Angel of Chance

view more work by Sally Mann here. 

Sally Mann, Untitled 1971.

Sally Mann, Untitled 1978-1980.

Sally Mann, Untitled 1974-1976.

Like all photographers, I depend on serendipity… I pray for what might be referred to as the angel of chance. – Sally Mann

Getting Scorched

Martin Parr’s artist website here. 

Martin Parr, Belgium, Knokke from Life’s a Beach 2001. 

Martin Parr, Italy. Lake Garda from Life’s a Beach 1999. 

I wish I could have gone to the lecture at ICP tonight but am thankful for their live feed.
watch along @ 7pm EST

elemental phenomena

Matthew Brandt’s artist website here. 

Matthew Brandt, Big Bear Lake CA A1, c-print soaked in Big Bear Lake Water 2011. 

Matthew Brandt, Wilma Lake CA 1, c-print soaked in Wilma Lake water 2008.

Matthew Brandt, Alcova Reservoir WY 2, c-print soaked in Alcova Reservoir water 2008.

“If experimenting with the processing and surfaces of photographic prints seems like a relic in the digital age, it’s far from it. If anything, today’s predominance of screen-only interaction has made the importance of the photo as object more beguiling to both emerging and established photographers.” – Lori Fredrickson from American Photo. Read more about this series here. 

Go Sees

around the town.

Nancy Rubins, Our Friend Fluid Metal 2014 @ Gagosian Gallery, West 21st.

Richard Prince, Untitled (portrait) 2014 @ Gagosian Gallery, 976 Madison Ave.
Read this Press Release by artist, Sean Fader here. 

Alex Isreals, Lens 2013. Part of Still Life @ Nahmad Contemporary. 

Dan Flavin, pink out of a corner, 1963/2014. Part of Still Life @ Nahmad Contemporary.

Nir Hod, Once Everything Was Much Better Even the Future 2013 @ Paul Kasmin Gallery. 

Instagram booth at Photoville. 

Last Day of Jeff Koons (and of being in the Bruer Building) at the Whitney.

#FrankApe 

JMR @ Woodward Gallery. 

Paul Graham, from exhibition “Does Yellow Run Forever?” at Pace Gallery. 

Jacob Hashimoto, Skyfarm Fortress 2014 @ Mary Boone Gallery.

Jacob Hashimoto, detail from exhibition @ Mary Boone Gallery.

Louise Lawler, Triangle (adjusted to fit) on the Highline. 

Acts of God

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields 168, 2009.

Hiroshi Sugimoto, Lightning Fields 220, 2009.

Hiroshi Sugimoto, The Last Supper (Acts of God) 1999/2012

Hiroshi Sugimoto, The Last Supper (Acts of God) 1999/2012 (detail view)

Read about the process of creating this monumental photograph here and see more work by Hiroshi Sugimoto here. 

Roxy Paine

Roxy Paine, Facade/Billboard 2010.

Roxy Paine, second to last scene from Incident/Resurrection 2013.

Roxy Paine, One Hundred Foot Line 2010.

Roxy Paine, Intrusion from Carcasses 2014. 

Roxy Paine, Neuron 2010.

See more work by Roxy Paine here.

back to routines

FlakPhoto.com is back after a 5 month hiatus and added California artist, Jesse Chebak to The Collection of 21st century photographers featured on the site.

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

Jesse Chehak, Untitled from Blame the Sun. 

View more photographs by Jesse Chehak here. 

 

 

 

is together

Rafal Milach, Yekaterinburg from 7 Doors. 

Rafal Milach, Stas, Krasnoyarsk from 7 Rooms.

Rafal Milach, Achinsk from 7 Doors. 

Rafal Malich, Yekaterinburg from 7 Doors. 

Rafal Malich, Saha and Nastya: The only way to die is together from 7 Doors. 

Rafal Milach, Moscow from 7 Rooms.

View more work by Rafal Malich here. 

Live like July!

view The Miranda July Purse here. 

+ get Your Future twice a week. 

Wish you were there.

Nate Lowman, Moma Painting 2012

Nate Lowman, Apples and Eyeballs: Ghost Painting for Lina Bobardi and Steve Jobs 2011

Nate Lowman, Bullet Hole Details Guild 2010.

Nate Lowman, Wish You Were There 2008.

See more work by Nate Lowman here. 

glasses strung

Spencer Finch, The Moment When Three Dimensions Become Two Dimensions (Apple Tree, 7/3/10, 9:38 P.M.)Spencer Finch, Rest Stop for Extraterrestrials 2002.
Installation in Gattieres, France (UFO Capital of the Riviera). The color of the paint is the average color of all stars in the universe.

Spencer Finch, Passing Cloud (After Constable) 2014.

Spencer Finch, Moon Dust (Apollo 17) 2009.

Spencer Finch, Berlin Light Study (Afternoon Becomes Morning, Morning Become Afternoon) 2013.

Spencer Finch’s Website.

gander

art from my trip to nyc. Jeff Koons, Play-doh 1994-2014 on view at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

COST & ENX and Jerkface //Bushwick Collective. corner of Morgan Ave. and Knickerbocker Ave.

Dan Graham with Günther Vogt, The Roof Garden 2014 @ the Met.  

Ed Ruscha, Honey, I Twisted Through More Damn Traffic Today 2014 on the high line. 

Kara Walker, A Subtlety line @ Domino Sugar Factory 2014.

Jeff Koons, Split-Rocker 2014 @ Rockefeller Center

Isa Genzken’s “Rose II” 2007/2008 @ MoMA. 

somewhere in bushwick.

Jeff Koons,  Hanging Heart 2006.