Occupying Brecht: Broomberg and Chanarin’s War Primer 2 – David Evans
“To use Brecht without criticizing him is a betrayal.” (Heiner Müller, 1980)
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Broomberg + Chanarin win the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013
Adam Broomberg & Oliver Chanarin have won the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2013 for their book War Primer 2 published by MACK. Continue reading »
René Burri speaks about the Kremlin, Picasso and the importance of teaching children to see
Bert Hardy Documentary (1985)
Directed by Noel Chanan, Produced by Sue Davies, commissioned by The Photographers’ Gallery Continue reading »
City Focus: Los Angeles – Some Kind of Monolith
This month Los Angeles played host to the newest edition of the renowned Paris Photo art fair, now taking place in both Europe and the US. Daniel C Blight reports on the fair and the city. Muscle Beach, Santa Monica, by T. Karaszewski, CC Los Angeles – an incomparably strange city. It stretches out, incorporating … Continue reading »
Claire Aho and 1950s Finnish Photography
Finnish photographer Claire Aho performed a combination of roles throughout her successful career. During the 1950’s she was one of a small handful of female fashion photographers in Finland; as a product and advertising photographer she was one of even fewer; and as a female filmmaker she was the only example of her kind actively … Continue reading »
Lucy Soutter: Why Art Photography?
Walead Beshty, Passages Installation View, LAX Art, Los Angeles In this short talk, recorded at The Photographers’ Gallery on 22 Feb 2013, Lucy Soutter discusses her new book Why Art Photography? (Routledge, 2013). The talk focuses on the chapter “Beyond Photography”, which looks at works of art that combine photographic elements with aspects of painting, … Continue reading »
The Coming Year in Photography: Brett Rogers on What to Look Forward to in 2013
Geoffrey Farmer, The Surgeon and the Photographer, 2009-13 © Rachel Topham, Vancouver Art Gallery Continue reading »
