Art
The Natural Geometries of Ellsworth Kelly’s Photographs
Any exhibition of Ellsworth Kelly’s art is a bittersweet event following the artist’s recent death, a postmortem reflection on a masterful legacy.
Photography
Art
The Mug Shot’s Origins in Debunked 19th-Century Science
French criminologist Alphonse Bertillon believed each person's physical measurements were as distinct as their fingerprints, and devised the first modern mug shots as part of his classification system in the 19th century.
News
Artist Claims Copyright to Four Photos of Robert Mapplethorpe in $65 Million Lawsuit
On Tuesday, the poet, actor, photographer, and makeup artist James R. Miller filed a lawsuit against the Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, claiming copyright to four photographs that have been shown and sold for decades as Mapplethorpe's work.
Art
19th-Century Storm Chasers Took the First Tornado Photographs
In the 19th century, when photography was developing into a mass medium, a few intrepid early adopters pointed their glass plate cameras at one of the most intimidating natural forces on Earth: the tornado.
Art
The First Woman Photographer Captured the Elegance of Algae
Algae is graceful and light in the ocean, swaying with the waves like hair in the wind.
Art
The Vanishing Practice of Hunting with Golden Eagles in Mongolia
In the treacherous Altai Mountains in the far reaches of western Mongolia, golden eagles build their nests high up on rock faces.
Books
Rethinking Life Beneath Our Cities' Concrete Overpasses
With the rapid development of transportation infrastructure in the 20th century, much of our urban land was shrouded in shadow.
Art
Inside Florida's Swamp Buggy Racing Subculture
The distinctly Floridian tradition of swamp buggy racing is like a messier version of NASCAR.
Art
Photographs of Crumbling Asylums, Where Architecture Was Designed to Cure
Last October, the domed 19th-century building that stood as the centerpiece to New Jersey's Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital was demolished.
In Brief
Edward Burtynsky Uses Award Money to Launch Photography Grant
On Monday the Canada Council for the Arts (CCA) announced the winners of this year's Governor General’s Awards in Visual and Media Arts, which come with CAD 25,000 cash (~USD 18,700).
Art
Photographing Biodiversity, One Cubic Foot at a Time
WASHINGTON, DC — Much of science is observation, being attuned to what others overlook.
Art
A Chronicler of Poverty in Post-Independence India Who Found Dignity in the Details
The late theorist and photographer Bhupendra Karia’s lifelong mission may best be summed up as a quest for objectivity.