A Photo History Find

The New York Times Art and Design section writes of a recent photo find, featuring the 100 year old work of Edward Steichen, famous for his early color photographs, winning an Academy Award for best documentary, and serving as Director of Photography at New York's Museum of Modern Art. More recently, he made news when one of his early 1900's platinum prints, "The Pond - Moonlight" broke the record for photography auction at Sotheby's with a price of $US 2.9 Million.

Record Setting Nude Photo

Artist Spencer Tunick staged a record setting group nude photo in Mexico City's Zocalo Square. 18,000 people posed for the photograph, as police and no-fly zones kept the onlookers at bay. Tunick is famous for similar shoots in Germany and Spain.

And while we're delving into NSFW territory with a little nudity, here's an interesting blog submitted to me by an artist simply titled, "Sex in Art". 18 and over only, please! The site does contain some graphic imagery, and as a precaution, I'm linking to their disclaimer page.

New Artist: Irene Peña

Store 44 Reps welcomes photographer Irene Peña! Hailing from Costa Rica and schooled in Los Angeles, Irene is a fashion photographer with an eye for motion. Her work was recently featured in a group show at San Francisco's Geras Tousignant Gallery.

store 44 reps at the monOrchid

A gallery of images from store 44 reps at the monOrchid our commercial/fine art show that ran through September 2005 at the monOrchid building in downtown Phoenix. Read a review of the show in The Phoenix New Times.