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Print sale at Hideout: Tuesday, Dec 13th

12-12-2011

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Tomorrow night I’ll be taking part in the Hideout Holiday Sale, selling fine art photographic prints alongside many other very talented artists, listed below. Come on by and have a drink; even if you don’t have a lot of money to spend on art, there will be a bevy of first rate people to mingle with, and I’ll be there too.

I shot the picture above on Maxwell Street not long before it was completely wiped out.

Hideout Holiday Sale! Tuesday, December 13th, 6PM to 9PM. Free.
1354 W. Wabansia Ave. Chicago, IL 60642

Participating Artists

Rock Candy by Helen Tsastos – Exquisite hand-made-in-Chicago jewelry featuring pearls & gems, vintage treasures and original artwork
Sarah Bortt – Hand Maid soaps, lip balm, bath bombs, wallets, cases & purses from truck tire inner tubes plus jewelry
Souldier – Handmade guitar straps and belts
Dollybird – Metalsmith jewelry
Nomadic Ant – Jewelry, leather hip bags, belts
Kiku Handmade – Fused glass jewelry, buckles and house wares
Greg Schultz – Wood fired ceramics
Tim Wood – Wood works
Martha Bayne and Sheila Sachs – Soup & Bread cookbooks, recipe cards
and boxes, aprons, and art prints and knit items
Vera Videnovich – Hand-spun yarn, knit items & homemade preserves
Winter Session – Handmade canvas/upcycled bags, scarves, aprons
Bloodshot Records – All kinds of swag
Jo Snow – Flavored syrups for coffee, snow cones, Italian sodas and
cocktails
Sarah Steedman – (20th only) Handmade stuffed animals
Petula Bay Frangias – Books, journals and photo albums
Studio Relativity – (13th only) Custom holiday stockings and wine gift bags
Alison True – (13th only) Hand drawn insect décor and proofreader’s marks posters
Chivas Goat Milk Skin Care
Black Dog Gelato
Puffs of Doom
Pleasant Plot CSA

Map to the Hideout

Friday photo exhibit: 15 years of life at the Hideout

21-09-2011

events, exhibits, music

UPDATE: Here’s a link to the interview. Thanks to Alison Cuddy for having me on the show, and to Andrea Jablonski, the hardworking curator of the exhibit.

This Friday I’m participating in an exhibit with 9 other photographers. We’re showing photographs depicting life at Chicago’s greatest music venue, the Hideout. I’ll be on WBEZ’s Eight Forty-Eight tomorrow morning discussing my pictures for this show.

Above is a portrait of Shellac‘s comely drummer and flower arranger, Todd Trainer. I shot it at the Touch and Go 25th Anniversary concert, which was hosted by the Hideout.

The show is called Scrapbook, and here’s the info:

Friday, September 23rd, 2011 6-11PM
High Concept Labs: 1401 W. Wabansia, Chicago (catercorner from the Hideout)

Featuring photographs by:
Paul Beaty
Brooke Blocki
Carmelo Espanola
Robert Loerzel
Emily Long
Dan Lutger
Suzanne Nathan
Jim Newberry
Chris Roo
Ryan Sweeney
Angeline Evans
Javier Ayala

And posters from Steve Walters, Alana Bailey, Kathleen Judge…and more!

Chic-a-go-go Soul Train dance party at Expo 72

06-09-2011

events, exhibits, personal work

Last Friday I was fortunate to have an assignment shooting video for a Chic-a-go-go hosted Soul Train party . I can’t tell you how happy it made me to see a roomful of people dancing in 1970s style without the slightest trace of irony. Everyone was having so much fun. Thanks to impresario Jake Austen, host Mia Park, the beautiful, inspring dancers, DJ Bob Abrahamian, and the great City of Chicago.

The woman in this picture was blowing everyone away, dancing with abandon in her motorized wheelchair. I pity the fool that challenges her in a Valor Game.

Be sure to check out the superb exhibit of photos taken on the Soul Train set during its heyday.

Jim Nutt at the MCA

27-01-2011

assignments, exhibits, portraits

On Monday I had a swell assignment—photographing Chicago Imagist painter Jim Nutt at the Museum of Contemporary Art for an article in today’s Reader. His MCA show Jim Nutt: Coming Into Character opens this Saturday.

Chicago Alderman Project

16-03-2010

events, exhibits, portraits

I’m happy to be participating in the Chicago Alderman Project, an art show which involves fifty artists depicting the fifty aldermen of the Chicago City Council. I shot Scott Waguespack for this project–he represents my ward, the 32nd–at my studio, where we were joined by a writer and photographer from the Chicago News Cooperative who covered the shoot for a story that was recently published in the New York Times (I can hardly believe that my longtime dream of having my ass depicted in a world class periodical has now been fulfilled). There’s an opening reception for the show this Friday, from 7-11PM at Johalla Projects Gallery, at 1561 N. Milwaukee Ave.

I had a chance to get a sneak peek at the show, and there’s some great work by artists including Derek Erdman, Casey Stockdon, Jennifer Greenburg, Andrea Jablonski, and Melissa Ann Pinney.

Here’s an outtake from my photo session with Waguespack.

Denise Keim/Jim Newberry photo show this Saturday night

16-10-2009

events, exhibits

The enormously talented Denise Keim and I are teaming up this Saturday for a one night, two-stop photo show. I’ll be showing brand new work along with some old favorites, including stereo (3D) slides. Denise has a plethora of gorgeous black & white prints. I’ll be at my studio, and Denise will be at hers for the duration of the show (we’re hoping to have a video linkup). Look for the stream of indicator stop bath on the sidewalk between the two buildings. Please stop by both studios Saturday night if you’re in Chicago and free. Here are the addresses:

Denise Keim 2219 W. Belden Ave 773-294-7699 Chicago, IL 60647

Jim Newberry 2068 N. Leavitt St 312-485-1879 Chicago, IL 60647

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Derek Erdman on Fuel TV

10-07-2009

“There’s a place for murder in the Exquisite City”

13-02-2009

architecture, events, exhibits, film/video, gear, music, news, travel

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After being coaxed from his shell, the inimitable impresario Tim Tuten gives a highly energetic and tongue-in-cheek tour of the fantastic cardboard metropolis called The Exquisite City. I shot this video at the original opening of the exhibit at the Viaduct Theater last November. A few weeks ago the show moved to the Chicago Tourism Center, where it remains until March 15th. The show was curated by Kathleen Judge and features work by a bunch of talented artists. Check out the Exquisite City site for more info.

Walker Evans’ collection of 9,000 postcards

04-02-2009

Yesterday the Met opened an exhibit of postcards collected by the great photographer Walker Evans. I can’t wait until the skies of New York City are filled with low-flying triplanes and bridges run through skyscrapers—this postcard depicts a future I can believe in!!

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"Future New York, The City of Skyscrapers," 1910s. (Unknown artist) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Walker Evans Archive

My Morning Jacket in Chicago this weekend (12/27 & 28)

26-12-2008

events, exhibits, gear, music, news, portraits, strange, travel

MMJ takes the stage at the Chicago Theatre tomorrow and Sunday night. Here are two pictures I shot of the band–both for Magnet–the top in 2001 and the other in ’07.

mmjxmas375 My Morning Jacket in Chicago this weekend (12/27 & 28)

My Morning Jacket, 2001. Photo: Jim Newberry

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My Morning Jacket in 2007. Photo: Jim Newberry

3D photos at Pecha Kucha Night: Tues 12/2

29-11-2008

exhibits, street

stereo photo jim newberry chicago 3D photos at Pecha Kucha Night: Tues 12/2

Stereo anaglyph by Jim Newberry

I’ll be projecting 3D/stereo photos as part of Pecha Kucha Night this Tuesday at Martyrs’. Everyone attending gets free 3D glasses (which are required to get the 3D effect from anaglyph stereo photos like the one above)! But what is Pecha Kucha Night? Here’s a description from the PKN site:

Pecha Kucha Night, devised by Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham (Klein Dytham architecture), was conceived in 2003 as a place for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public.

But as we all know, give a mike to a designer (especially an architect) and you’ll be trapped for hours. The key to Pecha Kucha Night is its patented system for avoiding this fate. Each presenter is allowed 20 images, each shown for 20 seconds each – giving 6 minutes 40 seconds of fame before the next presenter is up. This keeps presentations concise, the interest level up, and gives more people the chance to show.

Pecha Kucha (which is Japanese for the sound of conversation) has tapped into a demand for a forum in which creative work can be easily and informally shown, without having to rent a gallery or chat up a magazine editor. This is a demand that seems to be global – as Pecha Kucha Night, without any pushing, has spread virally to over 100 cities across the world.

I’ve been to a PKN at Martyrs–it’s much funner than it sounds, I promise. Here’s the list of presenters for Tuesday night’s event:

* Derek Erdman
* Arnold Kasemsarn
* Dr Josh Kurutz
* Kate Lorenz
* Jean Linsner
* Jon Mueller
* Charlotte Nelms
* Jim Newberry
* Ryan Schultz
* Kathy Weaver

Pecha Kucha # 7
Tuesday, December 2nd, 8PM $10

Martyrs’, 3855 N. Lincoln Ave. Chicago 773-404-9494

Pecha Kucha Night often sells out, but advanced tickets can be purchased here.

Shannon Playford art show in Portland

22-09-2008

events, exhibits

Speaking of Portland artists who used to live in Chicago, paintings by the enchanting Shannon Playford will be on exhibit at Portland Art Open 2008 this Friday through Sunday. Opening reception this Friday, September 26th at 6PM, at Playford’s home and studio: 4711 NE 26th Avenue.

shannon playford painting detail Shannon Playford art show in Portland

"The Remainder," 2008, oil on panel, 12"x44" (detail) by Shannon Playford, from the series, "Tall Tales"

Emily Counts art show in NYC

22-09-2008

exhibits, portraits

You can see the fantastic work of Emily Counts at Plane Space in Greenwich Village. Emily resides in Portland, Oregon, but used to live in Chicago, where I shot this portrait of her, wearing one of her creations:

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Emily Counts. Photo: Jim Newberry

Art shows: Drag City, Erdman, Hernandez De Luna

03-09-2008

events, exhibits, travel

Drag City presents “Chances Are the Comets in Our Future: A Visual Introduction to Drag City” at Gallery 400 through October 4th. I haven’t been over there yet, but I’m pretty sure I’m representin’, along with some greats:

On display will be covers, artworks and more from groups such as Bonnie “Prince” Billy, The Red Krayola, Royal Trux, Gastr del Sol, Neil Hamburger, Pavement, Weird War and USA; with designs by Art and Language, David Berman, Barbara Bloom, Gene Booth, Bill Callahan, Brian Calvin, Neil Michael Haggerty, Stephen Prina, Albert Oehlen, Savage Pencil, Roman Signer, Mick Turner, Christopher Williams and more.

Carl Hammer Gallery will be exhibiting work by legendary stamp artist Michael Hernandez De Luna; artist’s reception and book release this Friday, September 5th, from 5:30-8:00 PM. Here’s a portrait of Michael with another illustrious Chicago artist who makes lickable art:

hernandez widelux proof Art shows: Drag City, Erdman, Hernandez De Luna

Michael Hernandez De Luna and Cynthia Plastercaster. Photo: Jim Newberry

For you Seattleites, be sure not to miss “My Mother’s Troubles With Drugs: Paintings by Derek Erdman” at The Anne Bonny. The artist (and my future stepson) Derek Erdman will be at the opening closing reception, which is this Friday, September 5th Thursday, October 2nd, from 4-8 PM. (and/or he’ll be at closing reception–I’ll get back to you on that…)

erdman show Art shows: Drag City, Erdman, Hernandez De Luna

Painting by Derek Erdman

Holiday snaps: Memphis, TN

30-06-2008

exhibits, portraits, travel

Pictures from my recent trip to Memphis, TN:

Clouds shot from the car on the way to Memphis.

My friends Bob Mehr and Derek Erdman like hanging out with me because I’m funny and entertaining.

A painter at Odessa.

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12 photographers + single woman = “love me love me love me”

16-06-2008

exhibits, portraits

Ana Gagliardi is single and had a brilliant idea for an art show. She asked 12 photographers to “interpret” her and uploaded the portraits to her Match.com profile, as well as exhibit the prints at Gallery 101 in Chicago. The show will be up until mid-July; the gallery is by appointment only. You can reach Gallery 101 at 312-624-8291. My portrait is below; it’s called “Expectations.”

Flesh: Portraits by Gary Schneider

09-06-2008

exhibits, portraits

The Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego has an exhibit of exquisite images by South African photographer Gary Schneider. Here are a few:

Photos © Gary Schneider, courtesy of Museum of Photographic Arts.

Stash of Weegee prints and letters found

02-06-2008

exhibits, street

From tomorrow’s New York Times:

…this week the Indianapolis Museum of Art plans to announce that it has acquired a trove of work and correspondence by Weegee, the crepuscular, stogie-smoking New York photographer whose visceral pictures became a template not only for artists like Diane Arbus but also for much of the uncomfortably close tabloid imagery that exists today. The museum described the acquisition as a partial gift and partial purchase from the dealer.
The trunk is assumed to have once been the possession of Wilma Wilcox, a social worker who was Weegee’s companion and lived with him from 1957 until his death in 1968. Upon her death in 1993, she bequeathed the bulk of his work — thousands of prints and negatives — to the International Center of Photography in Manhattan. How the trunk full of prints and 62 letters to Ms. Wilcox from Weegee (born Usher Fellig in what is now Ukraine, and later known as Arthur Fellig) ended up in Kentucky is a mystery that neither the Indianapolis Museum nor the dealer, Steve H. Nowlin, has solved.

“People who work in the daytime are suckers,” he once said. Before the publication of his first book, “Naked City,” made him famous in 1945, he lived in a cheap room near police headquarters and was said to be so accustomed to working on the run that he once developed a picture of a prizefight in a subway motorman’s cab while rushing back to a newspaper office.

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Today’s Flak Photo by Newberry

08-05-2008

Today’s Flak Photo is one of mine–a shot of the lovely and talented Chamber Strings‘ front man, Kevin Junior.

Snapshots of Venice, California

10-04-2008

exhibits, travel, Uncategorized

I have some touristy photographs from a trip I took last month to Los Angeles. For my fellow Chicagoans, enjoy the weather porn!

360 degree view of the Venice Beach boardwalk. Hey, in the light gray sweatshirt–is that Chicago-expat-current-Venice-resident Hayley Murphy? Hard to tell from this far away…

piano venice beach 600px 1084 Snapshots of Venice, California

By rope, this badass drags his baby grand piano to the boardwalk every day.

venice canal60px 3508 Snapshots of Venice, California

I hadn’t been to the Venice Canals before; a very lovely site for a nocturnal stroll. For you “hate America first” folks, just try finding something like this in a foreign country. Why don’t you try the “Old Europe?” I didn’t think so. (Photos by Jim Newberry)