OUR 9TH ANNIVERSARY.... Today's meeting was followed by a trip to the Japanese American National Museum...and well start this blog with comments by Mark Myers. Our April 2nd f8 Pasadena excursion to the Japanese American National Museum in Little Tokyo proved to be well worth while and is highly recommended to all. In attendance were Bill and Kathy, Mark, Jim, Rene and Charley. The museum is a wonderful resource and one should schedule enough time to enhance your experience with the guided tour. Two excellent photography exhibits are currently showing: Making Waves: Japanese American Photography 1920 to 1940 is a superb collection of the classic subjects of still life, nature, landscape, and portraiture, along with more adventurous forays into abstraction and formal experimentation. Many of these works will be familiar as they were exhibited and published internationally to considerable acclaim. The original silver gelatin prints are stunning in mood and detail. Kudos to Dennis Reed, the curator, artist, writer and collector who put together this excellent exhibition and the accompanying terrific catalog! One must hurry to see Two Views: Photographs by Ansel Adams and Robert Frank before this exhibit closes on the 24th of this month. The chance to see these photographs of the Manzanar Incarceration experience as captured by these master photographers in conjunction with the exhibits at the JANM is a rare opportunity which should not be missed. Thank you Mark for your comments ... We looked at a TED talk by photographer Angélica Dass. Her photography challenges how we think about skin color and ethnic identity. In this personal talk, hear about the inspiration behind her portrait project, Humanæ, and her pursuit to document humanity's true colors rather than the untrue white, red, black and yellow associated with race. You can search for her name on TED website Finally, we talked about the process of photography criticism. We had discussed this a year or two ago. To start the process and discussion again, Bill asked that everybody send him a picture (not their own)...he will re-distribute the pictures and include notes from our previous criticism discussions. Dates TBD
Great meeting and field trip
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