Terence Koh, 2008 by Carlo Van de Roer

The first biweekly feature of the new decade over at online art resource culturehall was curated by Ruben Natal-San Miguel of ARTmostfierce. Ruben selected four photographers in response to an invitation by culturehall's Tema Stauffer (one of three artists in Jen Bekman Gallery's inaugural exhibition in 2003, and who has also produced two great editions for 20x200) to select work that "communicated strong messages and reflected the direction of the medium in the new year." The resulting line-up, 2010: A New Year With Photographs, features work from Fall 2007 Hot Shot and 20x200 edition-maker Carlo Van de Roer's Portrait Machine project. From the culturehall announcement:

Carlo Van de Roer brings new meaning to contemporary portraiture with The Portrait Machine Project. Using AURA technology, Carlo creates portraits mostly of well-known artists and prominent figures in the art business. The color palette varies with the personality of the individual in front of the camera.

Adultery, 2009 by Alex Leme

Also included is 2009 Second Edition Honorable Mention Alex Leme:

Alex Leme searches and explores the content of billboards and signs while driving aimlessly through the south of the United States in an area known as The Bible Belt....The subtext of his images demonstrate how far some fundamentalist religious institutions are willing to go to recruit new members and to warn their followers of the lure of the adult entertainment industry which threatens their faith.

These, as well as pieces by Gina Levay and Matthew Pillsbury, are right up front at culturehall until January 12—check it out!