Monthly Archives: June 2009

Jeff Lipsky joins Stockland Martel

Photographer Jeff Lipsky has just signed on with Stockland Martel, and we’re thrilled to have him on board. Although he is best known for his celebrity portraits, Lipsky is uncommonly versatile: For him, a typical week could involve shooting a portrait of a rock climber in Yosemite for Outside, a fashion story in New York [...]

Raising a toast to Roxanne Lowit and the Pierre Hotel

The Pierre Hotel has been a New York icon since it opened its doors on E. 61st St. in 1930, catering to “only those of refined tastes who can afford the best in the way of hotel luxury,” as a guidebook from that era noted. Decades later, the Pierre remains as vital as ever. Under [...]

New in Advertising: Nadav Kander photographs pop star Lily Allen for the National Portrait Gallery

Singer Lily Allen rocketed to fame in 2005 with “Smile,” a breezy, sassy kiss-off to a former boyfriend, and since then, hardly a day has gone by that she hasn’t been splashed in the pages of the infamously caustic British tabloids. The Lily they portray is brash, unladylike (whatever that means), aggressive, a brat, and [...]

Join us on Thursday for light refreshments…and exploding cakes

Take note, all you pyrotechnicians and pastry chefs out there. Hans Gissinger’s “Tartas,” a photo series centering on exploding cakes prepared by a master baker, will make its U.S. debut at the Gallery at Stockland Martel. The opening is from 6 to 8 on Thursday, June 4 (everyone’s welcome to attend; RSVP to thegallery@stocklandmartel.com or [...]

Making waves: John Offenbach to document undulating pavilion for London’s Serpentine Gallery

Every year since 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in London has invited a distinguished architect to design a pavilion for its lawn, and the resulting stricture has almost always inspired debate—not just among arbiters of architecture and design but also among the locals. The Serpentine is in Hyde Park, in the center of the city, and [...]

Lauren Greenfield goes heavy metal

It’s hard to imagine that Anvil ever had to battle for recognition. The heavy-metal band, whom the press has crowned the “demigods of Canadian rock,” have been basking in nothing but admiring attention since Anvil! The Story of Anvil opened in April. The award-winning documentary chronicles the group’s rise and fall and struggle to rise [...]

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