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That is David Hallsehoff, who was a performing arts student at CalArts while Michael Jang was there. “This was at school dance in the main lobby,” Jang says. “Hasselhoff saw this recently, and he loved it.” From our gallery : Partying At CalArts in the 1970s With A Candid Camera - https://flashbak.com/partying-calarts-1970s-candid-camera-60750 #michaeljang #calarts #california #college #party #usa #photography #photographer #davidhasselhoff #hasselhoff #1970s #losangeles #santaclarita https://www.instagram.com/p/B3pMnRQg72l/?igshid=13ni4sqwp9mos

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Today we're looking back at some of our favorite photos from the enlightening 2019 monograph, 'Who Is Michael Jang?' published by @ateliereditions following the photographer's stealth debut @sfmoma ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ This series, from the 1970s, is of the artist's family.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ “Who is Michael Jang?," Alec Soth asks. "I don’t know if he’s a hipster or a nerd, a conceptual genius or instinctual savant. All I know is that he takes some of the best pictures I’ve ever seen.”⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Read more via linkinbio.⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ @michaeljangsf #michaeljang #whoismichaeljang https://www.instagram.com/p/CNc8JtJJVEX/?igshid=p6pehnwq1n6k

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Fabulously idiosyncratic and humorous, 'Who Is Michael Jang?' reviewed in the 'Washington Post' Kenneth Dickerman notes Jang's "fabulously idiosyncratic, humorous depictions of family life. In fact, that sensibility applies to all the images throughout the book. Jang has an affinity for taking what would normally be banal subject matter and turning it into a visual treat—whether depicting family, politicians, performers or everyday people on the streets." Congratulations to Atelier Éditions, publisher of the rare photography book that continues to surprise and delight critics long after its initial release. @michaeljangsf @ateliereditions #michaeljang #whoismichaeljang https://www.instagram.com/p/B837yk4pJxk/?igshid=ymz4hieubvc8

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‘Who Is Michael Jang?’ is a Staff Pick Holiday Gift Book for Photography Lovers, 2019! Previously under-the-radar SF-based photographer Michael Jang has an unequivocal knack for capturing something virtually uncapturable in the people, places and things that populate his black-and-white snapshot and portrait photographs. No family member, celebrity, punk or poet is immune. A master of detection-evasion, over the past forty years he has quietly placed himself in both high- and low-profile events and locations and miraculously photographed strange or unique energy with his camera. This hefty, beautifully-produced, clothbound first major monograph from London-based Atelier Éditions highlights five decades of virtually unknown work over 250 pages—sophisticated and surprising coffee table gold. —Reilly Davidson @spiralstaircase1 @michaeljangsf @ateliereditions #michaeljang #whoismichaeljang #holidaygiftbook #photobook https://www.instagram.com/p/B6GM2zoJDAr/?igshid=puygivn587tv

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TODAY, Saturday, October 5 from 4–6 PM! Photographer Michael Jang will sign copies of 'Who Is Michael Jang?,' published by Atelier Éditions at Arcana: Books on the Arts in Los Angeles. Known in particular for his uniquely telling family photographs, Jang become the ultimate photographer’s photographer, counting artists like Alec Soth and Erik Kessels among his greatest fans. Kessels notes, “It’s hard to put your finger on exactly what makes Jang’s work so captivating, which is precisely what makes Jang’s work so captivating… He’s a storyteller, skilled in the art of deception, or perhaps it’s more misdirection. At first glance at one of his images you get one story, look again and you’ll get three others. He’s a master of photographic omission, his work is as much about what’s not there as what is.” @michaeljangsf @ateliereditions @arcanabooks @littlebrownmushroom #michaeljang https://www.instagram.com/p/B3PWtN1JOt2/?igshid=1jcyceij69c

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#Repost @newyorkermag ❤️ The photographer Michael Jang’s work from the 1970s, which he rediscovered three decades later, offers a snapshot of life in California during the era. At the time, Jang was an art student who snuck into lavish parties, went to punk shows, and wandered the streets. His photographs are mischievous and quirky, full of visual jokes about how the rich and famous and the freaks and burnouts weren’t all that different from one another. Tap the link in our bio to see more of his photos of L.A. glitz, San Francisco subcultures, and his Chinese-American family. Photographs by @michaeljangsf courtesy of. @ateliereditions #michaeljang https://www.instagram.com/p/B1oiBsgJ1E8/?igshid=2f4cx8nyc98c

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Previously under-the-radar San Francisco-based photographer Michael Jang has an unequivocal knack for capturing something virtually uncapturable in the people, places and things that populate his black-and-white snapshot and portrait photographs. No family member, celebrity, punk or poet is immune. A master of detection-evasion, over the past forty years he has quietly placed himself in both high- and low-profile events and locations and miraculously photographed strange or unique energy with his camera. This hefty, beautifully-produced, clothbound first major monograph from London-based Atelier Éditions highlights five decades of virtually unknown work over 250 pages—sophisticated and surprising coffee table gold. —Reilly Davidson @spiralstaircase1 @michaeljangsf @ateliereditions #michaeljang #whoismichaeljang https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GujEFJEdb/?igshid=kesqn62xi8d8

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Fathers, families and more… We are so excited about Atelier Éditions’ forthcoming revelation, 'Who Is Michael Jang?' — a treasure trove of mostly b&w images from the stealth-great SF photographer who somehow flew under the radar for most of the last half-century before being discovered by Sandra Phillips at SFMOMA in 2001. Alec Soth writes, “Who is Michael Jang? I don’t know if he’s a hipster or a nerd, a conceptual genius or instinctual savant. All I know is that he takes some of the best pictures I’ve ever seen.” @michaeljangsf @ateliereditions #michaeljang #whoismichaeljang #alecsoth @littlebrownmushroom @sfmoma https://www.instagram.com/artbook/p/Byxk72CpPDG/?igshid=xhcqpqdnqepu