Puff Puff Past12.12 2013
BRIGHT NIGHTS Photo Book Presentation by Tod Seelie
https://www.facebook.com/events/256512174497747/
Come out to see Tod’s amazing work and new book, he will be giving a presentation of his photographs from the past 15 years!
Thursday, December 12th – 6:00p
BRIGHT NIGHTS: Photographs of Another New York
By Tod Seelie
http://todseelie.com/
http://blog.suckapants.com/
Published by Prestel Publishing
Tod Seelie loves New York, but not the version depicted in postcards. His city is an underground haven for people at society’s edges, people who come alive at night, who make music and art and noise and mess. This startlingly beautiful collection of images captures a gritty culture that belies the city’s glamorous persona. Here are punk bands and bike parties, abandoned spaces and skeezy clubs, junk-filled lots and sketchy streets. Interspersed throughout the book are texts from Seelie’s friends and fellow artists, along with an introduction by Jeff Stark, editor of the iconic alternative events e-mail list Nonsense NYC. The photographs in the book create a love poem to the city that not only doesn’t sleep—it cavorts around at 3:00 am looking for the next adventure.
With contributions by:
Caledonia Curry (Swoon)
Colin Moynihan (New York Times)
Evan Pricco (Juxtapoz)
Benjamin Shapiro (VICE)
Carlo McCormick (Paper Magazine)
Ian Vanek (Japanther)
Conrad Carlson (Black Label Bicycle Club)
Carolina Miranda (ArtNews)
Joe Ahearn (Clocktower Gallery/Showpaper)
Jeff Stark (Nonsense NYC)
Sto Len (Cinders Gallery)
Also keep a look out for one of his photo prints that will be available in our annual art auction:
http://space1026.com/auction/
