Heavily influenced by the Vietnam War, An-My Lê probes the fears and fictions behind our militarised era. This major solo show sees her loop history into new cycles, finds Ravi Ghosh
Tag: New York City
BJP’s new exhibition takes place in a converted Brooklyn townhouse, reflecting the award’s domestic focus
Condé Nast’s magazines were pioneering in their support of artists including Lee Miller, Irving Penn, Edward Steichen and Diane Arbus. What do their pictures of actors, politicians and writers tell us about how culture is constructed?
The artist makes wry commentaries on the immigrant experience using scattered visual fragments, from the depths of Tennessee’s Chinatown to the fishing communities of rural Vietnam. A new book and exhibition prove there’s method to the melange
Smallwood’s meditative series Languor centres upon Central Park’s wide-open landscapes and Black individuals pictured at rest amid them
A new exhibition of Hujar’s work at Maureen Paley, London, showcases the photographer’s exquisite portraits…
25 May 2021
The spheres of Hujar’s and Davey’s coalesce in an intimate visual dialogue that speaks from this world to the next
Beautiful, ominous, and comic compositions animate the images that compose Amen Break: a reflection of sorts on the tumult of this year as echoed in the city’s urban fabric
Tomanova’s work is raw and intimate. Here, she discusses her relationship to photography and the evolution of her practice so far
Peter Hujar’s powerful photographs capture the personalities and landscapes of New York City’s flourishing downtown-scene — post-Stonewall and pre-AIDS