Alvin Langdon Coburn: A Man of Mark and Mystery
Alvin Langdon Coburn, a master of Pictorialist and modernist photography, has been less widely known than he deserves, but a comprehensive traveling retrospective aims to change that. Alvin Langdon...
View ArticleThe Medium is the Magic
A show at LACMA puts the fantastical aspects of photography on display. Harold Edgerton, Bullet through Jack of Hearts 1960, printed later, gelatin silver print. Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) In...
View ArticleKim Keever: Fluid Dynamics
Photographer Kim Keever exploits the properties of paint and water in his enigmatic creations. Kim Keever, Abstract 10166, 2014; Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) For nearly 177 years, photography...
View ArticleRobert Mapplethorpe: Another Perfect Moment
A two-museum retrospective in Los Angeles highlights Robert Mapplethorpe’s enduring oeuvre and legacy. Robert Mappletorpe, Orchid 1987 Featured Images: (Click to Enlarge) In the majority of the...
View ArticleOn the Road
A body of William Eggleston’s influential color photography goes on view at the Met. William Eggleston, Memphis, ca. 1971–74, dye-transfer print 17.688 x 12 in. (45 x 30.5 cm) Featured Images:(Click to...
View ArticlePrint Culture
Japanese printmaking and photography of the 20th century would be unthinkable without each other. Tokuriki Tomikichiro, Sanjo Bridge, 1954 , woodblock print; ink and color on paper. Featured...
View ArticleAnsel Adams: Western Expansion
A show at the MFA Boston looks at the influences on and of Ansel Adams. Ansel Adams, Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, about 1937, photograph, gelatin silver print. Featured Images:(Click...
View ArticleDorothea Lange: Through the Lens of Compassion
A major retrospective of Dorothea Lange’s photographic career returns to the U.S. Dorothea Lange, Crossroads General Store,Gordonton, North Carolina, 1939, Archival pigment print. Featured...
View ArticleRalph Eugene Meatyard: Surrealist Pastoral
The enigmatic, otherworldly photographs of Ralph Eugene Meatyard belong to a very real place. Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Untitled, circa 1970, gelatin silver print. Featured Images:(Click to Enlarge) The...
View ArticleDeveloping the Market
An exhibition at the Center for Creative Photography celebrates LIGHT Gallery, a pioneer in the exhibition of fine-art photography. Aaron Siskind, Arizona, 1949, gelatin silver print, 19.1 x 34.3 cm....
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