“Diane Arbus (American, 1923–1971) made most of her photographs in New York City, where she was born and died, and where she worked in locations such as Times Square, the Lower East Side, and Coney Island. Her photographs of children and eccentrics, couples and circus… Read More
“Comprising almost 700 snapshot-like portraits sequenced against an evocative music soundtrack, Nan Goldin’s The Ballad of Sexual Dependency is a deeply personal narrative, formed out of the artist’s own experiences around Boston, New York, Berlin, and elsewhere in the late 1970s, 1980s, and beyond. Titled… Read More
Echoes: City, Society, Conflict & Self in Hungarian Photography, is the second of two linked exhibitions that celebrate Hungarian photography from László Moholy-Nagy to today. The exhibition is part of Modernity X Hungary—A Festival of Hungarian Modernism in New York, a series of exhibitions, concerts, and performances taking place through… Read More
Photographs by Corrado Serra. “ICP’s mission has always been to examine how images impact and influence social change, which is particularly critical now that mobile devices and social networks have made us all image-makers,” says Mark Lubell, ICP’s Executive Director. “Images are now produced and exchanged by… Read More
“Photographer, filmmaker, and writer Danny Lyon (b. 1942) has over the past five decades presented a charged alternative to the sanitized vision of American life presented in the mass media. Throughout, he has rejected the standard detached humanism of the traditional documentary approach in favor of a more immersive,… Read More
Photographs by Corrado Serra. The Woodlawn Cemetery is known internationally as the historic site where many members of the Jazz Community are memorialized. To commemorate the 90th Anniversary of Miles Davis’ birth a tribute concert was held at ‘Jazz Corner’, in front of Davis’ memorial, by… Read More
Impact: Abstraction & Experiment in Hungarian Photography highlights László Moholy-Nagy’s experimental drive and his tendency toward abstraction. It juxtaposes his photograms and photo-collages with the work of twenty other artists, past and present, who share these impulses. Moholy-Nagy’s fascination with new media is evident in his remarkable color film, “Light Machine” (1941), and it… Read More
“Weegee’s Bowery will look back to the Bowery in the 1940s and 1950s through a selection of images by Arthur Fellig, the legendary New York press photographer — better known as Weegee. The 39 prints on view have been chosen by ICP Weegee specialist Christopher… Read More
“The catastrophic earthquake and tsunami that struck northeast Japan on March 11, 2011 and triggered an on-going nuclear crisis has been met with an overwhelming reaction in the arts, marking a profound shift in the contemporary Japanese cultural landscape. Opening five years to the day… Read More
London-based photographer Robin Cracknell explores themes of love, loss and memory using a unique non-digital process combining traditional film photography and cinematography, and shooting with old, sometimes damaged cameras and salvaged 35mm cine film. In his series Childhood, single father Cracknell offers a stylized, personal… Read More
Photographs by Corrado Serra. One World Observatory is an enclosed observation deck on top of One World Trade Center. It provides panoramic views of New York City from above 1,250 feet and on a clear day, you can see up to 50 miles away. The five observatory elevators ascend to the 102nd floor in… Read More
Photographs by Corrado Serra. “The 19th-century craze sparked by a single orchid bloom, which came to be known as Orchidelirium, is the inspiration for The New York Botanical Garden’s 14th annual Orchid Show. Thousands of orchids in a stunning array of colors, sizes, shapes, and textures are showcased, highlighting… Read More
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