Vince Aletti, collector, author, curator and winner of this year’s AIPAD Award, lives in a seven-room apartment in New York’s East Village. It’s filled to the brim with his enormous collection, or as he describes it, “a collection of collections”, of magazines, photographs, books, vinyl records, and all manner of ephemera. Still, there’s always room for more. How would you describe yourself as a collector? – As someone who looks…
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In September last year, the J. Paul Getty Museum announced the acquisition of a collection of 209 photographs by the French photographer Eugène Atget. It had been built over 25 years by Dan and Mary Solomon, by carefully adding one masterpiece after another. The couple prefers to keep a low profile in the photography world but are incredibly active as collectors, curators, publishers, and most significantly as generous donors to…
AIPAD presents the 2nd edition of the Monumental exhibition. This special project show- cases large-scale photographic works throughout the public areas of The Park Avenue Armory, providing a unique opportunity for galleries and their artists to display new, challenging and impactful pieces not generally shown at fairs, creating a captivating visual spectacle for visitors. This article originally appeared in the AIPAD Catalogue sponsored by MUUS Collection. The Photography Show…
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On the occasion of the month of photography and on the fringes of "Paris Photo 2022", the Nouchine Pahlevan Gallery presents "I Want Him To Be Ocean" by Christian Mamoun. This exhibition invites itself into the heart of a kind of waiting room before entering the adult world. In the meantime, this Parisian youth are questioning themselves , confronted with "sturm et drang" impulses (the storm and the impulse), which…
Nino Mier Gallery presents Women’s Work, an exhibition of photographs and videos by Finnish artist IIU SUSIRAJA. Susiraja is known for her still and moving image portraits, which capture the artist in her own home or her parents’ home, interacting with items such as housekeeping tools and pantry staples with prurient, deadpan humor. In Women’s Work, which will be on view from February 18 - March 19, 2022 in Los Angeles, Susiraja brings a…
Spanning the years 1976 to 1981, The Beginning brings together the earliest works of acclaimed American photographer Tina Barney (b. 1945). Featuring images largely unseen by the public, the exhibition chronicles a period of technical and artistic development that would lay the foundation for the complex and incisive tableaux that ultimately established Barney as a key figure in international photography. While quarantining during the Covid-19 outbreak, Barney began to sort…
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The BnF presents, in collaboration with the International College of Photography, Gens d'Images, photographie.com and Picto Foundation, a selection of prints from the winners of its partner awards, the Niépce Prize, the Nadar Prize, the Talent Exchange and the print award, in an exhibition intended as an annual meeting of photography enthusiasts. La Photographie à tout prix Until March 12, 2023 BnF I François-Mitterrand Allée Julien Cain Paris 13 ème…
Peter Fetterman's greeting card: this photo and these few words by Robert Doisneau. "People like my photos because they see in them what they would see if they stopped rushing about and took the time to enjoy the city.” – Robert Doisneau Peter Fetterman Gallery 2525 Michigan Ave, Gallery A1 Santa Monica, CA 90404-4031 www.peterfetterman.com
HackelBury Fine Art exhibits Art + Books, exploring the art book in all its’ many guises. The exhibition celebrates the art/artists’ book as a form of collaboration - between art and text and between artists, writers, galleries and publishers. For many years, HackelBury has worked with artists to produce art books. Their publishing arm, Imprint, has seen five books produced in collaboration with numerous artists which often document important work…
The fungal kingdom survived the five major mass extinctions. Architects of nature, mushrooms are an integral part of all life. They support essential ecosystems, recycle nutrients, connect plants together over large areas, and help make many basic products of modern life like wine, chocolate, bread, detergents, and penicillin. Nowadays, faced with the urgency of ecological, societal and spiritual crises, mushrooms are being manipulated in order to offer meat substitutes, new…
Michael Kenna recently donated, by notarized agreement signed on November 10, 2022, all of his photographic work to the French State. Françoise Denoyelle wrote him this letter. Dear Michael, It is with immense joy and a certain emotion that I learned of your great and irrevocable decision to bequeath your work, and for that, to choose a country that is not yours. It is a difficult decision to make. Telling…
The Eye of Photography presents on a monthly basis features from The Agents Club such as their Insta News, Master Series or Profiles. This is a selection of their portfolio : Best Covers FW 2022 The Agents Club, founded in 2018 by Alexandre and Wanda Orlowski, is a unique mobile platform showcasing the most sought-after photography agencies worldwide and the exceptional image-makers they represent. This feature was first published by The Agents Club. www.theagents.club
Margery Newman told us of the passing of Tony Vaccaro, 8 days after he celebrated his 100th birthday in New York. Dear Jean Jacques. If you have not already heard, I am heartbroken to share the news that Tony Vaccaro has died at his home in Long Island City, NY -- Tony Vaccaro passed away peacefully on December 28, eight days after celebrating his 100th birthday. He was surrounded by…
Tate presents the Tate Photography Series, a new publishing programme providing an introduction to some of the most important and exciting photographers at work today. Four titles will be published each year, all connected through a common theme. The first four books, on Liz Johnson Artur, Sheba Chhachhi, Sirkka-Liisa Konttinen and Sabelo Mlangeni explore community and solidarity in distinct ways. Liz Johnson Artur presents images from her series Time Don’t…
Christer wouldn’t probably have been that much without Paris. It was like a great love that he returned to all the time. – Joakim Strömholm The best day is a day of thirst. An evening at the Pigalle funfair in the winter of 1955, and life just couldn’t get any better for this little guy who is standing firm on the wooden floor closest to the stage, absolutely mesmerised by…
Migrants crossing the Darien Gap, by Federico Ríos Finalist of the 26th edition of the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award of Médicos del Mundo This year, an unprecedented 200,000 people have crossed the rugged jungle between South and Central America known as the Darien Gap, almost twenty times the average of a few years ago. For decades, the Darien Gap was considered so dangerous that few dared to cross…
Red Black White, de Nazik Armenakyan Finalist of the 26th edition of the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award of Médicos del Mundo. "Red Black White," is a project about several women's destinies that have changed dramatically due to the diagnosis of HIV, often acquired in marriage. Women living with HIV in Armenia are ordinary citizens coming from traditional families. Due to poor socioeconomic conditions, many Armenian men spend a…
The Bucha massacre, by Santi Palacios / Revista 5W Finalist of the 26th edition of the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award of Médicos del Mundo. The town of Bucha, very close to Kyiv, will go down in history as one of the symbols of the atrocities perpetrated by Russian forces in the invasion of Ukraine. As the days went by, after the withdrawal of Russian soldiers from this town,…
Screw You Cancer, by Sáshenka Gutiérrez Special mention from the Jury of the 26th edition of the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award of Médicos del Mundo. The series tells the story of Sandra Monroy, a 36-year-old breast cancer survivor. She lost her breasts to the disease, which was detected in early 2021. After the diagnosis, doctors explained to Sandra that a double mastectomy was necessary because, although the cancer…
Where oblivion may not dwell, by María Clauss Winner of the 26th edition of the Luis Valtueña International Humanitarian Photography Award of Médicos del Mundo. Memory is an exercise of reconstruction of the past in the present moment, photography is a "medium" to recover it. Each portrait of a repressed person is kept as a treasure in the hands of their families, each place that has power in itself for…
Théo Le Foll : Knowing how to deliver your truth At only 22 years old, Théo Le Foll, self-taught and passionate about photography, has already signed several advertising campaigns, including the most recent one for Paco Rabanne's perfume "Fame". It was during a "five o'clock tea" in the showroom of a fashionable Parisian decorator that I met this young man. His angelic face and his self-confidence tinged with naivety (compared…