Created by Stephen Cohen, producer of highly acclaimed art fairs in New York, San Francisco and Miami, the show will feature photographic art on display and for sale, from the earliest 19th Century photographic experiments to the most contemporary photography and photo-based art. The preview reception, hosted by rock artist, photographer and photography collector Graham Nash, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 18, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., and benefit the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
A lecture and seminar series will also take place from Jan. 19 to 21, with guest lecturers including internationally renowned photographers Anderson & Low, Jim Goldberg, Mona Kuhn, Todd Hido, Alec Soth and Robert Weingarten. Mary Virginia Swanson, photography consultant; Stephen White, collector, historian and dealer in art photography; and Virginia Heckert, associate curator of photography at the J. Paul Getty Museum, will address seminar participants.
Exhibition hours are Friday, Jan. 19, and Saturday, Jan. 20, from noon to 7 p.m., and Sunday, Jan. 21, from noon to 6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for a one-day pass and $30 for a three-day pass. Lectures are $10 each and on-site collecting seminars are $80 (includes a three day pass and cat-alog).
For additional information, visit www.artfairsinc.com or call (323) 937-4659.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 12, 2007. Read the original PDF.