CONTACT is an annual month long festival of photography with over 1000 local, national and international artists at more than 200 venues across the Greater Toronto Area in May. Founded as a not-for-profit organization 14 years ago, CONTACT is devoted to celebrating, and fostering an appreciation of the art and profession of photography. As the largest photography event in the world, and a premiere cultural event in Toronto, CONTACT stimulates excitement and discussion among a diverse audience that has grown to over 1.5 million and is focused on cultivating even greater interest and participation this year.
Based on the curatorial theme Pervasive Influence, recent works by Canadian and international artists are showcased at Toronto's leading cultural institutions, contemporary art spaces and public sites. As the bo...
Avec ses photographies de petites reines de beauté US Susan Anderson nous fait frémir de vérité.
Ces photographies sont toutes prises en 5 minutes, temps accordé par les organisateurs de concours de beauté sur tout le territoire Américain.
Les enfants sont alors tellement conditionnés pour la pose parfaite que chaque prise de vue est un appel à la séduction.
Ils semblent avoir vieilli mais derrière les couches de maquillage, derrière la prothèse dentaire, derrière les faux cheveux lʼenfant est toujours visible.
Ces photographies soulèvent alors clairement la problématique du fantasme de beauté et de perfection.
Dès leur plus jeune âge ces petites reines de beauté sont &eacut...
TOKYO PHOTO 2009 endeavors to be the foremost art fair of photography in Japan. The venue is located in the heart of international business and culture in Tokyo. To be held from September 4 to 6, Tokyo Photo 2009 will provide visitors with a unique opportunity to see and buy a wide range of photographic works from vintage prints to cutting-edge digitally enhanced images.
With the support of the US Embassy and in collaboration with the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego, Tokyo Photo will mount a special exhibition entitled Photo America. Featuring over 50 historical works spanning the 19th century to the present, Photo America will present a panoramic overview of American photographic expression. Virtually all of the works will be displayed for the first time in Japan.
PROGRAMMING
Lectures and seminars will...
Anderson for the first time in Europe. Her new series High Glitz: The Surreal World of Child Beauty Pageants will be on show at the gallery from the 29th of January through the 21st February 2009.
High Glitz is a documentary portrait series that looks into the US subculture of child beauty pageants and, more particularly, into the ‘High Glitz’ genre, which name refers to the young competitors’ couture costumes embellished with glitter. The ‘glitzy’ appearance of the girls is further perfected with a broad array of cosmetic preparations that go from glamour makeup to lacquered hairstyle and flippers (false front teeth veneers). Anderson’s camera records in graphic detail the result of this time-consuming transformation process.
For the past three years, Anderson has been travelli...