WILLIAM GREINER: SHOW & TELL

LSU Glassell Gallery, September 12—October 20, 2013

Left: Show & Tell book cover, Right: Blue Tattoo by William Greiner

All reproduction rights reserved Wm. Greiner, Jenny Milchman and UL Press

Gallery artist, William Greiner, debuts his new photographic project, Show & Tell, at the Louisianna State University Glassell Gallery, in Baton Rouge. The exhibition opens on September 12th and runs through to October 20th, 2013.

With Show & Tell, William Greiner has collaborated with some 28 writers—including Pam Thomas, Joshua Clark and Brett Battles—each responding to one of his photographs with fictional narratives. The photographs and accompanying texts form Greiner's latest book of the same name, and is published by University of Louisiana at Lafayette (2013).

Visit the Glassell Gallery website HERE.

SIMON ROBERTS: BOOK REVIEW

Weston-Super-Mare-Grand, 2011 © Simon Roberts

PIERDOM
Review by Sean O'Hagan, The Observer, August 31, 2013

"Pierdom is another instalment in Simon Roberts' ongoing visual documentation of modern England. He has photographed every British Pier using a 4x5 plate camera, which has also captured the landscape from which they extend, the sea around them and the sky above them". 

"This is a much cooler and detached approach than, say, Martin Parr's seaside photographs, and shares a certain similarity of style with John Davies's documentary photographs of British landscapes. Here and there, though, there are hints of John Hinde's postcard vision of Britain as one big unreal leisure theme park, especially in Roberts' wonderful diptych of Walton-on-the-Naze pier". 

" ... a very beautiful book from a master of stillness, light and landscape".

Read the full review HERE.

Pierdom (Dewi Lewis, 2013)

Hardback

160 pages, 81 color plates

$55USD

ISBN: 978-1-907893-40-7

PIERDOM will be exhibited at Klompching Gallery this Fall:
Simon Roberts — Pierdom: November 7–December 21, 2013.
Artist Reception: Thursday, November 7, 6pm–8pm.

Books for Christmas

We have a small collection of signed photo books in the gallery, featuring the work of our artists. The inventory includes both trade and special editions. If you admire the photographs of our artists, but perhaps are not quite in the market for purchasing their work just now, then we highly recommend their books as an alternative. They also make great gifts!

Book collecting itself is on the rise. It's a great way to discover work by emerging photographers and, with the explosion of self-publishing and independent publishing companies, there's a lot to choose from.

If you're interested in the investment potential, photo books are proving to be a good choice. The design and production values are often very high. As such, the print runs are quite small and they become out of print quite quickly.

For example: Motherland by our gallery artist, Simon Roberts,  published by Chris Boot Ltd., was sold for $40 in 2007. It's now out of print and difficult to find. A quick online search, found the book listed for anywhere between $400 - $800. Equivalent to a 1000%+ increase in value.

Below is a selection of photo books that we recommend. Additional information and the full list of books that we have can be viewed here.

WE ENGLISH — Simon Roberts

Special Edition Box Set

Limited Edition: 100 copies (10 AP's)

Price: $350 USD 

INSIDE THE VIEW – Helen Sear

Print Run: 800

Price: $50 USD

BIRD WATCHING — Paula McCartney
Limited Edition: 40 copies
Hand-made by the artist. Price: $800 

JOHN BLAKEMORE: 1955-2010

Special Edition Box Set

Limited Edition: 100 copies

Price: $350 USD