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Ink painting He often made pencil sketches while lying in bed. At first glance, they looked like a child's doodle, half of a sheet of construction paper carelessly filled in with black, but they were the view from the large bedside window. His wife did not like them very much and said, “They look like Scenery of Afterlife." I said, “I like them because they look like ink paintings." I…
El Camino Every Pentecost, thousands of people converge on the hamlet of El Rocío from all over Andalusia. A pilgrimage lasting several days in honour of the Virgin Mary, who is said to have appeared to a local shepherd in the 15th century. While this journey is certainly an ode to religion, it is above all a celebration of the human race at its most beautiful: fraternity, hospitality, benevolence and…
Lies in stopping Taking the stopped life of the photographer's mother as a starting point, it raises questions about the stopped time and stopped life: what is death? What are Death Images? Provide a benign outlet for thinking about death through the inherent image properties in the "stop" state. "Lies in stopping" uses a clock as a metaphor and link to discuss the dialectical and contradictory relationship between the end…
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London Gallery Weekend, the biggest gallery weekend in the world, has announced returns return from Friday 2 to Sunday 4 June 2023. Established in 2021, this third edition of the free public event will bring together the city’s galleries and attract tens of thousands of visitors to engage with art at locations across the city. We present to you four of the exhibiting galleries. Mazzoleni presents Toscani Chez Mazzoleni, the…
Paci contemporary opened last year their TV channel, with an agreement with Sky. Live on Facebook & YouTube Paci contemporary channel is a project based on the synergy of different means of communication: satellite channel, website, newsletters and social networks. Every production goes on air on Sky channel 809, the first one entirely dedicated to photography. On the website the streaming is active 24 hours a day and every day…
Gallery Stephan Witschi presents the exhibition Memories of Perception with works by Mona Kuhn and Marianna Rothen. Playing with reflections, mirroring effects and transparencies, capturing the moment or emphasizing staged compositions, the displayed photographs are exploring the emotional qualities of light and shadow. Presented as a chimeric storytelling, the works of both artists intertwine and their images plumb the depths of the subconscious by setting them up in a specific…
Leica Gallery Boston
977 F St NW, Washington, DC 20004, United States of America
from August 29th, 2024 to December 1st, 2024
Galerie Catherine Pennec
7 rue Philippe Marcombes, 63000 Clermont-Ferrand
from October 10th, 2024 to November 16th, 2024
Vision X Gallery
853 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019, United States of America
from August 1st, 2024 to September 20th, 2024
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Postcards from Bajram Curri Everyone we meet in the northern Albanian town of Bajram Curri has stories of a brother, a sister, a cousin, a friend who has left in search of a better life or to provide for their families. Unemployment in Albania is widespread. Remote northern towns like this one have been disproportionately affected. Driven by desperate poverty and a sense of hopelessness for the future, more than…
In celebration of the US launch of Class of 2024, SCAD and Thames & Hudson will be presenting a pop-up exhibition and talk at the International Center of Photography's Photobook Fest in New York City. The exhibition will be on view September 6-8 with the conversation taking place on September 7 at 11:30am. The talk will be followed by a book signing at the Thames & Hudson booth within the fair. There is a VIP…
On the occasion of the 100th birthday of the French-Swiss photographer Sabine Weiss (1924-2021), f³ – freiraum für fotografie is showing a retrospective of her work for the first time in Germany. Sabine Weiss is one of the most important representatives of French humanist photography of the 20th century, with a career spanning more than seven decades. Humanist photography, which essentially combined the philosophy of the Enlightenment with social documentary…
Release by VOID of the book Gertrud by Maja Daniels. In 1667 a 12-year-old girl, Gertrud Svensdotter, was accused of walking on water in Älvdalen, Sweden. This event marked the beginning of the Swedish witch-hunts, a period of mass hysteria and horror in Älvdalen and its neighbouring regions. The book Gertrud by artist Maja Daniels uses photography to reconfigure the history and myth of these events, igniting a contemporary dialogue…
This essay, the 10th in the series, examines the role of photo-based imagery in the post-Holocaust world of Jewish self-determination that lead to the restoration of Israel as a Jewish homeland. To understand how this came about, it is crucial to have a basic knowledge of the 3000 year-old Jewish history in Israel. A Brief History of Israel & Zionism & the Rise of the New Jew by Robert Hirsch…
It is a favorite of the editorial staff, David Saxe sent us his series Morocco with this text. As a photographer, whenever I visit a new place, I always look for the one thing, that unique vibe, which really makes it special. Although Morocco is a modern society, for many reasons, there were still many segments of this society that have kept one foot firmly fixed to the past. This…
In Orange Blossom Trail, American writer George Saunders and American photographer Joshua Lutz offer an alternately poetic and searing evocation of the cruelty and tender beauty of contemporary American life. The book is published by Ithaca Press. Lutz and Saunders first met on a magazine assignment, where they discovered a shared interest in both the psychological and material conditions of the laboring individual and the Buddhist teachings of attachment and…
The Armory Show’s 30th Anniversary edition will take place at the Javits Center in New York September 6–8, featuring American Express as lead partner. With over 235 galleries from 35 countries, the fair will showcase artist projects in the Platform section, as well as highlights from Galleries, Focus, Solo, and Presents, alongside presentation details for the Gramercy International Prize and Armory Spotlight. Now part of the Frieze network, the upcoming…
Tony Ward is a true legend, and one of the most renowned male supermodels of all time. His success goes beyond his striking sensual and rugged vibe or his high-profile relationship with Madonna. It’s his distinctive approach to his craft that truly sets him apart. I’m thrilled to share this interview with Tony, where we talk about his early days, career highlights, and what he’s up to now. Enjoy! …
On September 12, fifty works by artists, photographers, and architects — primarily from Berlin — will be auctioned by the renowned auction house Grisebach to support an ambitious project: making the Spree Canal and other waterways in Berlin swimmable. Organized by Fluss Bad Berlin, a grassroots initiative dedicated to sustainable urban development, this event seeks to reclaim the city's water heritage for its residents. Notable artists such as Olafur Eliasson,…
Gallery FIFTY ONE announced the opening of the exhibition ‘Homeland' by Harry Gruyaert, which will be held from September 7 to October 26, 2024, at Gallery FIFTY ONE. This exhibition coincides with the release of the eponymous book by EXB. Following Roots (2012) and Made in Belgium (2020), Homeland (2024) is Gruyaert's third book dedicated to Belgium. For this third book, Gruyaert delved into his archives to discover new images,…
Continuing the spirit of the Paris Olympics, Gallery FIFTY ONE is releasing for the first time a unique series by the renowned photographer Harry Gruyaert: 'TV Shots: Olympics 1972'. Harry Gruyaert drew inspiration from the cathode ray tube televisions that dominated the 1970s. He captured distorted images broadcast directly into living rooms, ranging from popular shows like the British soap "Coronation Street" to the harrowing BBC coverage of the Munich…
ilon Art Gallery in Harlem presents till the Sept 14 : “Summer of Love” an exhibition, featuring the works of Annie Leibovitz and Layla Love. Here is the presentation of the gallery. The “Summer of Love” exhibition joins ilon Gallery’s current exhibit, “Off the Grid,” curated by Loni Efron, and featuring the works of Anthony Haden Guest and Todd Monaghan. This captivating collection will highlight the artistic synergy between Layla…
Until September 21, the Duncan Miller Gallery in Los Angeles is exhibiting a totally unknown French photographer: F.C. Leroux. The gallery presents him like this: We recently acquired a remarkable archive of photographs from a Parisian man named F.C. Leroux, a prolific photographer in the 1940s and 1950s in Paris. He photographed for his interests and is entirely unknown. When he died in the 1980s, he left his archive of some…
The International Center of Photography (ICP) will host Photobook Fest, a three-day celebration of photobooks and visual culture, from September 6–8, 2024. The public is invited to explore a wide selection of image-based books, magazines, and zines presented by 70 leading international photobook publishers, as well as artist signings, discussions on publishing and image-based books, and hands-on workshops. PRESS/VIP PREVIEW NIGHT: WHEN: Friday, September 6, 6–9 PM COST: $25 / Free for…
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