The title of the exhibition describes how Civan Ozkanoglu works. Photography and personal involvement echo each other in these surprising compositions. His presence is palpable in the angles he chooses, letting the…
Author Laurence Cornet
The Jack Shainman Gallery is following an exhibition of the work of Malick Sidibé from the museum of Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, whose impressive collection offers a chronological summation of…
In his sublime short film New York, NY (1986), Raymond Depardon speaks in a voice-over that could almost be verse: "I came to New York to make a film. From afar it all seemed clear. Every day…
The title of the first posthumous work from Chris Hondros is well chosen. Testament is a compilation of his archives collected by his family, friends and agency, including: Christina Piaia, whom he planned to…
Maciej Dekert was born is Spain to a Polish father who shares his name and to whom he owes his passion for autobiography. A retired veterinarian, Maciej Dekert senior recently published…
Ernesto Salmeron is a photographer, video artist and performer behind several initiatives to support audiovisual production in Nicaragua through educational workshops. In 2003, he launched E.V.I.L (Ejercicio Videasta Indio Ladinoameridiano), described…
A few years ago, La Fabrica launched a collection of books entitled PhotoBolsillo, a series of monographs from eminent Spanish, African and Latin-American photographers. The books are small with soft…
The Ortiz Gurdian Foundation has stood up for politically and socially committed art in Nicaragua since it was founded in 1996. When the foundation first held the the Biennale of…
EspIRA is an association of artists and an art school founded by Patricia Belli almost fifteen years ago. “The original idea, and certainly still the driving force, is to train…
Along with her friend Maria José Alvarez, Claudia Gordillo is one of the rare classic documentary photographers in Nicaragua. Her work is field research into the cultural diversity of her country. In…