Paul saw this... 

 

 

 

Leasha saw this... 

 

 

 

and James saw this...

 

 

  ©William Eggleston

 

This week marks the opening of the William Eggleston retrospective at the Art Institute in Chicago.  Democratic Camera, Photographs and Video, 1961-2008 is the first U.S. retrospective for the hugely influential Eggleston.  Often considered to be the photographer who brought color photography into acceptance as an art form, Eggleston has affected the history of photography in a fairly dramatic way.  

 

While Team Elledge has already had the benefit of seeing this exhibit (at the Whitney), we are all very excited for another chance to view this incredible body of work.  If you are familiar with Eggleston and his work, you should be very excited to see this show.  If you aren't familiar with him, you really need to check it out.  Either way, pencil in a date on your calendar for dropping by the show (it runs from February 27 through May 23).   

  A few of Paul's images of Measha

 

Our friend, the very talented Measha Brueggergosman, sang the Olympic Hymn at the opening ceremony in Vancouver!  It's not every day that you get to sing in front of a few billion people (estimated television viewing audience), and she did an amazing job!  If you have not heard her sing before, we highly recommend that you go out and get one of her albums ("Surprise" is a particular favorite of ours...).

 

We are already on our way out the door on another travel assignment (so far 2010 has been a blur), but we will be keeping you updated on our adventures.  As always, if you have any thoughts, questions or suggestions, you can feel free to reach us through the "contact" section at the top of our blog. 

  iPhone photo by AD Adam Dines

 

While most people go to California in the winter to relax, Team Elledge tends to head to the Golden State to work!  We love the weather out there, and while some days (like the one above) see us using more umbrellas than sunscreen, we always have a good time!  We have been working for a while now on this project with our friends at Addison in NYC, and all of the shoots have been great!  Rain or shine, we are enjoying the opportunity to collaborate with a great agency to make great work.

 

By the way, don't forget (like James did) that Valentine's Day is this Sunday!  We hope you have a great weekend! 

  Paul shooting for iPhone Once A Day project

 

One of the advantages of living in a fairly large metropolitan area is that there are usually more than a few art exhibitions that are worth viewing at any given time of the year.  Sometimes this can present a challenge, as many people don't have the time to visit all of them.

 

A current favorite of ours is the exhibition of prints by Lauren E. Simonutti at the Edelman Gallery in downtown Chicago.  Lauren's work is comprised of large-format contact prints of images taken inside her home during a self-imposed season of isolation.  You can read more about it by clicking HERE.

 

We hope you get a chance to check out this show, and we'll let you know about a few more in the weeks to come.