Stories from 1000 Words Photography
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Akiko Takizawa @Daiwa Foundation, London
1000 Words Photography &bull Yesterday
At the heart of Japanese photographer Akiko Takizawa's work lies feelings of dislocation, displacement and isolation. Her black and white photographs, unsettling yet peaceful, are imbued with a sense of loss and longing while retaining that vital glimmer of hope. Dim… Full Story »
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Eggleston Shore
1000 Words Photography &bull Jan 30, 2012
We have just come across this bonus footage from the DVD, Eggleston In The Real World , which takes a brief look at the relationship between the work of Stephen Shore and William Eggleston, possibly two of the most important… Full Story »
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Tono Stano @ Pace/MacGill Gallery, New York
1000 Words Photography &bull Jan 25, 2012
Tono StanoAn exciting exhibition is opening very soon at the Pace/MacGill Gallery in New York. Tono Stano's series of haunting and surreal images are due to go on display from 2 February through to 17 March, 2012, marking the Slovakian… Full Story »
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Paloma al Aire
1000 Words Photography &bull Jan 5, 2012
All images Ricardo Cases We have just received word that there are only a few copies left of Ricardo Cases' critically acclaimed book Paloma al Aire, published by Dewi Lewis. Ricardo Cases' third photobook deals with an unusual subject: a unique… Full Story »
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1000 Words Workshop With Roger Ballen In Morocco, May 2012
1000 Words Photography &bull Dec 20, 2011
Following successes with Antoine d'Agata, Anders Petersen and Erik Kessels we are proud to present Roger Ballen as the workshop leader for the next retreat in Fez, Morocco (5-9 May 2012). Somebody said my pictures are diamonds but they are diamonds with charcoal and carbon inside. What's going on in the interior of that world is breakdown and chaos, but there is affection on the formal side. You constantly have to deal with these contradictions. They cause ambiguity, which is an important part of my art." Like most great artist-photographers Roger Ballen's work is hard to define. Drawn from the… Full Story »
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Frieze Issue 143 And Frieze D/E Issue 3
1000 Words Photography &bull Dec 6, 2011
We are very happy to announce a new discounted offer on frieze magazine exclusively for 1000 Words readers. Over the past last twenty years, friezehas firmly established itself as the leading print publication in the field of contemporary art and… Full Story »
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Ochi Reyes
1000 Words Photography &bull Nov 28, 2011
All images Ochi Reyes Last Saturday, I met up with my fellow judges and the participating photographers from this year's Fresh Faced and Wild Eyed at The Photographers' Gallery offices for the follow-up portfolio reviews and slideshow. Now in its fourth year, the competition celebrates the breadth and dynamism of photographic work produced by recent… Full Story »
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Roe Ethridge
1000 Words Photography &bull Nov 18, 2011
Whilst researching for our latest issue "Thereness", we came across a selection of videos on featured artist Roe Ethridge. In this particular interview with MoMa's Curator of Photography, Roxana Marcoci, Ethridge discusses his experience of working in commercial photography and its influence on his personal projects, and in the process… Full Story »
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Tallinn Photomonth 2011
1000 Words Photography &bull Nov 6, 2011
Marge Monko, I Don't Eat Flowers, 2011, colour poster, 42 x 59cmIn 1989 a united group of people formed a human chain that stretched six hundred kilometres across the three Baltic states - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. In a move to denigrate the 50th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, three pro-independence groups from the three nations organised The Baltic Chain. Witnessed globally, the scene was a powerful act of social solidarity and mobility, preceding Lithuania's declaration of independence by just six months. Estonia and Latvia were to follow. On the evening of 19 August 1991, an attempted coup (the "August… Full Story »
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Hands in the fire with Erik Kessels
1000 Words Photography &bull Nov 6, 2011
Michael Grieve / 1000 Words During the month of September 1000 Words held its third workshop in the medina of Fez, Morocco. This time we invited energetic Dutch man, Erik Kessels, curator, publisher and top banana at KesselsKrammer creative agency,… Full Story »
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