No Direction Home

Kylie, Stockton, California � Alec Soth
I'm happy to have a few of my Stranded images among such good company in No Direction Home, an exhibition for the curated by good friend Stacy Mehrfar for the Head On Photo Festival. The show focuses on contemporary interpretations of the tradition of American road photography.

The details:

No Direction Home
Curated by Stacy Arezou Mehrfar
Featuring

Stranded at NADA

Cheerleaders, New Orleans, Louisiana � Amy Stein
I am equally mesmerized and repulsed by art fairs in general and the annual Miami art fair fete in particular. I love the opportunity to see so much work in one place, but often it is presented without context and the whole air of commerce can be overwhelming. It's a love, love, hate, love kind of thing for me.

Sadly, this year I will not be

Stranded at Foto Freo

Cheerleaders, New Orleans, Louisiana � Amy SteinA few years ago Mark McPherson contacted me out of the blue asking if I was interested in taking part in a book project that focused on Australian and American photographers. I thought, hmm... that's random, but potentially interesting. I knew very little about Australia beyond the cliches of surfing, kangaroos and walkabouts. Since Hijacked was

Greetings From Down Under

Outback � Amy Stein or Stacy Mehrfar. Who cares?This blog has been quiet lately because I've been focusing on making images rather than writing about them.Right now, I'm in Australia to participate in Foto Freo. The festival--which will feature the first solo show of Stranded and a panel discussion where I'll be speaking about online photo communities and blogging with the illustrious Andy Adams

In Conversation: Lyle Rexer and Amy Stein

Production still from Wendy and LucyPlease join me next Friday for a special event. I will be talking with renowned art critic Lyle Rexer about my series Stranded and the themes that connect it with Kelly Reichardt�s award winning film Wendy and Lucy.When I saw Wendy and Lucy in 2008 at the Film Forum I was struck by the similarities between Stranded and this beautifully simple film about a

Instruments of Empire

JC Penney � Brian Ulrich"In the eyes of empire builders men are not men but instruments."� Napoleon BonaparteThursday night is the opening of my two-person show with Brian Ulrich, Instruments of Empire, at Caption Gallery in Brooklyn. The exhibition will feature new work from my Stranded series and Brian�s Dark Stores series, plus work we created specifically for the show where we reference each

2009 Light Work Annual

The 2009 Light Work Annual is out now and features five images from my Stranded series with an essay by Alec Soth. I'm very grateful to Light Work for inviting me to be an Artist-in-Residence and to Alec for his thoughtful words about my work.

Photography in Denmark, Spain and Brooklyn

I'm in Denmark this week for the Friday opening of my Domesticated show in Aarhus at Galleri Image. I'm also showing Stranded in an amazing group show, Auto. Sue�o y Materia, with Edward Burtynsky, Vik Muniz, Andrew Bush, Thomas Struth and Martin Parr opening Friday at LABoral Centro de Arte in Gij�n, Spain. If you are looking for something a little closer to home this Friday, I suggest you go

New Domesticated and Stranded Images

I have been sitting on a bunch of new Domesticated and Stranded images for a while, but just got around to posting them on my site. Struggle � Amy SteinBeth, Outside Tallahassee, Florida � Amy Stein

While I Was Away

I have been on the road for the better part of a week finishing my Stranded project. I will post about my trip in a day or so when I get my bearings and wrap my head around the experience. In the meantime, here some housekeeping updates on things that happened while I was away.Domesticated was named to the photo-eye Best of 2008 books lists of Chris Pichler of Nazraeli Press and Heather Prichard

Southern Stranded Roadtrip

Purvis, Route 55, Mississippi � Amy SteinFriday morning I am flying to New Orleans to begin the final leg of my Stranded project. The series began in NOLA over three years ago as a response to Katrina and the flooding of the city. Since that time I have logged thousands of miles on the road as our country has suffered through a series of corruptions and failures of our traditional institutions

Happy Holidays!

Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, California � Amy Stein

The End of the Stranded Midwest Tour 2008

Ghetto school in East St. Louis � Jacob HoldtYesterday was brutal. We drove from St Louis to Chicago (298 miles) and found only one situation to shoot. Definitely not the best way to end a 1,500 mile search for stranded motorists. Normally I would be completely frustrated, but this project is all about the collapse of certainty in America during the second term of the Bush administration, so

Meet Me in St Louis

208 High Street, Boonville, Missouri, 2007 � Timothy BrinerWe started the day in Kansas City and after a brief encounter with a weirdo at a Radio Shack in Kansas we hit up Brian Ulrich's show at the Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art in Overland Park, Kansas. What an impressive space and what an impressive showing for Brian. He had twenty-one beautifully massive prints covering several rooms of

Greetings From Kansas City

B.B.'s Lawnside BBQ, Kansas City, MOWe've spent the past three days on the road working on my Stranded project. On Wednesday we flew into Milwaukee, rented a car, and where off on big loop of the Midwest. From Milwaukee we drove straight to Minneapolis then to Des Moines and then to Kansas City. Up until today the trip has been a bit of stranded motorist bust. From Milwaukee to Minneapolis (

I Am Secondary Market

Peri, Route 80, Kentucky 2006 � Amy SteinAmani Olu just let me know that one of my prints is up for sale on eBay. This is the first time my work has hit the secondary market and while it's only eBay, it's still a minor landmark in my career.The print, Peri, Route 64, Kentucky from my Stranded series, was originally available for sale as part of Humble Arts Foundation's Limited Edition Print

MakingRoom Interview

Anna and Lily, Route 17, NY 2008 � Amy SteinMarkingRoom is an online magazine that looks at the process of making images. The magazine is run by the wonderful Davin Risk who also writes the MakingRoom blog. Davin just posted an interview with me about my ongoing Stranded series.

Installation Shots and Chorizo Pig

Finally some installation shots from my shows currently up at Paul Kopeikin Gallery and SMoCA.Domesticated at Paul KopeikinStranded at SMoCA (If you could turn around you would see a wall of Robert Franks.)Chorizo Pig! I spotted Chorizo Pig in a supermarket in Phoenix. I had a wonderful time in Arizona. Big thanks to Claire Carter, Michael Lundgren, Pat Evans and all the folks at SMoCA.

New Domesticated and Stranded Images

Susie, Andrew and Pam, Route 17, New York � Amy SteinI just added some new Domesticated and Stranded images to my Web site. Take a look and let me know what you think. If you are in SoCal and want to see the Domesticated images in person, please come to my big solo show opening this Saturday at Paul Kopeikin Gallery.

Car Culture Opening Friday at SMoCA

Fat Car, 2000 � Erwin WurmWork from my Stranded series is currently featured in the exhibit Car Culture at the Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art. The big opening for the show is this Friday from 6 - 8 PM. If you are in Scottsdale or the greater Phoenix area, try to stop by and check out the exhibition. Also, the folks at SMoCA have put together a snazzy site to compliment the show. It's