Kind Regards

Top Deck Opening

Kind Regards — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:03:34 +0000

Last night was the opening of Top Deck, featuring photography of Will Robson-Scott and James Pearson-Howes. Our friends over at BNTL were there to catch some shots of the opening.

Miscellaneous

Kind Regards — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:40:20 +0000

Our friends over at Miscellaneous have a range of carefully selected, quality items such as notebooks, diaries, pens, camera straps and more. Many of these items come from Japan, which is reflected in the simplicity and functionality of the product.

You can check them out here

Weegee: Murder is my business

Kind Regards — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 13:48:18 +0000

The International Center of Photography looks set for some exciting exhibitions in 2012. Opening on January 20th, and organized by ICP Chief Curator Brian Wallis, will be Weegee: Murder is my business.

The exhibition draws upon on the extensive Weegee Archive at ICP and includes environmental recreations of Weegee’s apartment and exhibitions.

More here

Taken by a vandal

Kind Regards — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 12:55:55 +0000

“Taken by a vandal gives new access to the excitement of this form of art. Filmed in 3D-technique and from the ego perspective 18 clips show actions of selected artists. Graffiti seen as through the eyes of the actor.”

It will also “be presented in the form of a video installation that allows the viewer to transform themselves into the first-person perspective of a graffiti artist. Symbolizing the “mind” of the graffiti artist will be a dark room installation of metal. Within this room will be a smaller black metal box in which one can see the individual video clips, or the “memories” of the graffiti artist in 3D, once the viewer places their head inside. On a 790-inch screen, this “insider’s view” gives the user the impression of being in the height of the graffiti artist’s action. The installation will be shown at select Art / Street Art and Design exhibitions. The first stop will be the BYOB (bring your own beamer) exhibition which will take place on the 20th of January at the NRW Forum in Düsseldorf, Germany.”

Click here to view the embedded video.

More here!

Top Deck

Kind Regards — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:57:51 +0000

This Thursday, 12th January, will be the launch of Top Deck which is a collaboration between photographers Will Robson-Scott and James Pearson-Howes. The collaboration is in conjunction with Utile and Mother London.

“Top Deck, is a series of images made over the course of two years on the top decks of east London buses giving a new a perspective on the monotony of the every day commute. The work will result in a newspaper publication and a two-week show at renowned advertising agency, Mother.

Foreword for the publication is written by journalist Justin Quirk, who writes for the Guardian and is the editor of HOUSE magazine. Here is a little excerpt:

In popular myth, Margaret Thatcher reportedly said that any man

still travelling by bus after the age of 30 could consider himself a

failure. The quote is almost certainly apocryphal, but it stuck in

the public consciousness because it sounded like the kind of thing

that an arch-conservative would say; cars were the preserve of the

rich and successful, whereas buses were how the poor, the failed

and the antisocial travelled around the city. If there’s any truth in

that distinction, then it damns an awful lot of people in London.

Justin Quirk 2011

The publication, which is a limited addition off 500 copies, will be on sale here, http://topdeck.bigcartel.com from the 12th of January. Or you can pick one up at the opening night of the show.”

Bert Danckaert

Kind Regards — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:15:33 +0000

Since the mid-nineties, Bert Danckaert (Antwerp) has been working as a photographer and has showed his work in several solo and group exhibitions in Belgium and abroad. He has travelled through and photographed many cities across the world, including but not limited to; New York, London, Beijing, Cape Town, Hong Kong and Havana.
Danckaert also writes about photography for several newspapers and magazines (mainly ART) and has worked as freelance curator. He is associate professor of photography at the Academy of Antwerp.
Bert Danckaert is POC (Piece of Cake) member, a European collective of photographers.
In 1999, Danckaert started the series ‘Make Sense!’ which was published as a book in 2006.
From 2007 on he is working on a series entitled ‘Simple Present’. In 2008 his second book ‘Simple Present – Beijing’ was published.

You can see more of his work here

Homeless in Tokyo

Kind Regards — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:58:40 +0000

As part of Spine TV’s city series on Tokyo, Leo Leigh and Leo Marks take a look at the ever-growing cases of homelessness in Japan. They visit the Sanya district and visit Sanyukai, a non-profit homeless aid organization. They also meet the homeless locals of Miyashita Park and an area made up of makeshift shacks used for accomodation.

Check it out here!

Ed van der Elsken

Kind Regards — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:54:56 +0000

Ed van der Elsken (1925-1990) was a Dutch photographer and filmaker. He was an avid traveller, passing through cities such as Paris, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Amsterdam or traveling through Africa and Japan, he preferably took photographs of striking individuals with character and is renowned for his street photography.

Here is his film ‘My Amsterdam’ (1983) which shows him biking through Amsterdam.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Manwolfs & Corey Adams

Kind Regards — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:24:08 +0000

Its a shoe commercial… drected by Corey Adams.

Petro @ Unruly Gallery

Kind Regards — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:03:46 +0000

Petro has an exhibition coming up at the Unruly Gallery in Amsterdam. Opens 22nd of december from 17:00 till 20:00