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Philadelphians came out in droves for the annual party on the parkway yesterday. The celebration was the culmination of ten days of Welcome America concerts and events. There was sweat, there was music, there was fun, and there was more sweat. We took some photos.
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| Martine Fougeron |
| Disco Bus Folly, Adrien and Zoe |
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| Martine Fougeron |
| Adrien's Carpet |
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| Rita Bernstein |
| Sliding Pond |
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| deadspin.com |
| Please snap something like this |
That name, Michael Koehler, should be familiar to City Paper readers. Over the years, Mike's shots have shown up in our pages more times than our search engine can properly guess. (See Ridin' Dirty, Up from Underground, and so on.) His finest hour so far might've been Fade to Black, a June 3, 2010 cover story photo essay on the oil spill in the the Gulf. Now some of those pics and a bunch more will go on display at Gallery Bar in NYC. If you find yourself nearby, definitely check it out. Along Bayou Road runs Oct. 6-26; Opening reception with the artist Oct. 6, 7-9 p.m.; Artist talk Oct. 13, 7 p.m.; Gallery Bar NYC, 120 Orchard St., gallerybarnyc.com, michaelmkoehler.com.
Remember when we told you about J.J. Tiziou and the Mural Arts Program's proposed massive airport mural? The 50,000 square foot mural featuring dancers of all stripes will adorn the facade of the airport's parking lots facing I-95. Above is a rendering of what the mural should look like. But now J.J. and MAP need you.
They're currently seeking dancers — pros and amateurs, solos and pairs — to be photographed for the mural. Just fill out an application before this Friday, February 19 at 5 p.m. After that, 60 participants will be selected, but the site says only about 25 of the 130 dancers images taken will be used. The shoots take place from March 5-7, but there's flexibility time-wise in the application.
Here's a video of Tiziou's preliminary work on the mural:
Fore more info, check out howphillymoves.com.
Jacques-Jean "JJ" Tiziou come on down!
Tiziou will head up How Philly Moves – a 50,000 square foot mural facing Interstate 95 at the Philly International Airport. The scene is of a busy bunch of dancer performing in a variety of styles. Tiziou already held one photo shoot as a way to explain his design, but you can get in on the action too. From the press release:
On March 5-7, 2010, an additional 60 dancers will be photographed by JJ Tiziou at the Painted Bride Art Center and a selection of these images will be incorporated into the final design of How Philly Moves. Both professional dancers and those who simply like to dance are invited to submit an application to be photographed. The 60 dancers selected will be notified in advance of this three-day event. Information on applying can be found at www.muralarts.org or www.HowPhillyMoves.org.
From now until its dedication in June 2011, Tiziou and a crew of 40 artists and workers with Mural Arts Program will tackle the massive enterprise.
Two big art jawns in one morning? I need more coffee.
Also, read our esteemed Publisher Paul Curci's take on the project.
RELATED: Shooting Star: Photographer J.J. Tiziou thinks you are beautiful.
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Is photography really the best way to plan a mural? I guess it depends on how the photos are painted in the end (this is a painted mural, isn't it?)
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| Photo | Neal Santos |
Time after time, staff photographer Neal Santos kicks ass and takes names with every ridiculous assignment we throw at him (despite erroneous claims to the contrary).
Just in the past month, he's hung out with tea-drinking drag queens, Kurt Vile and the entire cast of Brat Productions' 24-hour The Bald Soprano. (Have you seen our 2nd Season Arts cover yet? What do you think of it?)
Neal just updated his personal blog, nealsantos.com/photoblog, with a series of outtakes from the Brat shoot, including an awesome post-coital ciggy shot. Here's what Neal had to say about the shoot:
It was cold. There was fire. There was water. There was expensive equipment. There was the City Paper honor box. And there was the cast of Brat Productions' Bald Soprano. ... This shoot was one of the more stressful ones. Happy it's over, and please no more fires.
Sorry 'bout that, Neal, but no promises. Scroll through the photoblog for outtakes from a ton of Neal's other excellent work that didn't make it into the paper.
RELATED: Miro's Back, Tell a Friend; Gallery Watch.
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| Abuelo and Maria Esther (Grandfather and Maria Esther), by Katrina M. D'Autremont, 2006 |
We got word last week that the Pittsburgh-based Silver Eye Center for Photography's 2009 Fellowship Competition winner is none other than Philadelphian Katrina M. D'Autremont. Big ups! The gallery's hosting an opening reception tomorrow out Pittsburgh way if you're itching for a weekend road trip.
D'Autremont isn't from from Philly — she was born in Denver, went to school in Arizona and New York, and spent several years traveling around South America. But she lives in Philly now, so it's fair to say she's ours.
The competition pitted 186 submissions from 32 states against one another, and was judged by Andy Adams, editor of Flak Photo. Here's what Adams had to say about D'Autremont's winning series:
The photographs ... present scenarios that explore issues of intimacy within her mother's family in Argentina. Like a shoebox of snapshot memories, her pictures depict the private rituals that comprise a family's life: cleaning the kitchen, watching television, gathering for a family feast. Interior domestic spaces dominate and each of her family members is underscored by the place that binds them together. The house where she was raised plays a significant role and in many cases the environment is a lead character, revealing how place (and our memory of it) influences and forms us.
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| La Ventana de la Cocina (The Window of the Kitchen), by Katrina M. D'Autremont, 2006 |
D'Autremont's winnings include a cash award of $3,500 and a two-month-long exhibition of her series, "Si Dios Quiere (If God Wants)," at Silver Eye. We'd also like to congratulate local boy Daniel Traub, one of 10 of the competition's honorable mentions; you can check out his work in an online gallery at silvereye.org. Happy road trippin'!
"Si Dios Quiere (If God Wants)" opening reception Sat., Jan. 16, 7-9 p.m., $6, Silver Eye Center for Photography, 1015 E. Carson St., Pittsburgh, 412-431-1810, silvereye.org.
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| Courtesy of Zoe Strauss |
Zoe Strauss, Philly's favorite documenter of this imperfect city, has nearly 100 photos of New Year's Day and the Mummers up on her Flickr account — including one of a young boy in horrid blackface. If this doesn't help you better wrap your head around this weekend's parade, maybe the video of the Space 1026 Mummers on our sister blog, Meal Ticket, will.
In related news, God bless anyone who has a Missed Connection at the Two Street party.
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| Timothy Bieniosek via Flickr |
Timothy Bieniosek, or relaxing on Flickr, posted some great photos of this weekend's Tweed Ride on City Paper's Photostream. I am in love with just about everyone in these. Click here to see more.
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