DETROIT – This fall, the Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA), in collaboration with Aperture traveling exhibitions, presents Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite, featuring more than 40 black-and-white and color works by Brathwaite, an influential activist, photographer and co-founder of the African Jazz-Arts Society and Studios (AJASS). The show opened October 8 and continues through January 16, 2022.Continue reading
Aerial-photo artist Brad Walls releases new series ‘Detached, in Harmony’
SYDNEY – Award-winning aerial photographer Brad Walls has released a new series titled “Detached, in Harmony,” drawing inspiration from the pandemic, as well as from a renowned 1940s fashion photographer. Audiences are invited to experience the first-of-its-kind conceptual art series from above.
Emerging Black artists featured at ICP ‘Inward’ exhibition
NEW YORK — This fall, the International Center of Photography (ICP) presents a new exhibition focusing on the work of five emerging Black artists who have turned the lens inward to explore and capture the “unseen” moments of their lives during a time of unprecedented change. INWARD: Reflections on Interiority features newly commissioned photographs by Djeneba Aduayom, Arielle Bobb-Willis, Quil Lemons, Brad Ogbonna, and Isaac West. On view September 24, 2021 through January 10, 2022, INWARD is curated by Isolde Brielmaier, PhD, ICP’s curator-at-large, and newly-appointed Deputy Director, the New Museum. Presented in the museum’s new building at 79 Essex Street in New York, which opened in January 2020, the fall/winter season at ICP also will feature the exhibitions Gillian Laub: Family Matters and Diana Markosian: Santa Barbara.
Dali Museum celebrates boundary-breaking photographer Lee Miller
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. – Although her first work was as a model, Lee Miller (1907-1977) – the trusted confidante of many influential artists and an eyewitness to some of the most extraordinary moments of the 20th century – made lasting contributions as a photographer. Sweeping in scope and intimate in focus, The Woman Who Broke Boundaries: Photographer Lee Miller surveys her fascinating personal life and remarkably incisive portraiture and photojournalism. The exhibition is organized by The Dali Museum and will feature more than 130 images from Miller’s prolific body of work. The exhibition will be on view exclusively at The Dali Museum July 3 through January 2, 2022.
Tate Modern reunites Rodin plasters for insightful exhibit
LONDON – From May 17 to November 21, Tate Modern presents a major new exhibition of Auguste Rodin (French, 1840-1917). It shows how he broke the rules of classical sculpture to create a dramatically different image of the human body, mirroring the ruptures, complexities and uncertainties of the modern age. Featuring more than 200 works, many of which have never been shown outside France, The EY Exhibition: The Making of Rodin offers a unique insight into Rodin’s ways of thinking and making.
Swann’s March 11 photography auction nets $1.4M
NEW YORK — Swann Galleries’ March 11 sale of fine photographs saw strong results across the auction, with humanist works and portraits drawing interest from collectors. Online bidding was provided by LiveAuctioneers. Continue reading