Abe’s Penny’s August 2012 edition features images from Jen Davis, whose decade spanning “Self Portraits” series was featured in reGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today, the second book in the esteemed series shining a spotlight on the next generation’s rising stars.

›› Shop Jen Davis’s limited-edition print Untitled No. 32, from the “Self Portraits” series
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In this clip, photographer Christine Callahan explains how her work is inspired by the uncanny in ordinary places and her interest in light and geometry in her process of image making. Callahan also speaks about her influences and certain trends in her generation of photographers that appear in the exhibition.

reGeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today exhibition and accompanying publication was recently presented at Aperture Gallery and is now on view in France at Galerie Azzedine Alaïa in Paris, and opening in Mexico on May 9 at the Centro de los Artes in Monterrey.

Click here to purchase the accompanying publication of reGeneration2: Tomorrow Photographer’s Today

This is the first clip of a series of interviews with artists from reGeneration2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today.

In this interview, New Zealand photographer Geoffrey H. Short explains the process and the spirit behind his explosions series, when the terror and the sublime meet. Short also touches on how the series developed in a different direction, and the importance of his participation to the reGeneration2 project for his career.

reGeneration2: tomorrow’s photographers today exhibition and accompanying publication, is presented by Aperture Foundation from January 20 through March 17, 2011, 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.

Following the worldwide critical acclaim of the book and exhibition reGeneration: 50 Photographers of Tomorrow in 2005, a breakthrough publication for artists such as Pieter Hugo or Nathalie Czech, Aperture Foundation and Musée de l’Élysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, have collaborated on a new edition. This second volume and exhibition–the broadest survey of its kind–features the works of eighty up-and-coming photographers selected from 120 of the world’s top photography schools.

As the digital revolution continues its relentless advance, it demolishes longstanding practices in every domain of the photographic field. reGeneration2 examine how the new generation of photographers operates, showcasing their inspiring creativity and ingenuity, and revealing the diversity of emerging photography.

Click here to view our limited-edition print with Geoffrey H. Short and other reGeneration2 artists

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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!

photo by Jen Davis, courtesy the artist.

Photographer Jen Davis has produced a stunning series of self-portraits in which she stages herself in different scenes of daily life. With her new series, “I ask in exchange,” she takes portraits of men she says she would not approach, were she not empowered by her camera. This machine gives her the courage to walk up and speak with them. It becomes a tool of seduction and for a brief moment, she “asks in exchange” for the shooting to be looked at and desired by the subject. She will discuss the representations of the self with philosopher Pierre Cassou- Noguès, whose latest book, Mon Zombie et moi (“My Zombie and I”), plays with different short pieces of fiction in which he uses “I,” as a starting point for his philosophical reflection.”

Jen Davis lives and works in New York City. She received her MFA from Yale University (2008), and her BA from Columbia College Chicago (2002). She is represented by Lee Marks Fine Art. ”The perfect body image in this culture requires that one be thin. Images of perfectly fit individuals saturate the visual media, creating icons which establish a norm that makes all else seem to be deviant. Overweight people do not satisfy what is attractive or desired. In this body of work, I deal with my insecurities about my body image and the direct correlation between self-perception and the way one is perceived by others.” Jen Davis. She is featured in reGeneration 2: tomorrow’s photographers today, currently on view at Aperture Gallery.

A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure, with a teaching degree in mathematics and a doctorate in philosophy, Pierre Cassou-Noguès is head of research at the CNRS (French National Center for Scientific Research) and lectures in philosophy at the University of Lille III. Co-organizer in 2005 of a conference entitled ”What can science fiction prove? Minds, machines, bodies and worlds in science fiction”, he is interested in the philosophy of science and its relation to the imaginary. His recent research areas include the philosophy of mathematics in France in the 20th century, the history and philosophy of logic as exemplified in Gödel, the image of the machine in science and literature, and criticism of the idea of consciousness.

Villa Gillet Series: Jen Davis in Conversation with Pierre Cassou-Noguès :

Monday, January 31, 6:30PM
Aperture Gallery

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Buy the Aperture limited-edition photograph from Aperture

Juven’s wolf, from the series Simulacrum by Camila Rodrigo Graña

Its that time again! The first week of December when thousands of collectors, dealers, curators, and artists descend upon Miami for a week of exhibits, parties and special events. While visiting the fairs this week be sure to visit Aperture’s booth at Art Miami! Distinguished for its depth, diversity and quality, Art Miami showcases the best in modern and contemporary art from 100 international galleries and prominent art institutions. Stop by to see new limited-edition books and prints featuring artists from the new book reGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today.

Art Miami
Wednesday, December 1, 2010-Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Art Miami Pavilion
Booth C79
Midtown Miami | Wynwood
3101 NE 1st Avenue
Miami, FL

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New publications from Aperture’s award winning book program are now available for purchase:

Invisible: Covert Operations and Classified Landscapes

Trevor Paglen’s first photographic monograph compiles eight years of the photographer’s widely acclaimed work exploring the secret activities of the U.S. millitary and intelligence agencies with his camera. Paglen’s mysterious and compelling images play with conventions of documentary using an array of techniques and approaches to consider what can and cannot be seen.

Click here to read more about Trevor Paglen’s new book Invisible

One Block: A New Orleans Neighborhood Rebuilds

Photographer Dave Anderson documents the evolution of a New Orleans block as it’s residents rebuild after the destruction of Hurricane Katrina in new monograph One Block. On the occasion of the 5th anniversary of Katrina, these images consider the great resilience, hope and struggle of a community.

Click here to view interviews with residents featured in Dave Anderson’s One Block

Click here to read more about Dave Anderson’s new book One Block

ReGeneration 2: Tomorrow’s Photographers Today

ReGeneration is back! Following the success of 2005 anthology and exhibition ReGeneration which featured works by Pieter Hugo, Idris Khan, Angelina Strassheim and Nathalie Czech, ReGeneration 2 turns the spotlight once more on the up and coming generation of image makers. Showcasing over two hundred images of eighty emerging artists, reGeneration 2 proves that the art of photography is alive and well, and that practitioners of extraordinary talent are well on their way to making their mark.

Click here to read more about new Anthology ReGeneration 2: Tomorrows Photographers Today

Destroy This Memory

Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory is an affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina. Rather than simply surveying the damage, Misrach-who has photographed the region regularly since the 1970s, most notably for his ongoing Cancer Alley project-found himself drawn to the hurricane-inspired graffiti: messages scrawled in spray paint, crayons, chalk, or whatever materials happened to be on hand. Created between October and December 2005, this haunting series of images serves as a potent document of the raw experiences of those left to fend for themselves in the aftermath of Katrina.

Click here to read more about Richard Misrach’s Destroy This Memory