Announcement
ICP and Eyebeam Present a Symposium on Vision, Technology, and Justice
VISION AND TECHNOLOGY: toward a more just future is a free symposium tackling contemporary issues around representation and new media practices
Photography
News
Remembering Photographer Laura Aguilar’s Empathetic, Queer Art
Aguilar, the photographer who captured people's bodies with genuine empathy, died yesterday at the age of 59.
Art
A Photographer Who Documented the Eclectic Subcultures of Southern California
The photographer known as Spot will tell the stories behind the hippies of Hollywood, the skate scene in Hermosa Beach, and the origins of South Bay punk.
Art
Reverent Photos of Young Punks and Their Irrepressible Mohawks
There’s a casual, almost candid quality in Ed Templeton's photos. His subjects look “cool,” most likely because he himself thinks that they are.
Art
Photography's Role in Shaping South Africa's History and Contemporary Culture
The head of Johannesburg's Market Photo Workshop and an artist who studied there discuss the medium's impact on how South Africans remember their pasts and picture their futures.
Announcement
What’s On at the AIPAD Photography Show, April 5–8
One of the world's most prestigious annual photography events, The Photography Show is the longest-running and foremost exhibition dedicated to the photographic medium.
Interview
An Interview with Lynne Tillman
The novelist and critic discusses her new book of fiction -- Men and Apparitions.
Art
Family, Landscape, and Race in Sally Mann’s Photographs
Mann’s historical and social explorations are anchored in her embrace of her identity as a Southerner.
Art
Photographs Trace US Government Abuses, from Manzanar to Guantánamo
Concurrent shows at the International Center of Photography feature historical images of Japanese-American detention camps in the 1940s and Edmund Clark’s recent projects tracking the "War on Terror" and covert anti-terrorism programs .
Books
Portrayals of Prisoners Complicate Stereotypes and Implicate the US
The images and art works that make up this exhibition — mostly vernacular and documentary photographs — restore dignity to their subjects by restoring nuance to their stories.
News
The Earliest Photos of the Frick, Taken When It Was Still a Private Residence
A newly digitized album of images shot by Ira W. Martin in 1927 captures the Frick mansion before it was transformed into a museum.
Art
The Lesser-Known Photos of Gordon Parks, from Fashion to Artists' Portraits
A two-part exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery sheds light on relatively obscure works by the master photographer, from colorful fashion imagery to portraits of Muhammad Ali, Helen Frankenthaler, and others.