As Notre-Dame burned, there was controversy over people responding by sharing selfies they’d taken at the cathedral. But there may be public value in this practice.
The Unexpected Art of Making Contact on the Subway
On the subway, where so many norms revolve around not touching each other in certain ways, these moments of mutual touch are a kind of breach, a suggestion of real contact. @subwayhands explores that space.
The Alarming Homogeneity of Instagram Travel Photos
Attack of the Instagram clones: by collaging together virtually indistinguishable travel photos from unrelated Instagram accounts, “Insta Repeat” reveals how social media undermines originality.
The New York Public Library Lets You Read a Novel on Instagram
A new initiative launches handheld reading for classic literature.
Cindy Sherman Turns Her Instagram into an Inflatable Pool Float
The smartphone-shaped float features one of the artist’s distinctive, distorted selfies.
Artist Nan Goldin Joined Instagram
The famed photographer recently joined the image-centric social network, posting a mix of her well-known photos and new images.
The World’s Most Instagrammed Museums, from the Louvre to the Museum of Ice Cream
According to Instagram’s own statistics, the Louvre was the seventh-most ‘grammed place in the world and topped the museum list yet again.
Why I “Like” but Don’t Love Cindy Sherman’s Instagram Photos
Other critics responded rapturously after the art star made her Instagram account public, but their nearly unanimous praise is misplaced.
The Accidental Social Media Artist Who Can’t Stop Falling
Paige Ginn films herself not only in a state of collapse, but also while getting there.
The World’s 25 Most Instagrammed Museums
Spoiler alert (not really): art museums dominate the list, and the Louvre takes the number-one spot.
Photographers Win Grant for Documenting Underrepresented Communities on Instagram
Documentary photographer Ronny Sen sees the region of Jharia, India, which is near his hometown, as a vision of “doomsday.”
The Rose-Washed Past: Ron Haviv’s ‘Lost Rolls’
I’ve long been fascinated by the various filters for Instagram and other digital camera apps whose names are simply years: 1969, 1972, 1977.