A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.

My love, I have tried with all my being
to grasp a form comparable to thine own,
but nothing seems worthy;

I love the way you look at me,
Your eyes so bright and blue.
I love the way you kiss me,
Your lips so soft and smooth.

You're my man, my mighty king,
And I'm the jewel in your crown,
You're the sun so hot and bright,
I'm your light-rays shining down,

So thank you my Love for being there,
For supporting me, my life
I'll do the same for you, you know,
My Beautiful, Darling Wife.

Gerardo Contreras is an architect and independent curator based in Mexico City. In 2008 he founded PRETEEN Gallery, an experimental curatorial project that began in Hermosillo, Mexico. In 2011, the gallery relocated to Mexico City. Contreras started the PRETEEN Twitter project, which has summoned fans around the world by questioning curatorial etiquette. He is also the founder of the LaToya Jackson School of Art.

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• Abe's Penny

  A Photography and literature magazine printed on postcards. Each issue is a serialized story broken into four parts and mailed one part per week.

• Album, Magazin für Fotografie

  A newspaper-sized photography magazine dedicated to publish the work of young and emerging artists as well as theoretical essays. The magazine is published twice a year with a mono-thematic focus on contemporary tendencies in photography.

• Art in General

  A New York-based nonprofit organization that assists artists with the production and presentation of new work. It changes in response to the needs of artists and informs and engages the public about their work.

Art Gallery listings and other events submitted by Culturehall artists.

• China / Lishui November 5 - Spring 2012

  Lori Grinker, Abraham McNally, Claudia Sohrens, Bradly Treadway, Christine Callahan, and Tema Stauffer - Pictures are Words-Not-Known - LiShui International Photography Festival and LiShui Museum of Photography

  Pictures are Words-Not-Known, curated by Sean Justice, presents work by faculty from the International Center of Photography in New York to an audience in China, first at the LiShui International Photography Festival in November and then at the LiShui Museum of Photography through Spring 2012. The exhibition explores the limits of language-centric knowing in photographs and includes work by Culturehall artists Lori Grinker, Abraham McNally, Claudia Sohrens, Bradly Dever Treadway, Christine Callahan, and Tema Stauffer.

• New York / New York November 9 - December 10

  Kaucyila Brooke, Doug Ischar, Omar Gamez, Molly Landreth, and Kerstin Honeit - Other Places - Camera Club of New York

  Culturehall curator Tema Stauffer guest curated an exhibition at the CCNY bringing together different generations of international artists whose photographs contribute to a dialogue about individuals and communities - past and present - existing in social and political margins based on sexuality and sexual identity. Other Places includes work by Kaucyila Brooke, Doug Ischar, Omar Gamez, Molly Landreth, and Kerstin Honeit. The show opens on Wednesday, November 9, 6 - 8pm, and the CCNY presents a talk with Molly Landreth, with an introduction by Tema Stauffer, on Friday, November 18 at 7pm.

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• Award

  Jaap Scheeren - Construction of Image Award

  Dutch photographer Jaap Scheeren receives first prize for the fifth edition of this rural photography award. An exhibition of his work at the Cobra Museum in Amsterdam runs through July 31st.

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  Christoph Gielen - Aaron Siskind Individual Photographer's Fellowship

  Christoph Gielen received a 2010 Individual Photographer's Fellowship from the Aaron Siskind Foundation. Gielen also discusses his work at the TED MidAtlantic Conference at Harman Center for the Arts in Washington, D.C. on November 5, 2010.

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• TV

  Whitney McVeigh - Where is Modern Art Now (documentary) - BBC Four

  Featured artist Whitney McVeigh recently was a subject of the BBC Four documentary Where is Modern Art Now. She discusses the development of her process in the studio with art historian Gus Casely-Hayford. Part of the BBC's Modern Beauty season, which focuses on the state of British art today.

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  Tema Stauffer - AOL 25 for 25 Grant

  Culturehall artist and curator, Tema Stauffer, was awarded an AOL 25 for 25 Grant. AOL awarded twenty-five grants of $25,000 to "creative-thinkers" - artists, journalists and innovators. Part of AOL's Project on Creativity, the 25 for 25 grant program is inspired by AOL's partnership with Chuck Close and his commitment to philanthropic work in art and arts education. A complete list of grant recipients appears on AOL's website.

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