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Ernest C. Withers: I’ll Take You There

Ernest C. Withers: I’ll Take You There

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The Fahey/Klein gallery is pleased to present “Ernest Withers: I’ll Take You There”, an exhibition hosted in conjunction with his recently published book, “The Revolution in Black and White” (CityFiles Press). This exhibition and publication are a record of African American life in the South during the mid-20th century. Withers’s photographs of Beale Street, family life in Memphis, the rise…
Diane Arbus curated by Carrie Mae Weems

Diane Arbus curated by Carrie Mae Weems

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Fraenkel Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of 45 photographs by Diane Arbus, curated by acclaimed contemporary artist Carrie Mae Weems. A long-time admirer of Arbus’s work, Weems has selected images spanning Arbus’s fifteen-year career, from 1956 until her death in 1971. Weems has cited Arbus, along with David Hammons, as artists of paramount importance to her. To inaugurate…
Paul Ickovic: In Transit

Paul Ickovic: In Transit

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Robert Klein Gallery is pleased to announce the exhibition “In Transit: Photographs by Paul Ickovic” at the Bibliothèque Nationale de France (BnF) in Paris. The exhibition presents a selection of street scenes and improvised portraits made by Paul Ickovic (Czech-American, b. 1944) beginning in the 1960s. The exhibition also highlights through archival materials the close bond the photographer forged with…
Monovisions Awards 2021 Winners Announced!

Monovisions Awards 2021 Winners Announced!

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MonoVisions Awards are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 photo contest, selecting the winning photographs from 3550 entries from across the globe! Japanese photographer Kohei Ueno won the single photo category. His entry, titled In My Own Bubble, which is an image of Thibault Guignes, one of the French national freediving champions, won the Black & White Photo…
Stanko Abadzic: Aktovi

Stanko Abadzic: Aktovi

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The exhibition includes Stanko Abadžic’s silver gelatin prints of the nude, a sensitive subject that Abadžic frequently studies. In these works, the nude is rendered innocent as Abadžic emphasizes light and shadow in relationship to the female form. Finding solace in beauty, Abadžic creates harmonious opportunities for stillness and romance. Stanko Abadžic is a Croatian photographer specializing in black and…
Claudio Ahlers: The Locks of Lockdown

Claudio Ahlers: The Locks of Lockdown

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With his fine art photography series entitled The Locks of Lockdown, Bristol based German fine art photographer Claudio Ahlers attempts to express the multitude of feelings, and at times raw emotions, people around the world lived through during the many long months of lockdown. His enigmatic and mysterious photographs express this extraordinary experience of our lifetime in uncompromisingly visceral ways.…
Montagne Magique Mystique

Montagne Magique Mystique

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Photography, born in the 19th century, accompanied the discovery of the mountains. The year following its invention, the first photographers set up their darkrooms in the middle of the Alpine landscape. Most of them were enlightened amateurs, passionate about the new medium, which offered images of extraordinary precision. To record and fix the image from the action of light, a…
Philippe Chancel, Gary Green: Rebels & Dandys

Philippe Chancel, Gary Green: Rebels & Dandys

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The spring 2021 exhibition at Galerie Miranda brings together two historical and littleknown bodies of photography that capture urban underground culture in Paris and New York in the late seventies and early eighties. At the time, Gary Green (b. 1956, USA) and Philippe Chancel (b. 1959, France) were both young photographers, in their first jobs and finding their footing as…
Bernd & Hilla Becher: PHOTO & PRINTED WORKS

Bernd & Hilla Becher: PHOTO & PRINTED WORKS

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Photographs by Bernd and Hilla Becher are juxtaposed with printed works from the context of presentations and publications that exemplify the development of their influential oeuvre as well as the history of its reception. The view on posters, art prints, books, brochures, magazines, invitation cards in combination with analogue photographs gives a vivid impression of the many presentations and readings…
Michael Mulno: Facades

Michael Mulno: Facades

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In these exquisitely printed, 8×10 inch, gelatin silver contact prints, Michael Mulno depicts small industrial, commercial, and residential structures, using a direct, frontal approach that allows each subject to display their modest forms and adornments, often including simple signage. The photographs chronicle a disappearing type of prosaic architecture within a shifting urban landscape. His methodology allows each building to present…
Przemysław Kot: Men’s cloakroom

Przemysław Kot: Men’s cloakroom

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Przemysław Kot’s photos from the “Men’s cloakroom” set present portraits of men of different ages, specifically employees of a carpentry workshop. In addition to the characters shown, the background also becomes a silent hero. The title men’s cloakroom is an intimate and hermetic world. This place is like a silent witness of situations from which we would normally prefer to…
Diogo Baptista: Black Beast

Diogo Baptista: Black Beast

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The name of this festivity, originally in Galician language, is A Rapa das Bestas, which means “The Shaving of the Beasts” It is an 400-year-old festival that takes place over four days, on the first weekend of July. The first morning, at half-past six in the morning, the church bells start ringing and firecrackers are released, in order to call…
Swee Sing Vincent Lim: Dancing Trees

Swee Sing Vincent Lim: Dancing Trees

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One of the famous beaches in East Sumba, Indonesia is Walakiri Beach. What attracted many professional photographers are this unique mangrove trees. Another uniqueness of Walakiri Beach is the beach sand that has a texture like powder or wet cement when the tide are low. Most beautifully about this beach is that it is East – West facing; hence, you…
Ragnar B. Varga: Lost in Spain

Ragnar B. Varga: Lost in Spain

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The photo series Lost in Spain came to life during my time in Spain from 2014 to 2017. This series includes both traditional street photography and staged pictures. I like to use light and shadow to construct visual space and to introduce images of solitary figures – anonymous and alone. My subjects often seem all alone as they embark on…
Nina Borowsky: ‘Girls and Dolls’ (Isolation)

Nina Borowsky: ‘Girls and Dolls’ (Isolation)

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We find ourselves – as a global community – in a challenging and unprecedented situation. Faced with such unknowns, it is entirely natural to feel anxious or destabilised. My images was taking in Hampshire for the project ‘Girls and Dolls”(Isolation) Loneliness it’s an epidemic in our time but different kind. Many of us lacking of the social connections. In this…
Lewis Hine: The WPA National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37

Lewis Hine: The WPA National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37

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A tale of collective ingenuity and individual perseverance in the shadow of national crisis is the subject of Lewis Hine: The WPA National Research Project Photographs, 1936-37, on view at Howard Greenberg Gallery from April 15 through July 2. The Great Depression ravaged the United States in the 1930s, producing extreme levels of poverty and unemployment with a deep and…
Dirk Schlottmann: Korean shamanism – spirit possession

Dirk Schlottmann: Korean shamanism – spirit possession

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“Korean shamanism – spirit possession” show Korean shamans of the North Korean Hwanghaedo-tradition in liminal moments. Liminal moments are periods in which they experience ecstasy and trance because they seek contact with spiritual entities or are possessed by gods, spirits or ancestors. They are in an intermediate position “betwixt and between” that is very difficult to describe and as a…
Greg Gorman: It’s Not About Me

Greg Gorman: It’s Not About Me

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Greg Gorman’s exhibition is an assemblage of “outsiders” and auteurs who have come to define the cultural experience of a global audience. Gorman’s portraits not only reflect the true essence of these personalities, but also provide a record of the individuals that influenced and informed future generations. The works on display are a collection of images both unique and familiar.…
Franklin Liranzo: The Nude Yorker

Franklin Liranzo: The Nude Yorker

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The following images are self-portraits that were shot in various parts of the world. In an attempt to unite or demonstrate the similarities we all share, I found a voice that I never knew existed. As a result I am now more confident, outgoing and outspoken. Franklin Liranzo is a professional photographer based in New York City. His body of…