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Director’s Statement Welcome to FOTOFOCUS 2012! Created to provide sponsorship, marketing, coordination, and administrative assistance to its venue participants, FOTOFOCUS is delighted to see the regional art and academic com- munity enthusiastically embrace our debut biennial and our mission to spotlight photography, the medium of our time. We are here to offer you and your family and friends an unprecedented opportunity to learn about and experience the diverse currents of photography. FOTOFOCUS aspires to link Cincinnati’s rich tradition of support for artists and designers to the global con- versation surrounding the accessible and ubiquitous medium of photography. Over 70 venues are present- ing photography exhibitions including, the Cincinnati Art Museum, the Contemporary Arts Center, the Taft Museum of Art, the Dayton Art Institute, as well as such academic institutional partners as the University of Cincinnati, Art Academy of Cincinnati, Xavier University, Northern Kentucky University, Ohio University, Miami University, and Wright State University. In addition, we are proud to be a sponsor of Continuum, the 2012 Society of Photographic Educators Regional Conference, and to provide public bus tours of Cincinnati art galleries highlighting photography in the lively historic neighborhoods of Downtown, Over-the- Rhine, Mt. Adams, O’Bryonville, Oakley, Clifton, and Northside. FOTOFOCUS is collaborating with artists, curators, collectors, students, and academics to bring you a richly varied celebration of photography. Museums, galleries, and universities are all part of FOTOFOCUS, and they are showcasing world-renowned artists as well as regional photographic professionals. If time does not permit you to read the entirety of this program insert today, please, before you put this down, turn to page 47 and peruse the 10 pages of images and exhibition listings at the sites that are available to you in the month of October. Most are free of charge at some point during the month and we encourage you to enjoy the art James Welling, 0818, 2006, from the series Glass House. Copyright © James Welling, 2006, courtesy of David Zwirner Gallery, New York and Regen Projects, Los Angeles. This image is part of and the participating organizations who have come together to launch FOTOFOCUS. the forthcoming career survey, James Welling: Monograph, to be exhibited at the Cincinnati Art Museum, February 2 to May 5, 2013 before traveling to Fotomuseum Winterthur. James Welling: Monograph, edited and with an essay by James Crump and texts by Eva Respini, Museum of Modern Art, New York; Mark Godfrey, Tate Modern; and Thomas Seelig, Fotomuseum Winterthur will be published by Aperture. FOTOFOCUS would not be possible without the vision of the members of our original organizing committee who held their first meeting on May 26, 2010. In looking back over our meeting notes for that date, I am so amazed at the open dialogue and sharing that built FOTOFOCUS organically – as the largest and most dynamic photography festival in the region. In addition to our co-chairs James Crump and Raphaela Platow, I would like to thank Theo Adamstein, Lynne Ambrosini, Barry Andersen, Michael Boberg, Matt Distel, Mau- Editors On the Cover reen France, Richard Groot, Dennis Harrington, Nancy Koehler, Michael Lowe, Emily Hanako Momohara, Wil- James Crump Herb Ritts liam Morrow, Samantha Robinson, David Rosenthal, Tom Schiff, Linda Schwartz, Bill Seitz, Michael Solway, Mission Judith Turner-Yamamoto (1952-2002) Christian Strike, and Judith Turner-Yamamoto. Versace Dress, Back FOTOFOCUS recaptures the spirit of Cincinnati’s Distinguished by a curatorial mandate set forth in in- Copy Editor View, El Mirage, 1990, Also, much gratitude and congratulations go to Richard Groot and Traction, our design team. Thanks also to legacy as an epicenter of art production and creative augural meetings with the region’s major art institu- Katie Mobley Gelatin silver print, our sponsors who have generously agreed to support our startup celebration of photography without com- exchange, and seeks to revitalize that spirit for the tions and professionals, FOTOFOCUS is co-chaired 24 x 20 inches, pletely knowing what they were buying into! 21st century. Acting as a catalyst for institutional by James Crump, Chief Curator at the Cincinnati collaboration and community engagement, FOTO- Art Museum, and Raphaela Platow, Alice and Har- Contributors The J. Paul Getty Please join us to celebrate October, the region’s newly designated month of photography, and all it offers FOCUS organizes a month-long biennial celebration ris Weston Director and Chief Curator of the Con- Lisa Kurzner Museum, from our kick-off SIDESHOW street party on October 5, to lectures by such standouts as former Vogue art spotlighting independently programmed exhibitions temporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. FOTOFOCUS is Merrilee Luke-Ebbeler Los Angeles, Gift of director Charles Churchward and rising photography stars Laurel Nakadate and Alec Soth, to an experiential of historical and contemporary photography and a concept long envisioned by Thomas R. Schiff, a Kevin Moore Herb Ritts Foundation, installation by Doug and Mike Starn, and a celebration of the work of Emmet Gowin, one of the most influen- lens-based art. photographer and lifelong champion of the medium © Herb Ritts Raphaela Platow tial photographers of the last century, and much more. Photography – preserving our history, recording our and an advocate for institutional alliances, as exem- Linda Schwartz Foundation present, envisioning our future. Launching in October 2012, with many of the show- plified by the FOTOFOCUS Lecture and Visiting Artist cased exhibitions continuing beyond, the FOTOFO- Series. Curatorial and Mary Ellen Goeke CUS biennial presents an unprecedented oppor- Administration Manager Director tunity to learn about and experience the diverse FOTOFOCUS Linda Schwartz FOTOFOCUS currents of photography. FOTOFOCUS brings togeth- 212 East 14th Street, 5th Floor er museums, galleries, and universities showcasing Cincinnati, OH 45202 world-renowned artists and national and regional Design standouts. Pop-up venues, community art centers, Traction, Cincinnati, OH and other grass roots organizations explore current trends in photography with exhibitions featuring the work of emerging talents and students. 2 3 Co-Chairs’ Statement Partners For more than twenty years, a consortium of inter- While the biennial event launching in October 2012 ested individuals, philanthropists, museum profes- is a key feature of FOTOFOCUS, the organization will Enquirer Media is the leading source of local news sionals, collectors, and curators have considered sponsor and program events throughout the ensuing A design-driven company specializing in projects and information in Greater Cincinnati and Northern ways to promote institutional collaboration in Cincin- years. Chief among them is the twice yearly FOTOFO- that incorporate motion design, live action, anima- Founded in 1967, Cincinnati Magazine is the city’s Kentucky through more than 50 distinct local print, Scripps is a leading media enterprise driven to de- tion, and visual effects. Our designers and directors most respected and award-winning monthly maga- mobile, and online products, including Cincinnati. nati. FOTOFOCUS is a product of this shared vision: CUS Visiting Artist and Lecture Series, which brings velop and expand its digital strategies including social lust for client collaboration that allows an even play- zine, connecting more than 340,000 readers in the com, NKY.com, The Cincinnati Enquirer, The Kentucky gaming, while embracing its rich history in delivering a grass roots, stand alone not-for-profit that, through well-known and established international artists as ing field, where the only win is in producing work that TriState. Each month our editorial team goes deep Enquirer, Metromix Cincinnati, and more. Through a quality journalism through television stations, news- the medium of photography, brings together organi- well as emerging and mid-career photographers to is visually strong and innovative. Our client base is behind the headlines into the stories that impact our combination of media and marketing solutions, En- papers, and Scripps Howard News Service. Creative, wide; we work with advertising agencies, broadcast area. We profile the region’s most interesting and in- quirer Media informs and engages nearly 9 out of 10 zations throughout the greater Cincinnati region. As Cincinnati to share their work with the public and with talented, and energetic employees are leading the companies, web developers, and music artists. The fluential people; offer regular sections such as Dine, local adults – more than a million people per week. way at 19 television stations in major cities such co-chairs and also curators sharing overlapping inter- area graduate and undergraduate art students. work we generate is equally diverse; we produce com- Radar (style & design), and Frontlines (local news It is connecting with more people than ever in the as Denver, San Diego, Detroit, Phoenix, Cleveland, ests in photography and contemporary art, we are in- mercials, web content, concert tour visuals, and long & news makers); and create cover stories on wide company’s 170-year history. Cincinnati, and Tampa. The Scripps digital group is format pieces. The team members here are humani- ranging topics. spired by the progress FOTOFOCUS has made in just Above all, we wish to offer our heartfelt gratitude to growing and
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