Rimaldas Viksraitis

Interesting commentary on the photography market in the August Art Market Insight. Prices edgine down for Nan Goldin and Andreas Gursky, with Martin Parr remaining very affordable. Parr's protege, Rimaldas Viksraitis, won the Discovery Award at July's Photo Arles. From Lithuania, Viksraitis does not seem to be widely represented -- I've tracked down very few images on the web.

Surprise

The latest issue of Visionaire (#55, Surprise), the limited-edition art and fashion luxury publication, is a set of pop-up books by artists including Sophie Calle (one of my favorite artists), Andreas Gursky, Cai Guo-Qiang (who, in 2008, did the fireworks for the Olympics and a Gap t-shirt), Steven Klein, Yayoi Kusama, Alasdair McLellan, Steven Meisel, Guido Mocafico, Nicola Formichetti/Gareth Pugh, Sølve Sundsbø, and Mario Testino. You can watch a movie of all of the pop-ups here. The movie may not be available to watch when the next issue is released (most likely, 4 months from now). The books are contained in a cloth-covered case with a metal plaque engraved with the number of the edition. You can order this issue for $250, or subscribe to Visionaire for a year at $675 (plus shipping).