GDR, DDR, RDA: three abbreviations—English, German and French, respectively—that refer to the German Democratic Republic, commonly known as “East Germany,” where, from 1949 to 1990, a part of Germany was…
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Do paradise exist? Yes, but it is also hell. There are lost paradises and forgotten hells. The Swat Valley, in Pakistan, was at one time called a paradise by its…
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…
For the past six years, Francesca Piqueras has been working on a project about large, abandoned sea installations left to rust and ruin. Following two series, one devoted to cargo ships headed…
While flipping through fashion magazines, a surprising image oftentimes catches our attention among the overly aseptic and standardized photographic series. The photogra- pher’s gaze—his narrative, his vision of the female…
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…
George Orwell foresaw in 1949 a world where government surveillance was fully integrated into modern life, and warned us of what happens when the object of power is power. “Power…
The Rwandan genocide took place against a backdrop of widespread indifference. Between April and June 1994, soldiers and militiamen, aided by a section of the civilian population, killed between 800,000…
The Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney (AGNSW) has been collecting Australian photography since the 1970s and its commitment to the medium is unwavering. One of the first institutions in…
Since May 1st, 1982, Kennesaw has been the only municipality in the United States where owning a firearm is mandatory. Here, “An armed society is a polite society.” Quebec photographer Nicolas…