PHOTO BOOK + EXHIBITION


PHOTOGRAPHY BOOK DESIGN, PUBLISHING, MARKETING & EXHIBITION PRODUCTION
BOOK RELEASED IN CONJUNCTION WITH POP-UP PHOTO EXHIBITIONS INCLUDING SPECIAL MUSICAL PERFORMANCES

AUSTIN / LONDON / BROOKLYN


DANIEL JOHNSTON: here (2013) is an in-depth photographic study of legendary singer-songwriter and visual artist Daniel Johnston by photographer and documentarian Jung Kim. The culmination of an intimate five-year collaboration and friendship, DANIEL JOHNSTON: here captures rare and beautifully moving moments of one of the most compelling artists. The photographs not only chronicle Johnston’s life on the road during his worldwide tours, but also his prolific life at home in Waller, Texas. A traveling exhibition launched in conjunction with this first-ever photography book on Johnston. The photographs are a selection from thousands of photographs captured on film from 2008 to 2012. DANIEL JOHNSTON: here was underwritten entirely by Johnston’s fans around the world via Kickstarter, becoming one of its most successful photography projects.

Pop-up exhibitions and limited first edition photography book launched on March 13, 2013 at Okay Mountain Gallery in Austin, Texas, during South By Southwest (SXSW) music festival. Co-founder of SXSW and The Austin Chronicle’s Louis Black hosted the opening night celebration of DANIEL JOHNSTON: here, which featured intimate performances by Daniel Johnston, including tribute performances by Common Prayer (lead by Jason Russo of Hopewell and Mercury Rev) and Lost Boy ?. The second stop of the traveling exhibition was in London, England from May-June 2013 hosted by Protein Gallery. The opening night included special performance by Johnston, as well as, tribute performances by Charlie Voyeur and the Voyeurs with Steffan Halperin of the Klaxons. The New York City exhibition and book release of DANIEL JOHNSTON: here took place on October 10, 2013, in Brooklyn, New York, hosted by Jason Pierce of Spiritualized and Spaceman 3 who gave a special tribute performance along with Oscar winning singer-songwriter Glen Hansard of The Frames and The Swell Season, and Brooklyn musician Sean Bones.

 

OK MOUNTAIN gallery, Austin, TX | hosted by SXSW co-founder louis black | March 13, 2013

DANIEL JOHNSTON performs along with musical guests LOST BOY ? and COMMON PRAYER


 

7 DUNHAM, BROOKLYN, NY | One-night pop-up exhibit hosted by jason pierce | october 10, 2013

GLEN HANSARD of THE FRAMES and THE SWELL SEASON performing "The Story of an Artist" by Daniel Johnston

JASON PIERCE of SPIRITUALIZED performing his song “Let’s Dance” and “Speeding Motorcycle” by Daniel Johnston


 

PROTEIN GALLERY, LONDON, UK | hosted by PROTEIN | May 31, 2013

Surprise performance by CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS with STEFFAN of KLAXONS on percussion

DANIEL JOHNSTON performing “Silly Love” as a surprise performance with photographer JUNG KIM