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A Joyful Portrait of Old Age
In 1999, photographer Naomi Harris followed a group of resilient seniors who, despite physical limitations and difficult pasts, were independent, sociable, and fun.
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How War Shaped Afghanistan’s Weaving Traditions
With Afghanistan’s “war rugs” a traditional art form was updated in response to the country’s brutal invasions by other nations.
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Tender Pictures Capture a Gender-confirming Journey
Photographer Fin Serck-Hanssen follows Hedda, a Norwegian in her early 20s, as she travels to undergo cosmetic surgeries and a vaginoplasty.
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Carrie Mae Weems’s Visual Response to Sam Cooke's “A Change Is Gonna Come”
Weems’s essay is excerpted from Ways of Hearing: Reflections on Music in 26 Pieces.
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New Frida Kahlo Monograph Moves Beyond Individual Genius Narrative
Three art historians put the focus back on Kahlo’s artistic output.
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The Making of the Modern Latin American Metropolis
A new book explores the impact of rapid growth and industrialization on six major Latin American cities.
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The Disruptive Architecture of Border Walls
Rafał Milach sharply documents three international border walls and how they impact our sense of identity and memory.
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A Forgotten Female Flower Painter, Revived
One hundred years after Mary Hiester Reid’s death, Flower Diary recovers the elusive, overlooked artist’s life and work
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The 18th-century English Craze for One-Eyed Portraits
Most eye miniatures were exchanged between lovers, though they were also given to close friends and family members.
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A View of Oxford That Evades Its “Ethos of ‘Intellectualism’”
“Oxford has a complex social divide that tends to be ignored,” says photographer Arturo Soto.
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A Medieval Mystic as a Muse for Two Poets
Some 600 years later, Margery Kempe’s disquieting sobs continue to confound and provoke.
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For Masahisa Fukase, Cats Were Much More Than Cute
Fukase’s obsession with photographing the people he was close to overwhelmed his subjects and eventually drove them away — so he turned to cats.