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Friday, January 16, 2009
Thursday, January 15, 2009
What's the Point?
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Strath
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I picked up the soundtrack at a flea market several years ago. Here's a sample:
Pink Floyd Heart Beat, Pig Meat mp3
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Running, Jumping, Standing Still
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One of several shows opening January 16th at the International Center of Photography draws from a newly discovered cache of Hungarian photographer Martin Munkacsi's negatives. There was another exhibition of his work at ICP a few years ago and it was truly stunning. Munkacsi (my Hungarian friend tells me it's pronounced kind of like "Moon-Kashi") was one of the most famous photographers in the world in his day, influencing greats such as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Richard Avedon with his unique take on photo-journalism – and, later, on fashion photography through his work with Carmel Snow at Harper's Bazaar.
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Here are some of my favorite Munkacsi images:
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Munkacsi's Lost Archive runs January 16–May 3 at ICP. If you can't make it or want more images/info, Steidl released a great book on Munkacsi's life and work in 2006:
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All images © Joan Munkacsi
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Sunday, January 11, 2009
Closed for Construction
Posted by
Strath
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Emily and I are FINALLY moving into our condo on Capitol Hill (I'm sure I have mentioned this 800 times – we bought it back in October 2007 and have been renting it out) so posting is going to be light this week. I cannot begin to explain how excited I am to end four months of living out of bags and boxes! So excited that I used an exclamation point.
Above, Detail from Word Map of Seattle, 1971 via Seattle Municipal Archives
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Above, Detail from Word Map of Seattle, 1971 via Seattle Municipal Archives
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