It seems as if it's been hard to move on the web this last week without stumbling on somebody (rightly) mouthing off about the latest issue of Newsweek, which has as its cover story "Losing Afghanistan" across the whole world, except in the USA where there is some fluff on Annie Liebowitz's family with the headline "My Life in Pictures".

There are implications in this so plain to see that it's easy just to present the covers juxtaposed and say "look" and leave it at that. So it's very refreshing to see that the excellent political/photography/photojournalism blog Bag Note News has a much deeper look into the issues and implications including much on the fact that Liebowitz's late partner, Susan Sontag, was perhaps the last century's most widely respected theorizer on photography and renowned for her avoidance of the glare of publicity.

AN EXHIBITION OF SCULPTURE AND CREEPY PATHOLOGICAL LITTLE GIFTS
On view through September 30, 2006
Open every Thursday evening until 9PM

More Info:www.deitch.com

White Cube is pleased to present the work of Gabriel Orozco in his first exhibition with the gallery. To launch White Cube’s new space at Mason’s Yard, Orozco has developed his ongoing exploration of the readymade, mapping and geometry into a monumental new sculpture. In the ground-floor gallery, Orozco will show a group of new paintings from his ongoing ‘Samurai Tree’ series, which explore the range of permutations possible within a defined spatial and colour system.

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ART FORUM BERLIN 2006
The International Fair for Contemporary Art
30 September – 4 October, 2006
Opening: 29 September, 2006

http://www.art-forum-berlin.com

The five rejected proposals for the Athens Tower, 2004 by BIG CITY LAB participant Vangelis Vlahos, Courtesy The Breeder, Athens

ART FORUM BERLIN 2006 – the not-to-be-missed season kick-off
The 11th edition of ART FORUM BERLIN - International Fair for Contemporary Art – opens its doors in just a few days on September 29th, 2006. A series of extraordinary stand concepts and individual presentations and a full range of discoveries make out of ART FORUM BERLIN the most fascinating and innovative fair dedicated to contemporary art. The Berlin Senate for Economics’ "Project Future" will honour conceptual achievement of participants by donating two prizes for the best gallery stands.

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Lee Friedlander, Nude, 1982, Gelatin silver print 8 1/16 x 12 1/16” (20.4 x 30.7 cm). Purchase The Museum of Modern Art, New York. © 2006 Lee Friedlander

PARIS, FRANCE.- Jeu du Paume presents Friedlander, on view through December 31, 2006. This is the most comprehensive survey to date of the photography of Lee Friedlander (American, b. 1934). Comprised of six early color portraits, 477 black-and-white gelatin silver prints, and 25 examples of Friedlander's books, special editions, and portfolios, Friedlander traces a prolific career that continues to thrive after half a century. Supplemented by a modest number of loans from the artist, the retrospective is largely drawn from MoMA's extensive collection of Friedlander's work. There are some 60 groups of photographs, each narrowly tailored by date, theme, and style. Groups that present distilled versions of Friedlander's books are identified as such. Completing the exhibition are seven vitrines displaying Friedlander's portfolios and special editions.

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Final Close of The  Evil Childrean From Bert and Christopher Sims Showing at

The Bigger Picture Gallery  55-59 Shaftesbury Avenue PV 28th 6-9pm

Final Day 30th