Joan Fontcuberta

Photography in the Era of Meteorites

AN INTERVIEW BY ALEXIS DESGAGNÉ

After forty years of international recognition and numerous exhibitions, today Catalonian artist Joan Fontcuberta is a major voice in the discourse on photographic issues in the era of Web 2.0. In 2011, he was co-curator of the controversial exhibition “From Here On,” presented at the Rencontres d’Arles, dealing with artists’ appropriation of images on the Internet. When I met...

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I am also developing a blog under the name of Bent Duck (there is a story behind that name that I will share soon) at http://wwwbentduckposts.blogspot.com I am hoping that blog will be about any interests that I and others are passionate about and art is included but wil not the only subject there.
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Vernon Morning Star
Taking a look at Our Town
By Staff Writer - Vernon Morning Star
Published: October 07, 2011 1:00 AM
The Bean Scene Coffee House is now featuring Our Town, 20 paintings by local artist Ruth Nygard, for the month of October.
Born and raised in Vernon, Nygard said even as a small child, she was drawn to art.
“There was no question about where my strengths were and teachers encouraged my art,” she said. “When other children were playing with toys, all I needed was a pencil an...

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