PHOTOGRAPHY, Page 18
August Sander is the most important German portrait photographer of the early 20th Century. In 1910 he began a systematic attempt to portray and typologize his countrymen. The project, undertaken wholly at his own initiative and expense, found support only among his friends in the Rhineland area of Germany. His …
Robert Doisneau (14/4/1912-1/4/1994) is predominantly known for his unassuming, often surreal, and light-hearted portrayal of life on Paris streets. One of his …
Jack Pierson uses photography, drawing and sculpture to explore the complex emotional narratives surrounding historic and contemporary icons and iconography, and often …
In the ‘90s Elger Esser studied in Bernd and Hilla Becher’s class at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art. Today he still lives …
Daisuke Yokota is one of the rising stars of the International photography scene, and the leading name in a new generation of …
William Eggleston is known for his pioneering work in color photography, which he helped establish as a serious artistic medium. Using a …
Appropriation took on new significance in mid-20th Century America and Britain with the rise of consumerism and the proliferation of popular images …
The exhibition “Diane Arbus: In The Beginning” at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA), considers the first seven years of …
Eric Cahan, is Influenced by the Impressionists’ depiction of natural light and its ever-changing qualities, as well as Color Theory. For him, …
Fruitlands was a Utopian agrarian commune established in Harvard, Massachusetts by Amos Bronson Alcott and Charles Lane in the 1840s, based on …
Trained in photography Stéphanie Solinas developed a varied practice including book and installation to further investigate the medium of photography. Through sophisticated …
Wolfgang Tillmans has earned recognition as one of the most exciting and innovative artists working today. First rising to prominence in the …
Francesco Jodice graduated as an architect and began his artistic activity in 1995. From his very first works, undertaken in a specifically …
The Dutch photographer and filmmaker Ed van der Elsken is well known for his remarkable street photographs. He recorded his encounters with …
Her long career in photography has established Cindy Sherman as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. At first painting …
Metropolitan Museum of Art began collecting photographs in 1928, when Alfred Stieglitz made the first of several important gifts to the Museum. …
Since his late teens, Naoki Ishikawa has been travelling to the earth’s far corners and has scaled the highest peaks on all …
Hiroshi Sugimoto has defined what it means to be a multi-disciplined contemporary artist, blurring the lines between photography, painting, installation, and most …
Michael Kenna is one of the most influential landscape photographers of his generation, best known for his black & white landscapes. Often …
Metropolitan Museum of Art began collecting photographs in 1928, when Alfred Stieglitz made the first of several important gifts to the Museum. …
Thomas Ruff has fundamentally changed our relationship to the photographic image, moving it beyond reactionary ideas of documentation and supposed “truth” towards …
For the presentation of her work Candida Höfer not only uses traditional photography in various sizes adjusted to the demands of composition, …
The work of the artist and educator Josef Albers formed the basis of some of the most influential art education programs of …
In his approach to photography, Thomas Ruff explores a breadth of themes that is reflected in the range of techniques he employs: …
