photo Center NW
900 12th Avenue
Seattle WA 98122

Click here to purchase a limited edition of Jason Hanasik work.