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A national wrap up of all the attempts at squashing the press lately..

It is an artist’s prerogative as to whether or not they will allow photography of their performances. A photo ban is one thing but it appears that Beyoncé wishes to have her cake and eat it too. She still wants photographic coverage but only wants to release images of her own choosing. The NPPA believes that this is improper and we have said so in our letter to her publicist.

We also believe that once it becomes apparent that news organizations are willing to accept this type of policy and use handout photos it will only encourage others to follow suit. The danger in this type of “infotainment” is that the public will be denied the information and images that come from independent news gathering and the media will be relegated to being nothing more than aggregators of sanitized material provided by public relations firms and press secretaries. This point is best illustrated in a joint protest by the NPPA and the White House News Photographers (WHNPA) Association regarding the photo manipulation of an official photograph made available for distribution by House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi’s office.

via Photography & the Law – Beyonce’ and Beyond: A Roundup of Recent Legal Issues – JPG News.

A memorizing rendition of Rolling in the Deep played by an internet virtuoso on an Chinese zither called a Guzheng. Stay with it until the chorus as its very well done (believe or not).

 

Art Basel is the king of all art fairs and big art follows Big Money. Because of the recession Europe is running out of Big Money so Art Basel is now expanding to Hong Kong so for the fist time one can check out lots of Asian galleries at this colossal fair.

If you can’t jump in your private jet to whisk over to Asia the folks at artsy.net are happy to give you a preview. Or jump over to the Art Basel web site for an online catalog. The fair is divided into 4 Sectors: Galleries, Insights, Discoveries & Encounters.

Art Basel Hong Kong: May 23–26, 2013

Welcome to the newest Art Basel show. With half of the participating galleries coming from Asia and Asia-Pacific, Art Basel in Hong Kong assumes a significant role in the international artworld, providing a portal to the region’s artists. The new show gives galleries from around the world a platform in Asia to demonstrate the way they work with artists, and bring their highest quality work to Hong Kong.

via Art Basel web site

 

Yes you will see “art” that will most likely just make you laugh (and not pull out your wallet)

Installation Log Lady & Dirty Bunny by Marnie Weber 

But as in all art fairs you have to look for the jewels. Great art takes the ordinary and makes it extraordinary; like Ichwan Noor’s Beetle Sphere.

Ichwan Noor, Beetle Sphere, 2013, aluminium, polyester, real parts from vw beetle’53,paint, 180x180x180 cm

via Art Basel web site

Every three years, ICP’s curators round up some of the most interesting contemporary photography and video works from around the world. The 2013 Triennial, A Different Kind of Order, focuses on artworks created in our current moment of widespread economic, social, and political instability. The exhibition will include 28 international artists who employ photography, film, video, and interactive media. Many of their works reflect the growing importance of new paradigms associated with digital image making and network culture. A Different Kind of Order is organized by Kristen Lubben, Christopher Phillips, Carol Squiers, and Joanna Lehan.
Triennial Artists:

Roy Arden
Huma Bhabha
Nayland Blake
A.K. Burns
Aleksandra Domanović
Nir Evron
Sam Falls
Lucas Foglia
Jim Goldberg

Mishka Henner
Thomas Hirschhorn
Elliott Hundley
Oliver Laric
Andrea Longacre-White
Rafael Lozano-Hemmer
Gideon Mendel
Luis Molina-Pantin
Rabih Mroué
Wangechi Mutu

Sohei Nishino
Lisa Oppenheim
Trevor Paglen
Walid Raad
Nica Ross
Michael Schmelling
Hito Steyerl
Mikhael Subotzky /
Patrick Waterhouse
Shimpei Takeda

via A Different Kind of Order: The ICP Triennial | International Center of Photography.

MAY 17–SEPTEMBER 8, 2013

Trained as a painter and influenced by the artists of the Italian Renaissance.  The very talented Loretta Lux makes highly stylized and manipulated images of idealized children that are somehow to real to believe. It’s this tension she creates between the real and the stylized that makes her work so compelling.

 

via the artists web site