South Africa is a country with a complicated past. Colonization, war and racial segregation have all left their mark. Remember that the first free elections following apartheid were held as…
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American publisher Rizzoli just released the first major monograph about Ryan McGinley whose work has been recognized for the past ten years. Through his viewfinder, we rediscover the intimacy of…
Masterpiece London was launched in June 2010 with 118 participating exhibitors and over 18,000 visitors. The 2011 fair proved itself to be just as spectacular and attracted over 28,000 visitors.…
Ayyam Gallery DIFC presents a new series of works by renowned photojournalist, Ammar Abd Rabbo, in his second artistic exhibition with Ayyam Gallery entitled ‘Follow the Leader’. A chronicler of…
“An imaginary record label that produces imaginary artists.” That’s how the French photographer Vanessa Atlan describes this work. Larger than life, each group “signed” by Wonderland Stereo has its own…
Sam Haskins liberated nude photography from cliché with his ground breaking trilogy of books “Five Girls” (1962), “Cowboy Kate” (1964) and “November Girl” (1967). With “Cowboy Kate” Sam pioneered the…
Paris, September 2011, sitting on the patio of a cafe, I ask my neighbor for a light. Something doesn’t seem right. I don’t know how to describe it. We start…
The Helmut Newton Foundation is presenting an exhibition in Berlin from June 2 through November 18 called“White Women / Sleepless Nights / Big Nudes” featuring three famous series by Helmut…
While Spain extends a hand to the troïka for help in shoring up its banks and Italy steps in line to do the same, the financial crunch affecting Europe seems…
The big lesson at Art Basel is that art (whether it be photographic or not) needs to be experienced. The viewer needs to be physically confronted with a work, to…