Art
Bernd and Hilla Becher’s Misunderstood Oeuvre
Critics who have deemed the photographer couple’s work outmoded and detached are simply wrong.
Julia Curl
Film
Pierre Clémenti, Rebel With a Cause
The French director made his films with his own earnings as an actor, not for monetary gain or widespread recognition but as a form of self-realization.
Art
Women’s Photography as a Tool of Resistance
What is a feminist picture? A MoMA exhibition is the latest to attempt to answer this question.
Art
Jean Painlevé Revealed the Otherworldliness Beneath the Water’s Surface
His detailed images of microscopic aquatic creatures suggest a version of Surrealism’s dream realities.
Books
Justine Kurland Cuts the Male Canon to Pieces
In SCUMB Manifesto, Kurland slices up her collection of photo books by men to create collages that subvert the male gaze.
Art
Using Her Mouth and Feet, Lorenza Böttner Created an Immense Body of Work
A childhood accident took her arms away but the transgender artist survived to create paintings, photography, and performances focused on depicting the body.
Art
Art’s Conventional Signifiers Are No Longer Useful
Pratt’s MFA Thesis Exhibition features immersive presentations that transcend the parameters of traditional painting.
Art
Kia LaBeija’s Photographs Tell a Story as Multifaceted as the Artist Herself
The photographer chronicles her life as a queer woman of color born with HIV.
Art
Street Photography That Highlights the Female Gaze
Twelve women photographers demonstrate their creative ingenuity and raw technical skill.
Books
Artist Sophie Calle Took a Job as a Maid to Spy on the Guests
Calle’s methodical analysis makes the reader more curious about the artist herself than the guests she spies on.
Art
Challenging the Perception that Photographs Present an Objective Vision
Imagining the photographic print as a singular art object.
Art
Neglected 20th-Century Women Photographers Begin to Get Their Due
The exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum aims to move beyond Euro-American historical narrative.