talks & presentations
Special Exhibitions by Carrie Mae Weems, Jamel Shabazz, Brenda Ann Kenneally.
friday
18TH & GRAND PRESENTS GEORGE RODRIGUEZ: BOXING LOS ANGELES 1968-1996
George Rodriguez and Steve DeBro
12:30pm - 2pm
No photographer has captured the breadth of Los Angeles like George Rodriguez. From the Chicano rights movement to the Sunset Strip rock scene, beautifully observed street photography to lavish celebrity galas, hip hop outlaws and the gritty boxing scene, Rodriguez’ work weaves together the seemingly mismatched threads that make Los Angeles a dynamic, indefinable city.
18th & Grand is a multimedia project encompassing film, exhibitions and live events, reframing Los Angeles history through the prism of a 20th Century fight palace. www.18thandgrand.com More info
A COLLECTING JOURNEY IN MEXICAN PHOTOGRAPHY
Conversation series curated by Claudia Pretelin - Artist Alejandro Cartagena in conversation with Paula Ely
2:30pm - 3:30pm
What does it take to build a meaningful photography collection? Collector Paula Ely and artist Alejandro Cartagena will discuss collecting Mexican photography from both the artist’s and collector’s perspectives. Drawing on over a decade of conversation, they will explore how an artist’s vision and a collector’s eye shape a collection. More info
THE MYSTERY OF THE GAZE: YELENA YEMCHUK AND THE NAPLES MEDUSA
Yelena Yemchuk (artist and photographer) and Francesca Todde (publisher, Départ pour l'image)
4pm - 5pm
In her new book, Yemchuk imagines Medusa emerging from the underworld to accompany her through the streets of Naples. Moving between myth and everyday life, past and present, her photographs explore the mystery and power of the gaze, the tension between seeing and being seen, and the unsettling beauty of human encounters. More info
Image by George Rodriguez
SATURDAY
MEXICO: THE MURDER OF THE YOUNG
Conversation series curated by Claudia Pretelin - Mexican Photographer Pablo Ortiz Monasterio talks about his photo essay Desaparacen?
12:30pm - 2pm
Pablo Ortiz Monasterio, one of Mexico’s best-known and most influential photographers, will discuss the process of creating the series Desaparecen?, presented at SHOW LA as an exhibition and book. In this conversation, Ortiz Monasterio will explore the photographs reflecting the tragic story of the 43 students from Ayotzinapa, victims of forced disappearance. More info
PRODUCT OF MY ENVIRONMENT
Jamel Shabazz, Photographer and Lucie Honoree with Khalil Kinsey, COO, Chief Curator and Creative Director for the Kinsey African American Art & History Collection
2:30pm - 3:30pm
“A product of my environment is focused on my coming of age during the turbulent 1960s & 1970s, and the impact that the war in Vietnam, and the overall climate in America during that time period had on shaping my vision and interest in photography.” – Jamel Shabazz
THE SHAPE OF TIME: A CONVERSATION WITH TAYLOR GALLOWAY
Taylor Galloway with Allie Haeusslein presented by Deadbeat Club
4pm - 5pm
For more than a decade, photographer Taylor Galloway returned to his family’s farm in rural Virginia, documenting the land and the people whose lives have unfolded there for generations. The resulting body of work, across the street from Heaven, recently published by Deadbeat Club, is a meditation on family, memory, belonging, and the passage of time. More info
Image by Jamel Shabazz, Rush Hour
sunday
PANORAMA: NEW PERSPECTIVES ON PHOTO-BASED PRACTICE IN LOS ANGELES
Conversation series curated by Claudia Pretelin - William Camargo, Jackie Castillo, Arlene Mejorado and Arturo Soto, artists from the exhibition PANORAMA: Photographs from the collection of Paula Ely and Cesar Rueda
12:30pm - 2pm
Panelists will discuss how their practices engage with life and heritage, and how traditional Mexican photography and other international influences have shaped the works presented in this exhibition. More info
AN EXCUSE TO WANDER: PHOTOGRAPHING STRANGERS IN THE 1980’S
Sage Sohier
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Sohier will show pictures from her 1980s work, “Americans Seen,” “Passing Time,” “Easy Days,” and “To Utah 85,” She will talk about what it was like to be on the road photographing strangers as a young woman in the 80s, and will discuss how her practice has evolved over the years.
SANDRA BLOW XV: A LIFE IN IMAGES
Sandra Blow introduced by Dulce Pinzon - Plataforma Artbase
4pm - 5pm
Sandra Blow will be talking about her work and new book. “XV” follows fifteen years of photography, bodies, nights, identities, and communities that break with the established order. A visual archive that celebrates excess, authenticity, and glitter, all of which permeate Sandra Blow's universe. More info
Image by Sage Sohier