Jason Fulford (born 1973) is an American photographer, publisher and educator,
based in Brooklyn, New York City.
The primary format for Fulford's own photography is the book, which include ''Sunbird'' (2000), ''Crushed'' (2003), ''Raising Frogs For $$$'' (2006), ''The Mushroom Collector'' (2010), ''Hotel Oracle'' (2013), ''Contains: 3 Books'' (2016), ''The Medium is a Mess'' (2018), and ''Clayton's Ascent'' (2018).
He has had a solo exhibition at
Minneapolis Institute of Art
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. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. Accessed 2 April 2018. and is the recipient of a
Guggenheim Fellowship
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.
Fulford is co-founder of
J&L Books
J&L Books is a small, highly selective art press that publishes 3–5 books per year. It is a non-profit organisation based in Atlanta and in New York City. The press was founded and is run by Jason Fulford and Leanne Shapton. Fulford is a publish ...
,
where he is publisher, editor and book designer.
He works as a photographer and has lectured at various universities.
Life and work
In 2000, Fulford and
Leanne Shapton founded the non-profit publisher
J&L Books
J&L Books is a small, highly selective art press that publishes 3–5 books per year. It is a non-profit organisation based in Atlanta and in New York City. The press was founded and is run by Jason Fulford and Leanne Shapton. Fulford is a publish ...
.
He is based in Brooklyn, New York City,
and married to Tamara Shopsin.
Fulford's photographs have been featured in ''The Atlantic,'' ''Harper's,'' ''The New Yorker,'' ''The New York Times,'' ''The New York Times Magazine,'' and ''Topic''.
Publications
Publications of photographs by Fulford
*''Sunbird.'' Atlanta, GA: Bird Entertainment, 2000. With text by
Adam Gilders. .
*''Crushed.'' Atlanta, GA:
J&L, 2003. .
*''Raising Frogs For $$$.'' Los Angeles, CA: The Ice Plant, 2006. .
*''The Mushroom Collector.'' Amsterdam: Soon, 2010. Edited by
Lorenzo De Rita. .
*''Notes on Fulford's Raising Frogs For $$$.'' Los Angeles, CA: The Ice Plant, 2011. .
*''Hotel Oracle.'' Edited by Lorenzo De Rita.
**First edition. Amsterdam: The Soon Institute, 2013. . Edition of 1000 copies.
**Second edition. Amsterdam: The Soon Institute, 2014. . Edition of 1000 copies.
*''Contains: 3 Books.'' Amsterdam: The Soon Institute, 2016. Three volumes in a box, ''Mild Moderate Severe Profound,'' ''I Am Napoleon'' and ''&&.'' Edited by Lorenzo De Rita. .
*''The Medium is a Mess''. Reggio Emilia: Studio Blanco, 2018. Edition of 500 copies.
*''Clayton's Ascent.'' TBW Subscription Series 6, Book 2. Oakland, CA: TBW, 2018. . Fulford,
Guido Guidi,
Gregory Halpern, and
Viviane Sassen each had one book in a set of four. Edition of 1000 copies.
*''Picture Summer On Kodak Film.'' London:
Mack, 2020. .
Publications about art for young readers
*''This Equals That.'' New York:
Aperture
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An ...
, 2014. With
Tamara Shopsin. .
*''Find Colors''. London:
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*Phaidon Press, a publisher
*''Phaidon Design Classics
''Phaidon Design Classics' ...
, 2018. With Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. .
*''These Colors Are Bananas''. London: Phaidon, 2018. With Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. .
*''A Pile of Leaves''. London: Phaidon, 2018. With Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. .
*''Art This Way''. London: Phaidon, 2018. With Shopsin, in partnership with the Whitney Museum of American Art. .
Publications edited by Fulford
*''The Photographer's Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas.'' New York:
Aperture
In optics, an aperture is a hole or an opening through which light travels. More specifically, the aperture and focal length of an optical system determine the cone angle of a bundle of rays that come to a focus in the image plane.
An ...
, 2014. . Edited by Fulford and
Gregory Halpern.
*''Good 70s''. Atlanta/New York:
J&L/D.A.P., 2015. . By Mike Mandel with text by Sandra Phillips. Edited by Fulford and Sharon Gallagher.
*''Where To Score''. Atlanta/San Francisco:
J&L/
Kadist
Kadist is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts organization with an international contemporary art collection. In addition to being a collecting body, Kadist hosts artists residencies and produces exhibitions, publications, and public events. ...
, 2018. . Edited by Fulford and Jordan Stein.
*''Der Greif''. Issue #11. Munich: Der Greif, 2018. ISSN 2191-4524. Edited by Fulford.
*''Photo No-No's: Meditations on What Not to Photograph,'' New York: Aperture, 2021. .
Publications with contributions by Fulford
*''Making Scenes''. New York: Broadvision, 2001. By
Penelope Trunk (as Adrienne Eisen). . Photographs and design by Fulford.
*''Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin.'' New York:
Alfred A. Knopf, 2008. By Kenny Shopsin and Carolynn Carreño. . Photographs by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin. Foreword by
Calvin Trillin.
*''Brooks Headley's Fancy Desserts''. New York:
W. W. Norton
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, 2014. By Brooks Headley. . Photographs and design by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin.
*''Paper Airplanes: The Collections of Harry Smith, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I''. Atlanta/New York:
J&L/
Anthology Film Archives, 2015. . Edited by John Klacsmann and Andrew Lampert. Photographs by Fulford.
*''String Figures: The Collections of Harry Smith, Catalogue Raisonné, Volume I''. Atlanta/New York:
J&L/
Anthology Film Archives, 2015. . Edited by John Klacsmann and Andrew Lampert. Photographs by Fulford.
*''Bruce Conner Brass Handles''. Atlanta, GA:
J&L, 2016. . By Will Brown with text by Jean Conner. Photographs by Fulford.
*''All About Eggs''. New York:
Clarkson Potter, 2017. By
Rachel Khong and the editors of Lucky Peach. . Photographs and design by Fulford and Tamara Shopsin.
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions
*''New Pictures 5: Jason Fulford, The Mushroom Collection,''
Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United Stat ...
, Minneapolis, October 2011 – April 2012. Photographs, publications, sculptures (involving the museum's permanent collection), and performances.
*''Mushroom Machine'', San Francisco, CA,
Kadist
Kadist is an interdisciplinary contemporary arts organization with an international contemporary art collection. In addition to being a collecting body, Kadist hosts artists residencies and produces exhibitions, publications, and public events. ...
, May 2012.
*''Harry Smith's Paper Airplanes'', SFO Museum, San Francisco, CA, May–August 2016.
*''High Anxiety,''
Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco, CA, February–March 2017.
*''Fake Newsroom,''
Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA, April 2017. With
Jim Goldberg and
Dru Donovan
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* Joanne Dru (1922–1996), American actress
Real persons (forename)
* Andrew Dru Castro (born 1976), American Grammy Award-winning recording engin ...
.
Group exhibitions or during festivals
*''Where There's Smoke'', San Francisco,
Fraenkel Gallery, July–August 2014. With Ruth Van Beek, Michael Lundgren and Viviane Sassen, Curated by Darius Himes.
*''Hotel Oracle,'' Krakow Photomonth, Krakow, Poland, 2014.
*''Begin Anywhere: Paths of Mentorship and Collaboration,''
SF Camerawork
SF Camerawork is a non-profit art gallery in San Francisco, California dedicated to new ideas and directions in photography.
History
SF Camerawork was founded in 1974 by John Lamkin and a group of artists, initially calling it "Lamkin Camerawor ...
, San Francisco, CA, September–October 2017. Collaboration between
Amanda Boe,
McNair Evans,
Kevin Kunishi, Fulford,
Todd Hido,
Mark Mahaney
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Currency
* Bosnia and Herzegovina convertible mark, the currency of Bosnia and Herzegovina
* East German mark, the currency of the German Democratic Republic
* Estonian mark, the currency of Estonia between 1918 and 1927
* Finn ...
, Mike Smith, and
Alec Soth.
*''The Mushroom Collection'', Photo España, Madrid, 2018, Curated by Cristina De Middel.
Awards
*2014:
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are grants that have been awarded annually since by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the ar ...
from the
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Olga and Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died on April 26, 1922. The organization awards Guggenheim Fellowships to professionals who have demonstrated exceptional ...
See also
*
Shopsin's – a diner in New York City whose chef/owner, Kenny Shopsin, is Tamara Shopsin's father
References
External links
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1973 births
Living people
People from Atlanta
American photographers
American publishers (people)