{"id":234,"date":"2011-11-29T06:24:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T14:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/curatingla.com\/2011\/11\/29\/pacific-standard-light-lawrence-weschler-revisits-the-uncanny-light-of-l-a-with-photographers-mike-light-and-mike-slack\/"},"modified":"2011-11-29T06:24:00","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T14:24:00","slug":"pacific-standard-light-lawrence-weschler-revisits-the-uncanny-light-of-l-a-with-photographers-mike-light-and-mike-slack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/curatingla.com\/cla\/2011\/11\/29\/pacific-standard-light-lawrence-weschler-revisits-the-uncanny-light-of-l-a-with-photographers-mike-light-and-mike-slack\/","title":{"rendered":"Pacific Standard Light: Lawrence Weschler Revisits the Uncanny Light of L.A. with Photographers Mike Light and Mike Slack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<iframe src=\"\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curatingla.com%2Fblog-index%2F2011%2F11%2F28%2Fpacific-standard-light-lawrence-weschler-revisits-the-uncann.html&amp;send=false&amp;layout=standard&amp;width=450&amp;show_faces=false&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font&amp;height=35\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:35px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><br \/><a class=\"twitter-share-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share\">Tweet<\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"full-image-block ssNonEditable\"><span><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/cla\/legacy-images\/organizations\/ArtBook_BookSoup_logos.jpg?__SQUARESPACE_CACHEVERSION=1322540572743\" alt=\"\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Southern California&#8217;s&nbsp;natural beauty, varied geography and unique quality of light&nbsp;have long played muse to countless artists and photographers.&nbsp;On Tuesday evening, November 29 author and critic Lawrence Weschler, one of the most perceptive observers of the Los Angeles art scene,&nbsp;will lead a discussion &ldquo;about Southern California&rsquo;s blasting and wondrous light&hellip;&rdquo; with Mike Light and Mike Slack, two photographers and bookmakers who have turned their cameras on Los Angeles and produced some truly captivating images.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.artbook.com\/blog-artbook-at-paperchase-pacific-standard-light-event.html\" target=\"_blank\">ARTBOOK<\/a>, which is co-sponsoring the event with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.booksoup.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Book Soup<\/a>, &ldquo;Weschler will discuss his new book, <em>Uncanny Valley: Adventures in the Narrative<\/em>, in relation to Light and Slack&#8217;s Los Angeles imagery. Light will present aerial photographs of the city&#8211;in bright daylight and electrified darkness&#8211;from his new book, <em>LA Day\/LA Night<\/em>. Slack will show his classic Polaroids of the west, along with a preview of some new digital work.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>I had an opportunity to preview Light&rsquo;s latest book at Photo LA and found myself enthralled by the finely rendered black and white images of Los Angeles. I wrote about my impressions in an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curatingla.com\/blog-index\/2011\/4\/5\/la-dayla-night-aerial-photographs-of-los-angeles.html\" target=\"_blank\">April 2011 post<\/a>. I have since purchased a copy for myself and count it as one of my favorite photography books.<\/p>\n<p>While I&rsquo;m not as familiar with Slack&rsquo;s work, I spent some time looking at a selection of his photographs prior to writing up this post and am drawn to his Polaroid aesthetic, composition and storytelling. I look forward to learning more about this local photographer.<\/p>\n<p>A reception and book signing with all of the panelists will follow the discussion.<\/p>\n<p><strong>DETAILS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>When<\/strong>: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 7-9 pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where<\/strong>: The Los Angeles showroom of ARTBOOK | Paper Chase, located at 7174 West Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, CA 90046.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost<\/strong>: The event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are required and will be accepted until venue capacity is reached. 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