All posts by Stephen Hawkins
“This 16-year-old Photog Documents the Lives of Malibu Rich Kids,” Galore Magazine
When you think high school photographer, you probably think of a teen who loves taking selfies and “epic” sunset pics, but Brent McKeever is a different story. The 16-year-old Malibu-based photographer has shot for brands like Brandy Melville, Frankie’s Bikinis, and Planet Blue; and he regularly works with models who are signed with Wilhelmina and NEXT.
David Yarrow – Human Nature
BY MARIKO FINCH for Sotherby’s | 11 MAY 2017 David Yarrow has a photographic career spanning more than thirty years. From his origins in sports photography, in recent years he…
“Trailblazing New Orleans gallerist Arthur Roger gifts his collection to NOMA,” New Orleans Museum of Art
Pride of Place: The Making of Contemporary Art in New Orleans showcases renowned art collector and gallery owner Arthur Roger’s transformational gift of his entire personal art collection to the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA). Spotlighting one of the city’s most groundbreaking contemporary art collections, the exhibition explores the rise of modern and contemporary art in New Orleans.
“Galleries celebrate a musical jam session for art on Julia Street,” The Advocate
Arthur Roger, 432-434 Julia St., leads with a one-two punch: Edward Burtynsky’s cerebral and formally precise large-scale photographic landscapes in one gallery space will be accompanied a few doors down by Christopher Saucedo’s Pop art-inflected canvases and drawings in which classic American cartoon and superhero imagery is used as a trenchant commentary on current events.
Edward Burtynsky: Intentional Landscapes
The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present Intentional Landscapes, an exhibition of photographs by Edward Burtynsky. The exhibition will be on view at Arthur Roger@434, located at 434 Julia Street, from May 6 – June 30, 2017. The gallery will host an opening on Saturday, May 6 from 6-9pm, in conjunction with Jammin’ on Julia.
Christopher Saucedo: Neapolitan (Comic Book Diplomacy, Go Cups and Water Bottle Buoys)
The Arthur Roger Gallery is pleased to present Neapolitan (Comic Book Diplomacy, Go Cups and Water Bottle Buoys), an exhibition of recent work by Christopher Saucedo. The exhibition will be on view at Arthur Roger Gallery, located at 432 Julia Street, from May 6 – June 30, 2017. The gallery will host an opening with the artist in attendance on Saturday, May 6 from 6-9pm, in conjunction with Jammin’ on Julia.
“Exhibition Pick: Luis Cruz Azaceta,” Pelican Bomb
Luis Cruz Azaceta’s current show at Arthur Roger Gallery, “On The Brink,” makes a statement on contemporary social and political issues. But first, one might get distracted by the artist’s flashy abstract style. Azaceta’s process of stacking primary and secondary colors in the form of polygonal shapes is eye-popping. Azaceta was born and raised in Cuba, to whose vibrant culture one may attribute his neon color palette.
“Pride of Place brings Arthur Roger’s donated collection to NOMA,” New Orleans Museum of Art
[Arthur] Roger’s personal collection of more than eighty paintings, photographs, and sculptures reflects the gallery’s storied forty-year history as well as Roger’s skill and sophistication as an art collector. Bringing together artworks Roger has collected from the 1970s through today, Pride of Place unfolds as an evolving narrative about place, identity, and belonging in New Orleans’ contemporary art scene over the course of the last four decades.
“HORROR VACUI: An Interview With Douglas Bourgeois,” The Iron Lattice
In spite of his relative seclusion in rural Louisiana, Douglas Bourgeois never wants for inspiration. On almost every inch of wall space in his simple cottage in St. Amant hangs the artwork of his friends and contemporaries. His art studio, lined with orderly shelves of assorted objets, could double as a curio shop. His curiosity lies at the heart of his creative vitality; the bold colors and elaborate and peculiar details of his paintings indicate a man who is dazzled by the world around him.