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Announcing Afterimage 38.2

Luke Strosnider — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 20:42:57 +0000

A new issue of Afterimage has arrived. Announcing Volume 38, Issue 2, featuring:

+ A report from the 6th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art
+ An essay on New York City’s High Line
+ Features on video games in a time of war, the (non)destinations of augmented reality art, and a conversation with Stanley Greenberg
+ Reviews of exhibitions and books, media recieved and noted, and much, much more

Excerpts available here at Afterimage Online; get the full story with a subscription!

[ Afterimage Vol. 38 No. 2 ]

Commentary: The End of an Era, Not the End of the World

Luke Strosnider — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 13:46:52 +0000

Recent coverage of the final roll of Kodachrome took on a dark tone, much of it reading like an obituary for all of photography’s traditions.

Amid all the eulogizing, Luke Strosnider offers a reminder that the “old ways” aren’t dead, the “new ways” build on the past, and the basic elements of photography are still the most wondrous aspects of the medium.

[The End of an Era, Not the End of the World by Luke Strosnider]

Commentary: The Case Against Lawrence Brose

Luke Strosnider — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:46:23 +0000

In November 2009, noted filmmaker and artist Lawrence Brose was charged in federal court with receiving and possessing internet images of child porn. William C. Altreuter offers a commentary on the arrest, the case, and their threat to artistic freedom.

[Commentary: The Case Against Lawrence Brose by William C. Altreuter]

Announcing Afterimage Vol. 38 No. 1

Luke Strosnider — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 20:25:54 +0000

Our new issue - Afterimage Vol. 38 No. 1 – marks the beginning of our 38th consecutive year of publication. A few highlights:

+ Reports from the Gender, Bodies, and Technology Conference (Roanoke, Virginia) and the 17th Biennale of Sydney (Sydney, Australia).

+ Features on Christian Boltanski, Catherine Morris, and the Athens riots as dispotif and event.

+ Reviews of recent exhibitions in the New York, London, Boston, and Dubai.

+ “Collecting Apologies”, a portfolio of photographs by Takeshi Moro.

Read excerpts of every article here on Afterimage Online.

Thank you for your continued support, enjoy the new issue, and please – if you aren’t already – subscribe now!

Online Exclusive: Juraj Krasnohorsky on His Debut Short Film “x= x+1”

Luke Strosnider — Fri, 28 May 2010 18:40:02 +0000

Exclusively here at Afterimage Online:

Slovak director Juraj Krasnohorsky sits down with Steven Yates to discuss his debut, a 15-minute short film entitled x= x+1 (2009).

[ Five Stages of Grief: Interviewing Juraj Krasnohorsky by Steven Yates ]