Sip on Petron while Shawn Mortensen signs you a copy of his latest book, a perfect gift for anybody!
Over the last fifteen years, Shawn Mortensen has photographed cutting-edge culture-makers while also revealing the gritty reality of urban street life and the world’s political climate. Truly with his finger on the pulse, Mortensen took photographs of the in crowd before they were the in crowd. His subjects range from celebrities such as Gwen Stefani, Marcello Mastroianni, and Tupac Shakur to contemporary artists like Raymond Pettibon, Brice Marden, and Francesco Clemente. Yet these portraits are juxtaposed with haunting photo essays on the Zapatista movement in Chiapas, Mexico; the ghettoes of Jamaica; and the landscape of Mongolia—often with startling results.
Shawn Mortensen, a Los Angeles–based photographer (also an MTV video award–nominated music video director and an actor) has been a regular contributor to i-D Magazine and has also shot popular covers for Spin and Vibe. Mortenson is celebrating is 2nd book of images and the 14th year of the Zapatista uprising.
Free booze, Mexican food & buy a copy of the artist’s nearly sold out book “Out of Mind”. ($24.99 Abrams)
Tonight- Thursday, December 20th- 6:30-8:30pm @ La Esquina Cafe on Kenmare & Lafayette.
Visit the artist’s website: www.shawnmortensen.org
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