'Rock Dreams', by Guy Peellaert and Nic Cohn.

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"Sam Cooke. Sam Cooke, shot dead in a motel, was black but dressed up white, sang Soul but wrote Teendreams, wagged his ass but gently, with a certain deference." Nic Cohn


Copyright Guy Peellaert
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'Buddy Holly. Hey, what happened? One moment I was in Lubbock, Texas, and I had bad teeth, bad eyes and sang with my nostrils and adenoids, hiccoughing and whining. Everyone said I was crazy, so I left and came to New York, an I met a man who straightened my teeth, gave me new glasses, dressed me up real Italian sharp. Next he called me Buddy Holly, and what kind of name is that? Then he sent me out on tour, and put me on TV, and now I'm a Rock'n'Roll star. I like it. Everywhere I go, girls scream at me, boys ask for my autograph and I ride around in a Cadillac. But sometimes I can't believe it - I remember Lubbock, Texas, and everybody laughing and I ask myself, can it last?"... Nic Cohn
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I got this book featuring incredible works by Belgian illustrator Guy Peellaert accompanied by Nic Cohn's writing as a present at the age of 12. Having not seen the work in years I was really happy to buy myself a new copy.

Bob Richardson

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The last times I went to Strands Bookstore to view through photo books the new Bob Richardson book edited by his son Terry Richardson really stood out to me.

The Trouble With Bob
By LISA EISNER and ROMÁN ALONSO

New York Times Magazine

here

San Diego Union Tribune

here

1001 (Part 6)

copyright Matias Aguilar

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right here

Bernard Faucon

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Bernard FAUCON - Summer Vacation - The Banquet 1978

...upon watching a Faucon photo you instantly know that the picture you are viewing might be ingrained in your memory forever.

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more here

1001(Part 5)

Copyright Matias Aguilar

...here are more pictures from my 1001 series

Wim Wenders - Don't Come Knocking

Copyright Donata Wenders

Wim Wenders' Don't Come Knocking movie is shot at amazing looking locations, precisely

Butte,Montana.....Elko and Wendover, Nevada.....Salt Lake City and Moab, Utah........here

What is the origin of road movies?

WALTER SALLES writes an interesting article here @ nytimes.com

WimWendersPhotography here DonataWendersPhotography/Don't come Knocking site here

Martin Parr

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©Martin Parr

Stephen Daiter Gallery has Martin Parr pictures displayed here

Neo Rauch

Neo Rauch (German, born 1960)Vater (Father), 2007Courtesy Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig/Berlin & David Zwirner, New York© 2007 Neo Rauch/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/VG Bild-Kunst, BonnPhoto: Uwe Walter

Now, these paintings are great! FAZ describes Rauch’s painting as a mix of surrealism, socialist realism and nightmarish pop art and states that the painter will withdraw from the public for the next years. Considering the attention and praise he has been receiving recently it is probably a smart move. I’m sure the negative critics are already hovering over Rauch. Isn’t it ironic that people in the arts have a tendency to tire of quality work and often prefer to praise something new and fresh that probably nobody will care for in the near future? ...here ...here (in German)

Luke Stephenson

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Luke Stephenson takes great portraits of Spectacle Wearing Folk. Make sure to catch his other series, too.

Hungry?

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Hungry and don't know what to eat? ... ata08 dishes up food pics and sometimes even tells you where to find it in the New York area.

Daniel Richter

Daniel Richter draws portraits in the street of Paris for Euro 5.

here for video link (courtesy of FAZ.de)



© F.A.Z.-Julia Zimmermann


David Zwirner Gallery

Tuwenig
2004
Oil on canvas
Image Size: 82 1/2 x 102 3/4 inches

more Daniel Richter here

Rinko Kawauchi

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Interview with Rinko Kawauchi here @ PingMag.

I am glad I didn't miss her show @ Cohan and Leslie.

stripper_polaroids' photos

courtesy of stripper_polaroids

...photog shares 60's polaroids of So. Cal strippers.....here.

1001 Series

...here are some new pictures from my 1001 series.

OVERMAPPED

A Cartography of Filipino American Visual Arts Curated by Rico Reyes

April 5th - 25th, 2007
Reception April 5th, 5:30 - 7:30pm

The artists presented are Filipino, Filipino American, American Filipino, scholars of Philippine Studies or Pinoyphiles, marking the growth and development of the Filipino visual arts community; Overmapped is a pause, to look, and take stock of what is happening with young artists, established artists and their career trajectories, with hobbyists who find themselves deep in serious artmaking, along with many others.

....features 8 works of mine.