• Rainer Hosch’s “Topanga Beach”

    Rainer Hosch captures faces and places with an unflinching authenticity. Installation Magazine has had the distinct privilege of working alongside Hosch since our founding and his vision helped us further define the aesthetic of the Vanguard editorial department.  While Hosch has an extensive series of portraits or as he would call them “mug shots” of […]

    A. Moret No responses January 11, 2019
  • Portrait of an American Ice Cream Man

    “Your battles inspired me – not the obvious material battles but those that were fought and won behind your forehead.” ― James Joyce Portraits don’t happen in an instant.  They are born from years spent staring at the blank page, a white canvas, an empty frame.  They are made of microscopic particles of the physical […]

    A. Moret No responses July 29, 2016
  • Enrique Martínez Celaya: “Lone Star”

    My mother, she slew me, My father, he ate me, My sister, Marlene, Gathered my bones, Tied them in silk, For the juniper tree. Tweet, tweet, what a fine bird am I! – The Brothers Grimm, The Juniper Tree  There is no true way to measure the time Enrique Martínez Celaya spent studying and working tirelessly on The Sigh. […]

    A. Moret No responses May 16, 2015
  • Enrique Martínez Celaya: “Lone Star”

    Nestled inside an industrial complex off a beaten path in Culver City, adjacent to lush sprawling grills hills of a cemetery lined with flowers from visiting loved ones, lies a sanctuary of artistic solace.  A modest black plaque rests on the exterior brick wall with a crest bearing the profile of a whale rising above […]

    A. Moret No responses April 22, 2015
  • Arthur Duncan in Conversation at BONVIVANT

    A hand carefully writes the daily menu on a large chalkboard.  Beneath the etching of the chalk, Arthur Duncan enters the interior of BONVIVANT, a culinary gem nestled off the beaten path, hidden among the narrow streets of Basel.  The intimate dining room features long wooden tables and a collection of chairs ranging in style from […]

    A. Moret No responses November 3, 2014
  • Judy Gelles: The Fourth Grade Project

    The combination of frontal and reverse portraits allowed for the development of both personal and universal stories.  The children are presented as individuals; however, their stories speak to greater pervasive truths and problems within our society.  Told in their own words, their stories touch on some of our most pressing social issues and common human […]

    Judy Gelles No responses April 3, 2014