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The Merchant House Amsterdam: Amanda Means (1945, NY) (images 1-3) Amanda Means is celebrated for her black-and-white gelatin silver prints of palpable materiality. Means’s virtuoso light projections without a camera—made by physically shining light on the development paper—give rise to her evocative, masterly printing technique. The result is a luminous display of everyday objects, such as lightbulbs and water glasses, in an unexpected serial close-up. A 2017 Guggenheim Fellow, awarded…

VisionQuesT 4rosso Genova Italy: Marco Craig & Francesca Galliani Marco Craig (Italy) 1970   ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS (images 1-3) ANTHROPOCENE FOSSILS is a research work on iconic objects linked to the world of luxury that have been transformed into fossils through a very personal vision. A testimony to posterity that tells with great elegance, how radically humans are responsible for the changes in the climate and living conditions of our planet. Anthropocene:…

Good morning ! It's back to school. Photographically: it is plethoric and incredibly rich. Financially: it is difficult for some. This is why we are offering you this unique opportunity. An annual subscription at the discount price of 59 euros with the attached code: OEILSEPT24 Please note: you only have until September 25 to take advantage of it. Jean-Jacques Naudet

We received these images and this text from Tom Gitterman about the More Avant-Garde exhibition that he is presenting in his gallery until November 2. I am always on the lookout for art that will contribute to my understanding, art that will broaden my perspective or make me feel a sense of connection. Most importantly, it needs to be distinctive enough that I want to experience it again. The exhibition…

The Apple of My Eye, 1991 This body of work uses the relationship of mother and daughter to discuss and question the different ways our society perceives women’s breasts. The perspective on the subject is autobiographical and some of the pictures are self-portraits as well as pictures of my own adolescent daughter. I’ve also included pictures from everyday life that represent some of the contexts in which we see our…

Between artist portraits, the capturing of works, or funding for research time, the ADAGP Support Fund promotes the professional development and structuring of its members by providing grants tailored to their needs. A new application session is open from September 10 until November 12. In 2021, ADAGP, the society for the collection and distribution of copyright in the visual arts, and Google announced an agreement aimed at "supporting and remunerating…

Realized in collaboration with the Tomasz Machciński Foundation, the artist’s first solo show at the christian berst art brut gallery presents a hundred self-portraits spanning five decades of his immense artistic practice, which, until now, had remained private. The artist’s entire life has been shaped by the American dream and fueled by two powerful illusions that gave meaning to his life: the perpetual quest for true love and the magic…

Arthur Dayras, a member of the The Eye of Photography, has just published his first book. A book of photos? Not at all It's a tough and harsh first novel with a fascinating wealth of words. Its title is Que brûle la nuit. Its publisher: Robert Laffont, a reference in France. It's always great to be pleasantly surprised by someone close to you! - Jean-Jacques Naudet.   “Forged over four…

The overall winner of Royal Observatory Greenwich’s Astronomy Photographer of the Year 16 is Ryan Imperio for his photograph, Distorted Shadows of the Moon’s Surface Created by an Annular Eclipse, that captures the progression of Baily’s beads during the 2023 annular eclipse. Baily’s beads are formed when sunlight shines through the valleys and craters of the Moon’s surface, breaking the eclipse’s well-known ring pattern, and are only visible when the Moon…

Today’s edition’s is dedicated to John Demsey and his photo collection. It was long time coming, years ago a friend talked to me about him but it took a chance encounter last September for us to meet thanks to Marilyn Gauthier at a New York photo fair. It has been now almost a year that his book, Behind The Blue Door, has been published. The opportunity to celebrate its first…

John Demsey: "BACK IN THE GAME" John Demsey is a prominent figure in the cosmetics industry, recognized for his influential role within the Estée Lauder Companies. With a career spanning several decades, he has also played a crucial role in the development and success of many iconic brands under the Estée Lauder umbrella, including MAC Cosmetics, Clinique, Tom Ford Beauty, and Bobbi Brown. Born with a passion for marketing and…

In the foreword to his book, Behind the Blue Door, John Demsey writes: WELCOME TO BEHIND THE BLUE DOOR—the ultimate expression of my lifelong passion for art and design. I invite you to join me on a tour of my home, which represents and reflects my personal aesthetic—a maximalist mantra. I have worked in the fashion and beauty industries for decades, collaborating with some of the greatest entrepreneurs, creators, image…

Over the span of nearly a decade I had the honor to work with Miles Aldridge along with legendary creative director of MAC cosmetics James Gager. From a professional relationship I came to know Miles and his work as a fine arts photographer. Miles is a conceptual and bold artistic creator. Every image starts with a series of hand drawn images, then a series of Polaroids and digital content arriving…

What you’ll find here is the juxtaposition of glamour, celebrity, and high society, spanning from the 1940s to the present. It’s pop culture personified, a place where the most famous faces in the world are on the walls, exchanging glances, crisscrossing generations, having imaginary conversations about who and what came before and who is emerging now. It’s a room where Frank Sinatra and Mia Farrow chat with Kim Kardashian and…

After all, what screams party more than a lit-from-within mirrored chest by Patrick Naggar that has pride of place in the dining room? And what says fashion more than the blue leather Hermès chair or the Inez & Vinoodh one-of-a-kind photo collage that hangs above it? There are plenty of nods to John’s career in beauty too. A life-sized glamour shot of Gisele Bündchen by Mario Testino greets you at…