Extravagant Disorder Extravagant Disorder
Miroslav Tichy's haphazard, eccentric photographs are disciplined, even rigorous--and indifferent to the claims of their female subjects.
Apr 14, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl
How Soon Was Now? How Soon Was Now?
The death, and afterlife, of the Polaroid.
Dec 23, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
A Makeshift World: On Thomas Demand A Makeshift World: On Thomas Demand
For the photographer Thomas Demand, Germany is like any other country because it is haunted by history.
Oct 21, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Pattern Recognition: The Writings of Hollis Frampton Pattern Recognition: The Writings of Hollis Frampton
A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.
Aug 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered Fleeting Exchanges: Helen Levitt Remembered
Helen Levitt's idiosyncratic photographs.
Jul 15, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Jana Prikryl
A Million Little Pictures: The Pictures Generation Revisited A Million Little Pictures: The Pictures Generation Revisited
Do images understand us, the Pictures generation asked, more than we understand them?
May 13, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Photography’s Ghosts: The Image and Its Artifice Photography’s Ghosts: The Image and Its Artifice
Two new books explore the truths and artifice of photography.
Feb 26, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Frances Richard
The Uneasy Documentary Vision of Susan Meiselas The Uneasy Documentary Vision of Susan Meiselas
A new exhibit explores the remarkably sophisticated wellspring of social, political and ethical deliberation of Susan Meiselas' photography.
Dec 31, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Paul Roth
Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces Point and Place: William Eggleston’s Vibrant Spaces
Democratic Camera: William Eggleston's grand and gorgeous retrospective at the Whitney Museum.
Dec 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Photo Ops: Josef Koudelka Revisits Prague 1968 Photo Ops: Josef Koudelka Revisits Prague 1968
A new book and companion exhibition highlight a Czech photographer's stunning snapshots of the Soviet invasion of Prague.
Oct 22, 2008 / Books & the Arts / Megan Buskey