Thursday Edition: Matthew Tischler

Untitled #15 by Matthew Tischler
8"x10" ($20) | 16"x20" ($200) | 30"x40" ($2000)

Untitled #4 by Matthew Tischler
8"x10" ($20) | 16"x20" ($200) | 30"x40" ($2000)

Greetings, collectors! I'm super excited about today's editions and looking forward to toasting our very own Ms. Jane Mount later this evening. She's participating in Apartment Therapy's cool competition, the Big Window Challenge. More on that later, and I'm only going to give you the briefest of weather reports before moving onto the editions. It's cold! What's left of the snow is icy and dirty! Ick.

There's a respite to be found in Untitled #15 and Untitled #4, by Hot Shot photographer Matthew Tischler. These gorgeous digital c-prints are the stuff that summertime rainstorm daydreams are made of, and having them around keeps all the senses of warm, languid afternoons close at hand. I know this firsthand, as I've lived with another one of the images from this series for several years now. As Proust's madeleine conjured his auntie's old grey house, Matthew's screen-obscured figures evoke the smell of wet dirt and the singing of cicadas that I so strongly, and fondly, associate with sitting on my grandmother's porch after thunderstorm.

I've been enjoying Matthew's work since 2005, when he was selected to exhibit in our very first Hey, Hot Shot! showcase. He's worked on several different projects with me since then. When suggesting images for the Domino feature, his work seemed like a perfect fit and the editors agreed. Untitled #15 appears in the article, along with fellow Hot Shot Gregory Krum's recent edition, Nymphenburg.

Like I said there's lots going on these days. There's Jane's event tonight — don't forget to vote for her room, which features work from several 20x200 artists — plus the upcoming opening for the most recent round of Hey, Hot Shot! I'm also planning in advance for Curating the Crowd-Sourced World, the panel that I'm moderating at South by Southwest. And I'm involved with a bunch of great photography events including American Photography 25 and I'll also be curating a selection of images for 20x200 from Center's amazing triumvirate of Calls for Entry that includes Review Santa Fe, which I consider to be one of the best portfolio events around.

I have to have some fun too, which recently included attending my pal Alec Soth's fancy-pants opening at Gagosian Gallery and taking in the just-about-to-close Eggleston exhibition at the Whitney. If you're a photographer, you've got your work cut out for you — deadlines are coming up fast on these competitions! If you're a fan like me, I suggest an Upper East Side sojourn this weekend. Alec's show is in flatteringly close proximity to the venerable Mr. Eggleston, and also nearby is Michael Werner gallery, which just opened a show of paintings by Peter Doig. Top it all off with a cocktail at Bemelmans and you'll have had yourself a picture perfect New York City afternoon.

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