photo © William Christenberry

Presented by Hemphill Fine Arts with books provided by Politics & Prose, celebrate on the occasion of the release of master photographer William Christenberry’s new monograph William Christenberry: Kodachromes, including a book signing with the artist. This is the first publication to showcase the artist’s stunning and previously unknown body of work produced with a 35 mm kodachrome slide film.

William Christenberry Book Release and Signing
Saturday, December 18, 2:00 pm

Hemphill Fine Arts
1515 14th Street NW1515 14th Street NW
Washington, D.C. 20005

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This week join Aperture for a number of exciting photography events!

Jill Magid,” I Can Burn Your Face”, neon. 2008

Images, Surveillance and Power
Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context Panel Discussion

Aperture, the photography department in the School of Art, Media, and Technology at Parsons, and the Vera List Center for Art and Politics at The New School present a provocative new panel discussion Images, Surveillance, and Power. The objective of this panel is to explore the use of contemporary digital technologies in explore the relationship between images, surveillance, and power. Featured artists include Trevor Paglen whose book Invisible: Covert Operations and Classified Landscapes was released by Aperture this year, Jill Magid alongside moderator Tom Vanderbilt.

Images, Surveillance and Power
Confounding Expectations: Photography in Context Panel Discussion
Wednesday, December 8, 7:00 pm

The New School
Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th Street
New York, New York

Photo copyright Bruce Davidson/Magnum Photos

An Evening With Bruce Davidson: Artist Talk and Book Signing

In partnership with Levi’s® Photo Workshop, Aperture Foundation is pleased to present an evening with Bruce Davidson. Aperture magazine first published the work of master photographer Bruce Davidson in 1969. In the subsequent forty-one years, he has been included in numerous issues of the magazine, featured through Aperture-published monographs such as Subway (1986), Central Park (1995), and Portraits (1999). Davidson will show an overview of his life’s work-including the series mentioned above-and answer questions. A book signing exclusive to his retrospective, Outside/Inside (Steidl, 2010), will be held following the talk.

An Evening With Bruce Davidson
Thursday, December 9, 7:00 pm

FREE but seating is limited

Levi’s® Photo Workshop
18 Wooster Street
New York, New York

Photo copyright William Christenberry

William Christenberry: Kodachromes Book Party

Celebrate on the occasion of the release of master photographer William Christenberry’s new monograph William Christenberry: Kodachromes, including a book signing with the artist. The first publication to showcase the artist’s stunning and previously unknown body of work produced with a 35 mm kodachrome slide film.

William Christenberry: Kodachromes Book Party
Friday, December 10, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Please RSVP to events@aperture.org

Aperture Bookstore and Gallery
547 West 27th, 4th floor
New York, New York

Alona in the Bedroom, Ukraine, 2006. Photo by Michal Chelbin

Bid now on a selection of three fabulous, signed, monographs from Aperture, available exclusively on eBay. All three are first editions and in excellent condition. Own a collectible book from the pioneering color photographer William Christenberry, or the first monograph from up-and-coming Israeli-born Michal Chelbin, or the uniquely bound three-volume set Paris-New York Shanghai, from Dutch conceptual artist Hans Eijeklboom.

Click here to start bidding now.

Photo by Martin Parr

Aperture Foundation’s Annual Benefit & Auction is next week! Photographer William Christenberry will be honored and there will be silent and live auctions. Over 60 amazing photographs will be available at the auctions, including work from Christenberry,  Mitch Epstein, Pamela Hanson, Richard Misrach, Gabriel Orozco, Martin Parr, Stephen Shore, Paul Strand, Dan Winters, Carrie Mae Weems, Garry Winogrand, and more. See all the auction items here.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2008
Pier 60, Chelsea Piers
New York, New York

6:30–8:00 p.m. Cocktails and Silent Auction
8:00–10:00 p.m. Dinner, Live Auction, and Award Ceremony

All proceeds benefit Aperture Foundation’s publications, exhibitions, and public programs at Aperture Gallery and at other venues worldwide.

A few tickets are still available. Email mgrasso@aperture.org for availability.

Photo by William Christenberry

William Christenberry: Photographs, 1961 – 2005

Exhibition on view: October 13, 2008 – December 6, 2008

Artist’s Lecture: Monday, October 20, 2008

Opening Reception with the Artist: Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Massachusetts College of Art and Design
Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery
612 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts

An exhibition featuring the work of photographer William Christenberry is opening in Boston this Monday. Additionally, Christenberry will be appearing for a lecture on October 20, where he will also be signing copies of his book, William Christenberry, published by Aperture.

The images both in the exhibition and book are a culmination of Christenberry’s highly regarded photographs of the American South, particularly his hometown, Hale County, Alabama. While his style is reminiscent of Walker Evans, Christenberry has made a name for himself as a pioneer in the field of color photography.

To purchase the book, click here.

For a limited-edition photograph offered through Aperture, click here.