Simon Doonan, creative ambassador at large for Barneys, poses with Matthew Rolston at the book signing for “Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits” at Homer in New York City.
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Renowned New York–based interior designer Richard Mishaan is used to boldfaced names visiting his chic University Place retail emporium, Homer. But last Wednesday evening, there was an unusually high concentration of luminaries on hand as Mishaan hosted a private party in honor of Matthew Rolston and his new book, Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits.
Among those in attendance were Hamish Bowles, Vogue’s international editor at large; Simon Doonan, Barneys’ creative ambassador at large; designer Nicole Miller; influential creative director Sam Shahid; photographers Patrick McMullan and Roxanne Lowit; legendary actor Joel Grey; Suzanne Slesin, publisher and editorial director of Pointed Leaf Press, which published Talking Heads; and Adam Glassman, creative director of O, The Oprah Magazine.
Glassman was one of the early supporters of Talking Heads. He and Matthew had been working on one of their many cover shoots of Oprah Winfrey for O, The Oprah Magazine when Matthew showed him a selection of portraits that he’d shot at the Vent Haven Museum (the only museum in the world dedicated to the art of ventriloquism) in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky. Glassman was immediately taken with the work and encouraged Matthew to produce a book.
Like Diane Keaton, who recently hosted a launch event for Talking Heads in Los Angeles, Richard Mishaan was also instantly taken with the project, which he learned of through his and Matthew’s mutual friend Dr. Brian Saltzman. “I was so intrigued by the book that I immediately offered to host an event for Matthew in New York,” he says Mishaan. “The photos are just incredible and I wanted to be able to share this unique compilation with all of my friends.”
At Wednesday’s by-invitation-only event, Matthew screened a documentary on the making of Talking Heads and signed more than 100 copies of the book. A vividly colored 5-foot-square artist’s proof of Hook Boy, one of the images from the book, hung prominently inside Homer and will remain on display for the next two weeks. Its exhibition marks the first time a Talking Heads print of this size has been shown publicly in New York City.
“I’m known for my work with celebrities, and while this book and these images are of ‘entertainers,’ they are certainly not celebrities,” Matthew notes. “This very first effort in fine art was a passion project for me, and I’ve been gratified by the art and design world’s response to the work.”
For more information about Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits, please visit matthewrolstontalkingheads.com.
For more information about Richard Mishaan, please visit richardmishaan.com
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“Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits” on display at Richard Mishaan’s Homer.
An artist’s proof of Matthew Rolston’s “Hook Boy” on display at Homer.
“Talking Heads: The Vent Haven Portraits” by Matthew Rolston.
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A perfect “Ten”: Three-day exhibition and silent auction at PromaxBDA conference features photographs by Jim Fiscus, Nadav Kander, Michael Muller, and Art Streiber
“Ten,” a three-day exhibition and silent auction taking place at the PromaxBDA Conference in Los Angeles this week, features limited-edition prints by photographers including Jim Fiscus, Nadav Kander, Michael Muller, and Art Streiber.
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This year’s PromaxBDA Conference, taking place June 18–20 at the JW Marriott in Los Angeles, features a very special event: a silent auction and exhibition of limited-edition photographs, with 100 percent of the proceeds benefiting Promo Pathway, a career-development organization that brings entertainment business training to youths in under-served communities.
Titled for the number of artists who were invited to participate, “Ten” showcases a selection of the most iconic names in contemporary photography within an environment dedicated to the television and entertainment industry’s most innovative marketing and creative leaders—specifically, Jim Fiscus, Nadav Kander, Michael Muller, Art Streiber, Patrick Demarchelier, Mark Seliger, Martin Schoeller, Ellen von Unwerth, Frank W. Ockenfels 3, and Stefanie Schneider. “Ten” marks the first time that works from this group of photographers have been showcased together.
The exhibition was curated by Steph Sebbag, president of bpg—which was named PromaxBDA North American Agency of the Year in Promotion, Marketing and Design last year—and bpg producer Karla Braun.
“We are extremely honored to be able to bring together this caliber of talent, at PromaxBDA, and to have the chance to showcase works by artists who have made immeasurable impact within the world of advertising and fine art,” Sebbag said in a press release for the event (downloadable here). “With the funds raised during the Promo Pathway auction we will ultimately help to shape and craft the careers of our industry’s future leaders by allowing youth who are not able to afford college, but are highly motivated to work in creative industry, to enter the workforce.”
The show includes 17 signed collectors prints, including Demarchelier’s iconic “Cheetah, Tanzania, 1993,” a 20-year-old archival print, as well as “Neil Patrick Harris; Certainly Red” and “Martin Scorsese in 3D” by Streiber, who American Photo magazine named one of the “100 Most Important People in Photography.” Other prints include Kander’s “David Lynch I,” signed exclusively for the “Ten” exhibition.
The silent auction is exclusive to conference attendees and will end on June 20 at 7PM.
For more details on the PromaxBDA Conference, click here.
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