Books
The Stunning Scope of Carrie Mae Weems’s Vision
A new book offers a deep dive into Weems’s influential career.
Photography
Art
A Photographer’s Intimate Tribute to SOPHIE, a Visionary Gone Too Soon
Initially conceived alongside the musician, Zoe Chait’s Noise memorializes the public and private lives of a figure whose tragic death earlier this year sent shockwaves through the music industry.
Art
Magnum Photographers Offer Affordable Prints That Ruminate on Escape
Way for Escape hits most of us at a moment when we all have something to escape from, whether it is the impact of political, environmental, and economic instability, or our own homes.
Art
A Photographer Retraces New York’s Forgotten Springs and Wells
A new book pairs photos from the early 1900s of springs and wells in New York with modern-day snapshots, revealing a transformed city.
Art
JR, Down the Barrel of the Camera
This is a public, political art that invites us to see the world differently, and even encourage the spirit of community.
Art
Rotimi Fani-Kayode Captures the Abundant Glow of Black Queer Life
In Tranquility of Communion, soul-stirring photographs blend Yoruba cosmologies, queer desire, and Baroque theatricality.
Art
Nona Faustine's Family Album
Faustine's depiction of household shared by three generations of Black women presents matriarchy as a source of power.
Art
Electric Images: Ming Smith’s Transcendent Photography
Evidence, the inaugural show at Nicola Vassell Gallery, emphasizes Smith’s track record as a photographer who both loves and riffs on the language of her medium.
Art
Photos Capture Golden Age of Discos "Before Bottle Service and Bland Design"
Artist Adrian Wilson got his start photographing European discos, whose unique fixtures included a glowing brain and TVs to watch other visitors.
Books
Detroit’s Electronic Music Scene, Seen Through Its Black Creators
Electronic Landscapes takes the reader into the storied record shops and cozy home studios of Detroit’s most important musicians.
Art
Photographer Captures the Unexpected, Everyday Choreography of NYC’s Streets
Elizabeth Bick’s images inject a sense of theatricality and intention into the randomness of everyday life.
News
Over 6,000 Photographs of Old Hollywood Acquired by the Hood Museum
John Kobal collected images that span the history of Hollywood, including film production stills, portraits, and publicity shots.