“What is Magnum? A cooperative of renowned photographers, created in Paris and New York in 1947; an innovative economic model, enabling its members to become owners of their images and independent authors in their own right; a place for debates, founded on ethical and aesthetic… Read More
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Raymond Depardon: Correspondance New-Yorkaise 2017 at The French Institute Alliance Française Gallery, May 12 – July 1, 2017
“Raymond Depardon revisits his landmark 1981 Correspondance New-Yorkaise in a special commission for the FIAF Gallery. New photos taken daily from May 1 through 11, 2017 were published in the Libération newspaper in France every day. They are displayed in the FIAF Gallery alongside his original 1980s series, creating… Read More
Down These Mean Streets: Community and Place in Urban Photography at Smithsonian American Art Museum, May 12 – August 6, 2017
“The American city underwent unprecedented transformations after World War II. As middle-class populations shifted to the suburbs and new highways cut through thriving neighborhoods, many cities began to experience economic and social disintegration, especially in Black, Latino, and working class communities. Down these Mean Streets:… Read More
Louise Lawler: WHY PICTURES NOW at The Museum of Modern Art, through July 30, 2017
“For the past forty years, Louise Lawler’s witty and slyly feminist work has raised questions about the cultural circumstances that support art’s production, circulation, and presentation. Lawler emerged in the 1970s as part of the Pictures Generation—a loosely knit group of artists who used media tactics to critically examine… Read More
Irving Penn: Centennial at The Met Fifth Avenue, April 24 – July 30, 2017
“Celebrated for more than sixty years of masterly work at Vogue magazine, Irving Penn (1917–2009) was a superb photographer of style, but his attention to fashion was merely one aspect of his lifelong study of face and figure, attitude and demeanor, adornment and artifact. As… Read More
Larry Sultan: Here and Home at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, April 15 – July 23, 2017
Larry Sultan: Here and Home is the first retrospective to examine the work and career of California photographer Larry Sultan (1946–2009). It explores Sultan’s 35-year career, from his early collaborative projects of the 1970s to his own documentary-style photographs. These solo projects explore themes of home and family, as… Read More
Viewpoints: Latin America in Photographs at The New York Public Library, March 24 – June 28, 2017
“The geography, people, and rich culture of Latin America have long inspired photographers to capture visually their experiences and impressions. Their photographs, in turn, entice viewers to marvel at that which is foreign or to reminisce about the familiar. Drawn exclusively from The New York… Read More
Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form at James A. Michener Art Museum, March 18 – July 9, 2017
“Charles Sheeler: Fashion, Photography, and Sculptural Form, a groundbreaking exhibition that features never-before-seen photographs by Charles Sheeler, one of America’s most celebrated modernists. Inspired by Sheeler’s portrait and fashion work for Condé Nast from 1926 to 1931, the multimedia show will feature a significant display… Read More
Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy at The Met Fifth Avenue, March 13 – August 13, 2017
“Paradise of Exiles: Early Photography in Italy focuses on Italy’s importance as a center of exchange and experimentation during the first three decades of photography’s history—from 1839, the year of its invention, to 1871, the year Italy became a unified nation. The exhibition highlights the… Read More
Han Youngsoo: Photographs of Seoul 1956-63 in ICP gallery at Mana Contemporary, Jersey City, February 24 – June 9, 2017
Han Youngsoo: Photographs of Seoul 1956–63 is the first substantial U.S. showing of the work of Korean photographer Han Youngsoo (1933–1999), whose remarkable images bring to life the social and economic rebirth of Seoul in the years following the Korean War. The thirty-eight prints on view have… Read More
Facundo de Zuviría: Siesta Argentina and other modest observations at Americas Society, January 25 – April 1, 2017
“Inspired by the vernacular architecture, design, and urban landscape of Buenos Aires, photographer Facundo de Zuviría (b. 1954) captures the intimate and often unnoticed details of daily life in his images of the Argentine capital. Curated by Alexis Fabry and Gabriela Rangel, the exhibition centers on the photo-essay, Siesta… Read More
Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change at International Center of Photography, January 27 – May 7, 2017
“Perpetual Revolution examines the relation between the overwhelming image world that confronts us, and the volatile, provocative, and often-violent world it mirrors. The exhibition proposes that an ongoing revolution is taking place politically, socially, and technologically, and that new digital methods of image production, display,… Read More












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