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Photomonitor and Daniel Blau Ltd are pleased to present an evening of collaboration. On Wednesday, 16^th May 2012, beginning at 7 pm, two artist talks will highlight the importance of artistic collaboration, with WassinkLundgren and Anthony Luvera each presenting their practice and the varied aspects of collaboration in their work.

WassinkLundgren is a partnership between Thijs groot Wassink and Ruben Lundgren, which began in 2005 after they both graduated from the Utrecht School of Arts, The Netherlands. Through collaboration, they make work often described as conceptual documentary photography.

In 2007 they published Empty Bottles, which won the prestigious Prix du Livre for Best Contemporary Photobook at the Rencontres d’Arles Photofestival, was nominated by Thomas Weski as ‘Best Photography Book of 2007-8’ at the Kasseler Fotoforum, and was included by Martin Parr as one of the thirty ‘best books of the decade’ exhibition and catalogue presented at Photo Ireland 2011. Other publications include WassinkLundgren is Still Searching (2006), Lu Xiaoben (2010) and Tokyo Tokyo (2010) which is currently on show as part of Hijacked III at QUAD, Derby. The same body of work can also be seen at State of the Art at the NRW-Forum in Düsseldorf and as part of The Dutch Photobook since 1945 at the Dutch Photo Museum in Rotterdam.

Wassink lives in London, where he finished an MA in Fine Art at Central Saint Martins. Lundgren lives in Beijing, where he recently finished an MA at the Central Academy of Fine Arts. On 16th May they will both be in the same city to talk about their work and collaboration at Daniel Blau Gallery.

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“In a society full of prying eyes like ours, everyone can become both spectator and actor in the quotidian spectacle. With CCTV cameras scattered in every public space our dwelling leaves traces behind, stored as visual codes. Choreographed crowds transit the nameless global city during their daily commuting, with self-absorbed pedestrians experiencing the paradox of public space; between anonymity and scrutiny. Non-places are where this paradox turns explicit and evident, and this is where my project was undertaken with the intention of constructing imaginary urban landscapes that comment on our exposure to city life.”

Manuel Vazquez (Colombia) is based in London. He has a master’s in photography and urban culture from Goldsmiths University. He has also studied international cultural cooperation in Barcelona and economics in Colombia. His work was exhibited at the Liverpool Biennal in 2010, and, in 2009, in the Flash Forward (Magenta Foundation, Canada) and PhotoEspaña (Descubrimientos) festivals.

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Adiós Amigo.

IN ADORATION

Documenting history. FC Barcelona 2007-2012.

When we first started documenting FC Barcelona in the Autumn of 2007, the club were still in the care of Frank Rjkaard. We had little idea of what was to be the beginning of a journey that would see us witness a series of events that will be remembered as a historic era in world club football, the achievements of which will see this team compared to the best the world has ever seen.

The team including arguably the greatest player on the planet, Lionel Messi, along with an all star cast including Puyol, Iniesta, Xavi & Valdes.

These pictures document the astonishing achievements of the team under the guidance of coach Josep Guardiola, winning 13 titles in four years (with still the 2012 Copa del Rey to play for), including 3 back to back La Liga titles, twice winners of the Champions League and two times Fifa World Club Cup Champions.

Announcing his decision to leave the club at the end of the 2011-2012 season, the club will be entering a new era under the management of Tito Vilanova.

Diver & Aguilar’s collaboration with the club also enters into a new era with the duo working on a video art installation which will premier live on Youtube. As well as a commission to produce a unique Mural for the executive’s hallway in association with the Qatar foundation.

http://www.behance.net/gallery/IN-ADORATION/3346099

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Diver & Aguilar’s Eye of the Beholder photography project draws its inspiration from the
black and white photos of the 30s, specifically Dorothea Lange and Walker Evan’s photos
documenting America and the Great Depression. The project sets out to mislead and, while appearing
genuinely to belong to another era, the photos actually comprise a fashion story, drawing parallels between
the Great Depression and the current economic crisis.

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