rineke dijkstra - a retrospective at the guggenheim museum

olivier, the french foreign legion, camp raffalli, calvi, corsica, june 18, 2001

kolobrzeg, poland, july 26, 1992

vondelpark, amsterdam, netherlands, june 19, 2005

self portrait, marnixbad, amsterdam, netherlands, june 19, 1991

vila franca de xira, portugal, may 8, 1994

omri, givatti brigade, golan heights, israel, march 29, 2000

almerisa, asylum center leiden, leiden, netherlands, march 14, 1994

the krazyhouse (megan, simon, nicky, philip, dee), liverpool, uk, 2009 

(still from multi channel video installation)

all images © rineke dijkstra

rineke dijkstra: a restrospective runs at the guggenheim through october 8, 2012.  i wish i was in new york to see this show - i love her work. read more here.

francesca woodman - guggenheim retrospective

all photographs by francesca woodman.

it's hard to believe she killed herself at the age of 22.

the guggenheim, in conjunction with the san francisco museum of modern art, is staging the most comprehensive exhibition of woodman's work since her death in 1981, including over 120 photographs (some of which have never been seen before), artist books & recently discovered short films.

george & betty woodman are choosy about sites for their daughter's work, & they have been holding out for years for the ideal place to burnish her legacy. when a curator from the palazzo delle esposizioni in rome contacted them a dozen years ago & asked to borrow her prints to mount a show they refused. "we take very good care of work - we had several el grecos her last year," the curator said. mr. woodman replied, "well, el greco didn't have his father looking out for him."

if you are in new york, see this show before it ends on june 13th.  i wish i could. 

transmission la: av club at the geffen MOCA

transmission la: av club at the geffen MOCA

curated by mike d

the multi-disciplinary & multi-sensory exhibition examines the intricate & ongoing dialogue between music & art. combining work from 17 cross-discipline artists known for their experimentation with audio & visual elements.

a truly trippy show!  if you are in l.a. i highly recommend you see this show. you will leave with a big smile on your face.