New York, NY

April 26, 7-9 pm

443 West 18th st

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Come celebrate the official launch of LUSTER at our gallery-style event. It is your chance to see the framed works up close while meeting the artists who make them.

PRESENTING WORKS BY:

MANOLO CAMPION • GRAHAM LOTT • ILAN RUBIN

STEPHANIE PFRIENDER STYLANDER • MARTYN THOMPSON

PETRINA TINSLAY • SIMON WATSON • ANTOINE VERGLAS

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The very talented Swedish photographer Niklas Alm contacted us and introduced us to his work, and we have to say we were pretty surprise of all (he has a lot) the beautiful still life photographs he has in his portfolio! After exploring the world of photography as a kid in his parents darkroom, his passion is (...) Read More about Niklas Alm Still Life Photography (36 words)

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Though published in October of 2011, the book Saveurs Sauvages has not only enthused the minds of French cuisine lovers and artists alike but has also brought forth attention to the art of food photography. With Carrie Solomon behind the lens of the twenty eight French chef’s and their wild main courses, Saveurs Sauvages brings forth an (...) Read More about Saveurs Sauvages: Wild Game (111 words)

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These are not real photographs of real things. The original photographs are of water and clouds and these are photographs of those photographs, turned on their side, moved, reshot, reprinted, cut and folded, and reassembled to create a different scene which still looks familiar. This is the way photographer Aaron Farley conceived his (...) Read More about Aaron Farley’s Horizons (31 words)

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Hana Pesut‘s idea of taking images of people in their own clothing and then switching the outfits with that of their partners I thought was interesting and important. This work addresses our ideas of gender identity and challenges traditional stereotypes. Consistent questioning of …….who we are, why we think we are that, who is doing the initial labeling and why…….(...) Read More about The Old “Switcheroo” by Hana Pesut (216 words)

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Kirsty Mitchell was born and raised in the county of Kent, known to many as the ‘Garden of England’. Her mother, an English teacher and passionate storyteller, read to her almost everyday to an age she could no longer admit to her friends. The imagination and belief in beauty became her root, and the place she constantly try to (...) Read More about Kirsty Mitchell’s Wonderland Pictures (175 words)

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Summer is definitely in the house!!!! When Harper’s decided to hire Tommy Ton, I thought it was a magical and genius idea. Having been a huge fan of his blog since it’s inception, and his detail heavy style of photographing, and also having perused Harper’s since I can remember, I instantly saw the potential. Here is yet another great editorial from Ton as he photographs models Ashley Smith and Camille Rowe(...) Read More about Tommy Ton for May 2012 Harpers Bazaar (43 words)

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I usually am a “less is more” kind of a girl, but something about this wildly creative and wonderful editorial by Mario Testino for British Vogue caught my eye and made me break out in a smile. I love the mix of earth tones, nature and tradition with the neon colors and modern tech; a great blend of past and present and possible future. Modeled by Carmen Kass and styled by Lucinda Chambers.(...) Read More about Mario Testino for British Vogue “High Plains Drifter” (0 words)

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Max de Esteban’s photography is always project-based and postulates an open question about something he’s passionately interested in. This series named Proposition One depicts obsolete technology products for creating and communicating art. The images have an x-ray longing to reclaim a mortuary quality, as (...) Read More about Max de Esteban’s X-Ray Obsolete Technology (63 words)


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