Daylight’s Fall 2013 books all riff on the idea of family. In a panel discussion with the artists we will discuss the pleasures and difficulties of depicting ones close relations. Featuring Sarah Christianson, Henry Jacobson, Sara Macel and Katie Murray. Moderated by Taj Forer and Michael Itkoff.
Presenters: Sarah Christianson Henry Jacobson Sara Macel Katie Murray
Moderators: Taj Forer Michael Itkoff
Location: Brooklyn Bridge Park – Pier 5 Uplands
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Daylight’s Fall 2013 books all riff on the idea of family. In a panel discussion with the artists we will discuss the pleasures and difficulties of depicting ones close relations. Featuring Sarah Christianson, Henry Jacobson, Sara Macel and Katie Murray. Moderated by Taj Forer and Michael Itkoff.
A book signing will follow the panel discussion.
Sara Macel‘s work occupies a niche at the intersection of photography, storytelling and memory. Her breakout success with “May the Road Rise to Meet You,” about her father’s work as a salesman, firmly established her style of “using photography to explore memory and how stories can change over time.” The series emerged from a larger project, her ongoing series “Rodeo Texas,” in which she explores “where I came from and the clichés of Texas, mixed with identifying as a Texan.”
After graduation, Macel spent two years as Bruce Davidson’s studio manager before returning to Texas. When she moved back to New York to work as a producer for the agency Art Department, she continued the “Rodeo Texas” series on vacations to Texas, but with no end date in mind. Seeking more structure, Macel enrolled in the School of Visual Arts’ MFA program. Macel is now teaching and freelancing for editorial and media clients. Last year, she scored her first ad job for M&C Saatchi client Societe Generale, a “complete dream job,” she says, documenting the international bank in her own style. Her biggest challenge now is managing her time as she balances teaching and creating. “That kind of juggling, when it’s all to benefit my career, is such a joy,” she says. “It’s nice to work hard when it’s for yourself.”
Michael Itkoff is an artist and Cofounder of Daylight and Fabl. Michael’s photographic and video work is in public and private collections in the US and his work has appeared on the covers of Orion, Katalog, Next City and Philadelphia Weekly. Michael was the recipient of the Howard Chapnick Grant for the Advancement of Photojournalism (2006), a Creative Artists Fellowship from the Pennsylvania Arts Council (2007), and a Puffin Foundation Grant (2008). He has written for the NYTimes Lens blog, Art Asia Pacific, Nueva Luz, Conscientious blog and the Forward. Michael’s monograph Street Portraits was published by Charta Editions in 2009.
Daylight is a nonprofit organization dedicated to publishing art and photography books. By exploring the documentary mode along with the more conceptual concerns of fine art, Daylight’s uniquely collectible publications work to revitalize the relationship between art, photography, and the world at large.
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