Daniel and Geo Fuchs bring their toy based portrait photography to Brussels for an exhibition at Young Gallery. The gallery is located in the Conrad Hotel, 71 Avenue Louise 1050, Brussels. Expect the same provocative imagery found in the Toy Giants book, only at larger scale. The photographs are on view until February 4, 2009. (Via Wallpaper*).

Head to the jump to see more examples of the Fuchs’ Toy Giants work.

In contrast to the usual minimalism that we see from Japanese designers and artists, Satoshi Minakawa presents photos of excentric customizations of Japanese vehicles.

“In shot after shot, Minakawa presents vehicles that look as if they came straight off some deranged kabuki set. Nothing looks as if it was ever meant for anything so mundane as road transportation. Gaudy gold fins are welded to the boot of two-wheeler carts. Trucks are festooned with blinding neon signs, their every surface plastered with kanji script and strobe lights. Meanwhile, the fleet of motorbikes and scooters are painted in a resplendent rainbow of glossy blues, reds and blacks; some are even adorned with stylized eyes on the fender.

The overall effect is one of manga Transformers, a split second before they unfold, unclip and spring into life.” Via Wallpaper.

The photographers work is on show at The Printspace in London, until January 14th.

The Printspace
74 Kingsland Road
London E2

More images from Satoshi Minakawa follow after the jump.

Todd Selby’s been engaging people “In the know” and photographing them in their homes for quite sometime. The Clones hips us to one of the latest, a meeting with Beautiful Loser’s founder Aaron Rose. The photos of each of Selby’s subjects can be seen on TheSelby.com. Among the others are TOMS shoes founder Blake Mycoskie and musician Bobb Bruno. The home interior proves a great window into personality.

German photographer Andreas Gursky has impressed us for the longest time with his large scale photographs, that usually capture a scene with repeating patterns. The size by itself is impressive, but also the way his images come out set him apart.

If you are in New York, you can now go and check out his latest exhibition at the Matthew Marks Gallery. It is well worth it.

Matthew Marks Gallery
523 West 24th St
New York, NY 1001

The show runs until December 24th. Via Wallpaper.

More images of the exhibition follow after the jump.

Ithoughtiwasalone ( http://www.ithoughtiwasalone.com ) is a space dedicated to a new generation of photographers, led by Lele Saveri and Serena Pezzato. Its intent is not only to supply a curated window for up and coming photographers, but also for photographers who are already professionally involved in the business and who need an outlet for “personal projects”. In ITIWA, there are no guidelines for technique, aesthetic, nor content. The aim is solely to show beautiful things. As an old milanese poem states, “Curiosity put eyes in the body of human beings” and not the institution of art, thank god.

For the show during Milan’s Fashion Week, ITIWA set up at VNGRD, their good friends’ showroom. For this show they presented two limited edition t-shirts (15 pieces each, all numbered, available online from VNGRD). One with Carlotta Manaigo’s photograph and the other with Stefan Simikich’s. This concludes the final phase of “This is all I came to do,” the first ITIWA project. The show itself will run till the 4th of October.

View the tees and further images from the ITIWA Exhibition at VNGRD after the jump.

This Friday, August 29th, will see the opening of a photography exhibit at Reserve LA, the flagship store of Freshjive. On show will be the work of photographer Edward Colver.
A series of Freshjive t-shirts will be released at the opening, featuring the artwork of Edward Colver. The t-shirts will be exclusively available at Reserve LA for the start and will only later be available at other premium retailers.
After the jump more images of the Freshjive x Edward Colver t-shirts, as well as detailed information to the show opening.

20 years before there was YouTube, and Macaca, Critical Mass arrest videos, and the RNC, Clayton Patterson was capturing video that exposed the struggle between community activists and the often abusive NYPD. He dedicated his life to documenting the final era of raw creativity and lawlessness in New York City’s Lower East Side, a neighborhood famed for art, music and revolutionary minds. Traversing the outside edge, he’s recorded this dark and colorful society–from drag and hardcore, heroin, homelessness, to political chaos and, ultimately, gentrification.In the LES of the late 70’s and early 80’s, it seemed that it was impossible to take a boring photograph.

Realizing this, Patterson vowed to himself not to miss a moment, and he was a ubiquitous presence on the streets, in bars, and at parties, shooting literally hundreds of thousands of photographs and countless videos that captured the essence of the era in what might have been the most thrilling neighborhood on earth. For native New Yorkers, looking at his documents is like staring through a window to our own past, and the drugs, piercings, mohawks, kangols and graffiti on display are, in this context, not kitschy and nostalgic. Rather, they express the rich diversity of many little communities living together in a troubled little niche of the city, long ago changed beyond recognition.
Captured will be shown this Friday, August 22 at the New Museum, Bowery, New York. Following the film, Clayton Patterson will be available for a Q&A. Event begins at 7:30.
View the full flier after the jump for complete details.

Keiitchi Nitta spent 6 years as Terry Richardson’s assistant. During this time he frequently served as the photographers first model. His nature and sense of humor made him a natural, and his passion for modeling eventually melded with an interest in photography. 
Nitta’s first solo show opens at Milan’s Go Gallery this Tuesday. Everyday is like Sunday is coupled with a limited edition book (500 copies) from Go Books. The show is open until July 15.

Casio, American Apparel and Staple have used his work. Magazines from Dazed to Warp frequently feature his photography. He’s been exhibited in Tokyo and New York. Now, at House of Cassette , Yone is getting an LA solo show. His provocative images of nude Japanese girls are a trademark. More views from the exhibition after the jump. 

As a continuation of his involvement with Belvedere’s “Luxury Reborn” campaign, Terry Richardson has launched Terry’s Room on Belvedere’s official website. This new area features exclusive and never before seen photos and video material by Terry Richardson. To visit Terry’s Room, simply enter Belvedere’s website, click “Discover Luxury Reborn,” and then click “Terry’s Room.” Enjoy!
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Also make sure to check out RZA’s Studio and other sections on the site.