Image by Daniel Gordon

Daniel Gordon Artist Talk at Aperture

Artist Daniel Gordon will discuss his large-scale color photographs and unique process at Aperture tomorrow as part of the Parsons Lecture series. Gordon’s work was most recently featured in MoMA/PS1′s Greater NY show. The artist’s collage imagery which has been described by Conscientious blog’s Joerg Colberg as falling in the “somewhat disturbing part of the spectrum,” has been exhibited internationally in museums and galleries.

Parsons Lecture Series: Daniel Gordon
6:30 PM, Tuesday, November 30th

Aperture Gallery and Bookstore
547 West 27th Street
New York, New York

Image by Hank Willis Thomas

A Conversation with Leslie Hewitt and Hank Willis Thomas

Tomorrow evening at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, artists Leslie Hewitt and Hank Willis Thomas will appear in conversation with Eva Respini, associate curator of MoMA’s photography department. This talk is the latest installment of the museum’s panel discussion series Conversations: Among Friends which brings artists, scholars and curators together in consideration of Art’s political and social contexts. Leslie Hewitt, was featured in Aperture published essay collection Words Without Pictures. Hank Willis Thomas’ monograph Pitch Blackness was released by Aperture in 2008.

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A Conversation with Leslie Hewitt and Hank Willis Thomas
November 30, 6:45 pm doors,

The Museum of Modern Art
11 West 53rd Street
New York, New York

Image by Richard Misrach

Richard Misrach at SF Camerawork

Richard Misrach’s book tour for recent release and critically acclaimed publication Destroy This Memory continues tomorrow night at SF Camerawork in San Francisco. Recently called a “Masterpiece” by writer Geoff Dyer in the Financial Times, Destroy This Memory presents an affecting reminder of the physical and psychological impact of Hurricane Katrina capturing the grafitti and messages scrawled by survivor’s on walls during the Hurricane’s tragic aftermath. The talk will be followed by a book signing and artist’s reception.

Lecture and Book Signing with Richard Misrach
November 30th, 7:00 pm

SF Camerawork
657 Mission Street 2nd Floor
San Francisco, CA

Untitled, 2008, © Cindy Sherman

With the recession and the Internet age weighing print businesses down, the time has come to consider the current state of the modern magazine and its success for the future. On the occasion of the publication of issue #200, Aperture has organized a bi-coastal conversation on this important subject. Beginning in San Francisco, where the magazine was founded in 1952, the event will be moderated by Aperture Co-Publisher Michelle Dunn Marsh and feature established players in the magazine world including Kyle Blue, Dwell magazine; Zana Woods, Wired magazine; Nion McEvoy, Chronicle Books and Andrew Leland, Believer magazine.

The Storehouse and the Arsenal: The Industry and Creative Environment of Magazine Publishing Today
Thursday, September 30th, 2010 6:00-8:00 pm
Admission: Free, space is limited; please  RSVP to reserve a seat

SF Camerawork
657 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, California
(415) 512-2020

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Click here for information on the east coast event that will be held during PhotoPlus Expo in New York City on October 28, 2010.

Join author Philip Gefter at SF Camerawork in San Francisco as he discusses his latest title Photography After Frank, a collection of essays published by Aperture. Gefter traces the evolution of photography from Robert Frank’s work, The Americans, to the present day. This highly-anticipated title draws both from work published by Gefter in the New York Times as well as essays written specifically for the book. Don’t miss your chance to meet one of the most insightful contributors to the field of photography.

Photography After Frank, Philip Gefter
Lecture and Book Signing
Thursday, April 30, 2009, 7:00 pm

FREE

SF Camerawork
657 Mission Street, 2nd Floor
San Francisco, California
(415) 512-2020

For those on the east-coast, Philip Gefter will be in conversation with Andy Grundberg in New York on May 17, 2009. Click here for full event details.

Click here to purchase your copy of Photography After Frank through Aperture and save 30%.