Ansel Adams: up for auction

One of the greatest photographs ever taken is going on the auction block next month, and if you are interested bring your big girl panties and a fat check book. On October 9th, Christies is brokering the auction for one of famed photographer Ansel Adams' most famous photos.

Grand Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming, 1942

This is one of nine mural prints of this image in existence. It is a whopping 30 5/8 x 45 1/8 inch and only six are known to exist in this size. If you are interested, the estimate is currently running 150-250K....American dollars that is.

Ansel Adams at Wiki

Bansky: Nominated for Grierson Prizes

Bansky's Exit Through the Gift Shop has picked up two nominations for the British Documentary Awards that are handed out in London....also known as the Grierson prizes. Bansky, better known for his stencil graffiti, made his directorial debut this year with Exit. It got the nod for:

Best Cinema Documentary and Most Entertaining Documentary

If you remember, Sundance went crazy for this piece that many still believe to be a mockumentry or a giant practical joke on the art community. 

Max's Kansas City: Exhibit

If you haven't gotten around to seeing The Steven Kasher Gallery's exhibit of photographs snapped during the heyday of Max's Kansas City, its thyme 2 gogh...... you only have about ten days left. It closes on Oct. 9th and it definitely worth popping in for.

Max's Kansas City was the scene headquarters for emerging artists in the '60s and '70s, and if you are reading this now.....you probably wouldn't have been allowed in. Only the elite of pop culture were allowed to grace the place with their presence. Andy Warhol famously said Max's  " was where pop art and pop life came together."

Fortunately for the rest of us, photographers Ebet Roberts, Anton Perich, and others were allowed in and some of their great iconic pictures have survived. If you are in New York next week, do yourself a favor and catch this. If you are elsewhere, view the exhibit online and get in touch with your inner pop culture punk.

Bruce at Max's - 1977 by Lily Hou

Devo at Max's - 1977 by Ebet Roberts

Iggy Pop at Max's - 1970 by Anton Perich

Max's Kansas City at: Wiki