Internship: Stephen Cohen Gallery

Stephen Cohen Gallery is looking for highly motivated, hard working individuals to work as interns at the gallery, and for two art fairs taking place this January, photo l.a. and artLA.

These internships involve interactions with all levels of the gallery and fair operations. Candidates must have either educational, professional and/or personal connection with photography and/or fine art. Regardless of getting course credit, you will learn, gain insider knowledge of the art scene and experience the satisfaction from being part of something that wasn’t there before. Candidates should have these qualities.

• highly organized
• self-motivated team players
• can work effectively in a fast-paced & sometimes high-stress environment
• manage time efficiently & establish priorities
• follow through efficiently to meet the objectives of project assignments
• maintain a cohesive & cooperative working relationships
• must be able to go from A to C without being directed
• must be creative & enjoy analyzing and solving problems
• working ability with word, excel & iMac
• strong telephone & writing skills
• familiarity with Photoshop & InDesign a plus

Send all inquiries, resume or CV to: eleonora@stephencohengallery.com

Shoes of My Dreams, How Can You Be Mine?

Kobi Levi's shoes are like some kind of fever dream you'd have if you passed out at Nordstrom after sniffing too many perfume samples. They definitely cross the line from cutesy but wearable concepts to straight-up art on your foot. I don't know if that's good or bad, but I do know that the dog ones are oh so cute.

From the artist:

"In my artistic footwear design the shoe is my canvas. The trigger to create a new piece comes when an idea, a concept and/or an image comes to mind. The combination of the image and footwear creates a new hybrid and the design/concept comes to life. The piece is a wearable sculpture. It is "alive" with/out the foot/body. Most of the inspirations are out of the "shoe-world", and give the footwear an extreme transformation. The result is usually humoristic with a unique point of view about footwear. Another aspect of the creation is the realization. All the pieces are hand-made in my studio. The challenging technical development is the key to bring the design to life in the best way."

These are definitely the kind of shoes you match an outfit to, and by "an outfit" I mean a Gallagher-style plastic splash shield for when you BLOW PEOPLE'S MINDS.






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An Evening With Melvin Sokolsky

APA LA is hosting an evening with legendary photographer Melvin Sokolsky.

From their event page:

Melvin Sokolsky will discuss his journey in the word of photography, giving personal insight into the following subjects and concepts;

Melvin Sokolsky "Archive"

"Revelations and Insights into a lifetime of taking pictures"

"Being in charge of your inner vision and creative potential"

Transcending all of the new remarkable tools to find your one of a kind identity

Ideas

Light

Chemistry

Palette

Narrative

Imagined worlds

Revelations from his Paris 1963-1965 classic Bubble and flying pictures.

Wednesday
October 2, 2010
6pm-9pm

Dinner included
FREE for APA Members
$20 Non-Members (Pre-Register online)
$25 Non-Members (Day of or at door)