The Allen Sheppard Gallery in Chelsea will present High Line: New Photographs by James Bleecker, November 6 - December 18, 2008. Opening reception with the artist November 6, 6 - 8 pm. www.allensheppardgallery.com

James Bleecker's phototographs of New York City landmarks will be featured in the upcoming Dreamworks film Ghost Town. Starring Ricky Gervais and Tea Leoni, the romantic comedy opens August 2008.

A record price has been achieved for a James Bleecker print. High Line and IAC Building, print number 1/10, brought $8,500 at auction in New York City. This photograph inaugurates the artist's new High Line series, to be introduced at the Allen Sheppard Gallery in November 2008 (see listing, above). The 60-inch print is destined for a private collection.

Tuxedo Park, The Historic Houses (2006 Black Dome Press) features over two hundred original photographs by James Bleecker. This sumptuously produced book reveals, for the first time, a private enclave of some eighty superb Gilded Age estates located forty miles northwest of Manhattan. www.tuxedohistoricalsociety.org

James Bleecker has produced a film for The Pierrepont Morgan Library. All the Beautiful Things in the World may be seen hourly. www.morganlibrary.org

The Frick Collection has commissioned a multi-media production by James Bleecker. This installation may be seen hourly. www.frick.org