emmet gowin - artforum.com / 500 words

That first trip to the tropics led to discoveries I would never have imagined. I learned to use a certain mercury-vapor lamp that scientists use. When you look at this light, it seems to remain at a constant brightness, but in fact it flashes sixty times a second. The swollen points you see in the moths’ flight paths are wing strokes. This bit of line, all these intricate curlicues and spirals, is about one-tenth of a second—whoop! When photographed, it reveals this beautiful tracery of flight.

emmet gowin - artforum.com / 500 words

Sally Mann - September 15 - October 31, 2009 - Gagosian Gallery

Proud Flesh is up through October 31 at Gagosian Gallery.  Sally Mann’s (Season 1) new body of work focuses on a photographic study of her husband, taken over a period of six years.

 “Proud Flesh suggests a profoundly trusting relationship between woman and man, artist and model that has produced a full range of impressions – erotic, brutally frank, disarmingly tender, and more.”

Sally Mann - September 15 - October 31, 2009 - Gagosian Gallery

Rosalind Nashashibi and the film as art | Jonathan Jones | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

Rosalind Nashashibi and the film as art

"The days when artists ranged between sculpture, video and paint may be over. Committing to a specific medium reaps greater rewards – as Nashashibi's new show reveals."

Rosalind Nashashibi and the film as art | Jonathan Jones | Art and design | guardian.co.uk

amelie clavier

amelie clavier
check this artist's flickr photostream for some gorgeous drawings–there are more facial studies at the end of the stream.