Melanie Flood Projects presents: MARCH MADNESS

Please join us for a one night sale extravaganza!

Limited Edition drawings, prints, magazines, photographs & more all priced at $100 or less, including a limited edition of photo magnets from my series Gatherings.

Anna & Tess Knoebel
Breanne Trammell & Peter Segerstrom
Carey Kirkella
Clayton Cotterell
Elizabeth Fleming
Erin Jane Nelson
Gerald Edwards III
Grace Kim
Greg Wasserstrom
Humble Arts Foundation
Jane Gang
Jason Polan
Jimmy Limit
Juliana Beasley
Lay Flat
Noah Kalina/Kalina Magazine
Peter Riesett
Rachel Sussman
Stephen Wong-WONG WONG
Umelec Magazine

CASH ONLY!

RSVP Required

Because Melanie Flood Projects is located in a private residence, the Guest List will be strictly enforced. Please send RSVP to: mfloodprojects@gmail.com

Melanie Flood Projects
186 Washington Avenue Brooklyn, NY
Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - 7:00pm - 10:00pm
www.melaniefloodprojects.com

View MAP & LOCATION here...

On the Road: Bathroom Nature

SCOPE Art Fair - VIP & Press Preview - March 4th

Amani Olu Projects booth...

My image, "Grandma above Valet" from the series Testament. View more from that series here.

Amani and I.

Carey and I.


Other artists around the corner... "Poems Store"

Sebastian Denz's work - "Skateboarding.3D". Apparently he's built his own custom camera for this work. They were extremely fun to experience in 3D!



On the way home in the subway we saw this very small doorway that had us wondering who it's used by...

The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography - Book Launch Party

Great to celebrate with many at 'The Collector’s Guide' book launch party at VOLTA NY on Thursday night.

With Ruben Natal-San Miguel and Ofer Wolberger

Abigail Feldman, Maggie Soladay, and Carey Kirkella


Nice job on the publication. Congrats to all the photographers and those involved in making it happen!

For more info on the Humble Arts Foundation, view the website. See more photo's from the launch party here and for more photo's of VOLTA NY here.

SCOPE Art Fair - March 4 - 8, 2009

I'm happy to announce that Amani Olu Projects will be showing work from my series Testament at this years SCOPE Art Fair from March 4 - 8, 2009 - Booth D01.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

amani olu projects is pleased to announce its participation in SCOPE Art Fair, which will be held March 4 – 8, 2009 in Booth D01 at Lincoln Center (62nd Street at 10th Avenue). amani olu will showcase works by Michael Bühler–Rose, Gerald Edwards III, Jon Feinstein, Alison Malone, Marc McAndrews, Bradley Peters, Peter Riesett, David La Spina, Tina Tyrell and Ann Woo.

For more information: scope-art.com

Found Film: Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY

I remember a previous teacher of mine at Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA), Jack Wilgus (an excellent and passionate teacher and photographer who recently retired last August) once said to never throw away your negatives! This was a sad sight to see on the walk up Washington Avenue to my studio. There were some interesting images too that seemed to date back to the late 60's, early 70's. As the saying goes, one person's trash is another person's treasure.

The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography

After months of keeping the news of this publication under wraps, I’m pleased to announce my inclusion in, The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography. I’m happy to be a part of this exciting project and to be sharing the pages with the many other talented photographers!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Humble Arts Foundation Presents

The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography Launch Party
Thursday, March 5, 6 – 9 PM
VOLTA NY
7 W. 34th Street at 5th Avenue
www.voltashow.com

The Collector’s Guide to Emerging Art Photography After Party
Boucarou
Thursday, March 5, 10 PM until late
64 E. 1st Street at 1st Avenue

RSVP required for both events. Guest list strictly enforced. For more info on RSVP for these events, check the Humble Arts Foundation website.

Humble Arts Foundation is pleased to present The Collector's Guide To Emerging Art Photography, a 180-page source book for collectors, art dealers, gallery directors, photo editors, museum professionals, and independent curators. Featuring 163 emerging art photographers, The Collector's Guide aims to further Humble’s mission by bridging the gap between ambitious early-career photographers and photography professionals.

The Collector's Guide book launch party will take place at VOLTA NY, Thursday, March 5th from 6 – 9pm at 7 W. 34th St at 5th Ave. The reception will be held in VOLTA’s VIP lounge. An after party will be held at Boucarou, 64 E. 1st St. at 1st Ave, Thursday, March 5, 10 PM – until late. RSVP required: rsvp@hafny.org.

A select number of books will be available for sale.

Participating photographers include: Dustin Aksland,Carlos Albalá, Kathyrn Parker Almanas, Corey Arnold, Peter Baker, Rob Ball, Gideon Barnett, Anna Bauer, Matthew Baum, Juliana Beasley, Johan Bergström, Brian Berman, Colin Blakely, Dan Boardman, Steven Brahms, Mark Brautigam, Timothy Briner, Jessica Bruah, Michael Bühler-Rose, Jesse Burke, Alejandro Cartagena, Jacob Carter, Melissa Catanese, Anastasia Cazabon, Alana Celii, Talia Chetrit, Andrea Chu, Céline Clanet, François Coquerel, Robyn Cumming, Chris Davis, Rachael Dunville, Dan Eckstein, Gerald Edwards III, Scott Eiden, Amy Elkins, Geoffrey Ellis, Tealia Ellis-Ritter, Grant Ernhart, Thobias Fäldt, Jan Fassbender, Jon Feinstein, Todd Fisher, Lucas Foglia, Manya Fox, Zack Genin, Dana Gentile, Sam Gezari, Emiliano Granado, Leslie Grant, Yann Gross, Gustav Gustafsson, Gregory Halpern, Paul Herbst, Beth Herzhaft, Susanna Hesselberg, Nicole Jean Hill, Ben Huff, Lacey Ann Johnson, Dina Kantor, Nicole Katz, Drew Kelly, Mikael Kennedy, Gunnar Knechtel, Liz Kuball, Naho Kubota, William Lamson, Molly Landreth, Mårten Lange, Shane Lavalette, Alejandra Laviada, Jason Lazarus, Bryan Lear, Ashley Lefrak, Miranda Lehman, Brian Lesteberg, Jennifer Loeber, Sophie T. Lvoff, Thomas Macker, Ashley Macknica, Sarah Madsen, Alison Malone, Jessica Mallios, John Mann, Michael Marcelle, Marc McAndrews, Andrew Robert McComb, Erica McDonald, Tammy Mercure, Nick Meyer, Chad Muthard, Wakaba Noda, Boru O’Brien O’Connell, Bob O’Connor, Grady O’Connor, Patrick O’Hare, Christina Maria Oswald, Robert Pallesen, Sarah Palmer, Lydia Panas, Ahndraya Parlato, Brandon Pavan, Eric Percher, Nathan Ellis Perkel, Regine Petersen, Ryan Pfluger, Cara Phillips, Birthe Piontek, Louis Porter, Friederike Von Rauch, Shawn Records, Justin James Reed, Reka Reisinger, Peter Riesett, Jenny Riffle, Lissa Rivera, Jessica Roberts, Carlo Van de Roer, Patrick Romero, Dalton Rooney, Nadine Rovner, Will Sanders, John Saponara, Matthew Schenning, Jennifer Niederhauser Schlup, Aaron Schuman, Stephen K. Schuster, Bryan Jacob Schutmaat, Matthew Shain, Angus R. Shamal, Daniel Shea, Matt Siber, Sarah Small, Angie Smith, Tema Stauffer, Will Steacy, Amy Stein, Parsley Steinweiss, Luke Stettner, Sean Stewart, Barry Stone, Sarah Sudhoff, JJ Sulin, Rachel Sussman, Tina Tyrell, Simon Vahala, Alex Van Clief, Kamden Vencill, Caroline de Vries, Michael Werner, Emma Wieslander, Sara Wight, Grant Willing, Sarah Wilmer, Ofer Wolberger, Jason John Würm, Wheat Wurtzburger, Jeongmee Yoon, Anoush Abrar & Aimée Hoving, Allison Wermager & Alexander M. Harrington, Inka Lindergård & Niclas Holmström, Kate and Camilla and Tribble & Mancenido.

Humble Arts Foundation is a not-for-profit organization that works to advance the careers of emerging fine-art photographers by way of exhibition and publishing opportunities, limited-edition print sales, twice-annual artists grants, and educational programming.

For additional information and press inquiries, please send an email to amani olu at PRESS@HAFNY.ORG.

1937: "Fundamentals of Exhibition Design" - by Herbert Bayer

This is something really interesting that I came across today while digitizing various material here at The New York Public Library - (where I work as Head Photographer doing digital archiving and reproduction photography of fascinating items from the various collections). This "Fundamentals of Exhibition Design" was written in 1937 by Herbert Bayer (a graphic designer, typographer, photographer, painter, environmental designer, sculptor and exhibition designer). It brings up some thought provoking ideas about exhibition design, flow, perspective and field of vision. Some of the illustrations are great...particularly the last one.










This essay by Herbert Bayer is also mentioned in the essay by Christopher Phillips titled "The Judgment Seat of Photography" in the quarterly journal OCTOBER (Autumn, 1982). That entire article can be read HERE.

Flash Forward 2007: Emerging Photographers Book Launch & Exhibition

I've been chosen as one of the winners from the United States for this emerging photography competition. The images I am being recognized for are from the series Testament. I 'm thankful to have had so much success with exhibiting this series in various group exhibitions and most recently in two international photography festivals.

Mark your calendars for the Toronto and New York exhibitions and get your hands on the book ASAP. Details at: http://magentafoundation.org/en/projects/flash_forward/2007

After Party: Saturday, Sept. 29th

Come out for the music and multimedia assault...

11th Annual Art Under the Bridge Festival

This year I'll be exhibiting a Hallway Project as part of the Festival's Open Studios event.

On view:

-Selections from the series Gatherings, Testament, and Migration
-Images from two newly started projects
-Limited 8x10" editions available as well as other special editions for this event
-And more...

Hallway Project Location:

33 Washington Street
[Directly across the street from the Dumbo Arts Center]
Open on Saturday & Sunday, 1pm - 6pm

Directions to the area:
A or C train to High Street. Cross the park and take a left on Washington Street.
F train to York Street. Left at York Street and right on Washington Street.

For program, schedule, and map visit DAC's website: www.dumboartscenter.org

New Blog...

click the link to view more from the series Testament - www.peterriesett.com