juco for the moment

today was about my budding potential affair with the young photography team.  Flirting dangerously with seriousness, JUCO somehow manage to avoid annoying their rambunctious, mythological side.

juco - making it hot to like elves again. frodo had slaves.  

other juco work is strikingly reminiscent of the recent art basel phenom, and purveyor of the spectacularly right on, alex prager. 

both share that retro 70esque coloring and minimalist suburban spaces and interiors as well as casting heightened attention to women in the throws of mediocre middle class malaise. when form and content begin to emerge in the works of multiple artists simulataneously it used to mean that a new movement may be under way.  now, it could just mean they don't have to travel anywhere or even buy a magazine to copy someone else's vibe. hopefully i'm wrong about that.

 

these two small ones are alex prager

the violent and the sexual tuesday

im not sure what the intentions are in contemporary fashion photography, but these three photo editorials struck me as the most demanding and powerful - perhaps for all the wrong reasons / perhaps that what makes it oh so right.  my aunt told me at dinner last night that an you should always revisit an image or a look that immediately repulses you.  here you may find that long sought after cutting edge.  thus, rape, fascistic sexual domination, forced oral sex, violently cropped chests, and sweaty feeble arms combine to form the most problematic and glamorous visions of the day.

steven klein - coming up with the most fantastic image of the day. his series for vogue italia follows

marcus gaab for ten. sweaty, slippery, and improper... no?          jessica craig martin is not thinking about mess, blood, pedophilia, and oral sexlola (here)

new way forward

i've decided to change direction on this blog. i'm no longer only putting up concept posts based around individual artists or trends. now i'm going to display the array of visuals i encounter each day to establish a sense of my visual world and to create an evolving dictionary of the sights that move me.

on lia's computer at work. her brother sent it. glen luchford from AnOther magazine  

anders krisar kimiko yoshida allen jones