I was surprised to learn that the familiar green rolling hills in the default desktop for Windows XP is an on-location photograph. It is so idyllic, so stock that I imagined it must have been artificial. For millions of PC users, the desktop image of bright green rolling hills and puffy white clouds in a [...]
Frequently when I visited Sonnabend Gallery there would be an Elger Esser print lying against a wall in one of the back rooms. I was always intrigued by Esser’s images. “Dreamy” would be a one word summary. But I never got to see a show of Esser’s work. DLK Collection has reviewed the latest show, [...]
The family and I will be taking a road trip down to Santa Fe, NM, at the end of next week. I’m looking for recommendations for galleries, museums, etc. We’ll be driving down I-25 from Fort Collins area with a detour to La Junta to see Old Bent’s Fort National Park and then on to [...]
Here’s a very brief monologue from Frank Gohlke on YouTube. I received Gohlke’s book Accommodating Nature as a birthday present and have been completely blown away. I was initially drawn to Gohlke’s work on Mount St. Helens and the abstract qualities of the aerial landscapes, but its his other work in Texas and the Southwest [...]
A short bit more on the change in policy concerning photography and service members’ coffins. It’s a complex issue that really boils down to the effect of photography on preexisting values and opinion. (See this Amy Stein post for related discussion.) The partisan commentary on both sides has been lacking in any analytical thought, so [...]
In a 2-part post, DLK Collection has recapped the various gallery booths featuring photography at the recent Armory Show. Check this out if you are interested in a whirlwind tour of high profile art photographers and some key, if mostly New York, galleries.
Part 1: Pier 94
Part 2: Pier 92
