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Jeff, author of the ever so great blog 5B4, is lightening his bookshelf and offering deals on some tasty books. Act fast, these titles are going quick!
The results are in for the Pause, to Begin book project. The selected artists are as follows:
Colin Blakely; Ann Arbor, Michigan
Timothy Briner; Boonville, California
Alejandro Cartagena; Monterrey, Mexico
Hin Chua; London, England
Tealia Ellis-Ritter; Barrington, Illinois
Matt Eich; Athens, Ohio
Matthew Gamber; Savannah, Georgia
Shawn Gust; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
Shannon Johnstone; Cary, North Carolina
Erika Larsen; Hoboken, New Jersey
John Mann; Tallahassee, Florida
Thomas Prior; [...]
(From the book: “I Could Tell You but Then You Would Have to Be Destroyed by Me: Emblems from the Pentagons Black World” 
© Trevor Paglen
While browsing Paddy Johnson’s blog Art Fag City (a great read by the way) I came across the work of artist Trevor Paglen. More from info from [...]
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A great introduction to the world of contemporary photography.
Christian Patterson has a book coming out titled Sound Affects which will be published and available through Kaune, Sudendorf on April 18, 2008. Here is some info:
Introduction — “Fuck You Memphis!” by Robert Gordon
Essay — “A Concrete Kind of Fiction” by Susanna Ott
Published by Kaune, Sudendorf — Cologne.
Hardcover. 9 x 12 inches.
110 pages, 47 color [...]
Being an avid supporter of this project, I want to let you know that applications for the Pause, to Begin competition have been extended until 11:59pm EDT April 7, 2008. What are you waiting for? Submit!
If there is one goal that more and more contemporary photographers crave it is to see the fruition of their work in a photography book. This increasingly popular desire has fueled companies like Lulu, My Publisher, Blurb and even Apple to offer customizable self-publishing options that cater towards the dreams of an artist’s subjective vision. [...]
