Boris Yeltsin, Russia's first (some would say Russia's only) democratically-elected President in 1,000 years, died yesterday in Moscow from heart failure. Here is an irreverent photo I took of him in 1999, shortly before he left office, while he was playfully scolding a journalist. I met him twice, and both times I found him boisterous but very genial.
Yeltsin was a dedicated reformer, but left power with a mixed record: he lead Russia forward in democracy and free speech, but he also moved too hastily in privatization and it was he who started the wars in Chechnya. Still, I find it telling that his old political enemy Vladimir Zhirinovsky said yesterday that Russia "was never freer than it was under Mr. Yeltsin."
Exhibits + Events (Archive)
Past workshops:
May 5, 2012:
Nature Photography workshop, Cooperstown, NY.
May 15-19, 2012
NPPA Multimedia Immersion, Syracuse, NY.
June 14-18, 2012
Phootcamp! In the woods near Woodstock, NY.
Recent Exhibits:
June 22-July 1, 2012:
Photoville exhibit, Brooklyn, NY.
Who has time to keep this updated? Not me! 2012 exhibits in Brattleboro, VT and Woodstock, NY.
Press releases
Previous: 2011
Press releases
Previous: 2011
Dec. 7 2010 - Feb. 5 2011: Fracking: Art and Activism Against the Drill. Exit Art, NYC
March - April 2011: University of Chicago
April 2011: Ukrainian Institute, NYC
March - April 2011: University of Chicago
April 2011: Ukrainian Institute, NYC
April-May 2011: Ukrainian Museum, NYC
April - June 2011: Swarthmore College
June 2010 - Oct 2011: Traveling exhibit in 5 Wisconsin libraries.
April - June 2011: Swarthmore College
June 2010 - Oct 2011: Traveling exhibit in 5 Wisconsin libraries.
Sept-Oct 2011:
After Chernobyl exhibit, UW Hospital, Madison, WI.
Oct 13-17, 2011
Life of the Mind exhibit, Project Space Gallery, Oneonta, NY.
Oct 31-Dec 16, 2011:
Oct 31-Dec 16, 2011:
SUNY Faculty Exhibit, Martin-Muller Gallery, Oneonta, NY.
2010:
Jan 22. 2010: Rochester Contemporary Art Center. 7 pm.
Feb. 21. 2010: Montshire Museum, Norwich VT. 7 pm.
April 1, 2010: Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA. 9 pm.
April 26, 2010: Embassy of Ukraine, Washington DC. 11 am.
July 1, 2010: Mau Mau Underground. Fontrodona, 35, Barcelona. 8:30 pm.
July 17, 2010: Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY.
See events archive.
Jan 22. 2010: Rochester Contemporary Art Center. 7 pm.
Feb. 21. 2010: Montshire Museum, Norwich VT. 7 pm.
April 1, 2010: Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA. 9 pm.
April 26, 2010: Embassy of Ukraine, Washington DC. 11 am.
July 1, 2010: Mau Mau Underground. Fontrodona, 35, Barcelona. 8:30 pm.
July 17, 2010: Center for Photography at Woodstock, NY.
See events archive.
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