Though I am still on a bit of an internet break, I am extremely excited about the release of Lay Flat 02: Meta. I have been fortunate enough to have been able to be a part of the process and to see the issue evolve along the way.

Lay Flat 02: Meta is the product of a collaboration between Editor Shane Lavalette and Guest Editor Michael Bühler-Rose. For just 30 dollars, it is also one of the more affordable and polished publications I have seen recently.

Lay Flat 02: Meta

From the site;

Lay Flat 02: Meta brings together a selection of contemporary artists whose photographs are conceptually engaged with the history, conventions and materiality of the medium itself. Photographs by Claudia Angelmaier, Semâ Bekirovic, Charles Benton, Walead Beshty, Lucas Blalock, Talia Chetrit, Anne Collier, Natalie Czech, Jessica Eaton, Roe Ethridge, Sam Falls, Stephen Gill, Daniel Gordon, David Haxton, Matt Keegan, Elad Lassry, Katja Mater, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Torbjørn Rødland, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Joachim Schmid, Penelope Umbrico, Useful Photography, Charlie White, Ann Woo and Mark Wyse are accompanied by the textual contributions of Adam Bell (Co-editor, The Education of a Photographer), Lesley A. Martin (Publisher/Editor, Aperture Foundation), Alex Klein (Editor, Words Without Pictures), artists Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Arthur Ou, as well a conversation between Lyle Rexer (Author, The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography) and James Welling, an artist who is seminal to this dialogue.

This issue is available for purchase here.

I was thrilled to recently receive my copy of Gravity by Kalle Sanner. The book is available through Farewell, and at a very affordable price, is well worth buying. This is one of the better small artist’s books/zines I’ve seen recently.

Gravity. Kalle Sanner, 2009

You can find Gravity, as well as some other great books through Farewell, here.

Shane Lavalette, founder and editor of Lay Flat, has just announced that they will be accepting pre-orders for Lay Flat 02: Meta. The pre-order will be up on the Lay Flat website until 10pm on January 31st. Now is the time to ensure you receive a copy as it is a limited edition!

Lay Flat 02: Meta & Lay Flat Tote

Edited by Shane Lavalette and Guest Editor Michael Bühler-Rose, Lay Flat 02: Meta brings together the works of contemporary photographers whose images are conceptually engaged with the history, process and conventions of the medium itself. Photographs by Claudia Angelmaier, Semâ Bekirovic, Charles Benton, Walead Beshty, Lucas Blalock, Talia Chetrit, Anne Collier, Natalie Czech, Jessica Eaton, Roe Ethridge, Stephen Gill, Daniel Gordon, David Haxton, Matt Keegan, Elad Lassry, Katja Mater, Laurel Nakadate, Lisa Oppenheim, Torbjørn Rødland, Noel Rodo-Vankeulen, Joachim Schmid, Penelope Umbrico, Useful Photography, Charlie White, Ann Woo and Mark Wyse are accompanied by the textual contributions of Adam Bell (Co-editor, The Education of a Photographer), Lesley A. Martin (Publisher/Editor, Aperture Foundation), Alex Klein (Editor, Words Without Pictures), artists Noel Rodo-Vankeulen and Arthur Ou, as well as an interview with James Welling by Lyle Rexer (Author, The Edge of Vision: The Rise of Abstraction in Photography).

Also new to the website is the Lay Flat tote bag, featuring the logo screen-printed on a natural canvas. I have my own already and absolutely love it!