Nimoy Talks New Photography Exhibit January 3, 2008
by Anthony Pascale , Filed under: Nimoy, ST09 Cast , trackback
This weekend an exhibit of Leonard Nimoy’s “Full Body Project” begins at a gallery in Los Angeles. Mr. Nimoy gave an interview to the local CBS affiliate where he talks about the show and his photography. You can see the interview at CBS2.com. Part 2 of the interview (where Mr. Nimoy will talk about the new Star Trek movie) airs tomorrow on CBS 2 in LA during the 5 PM news. Nimoy will appear at a gallery reception on Saturday. (More info below)
Tune in tomorrow for more Nimoy Interviews
CBS reporter Dave Malkoff write’s on his blog:
On Friday 01/04/2008 at 5:00PM on CBS2 News, Leonard Nimoy talks about Star Trek and takes us into the past with rare clips from one of his first acting roles here in Los Angeles. He also gives us a tiny bit of detail about his latest project, Star Trek XI, the big-budget motion picture now in production.
TrekMovie.com has learned that Nimoy will reveal at least one new spoiler from the new movie, so make sure you check it out. For those outside of LA, TrekMovie.com will have links to video up early Friday evening.
Late Late Show
Mr. Nimoy will also appear Friday Night on the CBS Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. CBS’s Late Show with David Letterman and Late Late Show both cut deals with the WGA to return to the airwaves this week, with their writers. So Mr. Nimoy will not be crossing a picket line.
Details on Nimoy’s new exhibit
Press release for Nimoy’s Exhibit and show starting this weekend
Louis Stern Fine Arts is pleased to present The Full Body Project Photographs by Leonard Nimoy.
The exhibition opens on Saturday, January 5th with a reception and book launch for the artist from 6-9 pm and continues through Saturday, March 1, 2008.
Photographer Leonard Nimoy has had a long-term relationship with the articulation of beauty. Since his early immersion in the language of photography (he studied with UCLA’s famed Robert Heineken), Nimoy has created an extensive and provocative portfolio featuring the female nude. Using this traditional subject, Nimoy has explored the spiritual (the Shekhina Project), the sculptural (the Borghese Series – inspired by Canova’s “Paulina”) and the voluptuous (the Classic Nudes series). The classic elements of light and shadow, line and silhouette, visual rhythms moving in and out of focus, in concert with the photographer’s will, define these works.
With The Full Body Project, Nimoy has surrendered his masterful control in order to discover a beauty known only, at least initially, to his models. These women are not interested in shadow. They are interested in joyous even rapturous display. Nimoy’s photographs dare us to respond to these flirtatious Rubenesque muses before our current cultural obsession with thinness rushes our eyes to judgment. Nimoy’s open-minded and wide-eyed photographic embrace of what he truly sees, alive and in the flesh before him, liberates our perception of what is beautiful in the female form. In The Full Body Project, it seems Nimoy and his models have placed their collective skills in service to Gandhi’s maxim “Show them the truth and they will see beauty afterwards.”
Copies of Leonard Nimoy’s book, The Full Body Project (Five Ties Publishing, 2007) with a foreward by Natalie Angier and an afterword by Anne Wilkes Tucker, will be available for purchase and signing.
Louis Stern Fine Arts
9002 Melrose Avenue
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Photo from Leonard Nimoy’s “Full Body Project”
More info on the event at at the Louis Stern Site
More on the “Full Body Project” and other Nimoy photography projects at Leonard Nimoy’s site
UPDATE: Barnes and Noble Nimoy Video
Barnes and Noble have a new “Author Interview” with Nimoy
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Um, first. Okee. Now I have that out of the way!
Oh silver! And you had so much promise. That will have to be your mulligan.
Polls are now open on who will be the first doofus to make a dumb comment about the full-figured ladies. It’s too bad that an exhibit such as this is considered daring. I say good on all involved.
Does Nimoy have a separate website for this project?
I agree THX. Heaven help the first simpleton that can’t acknowledge the beauty in all life.
#2:”Polls are now open on who will be the first doofus to make a dumb comment about the full-figured ladies.”
Okay, how about their couturer?
I was present for a photography lecture (with a bit of Trek added in) that Nimoy gave a few years ago. He’s truly one of the nicest people you can ever meet!
Could it be……that Nimoy is going….to reveal the ultimate spoiler…..and that would be…….(drum roll)………….a cameo appearance in the movie by……………..MUGATU??!!
Takes my breath away just thinking about it……………. :)
Something that has always impressed me about Leonard Nimoy is his integrity, humanitarianism, and life long commitment to help the underprivileged. The reason he made this book was to help these women, who commonly suffer discrimination because of their size, feel beautiful. He knew he was going to be the subject of much criticism for it, but he always does what he feels is the right thing to do. Very brave.
#7 Harry S. Ballz
Maybe Mugatu will pose…
As a fellow photographer I admire his efforts and talent, though his subjects in this case are not exactly my… dish of tea.
(666th!)
Fat bottom girls, they make the rockin world go round. Get on your bikes and ride!
cool
Have you ever noticed, in life, how often skinny men are attracted to big women?
@14 IDIC
Nimoy’s a class act; here’s hoping his book and his exhibit do well!
Anthony,
Cool interview. Thanks for bringing us these snippets. Great, as always!
#13 Harry
To each his own, I ’spoze.
Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|
#13 That’s why I try to never get too skinny. Never know how the ol’ appetite might change. Pass the donuts!! But don’t give my date any!!
Vulcanista….I agree completely!
As John Lennon said, “whatever gets you through the night…” :)
#3 Capes:
Here ya go:
http://tinyurl.com/d399v
Peace. Live long and prosper.
The Vulcanista }:-|
I noticed in the very interesting piece that the nudes were blurred. That is so silly….. They have to blur Leonard’s photos and yet later in prime time the networks show some pretty hardcore stuff. For television anyway…
#19 The Vulcanista…..You Rock! Thank you!
Awesome Mr. Nimoy!:) Thanks Anthony for bringing it to us.
#3 http://www.leonardnimoyphotography.com
Kigs :)
#5-”Okay, how about their couturer?”
I believe that more women should wear less.
Or were you talking about the MMA guy? He should never be photographed in the nude.
#22 Thanks Kigs!
#2 THX totally agree. as usual..
^
Ballz, I’ve heard rumors the Mugatu is in the background and it maybe a younger fursion maybe in a zoo type setting. I could totally see a Mugatu handler
throwing screaming tribbles into the cage for mugato chum…
#2 THX totally agree. as usual..
^
Ballz, I’ve heard rumors the Mugatu is in the background and it maybe a younger fursion maybe in a zoo type setting.
I could totally see a Mugatu handler
throwing screaming tribbles into the cage for mugato chum…
Also I believe its called “fat boy slim” complex…
Mr Ballz
^
Also #8 JBS made a great comment on Nimoys work. I respect him as well JBS but his photography isn’t my style…but I hope he reaches alot of folk that like his creative work.
I wished I lived in LA so I can go to things like this or see Tim Burton at the cinemadome. Actually, I don’t have to wish because I’m trying to move out there this year. Anybody know of any good jobs???
“fat boy slim” sounds like the name of a rapper……if it isn’t, it SHOULD be!! :)
..Wow, Nimoy loves the fatties.
28. Harry Ballz, Fatboy Slim is in fact the name of a British musician/DJ who specializes in dance and electronic music.
#30 Thomas
Thanks for the heads up…..did this musician write the tune “I Like Big Butts”?
If not, he should have………………
Zinged ya Ballz…
Hee hee
:)
What a rude little curmudgeon you are… :)
Just had an interesting thought- How will they play a possible Spock-meets-younger-Academy-Spock scene? It’s interesting because if young Spock retains any memory of the meeting, he must be thinking “WTF?” as he’s dying in the glass chamber at the end of STII.
That is so sick!
Bizarre! If it wasn’t for the person taking the snaps this wouldn’t get any interest at all.
Still, I’m sure that will be enough for some people.
Hey, this is all good, but where is the discussion on this weekend’s Star Trek: Remastered episode?
13. Good point Harry, now I’ve figured out ol’ Lenny.
Yes, agree with those who say that Nimoy is a really great guy. I haven’t seen him in person or met him personally, but am impressed none the less. When I first started getting into behinds the scenes, and cast interviews about the movies and stuff, I thaugt Nimoy was a rotten guy, but I have been proved wrong.
Highly illogical, Captain.
Either you like Nimoy’s photos or you don’t - but he is actually giving us a redefinition and reimagination of established beauty canon.
Mr. Nimoy’s passion and talent for photography is evident in his work. I agree with him when he says that the term beauty shouldn’t be limited to certain ideals and I applaud him for pursuing his passion.
However, I’m still waiting for the Orion Slave Girl Project. ;)
#2 THX
I hope there is still promise for me yet!
By the time I check this site, any new article already has several dozen comments on it. Honestly, I always though the whole ‘First!’ bit was kinda lame, especially if you don’t contribute anything productive to what you are commenting on. But, alas, I check this board and for the first time, a new article with no comments, lol. I couldn’t resist. But, as I said… Now, I have that out of the way. Meaning, out of my system. So, no more lame Firsting from me! Now I’m back to good ol’ business!
As of last night, http://www.barnesandnoble.com also has a video on their front page talking about his book.
#41 no he isn’t- he’s TRYING to. Good luck with that Lenny.
#36 - ZoomZoom - you could be right, but as a photographer myself, I’m always interested in seeing other people’s work. The fact that it’s someone I’ve been a fan of all my life, and this is the first time I’ve had the chance to see any of it just makes it even more interesting for me.
His Borghese project is interesting, I must say. There’s a little synopsis that accompanies it that says that the person who made the original sculpture which inspired Nimoy’s project was ashamed of it because it depicted “royalty” posing semi-nude, which was a scandal at the time (and almost certainly would be now), and so when Nimoy photographs the semi-nude, it’s done with either so much contrast that the details can hardly be seen, or it’s fully lit up, but covered with cloth so as only to suggest there’s a person underneath. It’s an interesting take on the situation.
Other than that, his work doesn’t really interest me much. It’s kind of been done before (including the full-body series, although I do appreciate what he’s trying to do there). Apart from his self-portraits. He is such a recognisable person that it’s just interesting to see him in such a setting, and he’s got such a great, textured face that it really lends itself to that kind of intimate portraiture. Incidentally, one of the times we can clearly see one of the Borghese poses is in the background (and slightly out of the focal plane) of one of his self-portraits.
A better quality website would be nice! Some of the images are a little unclear, just from bad web production.
And I used the word “interesting” way too many times just there.
I love Leonard’s photo of his parents and how he remarked that it
captured their personalities!
Hmmm… although this will probably be taken as callous, this latest exhibit seems more like a sideshow than art.
crickey, lookit the size of them dames…
nothing promotes an unhealthy lifestyle like glamorizing the overweight under the guise of challenging the concept of beauty.
the beauty of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, lack of exercise and self discipline…
put down the donuts and pick up some free weights, ladies. that goes for the guys, too.
To promote obesity is not logical.
Given the choice between a world without vices, self-indulgence or nonconformity and a world without people who judge others for such things, I’d choose the former without hesitation. :lol:
Personally, this subject matter is too “heavy” for me…………. :)
I’m sure the starving millions on this planet would disagree with that Dennis!
jk, Silver. I was just tossing a zinger.
I sort of knew this topic would slide down the path of judging other people by their appearance. Undoubtedly if these ladies were slimmer, the comments would be the equal of typed catcalls and construction site whistles. Myself included. But why does the opposite have to be true? Why cast diparaging remarks and denigration towards the women in the photographs because they don’t conform to a popular definition of beauty? Everyone has a friend or family member that is over-weight. Do you constantly criticize their appearance? And if you do, do you think you are being helpful?
Nimoy’s photographs are about art. Art is supposed to make you think. That might be a good place to start.
THX……I see, your resolution for 2008 is to be the voice of reason………..ewww!! Well, while you’re trying to raise the bar, I will, in my own silly fashion, be doing everything possible to lower it!!
(all together now) I LOVE A PARADE…………… :)
Its not judging them by their appearance THX, its judging them by their lack of self control. Quite a big difference.
And by the way, Mr Nimoy started it! ;P
http://bringbackmugatu.com/
A lack of self control? Perhaps that’s one reason people put on weight, but it’s not the only one. Talk about over-simplification.
Harry- “THX……I see, your resolution for 2008 is to be the voice of reason………..ewww!!”
I’ll try not to. But I think the last thing that a group of Star Trek fans needs to be is judgemental about appearances.
Zoom-”…its judging them by their lack of self control. Quite a big difference.”
moj has put it quite nicely.
Zoom-”And by the way, Mr Nimoy started it! ;P”
Not sure I follow you on that, ZoomZoom.
I guess what I was trying to get at is where you draw the lines at being judgemental. But it’s all good. I have my own garden to tend, as do we all.
cool enjoyed the video looking forward to the spoilers :)
by the way i may have WON an audi according to this website!! YAY!!!!
NO JOKE ive been selected NOW!
in reference to #61….
was that the first appearance of a viral style “fake post” in the comments section of trekmovie.com?? (the first one i’ve seen anyway)
if that post actually does have ANYTHING to do with this story or the other comments…then i fail to see it.
i never thought i’d see the day. :(
Wouldn’t mind winning an Audi though. I like Audis!
#62 lol no i was being tongue in cheek about the viral marketing proliferating this website for the past few days. it has to be the most annoying advert ive seen.
Well, I am not judging these women because i don’t know them just as I am not going to judge anybody i don’t know. But what i do know, is that I am part of a Campus SciFi / RPG group and we have many over weight individuals and they are all all over weight (admitted to by them) because they don’t exercise and eat poorly. Of all the over weight people I have know in my life (which being a geek and a gamer I know ALOT) only one of them has been overweight because of a gross phisical imbalance. I myself have a genetic disposition to being overweight which means I have to work 2 to 3 times harder to keep off the pounds, but it can be done, and when I do i feel 100% better physicaly and mentaly. So with all due respect to Mr. Nimoy, I can’t get behind the glorification of an unhealthy state of being. A health body is a good thing, not a fad, and likewise an unhealth body should not be used to falsely bolster ego, its is just that, unhealthy.
Nice to know Mr Nimoy can be known for something other than the “ears”.
# 66
That can sound dirty, if you have a dirty mind.
#54:”I’m sure the starving millions on this planet would disagree with that Dennis!”
Hold your breath for this, Zoomie:
I don’t care a jot what you *think* they would think. I don’t care what you decide to *claim* that anyone else would think just because you need a comeback that you imagine gains you some kind of high ground.
You’re unqualified to speak on behalf of anyone but yourself, and you’re not making a very good show of that.
I think its great that Nimoy is doing this, but part of me is suspicious that a big part of it is his desire to be in the spotlight through contraversy. Hope I’m wrong, cuz I love the guy. Gotta say, too, that those women are indeed each beautiful. I can see where some of you are coming from with the glorifying unhealthy lifestyle argument too, though. After thinking about it I’d have to say that my final opinion is that its up to each of us individually to pick our own lifestyle and to live with it, and that its ok to let them feel beautiful. It should be their poor health that drives them to lose weight and not their appearance.
68- ouch..somebody struck a nerve… lol
68. Dennis Bailey
You are judging ZoomZoom for his opinion of what you said,
Given the choice between a world without vices, self-indulgence or nonconformity and a world without people who judge others for such things, I’d choose the former without hesitation.
He is in self-indulgence and you are getting upset with ZoomZoom for it. I assume you ment the former being;a world without people who judge others for such things.
My statement is by no means a shot to be placed on top of things, just a simple observation.
Up until the 20th century, the idealized female form was always portrayed in paintings and sculpture as, well, um…. a little chunky. At least as far as my knowledge goes. Which, admittedly, is not all that far. I’m not a historian.
As for the idealized male form, it has always been, as far as I can tell, pretty buff with a six pack (thinking the statue of David here…)
I personally thought the women in the photos were for the most part pretty attractive. And it does seem to happen a lot that skinny guys go for the heavy girl as someone mentioned above….
Geez, what am I reading here? Transcripts from Judge Judy??
Anyhooo……back to Trek…….did somebody tape Quinto’s mouth shut? We haven’t heard from him in at least ten minutes!! :)
#65 Myrth “and likewise an unhealthy body should not be used to falsely bolster ego”
I agree completely, Myrth! We seem to be developing into a society where no child is to be excluded in the praise category. If we proclaim everybody to be “special” then how would we ever be able to distinguish real accomplishment in the future?
Sometimes little Johnny or Mary have to be told that they can, and should be able to, do better!
I had a close friend that I grew up with. She was born overweight, remained overweight throughout her childhood and into adulthood. This was common for the women in her family, not the men. Her two sisters, her mom and grandmother were overweight (we’re talking 40-60 lbs over), but her twin brother, older brother and dad were skinny. She was very active and athletic, made the varsity tennis team in high school. She and I used to work out together at the gym, then hit the salad bar afterwards. There was no way she was ever going to be thin, unless she starved herself so badly as to suffer from malnutrition - it’s just not in her genetic makeup. I, on the otherhand, am genetically prone to be thin. I can eat junk, pig out, don’t have to exercise - and won’t gain weight. Even when I was at the end of my 2 pregnancies, I had only gained 25 lbs despite eating everything in sight.
My friend was extremely self-concious and depressed. She eventually turned to drugs and alcohol to make her feel better, then her weight really ballooned and she stopped contacting her friends because she was so embarrassed by her weight.
Harry, Myrth:
Life is not fair to everyone. Why should someone have to feel so bad about themselves because someone else’s idea of beauty is not attainable for them? Why should I receive admiration for being thin, when I can go home and polish off a whole big bag of doritos by myself in one sitting (yes, I have done that), and not show it?
Bravo, JBS. A good post which you did not have to make.
I used to be the kind of person that could almost *absorb* food without any consequence. I’ve got a slight beer belly now, but not too much. I’m trying to keep an eye out for myself. But before, I could eat almost anything and it would have no effect on how I looked.
That began to change. My metabolism changed. Nothing I ate or drank changed, just the fact my body did.
The point is: I had nothing to do with how my body changed, although I’m doing my best to change it now. You’re right, there are some out there who don’t have the self-confidence, self-respect, or strength to do anything about it. But just because they fall inside your purview does not mean you should ignore and, worse, condemn, those who fall outside it.
Myrth: what you say is quite valid, but you’re speaking about a group of people who are within one very small segment of the population. You need to have a wider view of people, and why they are the way they are. I can understand that you want to take the wider view, but something tells me you’re being somewhat deliberately blinkered to what is the real view. Like I said before, yes, some people are over-weight because they do not have the will power to be any other way, but some people are because they just are.
I think the fact that Leonard Nimoy’s photographs have developed so much conversation has vindicated his choice for taking those photographs. I criticised them before because I thought they were “done before”, but, without realising this particular audience (surprisingly) would be so unaccepting, I can see why he chose those particular models (I feel bad for not using their name, simply because I don’t know them) for his Full Body project.
For a community that should pride itself on inclusion, no matter the person, race, sexuality, colour… whatever… I’m surprised and disappointed at the reaction on here. I think Leonard Nimoy would be too.
I guess it’s time for a guy named Dr. Image to say something productive, so:
1) MAKE yourself happy, while, 2) as you STOP doing anything self-destructive, and, 3) always THINK about your health as you get older- like me- and make choices accordingly. (Shit, I started running at 40- ten years ago!)
You go Lenny.
Baby got BACK!
#71: “You are judging ZoomZoom for his opinion of what you said,”
Sorry, but “you’re another” doesn’t work very well beyond grade school. Think harder and try again.
#73 that was a good one. But really would you knowningly read Judge Judy transcripts or get tricked into it.
^
Also ZoomZoom is that part of this remored Free Audi deal?
:)
Umn — FIRST! — to mention this, that is…
Has CBS Digital quit putting out with regard to the early images from new remastered episodes and previews?
All this “non-news” on here is killin me! I come here for the advance goodies…
And Bravo mojonaut.
One of things which attracted me to Trek as a child was the notion of total inclusiveness. (I’ve been a fan now for 31 years — I type that and it boggles my mind.) I’ve struggled with weight my entire life and can speak firsthand on the topic. Sure there are people are overweight because of lifestyle. However, given that literally millions of folks are obese, it indicates that it’s not something that can be dismissed as simple personal failure on their part. Heck, I was put on a diet at FIVE MONTHS of age and it’s just gotten worse as I’ve gotten older. Luckily — and I really think growing up in the fandom community helped — I never let it stop me from anything and have done what I’ve wanted in life.
On another note–Be sure and watch the outtake video on that reporter’s website. Great suff there.
#78
Provoking people with emotional responses does not work any better then Kindergarden for your position. You need to think harder, you commented that passing judgement was not a good thing, yet you can’t seem to respond beyond judgement, vague one liners, and emotional bantering. How do you know, without discussion, that ZoomZoom could in fact have been starving or is starving. You attack that position without looking at the facts, or inquiring on the facts. I looked at the facts and used them in my argument, you call that grade school? I call that a well thought out argument.
To keep Trek in the topic, it is not logical.
Hey Steve…….here, fishy, fishy….. :)
I just wish we could all just live and let live.