Afterimage articles from September 2004

Afterimage archives from September 2004

Visual Studies Workshop Gallery: civic screening programs.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2004... The Propaganda Box: A Mobile Viewing Kiosk Various locations around the city of Rochester July15-November 2 In response to the recent increase in the production of political documentaries, the Propaganda Box presents a collection of these...

Henri Cartier-Bresson's last decisive moment.(Obituaries)(Obituary)
September 1, 2004... Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) Jean-Philippe Charbonnier (1922-2004) Pierre Gassmann (1914-2004) Carl Mydans (1907-2004) Van Deren Coke (1921-2004) A lot has been written, and more will be, about the life in...

Editorial.(Editorial)
September 1, 2004... After thirty two years of existence of our magazine, the cover of the first issue of the thirty second volume (July/August) puzzled several of our readers. Some emailed, some called, some emailed and called. The cause of this sudden agitation...

Erratum.(Correction Notice)
September 1, 2004... This editorial would not be complete if we did not apologize for two deplorable errors made in a previous issues of Afterimage: James Nachtwey's last name was repeatedly misspelled "Natchwey" and Brad Freeman became "Bad Freeman." A basic...

Milton Rogovin: an activist photographer; An interview by Robert Hirsch.(Feature)(Interview)
September 1, 2004... Robert Hirsch: What was your family background? Milton Rogovin: My parents, Jacob and Dora, came to America as immigrants and set up a store that sold household goods in New York City, where I was born in December 1909. In 1931 the Great...

Black Panthers: Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones.(Review)
September 1, 2004... Black Panthers: Photographs by Ruth-Marion Baruch and Pirkle Jones. May 15-July 23, 2004 18th Street Arts Center, Santa Monica, California Introduction by Kathleen Cleaver, Greybull Press, 2002 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For three...

Jud Yalkut: a video beachcomber.(Profile)
September 1, 2004... "Communes", "hippies" and "anti-establishment" sometimes define the 1960s in America. Jud Yalkut, a pioneer in video art, embraced the counter-culture movement of the 1960s and created poignant works that attempt to define these times....

Surveilling Utopia 2: multi media installations by Ann Stoddard.(Review)
September 1, 2004... Exhibition at the District of Columbia Art Center, April 2004. Ann Stoddard's recent interactive multimedia installation, Surveilling Utopia 2 challenges the use that the U.S. government made of its new powers. Under the Patriot Act it can...

A conversation with ... multi media installation artist Ann Stoddard.(Artist's Profile)(Interview)
September 1, 2004... When did you begin to create installations? When I was 6 or 7 years old, the street and sidewalk were my gallery. I made installations to display on the front steps to share with everyone who passed by, though I kept the one with urine...

Bill Brandt: A Life.(Books Reviewed)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... BILL BRANDT: A LIFE BY PAUL DELANY STANFORD: STANFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 2004. 366PP./ $47.50 [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Coinciding with the 100th anniversary of the photographer's birth, this 336-page-long book is the first...

Spirit into Matter: The Photographs Of Edmund Teske.(Books Reviewed)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... SPIRIT INTO MATTER: THE PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDMUND TESKE BY JULIAN COX LOS ANGELES: THE JOHN PAUL GETTY PRESS, 2004/154PP./$70 (HB), $40 (SB) [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Spirit into Matter was born as the catalogue of a show held at the...

Consuming the American Landscape.(Books Reviewed)(Book Review)
September 1, 2004... CONSUMING THE AMERICAN LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHS BY JOHN GANIS, POEMS BY DR. STANLEY DIAMOND, INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT SOBIESZEK, AFTERWARD BY GEORGE F. THOMPSON STOCKPORT (ENGLAND): DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING, 2004 /144PP./ $50 (HB) ...

Books received.
September 1, 2004... Antoni Gaudi, by Derek Avery. Chaucer Press/160pp./$25 (hb). Art and Its Shadow, by Mario Perniola. Continuum/78pp./$105 (hb), $24.95 (sb). Art, Performance, Media: 31 Interviews, Nicholas Zurbrugg, editor. University of Minnesota...

Daguerrotype to digital: new photo Curator fosters whole spectrum.(Reviews)
September 1, 2004... On the job at the George Eastman House only since the end of June, Alison Devine Nordstrom sees current changes in photo technology and philosophy as harbingers of an exciting time for the renowned Rochester museum. "Whatever the forms, ideas,...

Site Seeing: at the George Eastman House.(Reviews)(Site Seeing)
September 1, 2004... As an introduction to Site Seeing: Photographic Excursions in Tourism, the central exhibition at the George Eastman House in Rochester (NY) until September 5, 2004. Sean Corcoran, the Assistant Curator of Photography and Associate Project...

Notices.
September 1, 2004... EXHIBITIONS ARIZONA Scottsdale: Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, 7380 East Second Street. Visions: Insights Through Art. through Sept. 19. (480) 874-4665/smoca@sccarts.org/www.smoca.org. Tuscon: Center for Creative...

Notes from the field.
September 1, 2004... Hilla and Bernda Becher to be awarded the 2004 Hasselblad Foundation International Award in Photography. The Gold Medal and cash award will be presented in Goteborg, Sweedn on Nov 20. A new exhibition of their work will be opened in conjunction...