Saturday, May 22, 2010

Select Gender Artist Talk




We had a wonderful time last Saturday during our Artist Panel Discussion. We had a full house of people who came to listen to the artists Sarah Sudhoff, J. Aiden Simon, Diane Russo, and curator Elle Perez discuss the Select Gender Show. Some great questions were asked by our moderator Nima Etemadi and we are confident that this exhibition has furthered the discussion on photography and gender identity. Sarah Sudhoff discussed the origins of her "Sorority Rush" series, which explores femininity and the idea of being a part of something within a gender specific role. J. Aiden Simon talked about his transgender transformation and how he represented that through his self-portrait photography. Diane discussed her photographs as a lesbian utopia, where her figures are immersed in nature and can be comfortable with their bodies and their sexuality. Over all, the artists did a great job representing the many aspects of gender identity and its exploration through photography, as well as the Select Gender Show. We would like to thank everyone for attending especially Nima Etemadi, Sarah Sudhoff, J. Aiden Simon, Diane Russo, and Elle Perez.




Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Congratulations Carl Bower and Rose-Lynn Fisher

We are excited to announce that two of our exhibiting artists have made it to the New York Photo Festival Final Round in the General Book Category.

CARL BOWER
ROSE-LYNN FISHER.

Carl Bower is currently exhibiting photographs from his Chica Barbie series in the current show Select Gender at the Farmani Gallery.
Miss Coffee © Carl Bower



Rose-Lynn Fisher will be exhibiting photographs from her series and current book BEE, opening June 3, 2010.
Sabine ©Rose-Lynn Fisher

Artist Panel Discussion

http://jaidensimon.com/
http://dianerusso.com/
http://www.sarahsudhoff.com/

We are very excited for our Artist Panel Discussion coming up this Saturday during the New York Photo Festival happening right here in DUMBO. The panel will be moderated by the Assistant Editor for Aperture Foundation, Nima Etemadi. Artists participating in the panel will be Diane Russo, Sarah Sudhoff, and J. Aiden Simon from the Select Gender group show. Also, curator Elle Perez will be in attendance. Please visit the link below for more information about the panel discussion. We hope to see you there!