The catalogue features work by Diane Arbus, Valerie Belin, Christian Boltanski, E.J. Bellocq, Brassai, Sophie Calle, Lee Friedlander, William Klein, Les Krims, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Man Ray, Inge Morath, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Pierre Molinier, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Orlan, Bohnchang Koo and many others.

The softcover catalogue is printed in a limited-edition of 500 copies and contains 18 color photographs, an in depth interview as well as an insightful essay written by Jennifer Crowley.

You can purchase a copy of the book in the United States through Art Stock Books or in Europe through Walther König.

Color, a group exhibition at Michael Hoppen Contemporary is currently on view until January 9, 2010.

The exhibition features work by Nobuyoshi Araki, Valérie Belin, Guy Bourdin, Alex Prager, Daniele Tamagne, Tim Walker and Ofer Wolberger.

Masks will be on exhibit through December 31, 2009.

Life with Maggie opens Friday night at C/O Berlin. The exhibition is part of their annual Talents series of solo exhibitions and publications.

From the press release:

“When you embark on a trip, you’re bound to have some experiences. That can certainly be said of Maggie, a young woman who has kept a colorful photo diary of all the places she has visited—from the beach in Pensacola, Florida, to the mountains of Monticello, Utah. She poses in the usual tourist style before sunsets at the water’s edge, picturesque landscapes, and modern architecture. The only odd thing about these travel photos is Maggie herself: in them she is always hiding her true identity behind a mask. Furthermore, her clothing often corresponds subtly with her surroundings, picking up their tones and textures. Can these pictures still be called classic vacation photos? What is actually being documented here? Who is this Maggie, and what is her real destination?”

From the POC website:

Created in Rouen in 2002 at the initiative of French photographer Charles Fréger, POC’s raison d’être is to enable the artists to interact as they create, produce and distribute their works. The permanent links for this exchange network, in the form of e-mail and other multimedia tools, and an efficient website, form the vectors for POC’s activities.

All its networking activity culminates in regular meetings (workshops), with or without exhibitions. There, members talk about the path the association is taking, their individual and collective future. They can also discuss the practical problems that all artists face during their careers. Discussions regarding the production of photographic works, as well as video and multimedia and, more generally, questions inherent to any artistic production from conception to the finished product, are the focus of lively exchanges between these artists.

Life with Maggie is featured in the latest issue of Eyemazing, a wonderfully glossy and large format photographic publication that comes out of Amsterdam four times per year.

The photographs are also accompanied by a fantastic essay written by Clayton Maxwell and it’s available to read online at the Eyemazing website.

The same issue features the work of many great artists:

Ai Weiwei, Antoine d’Agata, Brie Castell, Cang Xin, Chen Jiagang, David Goldblatt, Sir Elton John, Garry Winogrand, Ghada Khunji, Helmut Newton, John Waters, Julie Blackmon, Lea Golda Holterman, Murray Fredericks, Paul Cava, Quentin Shih, René and Radka, Robert Longo, Rosemary Laing, Steve McCurry, Stigmata, Theresia Viska and Viktoria Sorochinski.

Eyemazing is be available at newsstands now.

Along with exhibiting photographs from Life with Maggie, the exhibition features work by Diane Arbus, Valerie Belin, Christian Boltanski, E.J. Bellocq, Brassai, Sophie Calle, Lee Friedlander, William Klein, Les Krims, Jacques Henri Lartigue, Man Ray, Inge Morath, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Pierre Molinier, Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Orlan, Bohnchang Koo and many others.

Life with Maggie opens in London this week at Michael Hoppen Contemporary.

If you are in the area or just passing through, the exhibition will be on display through July 25, 2009.

Michael Hoppen Gallery
3 Jubilee Place
London SW3 3TD