In his beloved and quintessentially Blaustenian voice, JB dives into my most recent publication, The Street Becomes.
Read the review here.
Celebrating the Lunar New Year in Seoul
“Celebrating the City, Recent Acquisitions” at the Museum of the City of New York.
Two works from my series YONKEROS are included in the exhibition “Celebrating the City: Recent Acquisitions” at the Museum of the City of New York. This Valentine to city life opens Feb 18th, with a press preview scheduled a few days before, on the 14th.
I’m honored to share the stage with other quintessential New Yorkers and favorite artists like Saul Leiter, Bruce Davidson, Rosalind Solomon, Sylvia Plachy, Robert Frank, William Klein and Jamel Shabazz.
Best Photography Books of 2021
Honored and thrilled that “The Street Becomes” was selected by Elizabeth Avedon for her list of Best Photography Books of 2021.
Entrevista en VIST Projects
Mi entrevista con VIST projects ya está en línea. Conversamos sobre mi nuevo libro “The Street Becomes” publicado hace un par de meses por Meteoro Editions.
The Religious Unconscious
Distinguished writer and artist Pablo Helguera published an essay today entitled “The Religious Unconscious” in which he meditates on the nature of the religious impulse. He also references my project on a community of "Anusim" in Yonkers, NY which I photographed on commission from The Jewish Museum in 2005.
Read Pablo’s essay here.
Presenting in the i3 Lecture Series at The School of Visual Arts
Last month at the School of Visual Arts, I was honored to present an overview of four projects which were fundamental to my development as an artist: Manhattan Mincha Map (2002), YONKEROS (2010), The Street Becomes (2017) and Olmedini el Mago (2021).
Tune in to the video cast of my i3 Lecture here:
https://youtu.be/qbl3m7aVDIs
“The Street Becomes” reviewed in American Suburb X.
Gracias Arturo Soto for your searching and beautifully written review of my monograph “The Street Becomes” in American Suburb X.
Dear Dave Magazine
An eight page portfolio of my series “The Street Becomes” is featured in the current issue of Dear Dave Magazine.
A monograph of this body of work is forthcoming from Meteoro Editions, to be published in Amsterdam in Spring/Summer 2021.
Looking back
Hard to believe it’s been seven years already since my solo exhibition for YONKEROS at Ryugaheon Gallery in Seoul, curated by Joanne Junga Yang.
The thing about that show which moved me the most was the contrast between the pristine, zen-like gallery and the rough and tumble world of Willets Point depicted in my photographs. Also, the gallery is located a stone’s throw away from the old Imperial Palace and it gave me a sense of leaving a footprint and being a part of the life of a city I absolutely cherish.
Here’s a two page spread from Harper’s Bazaar Korea. Words by Dongsun An and portrait by my wife Hye-Ryoung Min.
YONKEROS portfolio in Popular Photography (China)
This month's issue of Popular Photography (China) features a portfolio of my YONKEROS work!
Olmedini El Mago on NPR
Gracias Radio Ambulante y Lisette Arevalo por un maravilloso episodio sobre la vida del legendario Olmedini El Mago con quién he tenido el gran privilegio y gusto de trabajar y compartir durante el último año y medio.
Thank you Radio Ambulante / NPR for this beautifully realized feature on the life and times of Olmedini el Mago.
Escuche el episodio aquí.
Interview on Noticiero Univisión
Interview on Noticiero Univisión
Today Olmedini El Mago, Julia Sanchez and myself recorded an interview with anchorman Victor Javier Solano. It will air Feb 2nd on Noticiero Univision!
“American Truth” exhibition
Great to see my photograph of Olmedini El Mago on the banner for SVA’s Fall 2019 exhibitions and events.
This will be the project’s debut exhibition as part of a compelling and provocative selection of works curated by Jasmine Wahi for “American Truth”, which opens in November at the School for Visual Arts.
Cover story and feature for "Olmedini The Magician" in Genii Magazine
Olmedini El Mago is this month’s cover story for Genii Magazine, illustrated with my photographs and a fourteen page feature! Chloe Olewitz wrote a brilliant summation of his biography, career highlights and the struggles, hopes and dreams that define him.
New work featured in the NY Times
That first cup of coffee on a Sunday morning never tasted better, waking up to find a feature of my work in the New York Times!
The Metro Section is indeed the pulse of the city. And David Gonzalez, who wrote the piece which accompanies my photographs, is one of the quintessential New York voices, who for many years has explored the richness and complexity of Latino life in New York.
Seen here are images from my most recent project, a work-in-progress, entitled "Olmedini El Mago". The series is a photographic document of Olmedo Renteria “Olmedini”, a 78 years old blind magician: his faith, determination and grit as he works the subways of New York City to make a living. A selection of images was also published in the NY Times LENS on Jan 11th, 2019.
Olmedini El Mago featured in the New York Times
My latest body of work gets its debut feature in today's NY Times "Lens".
"Olmedini El Mago", is a photographic document of the life of a 78 year old blind magician as he works the subways of New York City to make a living. It will also run in print on Sunday, January 20th in the paper's Metropolitan Section.
I am particularly proud to have my photographs accompanied by an essay by David Gonzalez, one of the essential voices which define the life of this city for many of us.
Media coverage: "Mascaras, Rumores y Otros Vuelos"
On April 5th, our three-person exhibition "Máscaras, Rumores y Otros Vuelos" opened to great fanfare at the Museo Nacional de Arte Moderno in Guatemala City. The days leading up to it had been intense with a flurry of media requests, including two live appearances on National TV morning shows and additional taped segments for the evening news hour, as well as a live radio interview on Radio Infinita's "Con Criterio" program and feature articles on all of the country's dailies.
Feature in Prensa Libre, Guatemala
Packing bags for Guatemala but still so much to do between now and my Thursday night flight.
Nevertheless, all the overtime and effort seems more manageable when Prensa Libre, Guatemala's largest daily, publishes a full page feature on our upcoming exhibition opening next week at the Museum of Modern Art. The buzz is building and there's a lot of excitement and anticipation in the air.
Something to look forward to!