SPOTLIGHT: Anthony Luvera

26th April 2009

This is Gypsey. She nurtured a patch of neglected urban land. She made a garden. One day the council decided she wasn’t allowed to be there. In 2002 Anthony Luvera began to produce a remarkable body of work with the collaboration of numerous homeless people in London. They were each …

23rd April 2009

You don’t paint a painting then decide how big it should be. Jackson Pollock

22nd April 2009

Any idea well expressed is beautiful Jeff Wall

SPOTLIGHT: David Williams

21st April 2009

88 PLACES This element of the one taste: (n)ever-changing project, consists of a typology of each of the 88 Orin, devotion bells, at the 88 Omuro Ninaji Temples (Shingon sect) in Kyoto. These small, hut-like constructions are a version in miniature of their 88 much larger and more widely known counterparts on the …

16th April 2009

Good composition is only the strongest way of seeing the subject. It cannot be taught because, like all creative effort, it is a matter of personal growth. Edward Weston in ‘Seeing Photographically’

14th April 2009

What is the mark of Web success in 2009? A million page views in a week? A spike in Twitter mentions? Both are meaningful indices, but not quite as satisfying as traffic crashing your whole site. It’s the Internet version of a standing ovation. Sasha Frere-Jones

SPOTLIGHT: Josh Poehlein

28th March 2009

Drawings and photos by Josh Poehlein.

SPOTLIGHT: Rasmuss Kaessmann

26th March 2009

This lighting is incredible. “Kaessmann entered photography after travelling through remote parts of East Africa. His work today reflects those roots, often setting his shots in extreme environments from mountains to rainforests. His diverse portfolio has grown to include portraits, advertising and more recently, sports. Kaessmann’s work with the German …