We are pleased to announce a new series titled “In a 20×24 Minute”, moments from the history of 20×24 instant imaging as well as recent projects with the cameras. The 20×24 project’s history runs deep with artists such as Chuck Close, Mary Ellen Mark, William Wegman, David Levinthal, Andy Warhol, Julien Schnabel and many more. While the history is rich, the future is even more exciting as 20×24 Holdings is building 2 new cameras and planning projects to bring 20×24 instant imaging to new artists around the world.
Later this spring, Panopticon Gallery will be hosting a special Polaroid-themed exhibition called “Instant Connections”, co-curated by Independent Curator, Photographer, Advertising extraordinaire and former Executive Director of the Photographic Resource Center Jim Fitts.
One of the most anticipated films for 2010 was the Coen brothers new version of “True Grit”,written by Charles Portis in 1968 and first filmed with John Wayne in 1969, which won him an Oscar. The 20×24 studio travelled to Austin, Texas in May of last year with Mary Ellen Mark and her staff to photograph the cast members with this fabled camera. Over the course of several days cast members Jeff Bridges, Mat Damon and Hailee Steinfeld visited the 20×24 set when filming allowed. Jeff Bridges, a photographer in his own right was fascinated with the camera and even managed to bring his daughter in for an impromptu family portrait. To read more about the film, check out the article in New York Magazine. Many thanks to Mary Ellen Mark, Paramount Pictures and New York Magazine.
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Join artists Rada Dada and Jennifer Trausch as they demonstrate some not often seen techniques in 20×24 photography. In collaboration with the Levi’s Photo Workshop and the Impossible Project, Jennifer and Max present an afternoon of unusual artistic technique with the legendary 20×24 Camera. With expired materials, mismatched components and multiple printing, the artists demonstrate the breadth of possibilities of large format instant photography.
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Hear Scott Sheppard of Inside Analog Photo discuss the latest news about 20×24 Instant Photography. John Reuter and Tracy Storer discuss the exciting news that 20×24 Holdings and Mammoth Camera have signed an agreement to build 2 new 20×24 cameras, the first new cameras based on the original Polaroid design in 32 years. New cameras will allow 20×24 Holdings to expand the presence of large format instant imaging into exciting new areas, including a project with the Lincoln Center Film Society and New York Film Festival. Click here to listen.