Art
Cinematic Illusions of Destruction
The dismal, desert landscape in Wawrzyniec Kolbusz's latest photographic series looks much like the bombed-out terrain we often see in documentary war images.
Photography
Art
Gordon Parks's Tribute to the Great Migration, 65 Years Past Due
Few magazines disseminated the American Dream as widely as Life did in the years following the Second World War.
Art
A Painter's Reflective (and Reflected) Photographic Portraits
PARIS — The use of mirrors in art has been a rich one, used by Pop, Kinetic, Minimal, and Conceptual artists. In this long tradition, the Jeu de Paume currently offers an additional point of reference.
Art
Sitting at the Thrones of Nigerian Kings
In January, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi caused a stir when he stepped out in a pin-striped suit emblazoned with his own name.
News
LA County Agrees to Pay Photographers $50K for Harassment
In the resolution of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Southern California, Los Angeles County will pay three photographers who were harassed by members of the LA County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) a total of $50,000 in damages.
In Brief
Wanna Work for Damien Hirst?
Are you a photorealist painter? Are you looking for a full-time job? Are you based in (or willing to move to) London or Devon?
Art
An Outsider Art Born of Fantasy
Four years ago, Jamie Diamond was looking for a realistic doll to use in a photographic series and stumbled upon a trove of hyperrealistic dolls known as Reborn babies.
Art
Photographing the Humans of the Street
Photographer Mikaël Theimer’s project Humans of the Street chronicles a group often overlooked amid the hustle and bustle of city life: the homeless.
Books
Mapping the Mid-Century Murders and Gritty Life of New York
In the gritty, sleepless streets of mid-century New York, Weegee photographed the cars crumpled like accordions, bodies dripping blood encircled by gawkers, and night cops hunched over the latest crime scene.
Art
Tracing the Origins of San Francisco's Gentrification
You might call the South of Market area in San Francisco the cradle of gentrification.
News
The Many Lives of Leonard Nimoy: Artist, Collector, Vulcan
Leonard Nimoy, the actor whose name and face were synonymous with Star Trek's Spock, died this morning at the age of 83.
Art
From Manhattan Doorsteps to Brooklyn Living Rooms, a Photographic Map of 1970s New York
Two 1970s photography series that chronicled the urban landscapes of New York City are now accessible on interactive maps through the New York Public Library's ongoing Photo Geographies project.