[Punishment on an American chain gang]

 [Written by Megan]  

                  
The Festival of the Photograph has officially begun and the highlight for the journalism wing of the photo community is the appearance of James Nachtwey, a journalist who’s been named “best in the world” so many times by so many organizations, it’s hard to list them all.  Photojournalists refer to him as a monk, a prophet. Nachtwey has made it his life mission a witness to all the pain that we are capable of creating and all that we are vulnerable to receiving.  »Read More

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We begin our weekend preview with a plug for a group of our cvilleMUSE buddies who will be making their live debut in Charlottesville on Saturday night. We think you should check ‘em out. The band is called The Moses and it features one of our own amongst its membership (that would be NewmaN for those who haven’t been following along). The Moses part the rock n roll waters on Saturday, June 14 at Saxx Jazz and Blues Lounge in Belmont. Joined on stage by The Vamanos (more friends in this one too) and The Raquellos (you guys can be our friends if you’re not already), doors open at 8pm, show starts at 9pm. Cover is $5 at the door.

[The Moses photo by Tom Daly]

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[”Las Meninas (Self Portrait)”, 1987 by Joel-Peter Watkin]

Second Street Gallery is hosting Joel Peter Witkin for FOTP  and you have to stop by and see it. It definitely stands apart from the other two featured photographers; Mary Ellen Park with her Prom-goer Portraits, and James Nachtwey and his war photography. The latter two are very talented photographers but Witkin is in his own genre. They are not merely photographs but fantastic images of sex, death, and religion. A sign on the door warns, “For Mature Audiences”.

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[photo from UVa’s Arts & Sciences magazine]

Tonight’s gonna be art-ilicious so don’t let the heat keep you at home. Here are my picks for this evening’s art scene: »Read More

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