INTOLERABLE BEAUTY
The average size of a
Chris Jordan print is 44 x 56 inches, which is audaciously excessive, as his photographs are intended to reveal the wastefulness
of individual consumption. But while bigger is not always better (for
the sake of art or the environment), Jordan’s take on the piles of crushed
cars at junkyards, and rusted shipping containers sitting on apparently insecure
ports is stimulating. It finds beauty in the design of debris. The
exhibition “Intolerable Beauty: Portraits
of American Mass Consumption”
is on view at the Paul Kopeikin
Gallery in Los Angeles until March
12. Additional solo shows will be held
at the James Nicholson Gallery in
San Francisco in May, and the Yossi
Milo Gallery in New York in September.
www.chrisjordan.com
Figure 3b
ROVING PHOTOGRAPHER
William Lamson is a diligent young photographer
on the rise, and on the road.
His recent collection “In America”—
bold landscapes and portraits of everyday
desolate lives—was featured in a
one-man show at Brooklyn’s beloved
Pierogi Gallery. Between jobs as a photographer’s
assistant and completing his
MFA at Bard, Lamson spends most of
his free time driving around the country,
capturing time and tension shared
between man and Mother Nature with
dignity and occasional humor. In March,
Photo District News will name him one of
30 Emerging Photographers to Watch
in 2005. Keep an eye out for him—he’s
looking to dive into the commercial
world.
www.williamlamson.com
Figure 3c
ALPHA FEMALE
The last time game developer-turned-fashion designer Addie Wagenknecht
took her dog for a walk in downtown Portland, Ore., she was
solicited by a stranger. The encounter wasn’t crude but complimentary.
The owner of Lexi Dog
Social Club & Boutique, the
ultra-chic day spa for dogs,
admired the hip hand-sewn
leash of Addie’s dog and asked
if she could sew more to sell in
her high-end boutique. Fifteen
months later and her collection
of cute collars, called
ii inu (
good
dog in Japanese), is now available
in 40 retail shops across
the U.S. Her secret to success:
“I took on a partner who understands
finances more than
design.”
www.iiinu.com
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