And so it begins….
The big week in photography in New York, kicked off tonight at Splashlight Studios.
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The Best Of Show Prints from the IPA/LUCIE exhibit was the main event. This 5th year is proving to be a major one. The sellout at Lincoln Center for the event sounds to us like a major accolade.
And there was a major bonus on hand; not only were mainly of the honorees in attendance ( Elliott Erwitt, Ralph Gibson, Howard Zeiff) but some of their classic images were displayed on the perimeter walls. [photopress:levys.jpg,full,centered]
And something I hadn’t seen for awhile was Mr. Zeiff’s “You Don’t Have to be Jewish To Love Levy’s” print ad. A classic in advertising.
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Honestly hadn’t seen some of these classic photographs this big…ever.
Beautiful examples lent by the artists themselves. Truly a spectacular show.
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And the guests were invited to have their photographs taken with the latest Hasselblad and Photoflex equipment. Wait :30 min., and many of us were able to walk away with 4×6 prints. (Man, do I need a haircut!)
Tomorrow is the honorees lunch. We’ll be there to get some of these masters on video, and let you hear for yourself, words from the artists who are behind some of the best photographs of the last century.
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I am one of the artists selected for 2009 IPA’s Best of Show artist exhibition on October 17th and googled prior winners blogs because I had a few questions about this event. This is a prestigious honor to be a part of this exhibition and because I live in California, is it your opinion from past experience, to fly to New York and attend this event? There has been no mention of an Honoree Luncheon in emails from the Contest Coordinator nor the importance of attending, only that artists do attend. So I am assuming all is at our own expense. Because of no mention of Artist introduction or interraction at or during this event, would you deem it wise from a business and exposure stand point to go to the expense and attend. Has this event helped you in anyway since your winning? I would appreciate any comments you may have and thank you in advance for taking the time to read this.
Sincerely,
Linda Caldwell