This week we are delighted to show case "360 Degrees" by Isidro Ramirez.
Isidro's multi layered images of Berlin architecture are receiving widespread acclaim. Vicky Richardson of the British Council wrote recently in her critique of "360 Degrees", "Ramirez's images may not offer a direct representation of the world, but they can offer a new truth through interpretation".
In Italy, curator Camilla Boemio has chosen "360 Degrees" for her forthcoming show "A Sensational Architecture of Idealism" alongside work by Spencer Tunick, Andrea Garuti and Mark Lewis Spencer.
"360 Degrees" has also been selected by Studio 1.1 for their lead exhibition during Photomonth in London in October 2010 and will be Isidro's American debut solo show in Los Angles in the spring of 2011.
"A Sensational Architecture of Idealism" opens on the 16th June and runs until 1 July 2010 at the Auditorium Parco della Musica - Auditorium Arte, V. le P. Coubertin 30, Rome.
We Recommend: Front Row with David Bailey
David Bailey has been interviewed for the Radio 4 arts programme Front Row where he discusses his latest exhibitions at the Hamilton's Gallery. Unusually for Bailey, who has a reputation as being a bit of a curmudgeon, he is quite forthcoming and shares some very personal moments about why he became a photographer and his very clear passion for his chosen profession.
His epiphany moment was when, aged 17, he saw a Picasso painting and he discovered it was possible to break the rules of classical formalism. So taken by the painting Bailey had a poster of it above his bed during his National Service, which brought him a certain amount of derision from his fellow soldiers. Shortly after his Picasso experience he saw Cartier Bresson's Muslim women on the slopes of Hari Parbal Hill and became aware that photography could be just as interesting as painting, it was simply a different tool to use in making a picture.
As it is available on the BBC iplayer until 2099 there is a bit of time to catch it and it is well worth listening to.