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0086 (November/December Issue)

My first-time feature in a Chinese publication has hit the newsstand throughout the whole China since last week, which you can imagine the amount of people is reading it by now. The magazine is one of the hippest I've seen from China, it is named one of the best new magazines in 2007. I now totally tasted the new rave of the young China. 0086 is the country code of China as well as the name of the magazine. It is mainly focused on art, photography and fashion, and it is so edge you have to be really cool to understand everything they said. I am so pumped up just looking at the cover of the magazine. Click the images if you can read Chinese and be cool. There will be several more magazine features of my work coming up in January, so stay tuned! And thanks to Jeuce for the fantastic writing!

American Photo - Emerging Artists 2007

The Current issue of American Photo magazine features a portfolio of the top fifteen emerging photographers of 2007. I am very honored to be included in this list of great talented photographers. The portfolio is titled "A New Generation of Photo Pioneers" with a section on each photographer. Also on the list is my dear friend/SVA fellow Amy Stein. Pick up a copy of the November/December issue of American Photo on newsstands now.

America Photo November/December 2007

Emma.

Emma by Shen Wei

Over the weekend, I had a wonderful trip to upstate New York. I snapped this photo with my cell phone while setting up my big camera for a landscape shot. I know everybody says their dog is the cutest, but check out my dog, isn’t she the cutest of all? She just turned 4 last week.

First-time Experience

Zoo Art Fair has been called Britain's coolest art fair. This year’s art fair will be held at London’s Royal Academy of Arts. Since it started in 2004, Zoo Art Fair has been supported by The Saatchi Gallery. So I nearly jumped on my desk when I received an invitation from Saatchi Gallery asking me to participate the art fair with them this year. This is my first time to have my photograph shown in Europe and an art fair, very excited!

Another first time experience for me was to give a guest presentation in college. I have been invited by good friend Amy Stein to present and talk about my work for a photo class in Parsons School of Design. I absolutely loved the experience. It was not only an honor to share my inspiration with others, but also an opportunity to communicate and exchange ideas with the student photographers.

So, if you are in London area, please don't forget to visit the ZOO.

U Can't Touch Dis:

Five photographs of mine will be included in the exhibition "U Can't Touch Dis: The New Asian Art." at the ZONE: Chelsea Center for the Arts which opens next Thursday, September 6th, from 6 to 8 pm. if you happen to be in town, I would love to see you there. The exhibition is curated by Eric Shiner.

ZONE:Chelsea Center for the Arts
601 W. 26th St. #302
New York, NY 10001
Tel: (212)255-2177

Opening at Griffin Museum

My recent adventure was a road trip to Winchester, MA for the opening of 13th Annual Juried Show at Griffin Museum of Photography. The trip was exceptional fun because good friend Amy Stein was on the wheels, not mention I had chance to see Amy in action which was mind-blowing exciting.

The opening was quite successful, it started with artist’s talk by Amy Stein, David Wolf, Nicholas Fedak II and myself. The curator/jury Brian Clamp of Clampart was also at the opening. If you are in Boston area, please don’t miss the show.


Also don't miss is the new issue of Seesaw Magazine. The Issue 8 features my portrait work from Almost Naked series and also work by Jackie Nickerson, Hank Willis Thomas, Daniel Gustav Cramer, Roger Ballen, Nicky Bird, Kerim Ayac and an interview with Roger Ballen.

Saatchi Online Critic’s Choice

I am featured on Saatchi Online Critic's Choice / Weekly Picks by Aaron Schuman – critic, lecturer, photographer and director of SeeSaw Magazine. You can read Mr. Schuman’s review of my work on Saatchi Online Daily Magazine. Also please check Saatchi Online Top 10 Chosen by Aaron Schuman.

What a nice way to start a Friday!

Magenta Foundation - Flash Forward 2007

Lindsay, 2007. ©Shen Wei

Canada’s Magenta Foundation (Magenta Publishing for the Arts) has announced the list of winners for Flash Forward 2007 – an exhibition and a book of emerging photographers from US, Canada and UK.

I am very excited to be recognized as one of the 25 winning photographers from United States. The exhibition and book release are scheduled for early October at Lennox Contemporary In Toronto.

The Griffin Award

The Griffin Museum of Photography announced a list of the artists selected for the 13th Annual Griffin Juried Show by juror Brian Clamp of ClampArt, New York. I am honored for The Griffin Award.

The artists included in the list are also my good friend Amy Stein who won a two-person show, my HHS fellow Joseph Holmes, my SVA mate Dina Kantor, a Review Santa Fe ‘06 fellow Gregory Scott, and Shanghai-based photographer Daniel Traub. I think this is going to be a very interesting show.

The exhibition will be run from August 23 through October 28, 2007 at the The Griffin Museum of Photography, 67 Shore Road
Winchester, MA 01890

PDN Annual 2007

My on-going documentary series Concubines of New York has won a spot on the PDN Annual 2007, in the Personal Work category. The work is published in the May issue of the PDN Magazine.

JPG Magazine.

Almost Naked series has been featured in JPG Magazine Issue 8.

Opening in NY & LA

Brian Ulrich
Copia
January 4 - February 10, 2007
Reception this Thursday, January 4, 6-8 pm
Julie Saul Gallery
535 West 22 Street
New York, NY 10011
212.627.2410


Amy Stein
3 x 5
Paul Kopeikin Gallery
January 6, 2007 - February 3, 2007
6150 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90048