November Events
About a Son Exhibition by Charles Peterson
Exhibition: November 1-November 30, 2008
Galerie Chappe, 4 rue Andre Barsacq, 75018 Paris, France , +33 1 42 62 42 12
The exhibition will include photographs from this period in Peterson’s career featuring photographs of the grunge legend Kurt Cobain.
RFK: A Photographer's Journal by Harry Benson
Slide Show and Talk
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 6:30-8:30PM
Museum of Photographic Arts, 1649 El Prado, San Diego, CA 92101, (619) 238-7559
A world-renowned photojournalist and chronicler of the twentieth century’s most historic events, Harry Benson provides an eyewitness account of Robert F. Kennedy’s campaign from the beginning of his presidential nomination to that fateful night at the Ambassador Hotel in RFK: A Photographer’s Journal.
Curse of The Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta
By Ed Kashi
Exhibition: November 5- December 6, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, November 7, 2008, 6-8PM
RayKo Photo Center, 428 Third Street, San Francisco, CA, (415) 495-3773
Fotovision Workshop
November 8- November 9, 10-5PM
Orange Photography, 1261 Howard Street, 2nd floor, San Francisco, CA 94103
Africa Table Lecture
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 12PM
Stanford University, Division of International, Comparative & Area Studies
216 Encina Hall West, Stanford, CA, (650) 736-1321
216 Encina Hall West, Stanford, CA, (650) 736-1321
Lecture
Friday, November 15, 2008, 2-5PM
San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, 100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA , (415) 557-4400
San Francisco, CA , (415) 557-4400
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7-9:30PM
ICP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10036, (212) 857-0001
Friday, November 21, 20087:30PM
National Geographic Society, Gorsvenor Auditorium, 1600 M Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 2003, (202) 857-7700
Washington, D.C. 2003, (202) 857-7700
Curse of the Black Gold: 50 Years of Oil in the Niger Delta takes a graphic look at the profound cost of oil exploitation in West Africa. Featuring images by world-renowned photojournalist Ed Kashi, this book traces the 50-year history of Nigeria’s oil interests and the resulting environmental degradation and community conflicts that have plagued the region.
Wayne F. Miller: Photographs 1942–1958
Photographs by Wayne F. Miller
Photographs by Wayne F. Miller
Exhibition: November 7-January 3, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, November 21, 2008, 6-8PM
Stephen Daiter Gallery, 311 W Superior St # 404, Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 787-3350
(312) 787-3350
Book Lauch
Saturday, November 15, 2008, 6:30-8:30PM
Southeast Museum of Photography, 1200 W. International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL, 32114, (386) 506 4475
Wayne F. Miller: Photographs 1942-1958 takes us to the midpoint of the career of one of the country’s most important visual artists and ends with his tremendously successful series that came to be published as The World is Young. This long overdue volume is an irreplaceable addition to American heritage.
Bruce of Los Angeles by Bruce Bellas
Exhibition: November 6 – November 16, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 6-9PM
Exhibition: November 6 – November 16, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, November 6, 2008, 6-9PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
An icon of gay art and one of the most famous names in physique photography, Bruce Bellas is remembered today as a pioneer of beefcake. Collected in Bruce of Los Angeles: Inside/Outside are Bellas’ rare photographs and films, as they have never been seen before.
Women Who Light in the Dark by Paola Gianturco
Slide Show and Talk
Sunday, November 9, 2008, 4-6PM
Mingei Int'l Museum, 1439 El Prado, Balboa Park, CA, (619) 239-0003
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 7:30AM
McInnis Park Golf Club House, 350 Smith Ranch Road, San Rafael, CA
Across
the world, local women are helping one another tackle the problems that
darken their lives—domestic violence, sex trafficking, war, poverty,
illiteracy, discrimination, inequality, malnutrition, disease. These
women may lack material resources, but they possess a wealth of an even
more precious resource: imagination. And their imaginations light the
dark.
Veterans Day Commemoration and Reading
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7-8:30PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Spend the evening before Veterans Day with Iraq War veterans and authors Tyler E. Boudreau (Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine), Joshua Casteel (Letters From Abu Ghraib) and Brian Turner (Here Bullet), who will read from their new works.
Monday, November 10, 2008, 7-8:30PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Spend the evening before Veterans Day with Iraq War veterans and authors Tyler E. Boudreau (Packing Inferno: The Unmaking of a Marine), Joshua Casteel (Letters From Abu Ghraib) and Brian Turner (Here Bullet), who will read from their new works.
Inside The Chelsea Hotel by Julia Calfee
Book Signing
Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 4-9PM
Thursday, November 13, 3-6PM
La Chambre Claire-Louvre, 14, Rue St Sulpice, 75006 Paris, France
+33 1 46 34 04 31
+33 1 46 34 04 31
The Chelsea Hotel is a place where excess is welcome, where the psyche can be annihilated or resurrected.In an intimate style, Inside: The Chelsea Hotel Photographed by Julia Calfee documents not only the archetypes and atmosphere in, but also echoes from the spirits and ghosts of, the Chelsea Hotel.
Wild Style directed by Charlie Ahearn
Live Show
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 8PM
Danbro Studios Warehouse, 268 Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
25th Anniversary Party with Busy Bee, Spank Rock, Grand Master Caz, Ninja Sonik, Grand Wizard Theodore, Double Trouble and more.
Film Screening: 25th Anniversary of the Film’s Theatrical Release
Friday November 14 through Thursday, November 20, 2008
Every Night at 10PM
Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St, New York, Box Office: (212)-727-8110
Special appearances by Director Charlie Ahearn and surprise guests
Friday and Saturday, November 14-15, Book Signing Starts at 9PM.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the landmark Hip Hop film, Wild Style, Film Forum will host a week of screenings of a fresh 35mm print of the film from November 14–20, 2008. The film’s director, producer, and writer Charlie Ahearn will make special appearances on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 at 9pm with surprise guests, where he will be signing copies of the acclaimed book, Wild Style The Sampler, released by powerHouse Books in conjunction with the film’s silver anniversary.
Still Here: Stories after Katrina by Joseph Rodriguez
Book Signings
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7:30PM
Tisch, 721 Broadway, New York, (212) 998-1930
Live Show
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 8PM
Danbro Studios Warehouse, 268 Meserole St., Brooklyn, NY
25th Anniversary Party with Busy Bee, Spank Rock, Grand Master Caz, Ninja Sonik, Grand Wizard Theodore, Double Trouble and more.
Film Screening: 25th Anniversary of the Film’s Theatrical Release
Friday November 14 through Thursday, November 20, 2008
Every Night at 10PM
Film Forum, 209 W. Houston St, New York, Box Office: (212)-727-8110
Special appearances by Director Charlie Ahearn and surprise guests
Friday and Saturday, November 14-15, Book Signing Starts at 9PM.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the theatrical release of the landmark Hip Hop film, Wild Style, Film Forum will host a week of screenings of a fresh 35mm print of the film from November 14–20, 2008. The film’s director, producer, and writer Charlie Ahearn will make special appearances on Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15 at 9pm with surprise guests, where he will be signing copies of the acclaimed book, Wild Style The Sampler, released by powerHouse Books in conjunction with the film’s silver anniversary.
Still Here: Stories after Katrina by Joseph Rodriguez
Book Signings
Wednesday, November 19, 2008, 7:30PM
Tisch, 721 Broadway, New York, (212) 998-1930
Friday, November 21, 2008, 6-7:30PM
ICP Museum Store, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, New York, (212) 857-0725
ICP Museum Store, 1133 Avenue of the Americas at 43rd Street, New York, (212) 857-0725
Joseph Rodriguez will present his fourth book, Still Here: Stories After Katrina, which documents the ongoing expressions of hope, perseverance, and suffering in communities impacted by Hurricane Katrina.
But That’s Another Story: A Photographic Retrospective of Milton H. Greene by Joshua Greene and Amy Greene
Exhibition: November 20 – January 4, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6-9PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
But That’s Another Story: A Photographic Retrospective of Milton H. Greene by Joshua Greene and Amy Greene
Exhibition: November 20 – January 4, 2008
Opening reception: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 6-9PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, New York, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Renowned for his fashion photographs, Greene perfectly captured the fantasy, elegance, and beauty of his models, for which he secured assignments from major national publications and prestigious advertising clients.
TRAFFIK, Photographs by Norman Jean Roy
A Milk Gallery Project
Exhibition: November 20-December 3, 2008
Milk Studios, 450 W 15th St #8, New York, (212) 645-2797
Gallery Hours: 10AM-6PM Daily
While on assignment for Glamour’s “Women of the Year” portfolio, photographer Norman Jean Roy was introduced to Somaly Mam, a former Cambodian sex slave who was being honored for her work rescuing women trapped in the sex industry and reintegrating them into society. Overwhelmed by her story and haunted by the faces of the women she’d worked with, Roy decided to spearhead TRAFFIK, a project that would expose and elevate the grave reality and gross injustice of their experiences.
Child Soldiers, Edited by Leora Kahn
Book Launch
Reception: Friday, November 21, 2008, 7-9PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Contributors in attendance:
Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch
Jimmie Briggs, journalist and author
Roger Lemoyne, photographer
Peter Mantello, photographer
Q. Sakamaki, photographer
Ami Vitale, photographer
Editor Leora Kahn will present a slide show of images from the book Child Soldiers which focuses on individual stories about these children, captured by photographers and writers from across the globe.and the actress Melissa Fitzgerald will perform two monologues from her play, Child Soldiers.
50 Photographs, Photographs by Jessica Lange
Book Signing
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 4-5:30 PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Exhibition: November 25 - January 10, 2008
Opening Reception: December 10, 2008, 6-8PM
Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York, (212) 334-0010
Actress Jessica Lange’s career spans more than 30 years and 30 films; the winner of two Academy awards, the one-time waitress is one of the most acclaimed performers of both the screen and the stage, as well as one of the most recognizable faces. 50 Photographs, however, finds Lange on the other side of the camera.
TRAFFIK, Photographs by Norman Jean Roy
A Milk Gallery Project
Exhibition: November 20-December 3, 2008
Milk Studios, 450 W 15th St #8, New York, (212) 645-2797
Gallery Hours: 10AM-6PM Daily
While on assignment for Glamour’s “Women of the Year” portfolio, photographer Norman Jean Roy was introduced to Somaly Mam, a former Cambodian sex slave who was being honored for her work rescuing women trapped in the sex industry and reintegrating them into society. Overwhelmed by her story and haunted by the faces of the women she’d worked with, Roy decided to spearhead TRAFFIK, a project that would expose and elevate the grave reality and gross injustice of their experiences.
Child Soldiers, Edited by Leora Kahn
Book Launch
Reception: Friday, November 21, 2008, 7-9PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Contributors in attendance:
Jo Becker, Human Rights Watch
Jimmie Briggs, journalist and author
Roger Lemoyne, photographer
Peter Mantello, photographer
Q. Sakamaki, photographer
Ami Vitale, photographer
Editor Leora Kahn will present a slide show of images from the book Child Soldiers which focuses on individual stories about these children, captured by photographers and writers from across the globe.and the actress Melissa Fitzgerald will perform two monologues from her play, Child Soldiers.
50 Photographs, Photographs by Jessica Lange
Book Signing
Saturday, November 22, 2008, 4-5:30 PM
The powerHouse Arena, 37 Main Street, Brooklyn, (718) 666-3049
RSVP: rsvp@powerhousearena.com
Exhibition: November 25 - January 10, 2008
Opening Reception: December 10, 2008, 6-8PM
Howard Greenberg Gallery, 41 East 57th Street, New York, (212) 334-0010
Actress Jessica Lange’s career spans more than 30 years and 30 films; the winner of two Academy awards, the one-time waitress is one of the most acclaimed performers of both the screen and the stage, as well as one of the most recognizable faces. 50 Photographs, however, finds Lange on the other side of the camera.
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