All posts filed under “Photography”

Give Me Yesterday at Fondazione Prada Osservatorio, Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milan, December 21, 2016 – March 12, 2017

“The Osservatorio, a new exhibition space dedicated to photography and visual languages, is located in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. The Osservatorio’s inaugural exhibition “Give Me Yesterday” was  curated by Francesco Zanot. The show includes works by 14 Italian and international artists (Melanie Bonajo, Kenta Cobayashi, Tomé Duarte, Irene Fenara, Lebohang Kganye,… Read More

“I Am King of the World”: Photographs of Muhammad Ali by George Kalinsky at New-York Historical Society, December 11, 2016 – March 26, 2017

“Muhammad Ali’s legendary professional boxing career spanned twenty years, from 1960 until 1980. December 1965 George Kalinsky followed sportscaster Howard Cosell into Muhammad Ali’s workout session at the 5th St. Gym in Miami. Angelo Dundee, Ali’s trainer, stopped Kalinsky at the door, telling the young… Read More

Deborah Turbeville at Deborah Bell Photographs, through January 28, 2017

An exhibition of works by Deborah Turbeville (American, 1932-2013), one of the most influential and renowned fashion photographers of the 20th century. Turbeville is known for her iconoclastic fashion photographs, elaborate tableaux that depict brooding, introspective models wearing haute-couture clothing and posed in barren, desolate settings. Her pictures were… Read More

Winning the White House: From Press Prints to Selfies at International Center of Photography Mana Contemporary, September 25, 2016 – January 27, 2017

“Since the time of Abraham Lincoln through the present day, presidential candidates have used photographic imagery in their campaigns to impact public opinion,” says Claartje van Dijk, Assistant Curator of ICP. “While staged and curated press prints have historically been the tools of choice for… Read More

Told and Untold: The Photo Stories of Kati Horna in the Illustrated Press at Americas Society Art Gallery, September 13 – December 17, 2016

Renowned for her innovative images documenting Mexico City’s urban expansion and vibrant cultural scene, Kati Horna (Budapest, 1912 – Mexico City, 2000) was already a widely published photographer of the Spanish Civil War when she arrived in Mexico at the end of 1939. Her prolific career will be… Read More

Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present at Brooklyn Museum, through January 8, 2017

“Who Shot Sports: A Photographic History, 1843 to the Present is the most comprehensive survey of the art of sports photography ever produced, highlighting the aesthetic, cultural, and historical significance of these images and artists in the history of sports. The exhibition includes approximately 230 photographs by… Read More