“WATER: OUR THIRSTY WORLD” Photographic Exhibition
Annenberg Space for Photography – Los Angeles, CA
3/27 to 6/13/10

People accurately surmised that many of the modern-day conflicts would take place over oil.  However, few really speculate on the likelihood of future world wars being fought over fresh water.  A limited resource that Californians generally take for granted as the drought periods lengthen in the stolid face of global warming.  “WATER: OUR THIRSTY WORLD” is an exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography, organized in partnership with National Geographic Magazine. →

Haunted: Contemporary Photography/Video/Performance
Guggenheim Museum – New York, NY
3/25/10

Much of contemporary photography and video seems haunted by the past, by the history of art, by apparitions that are reanimated in reproductive mediums, live performance, and the virtual world. By using dated, passé, or quasi-extinct stylistic devices, subject matter, and technologies, such art embodies a longing for an otherwise unrecuperable past. →

An exhibition of works by Andreas Gursky
Gagosian Gallery – Beverly Hills, CA
Opening reception – 3/4/10

Gagosian Gallery is pleased to announce an exhibition by Andreas Gursky to inaugurate the newly expanded Beverly Hills gallery, designed by Richard Meier & Partners. In the two adjacent main galleries, Gursky will present a new series of large-scale works as well as a grouping of subjects that he has selected from the last twenty years, from the landscape Mûlheim an der Ruhr, Anglers (1989) to the empty scene of Untitled XV (2008). →

Work by Nobuyoshi Araki
PRISM-W. Hollywood, CA
03/06/10-03/09/10

PRISM, LA’s exciting new addition to the art landscape, is pleased to present it’s sophomore show, “Araki: A Perspective,”a collection of works by world renowned Japanese photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki. The exhibition will feature approximately 70 works by Araki, whose thought provoking photography has garnered international acclaim and stirred up controversy around the globe. →

Angry Black Snake: Photographs by Michael Corridore
Aperture Gallery – New York, NY
3/11/10

Aperture presents an exhibition featuring the work of Australian photographer Michael Corridore, winner of the 2008 Aperture Portfolio Prize, at Aperture Foundation. Part of a new intiative, these prints are available for sale, with the proceeds benefiting both the artist and the Aperture Foundation Emerging Artist Fund. →

Master of Photography’s Limited Edition “Tree of Life” to Benefit Haiti Relief Efforts
Peter Lik’s SoHo Gallery-New York City, NY
02/12/10

Highly acclaimed Master Photographer Peter Lik today announced his support of Concern Worldwide’s ongoing Haiti relief efforts.  All Peter Lik Galleries globally will donate a portion of February sales from Lik’s first 2010 major release, “Tree of Life” to Concern, a humanitarian aid organization dedicated to eliminating extreme poverty in the world’s poorest countries. →

Water: Our Thirsty World
The Annenberg Space for Photography – Century City, CA
3/27/10 to 6/13/10

The Annenberg Foundation is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibit at the Annenberg Space for Photography, tentatively entitled “WATER: OUR THIRSTY WORLD” in partnership with National Geographic Magazine. The exhibit, opening to the public on March 27, 2010, will coincide with the release of National Geographic’s April 2010 issue on the precarious state of the world’s fresh water. →

Thomas Ruff- Jpegs

An Exclusive Conversation Between Thomas Ruff and Philip Gefter
Aperture Gallery-New York , NY 
02/11/10

Aperture and the photography department at Parsons The New School for Design are honored to present an exclusive conversation between Thomas Ruff—one of the most important photographers to emerge in the last fifteen years and Philip Gefter, author of Photography After Frank, Aperture’s recently published collection of insightful essays on contemporary photography. The conversation will be followed by book signings with Thomas Ruff (Jpegs and The Dusseldorf School of Photography) and Philip Gefter (Photography After Frank). →

Aperture Foundation and Instituto Cervantes have joined forces to put together two concurrent exhibitions on February 4th and 5th to celebrate the art of flamenco through photography. Aperture Foundation and Instituto Cervantes are both non-profit organizations that aspire for cultural advancement of Spanish-speaking countries. The exhibition will take place right before the 10th annual New York Flamenco Festival, which will take place on February 11th. →

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And Sony World Photography Awards
Cannes, France
04/ 22-27/10

Sony and the World Photography Organization (WPO) are delighted to announce that the city of Cannes will once again provide the location for the annual Sony World Photography Awards (SWPA) and World Photography Festival. Running in April 2010, the Awards and Festival is set to be the global photographic event of the year. Welcoming professional and amateur photographers, photography students and the general public, the Awards and Festival is a five day celebration of the craft of photography. →