-- When Vaughn Lewis of Magnan Projects agreed to curate July, he said, "I will be looking for something edgy, gritty and fresh. I will be very interested to see work which adds sub-context to the image, pushing the genre into nude-plus."
For N*des-of-the-Month July 2009, Lewis chose images which he felt generated an affecting presence. What's going on? Who are these people? Is the factor of their nakedness central or incidental to their story? The July calendar gives viewers a lot to look at and think about. Laughing out loud, Lewis launched the month with Dan McCormack' s Lupe. "The finger and naked on a tractor," he said, "that's sub-context."
The 31 artists represented in July 2009 (with day of month) are: Eric Angeloch (17), Grant Besely (19), Donna Cleary* (28), Janet Cook (31), Ivanka Dukic (23), Anthony Gordon (27), Tom Gore (20), Harald Grote (11), David Hollander (25), Kasper Holten (26), Leon Kalas* (3), Mollie Kellogg (5), Guenter Knop (18), Tony Lee (7), John Luce Lockett (13), Lucinda Luvaas (30), Jean Marcellino (4), Colleen Martin *(14), Dan McCormack* (1), Jacqui Morgan (2), Frank Olesen* (16), Hector Olvera (8), Kathy Ostman-Magnusen (29), Chanit Roston (15), Cindy Sibilsky (9), Ilene Skeen (24), Christopher Smith (22), Emily Stedman (10), Haydee Torres (12), Judy Volkmann (6), Tim Woodhouse (21).
Each of the artists selected for the calendar receives two (2) complimentary listings. Five artists, indicated by asterisks (*), are nominated for the Curators Choice Awards. Curators' Choice nominees receive 8 additional complimentary listings. The top three artists receive cash prizes. You can also vote for “My Favorite N*de,” the poll which includes all of the art in the calendar. The top three artists in “My Favorite N*de” receive one (1) complementary listing. YOU CAN VOTE NOW (right column). Winners announced August 1st.