Category Archives: Interviews

anybody’s image could become everybody’s image: an interview with Mariken Wessels

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

  Mariken Wessels spoke with me about her work and evolution as an artist. Here is our conversation: epd: When did you start making visual art works, and how did you start working with found materials? MW: Before I moved to … Continue reading →

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Interview: Anouk Kruithof

Posted on January 20, 2016 by

While hanging out with artist Anouk Kruithof (2012 recipient of the International Center of Photography Infinity Award for “Young Photographer”) at the 2015 Printed Matter Art Book Fair in Los Angeles, I was taken by her very elaborate cupcake-like nail … Continue reading →

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Janet Delaney’s South of Market

Posted on April 30, 2014 by

Delaney, Janet, and Erin O’Toole. South of Market. , 2013. Print The ICP Store will host a Book Signing with Janet Delaney in honor of her publication South of Market Friday, May 2, 6:00pm. LS: You have a long-time relationship with San … Continue reading →

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David Solo: An Inveterate Photobook Collector

Posted on January 30, 2014 by

In a loft apartment in the former grand ballroom of a converted pre-war Brooklyn landmark hotel, David Solo is surrounded by floor to ceiling bookshelves punctuated by framed photographs, works on paper and a beautiful collection of Chinese scholar’s stones.  … Continue reading →

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Blood and Champagne – an interview with Alex Kershaw

Posted on October 22, 2013 by

In 2002 Alex Kershaw published a biography of Robert Capa Blood and Champagne.  It is a Robert Capa biography that explores not only the career of a heroic photojournalist, but also the other side of the man: The drinking, the … Continue reading →

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Yoko Sawada: An Unofficial Ambassador of Japanese Photography and Photobooks

Posted on July 15, 2013 by

Yoko Sawada, the energetic publisher-agent behind the Osiris imprint, is a well-known and prominent figure in Japanese photobook circles, but her name may not register immediate recognition in the West beyond a small group of in-the-know collectors and book dealers. … Continue reading →

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New Yorker Magazine highlights 10×10 Japanese Photobooks

Posted on September 29, 2012 by

Maria Lokke of the New Yorker interviewed several 10×10 specialists and shared their comments in yesterday’s Photo Booth blog. ICP’s Deirdre Donohue and Christopher Phillips offered insights into their selection process. Check out the complete article at http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/photobooth/2012/09/10×10-japanese-photobooks.html#slide_ss_0=1

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Ivan Vartanian: Performance, Bookmaking and the Photobook

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

While visiting Tokyo this past June, I met with historian, writer and publisher Ivan Vartanian of Goliga to discuss several of his current projects, which explore the intersection of bookmaking, performance and the photobook. Russet Lederman: For the past 15 … Continue reading →

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Artist’s Atheneum: An Interview with Nandita Raman

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Artist’s Atheneum is a reading room installed in the library by Nandita Raman in conjunction with the ICP-Bard/MFA Thesis Exhibition.  If you haven’t already, stop in and spend some time enjoying it.  Liz Sales: What inspired Artist’s Atheneum? Nandita Raman: In my experience, … Continue reading →

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Magnum Contact Sheets: An Interview with Kristen Lubben

Posted on February 20, 2012 by

International Center of Photography Curator Kristen Lubben discusses her recent book and exhibition Magnum Contact Sheets. Russet Lederman: How did the idea for the Magnum Contact Sheets book develop? Kristen Lubben: The idea of archives was on everyone’s mind, partly … Continue reading →

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