MARTIN PARR · LUXURY

“Traditionally the portrayal of poverty has been the domain of the ‘concerned photographer’, but I photograph wealth in the same spirit,” says Martin Parr.

The world-famous photographer Martin Parr has portrayed what it is like to be immensely wealthy. With great clarity, his photographs show that immense wealth means the same thing everywhere. Being in Dubai, South Africa, Russia, the United States, India or anywhere else. The result is a bizarre collection of photographs, featuring what might be the world’s least recession-sensitive people. Parr’s pictures have captured the expressions of those who have all there is to be had, and yet are not satisfied. Who still miss something. Another canapé, perhaps?

Martin Parr Luxury I Opening May 28th I 17.00-20.00 In the presence of the artist

The exhibition runs until June 28th Runebergsgatan 3, 114 29 Sthlm, Sweden 

Phone +46 8 661 70 30 info@gungallery.se www.gungallery.se

© Martin Parr 2009. Image and video courtesy of GunGallery, Stockholm.

Once Upon a Book

Detail from Smartypants (Pete in School) by Maira Kalman

Once Upon a Book: The Creative Process of Children's Books

Once Upon a Book, showcases six acclaimed children's book illustrators in a new light - through doodles, sketches, mock-ups, all the way through finished art. Curated by Thacher Hurd, this is the second in a series of children's book exhibitions. This show explores the creative process in the work of six critically acclaimed illustrators: Elisa Kleven, Remy Charlip, Maira Kalman, David Macaulay, Chris Raschka and Brian Selznick.

In these videos, the illustrators talk about their creative process. (Videos shot by curator Thacher Hurd.) An online exhibition of the first children's book exhibition at SFCB, Show Me a Story: Children's Books & the Technology of Enchantment is available here.

On view at: San Francisco Center for the Book, 300 De Haro st. (16th street entrance), from May 1 to August 7. Curator's walk through: Friday, May 15, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

The Ideal Sketchbook

The Ideal Sketchbook
Bound at San Francisco Center for the Book by YUMMY! INK

This structure is modeled on the nineteenth century artists' sketchbooks and journals, similar to the ones used by Wordsworth and Ruskin as they wandered out into the Lake District fields to draw and write. An honest structure made simply and from high quality materials, it opens beautifully and is very durable. It can be made at home with no equipment, just a few simple tools, and since it is not 'cased-in' requires very little pressing.

The pages are made from good cartridge paper, ideal for pen-and-ink drawing, pencil sketching or writing. Working from full sized sheets, I have folded and slit the paper to give a beautiful, feathery deckle edge. I have sewn the book with linen thread on strong tapes, and sewn in a cloth hinge for strength. The book is rounded, for easy opening, but not backed, eliminating the need for a press. The case, or cover, is made from cushioned boards covered in strong natural canvas that can withstand all the hard knocks associated with going 'out into the field'. Check SFCB website for more information on upcoming book binding workshops with excellent artisans.

Flying Clipper Loggbok (Logbook)

Flying Clipper Loggbok (Logbook)

A book by Staffan Wettre, Jonas Wettre and Gunnar Stenström with the contribution of Paul Ruscha, Arne Alfredsson, Magnus Krook and Joar Svanvik.

In 1959 from June 9 to August 17, Staffan Wettre and Gunnar Stenström had the opportunity to enter the three masted Topsail Schooner Flying Clipper together with 12 other sailors as crew members on deck. The ship was heading to the Mediterranean from Gothenburg. It was the former chairman of Encyclopaedia Britannica, William Benton, who rented the ship for his American guests, among them was the former president candidate Adlai Stevenson.

Staffan's photography and Gunnar’s art can now be viewed in this book. An exhibition at Gallery Oliven in Gothenburg, Sweden is showing this amazing body of work published by Wettre Forlag.


Size: w. 150 mm, h. 210 mm, 128 pages, 70 four color printed photos, paintings, graphic prints, double 8 stripes and drawings
Essay “reflektioner 50 år senare”( reflections 50 years later) by Staffan Wettre and Gunnar Stenström
2 varnish, spot UV and glossy water varnish
Screen printed cover and cotton-cloth bound
Elastic strap for a safe journey
Printed on Arctic Volume Ivory 130g
plus 32-pages insert with the English translation, printed on Arctic Volume Ivory 100g

Published by Wettre Publisher
Printed by Göteborgs Tryckeriet, Sweden
Exhibition prints by Pictoform, Gothenburg, Sweden
Exhibition scans by Achim Grohs, Göttingen, Germany

Dreams Do Come True

Dreams Do Come True · Eco-friendly Art Mobile, 2009

by YUMMY! INK

Another Eco-friendly Art Mobile for the collection. Dreams do come true, has been the glimpse of inspiration for that one. Pink, purple, silver and pastels tonalities. Clouds, crystals, pattern papers, acorns and leaves on gravity! Weekend hikes in the mountains of Santa Cruz, CA are still amazing!