Often compared to the work of Hilma af Klint, dozens of rarely-seen drawings by the late Swiss healer and Spiritualist are on view at the Serpentine Gallery. Maria Cynkier LONDON — Entering the Serpentine Gallery from the cacophony of Hyde Park feels otherworldly. Apart…
Kath Holden constantly daydreams about the everyday objects she can transform into tiny sculptures. Even during doctor’s appointments, the U.K.-based miniaturist glances around the room to investigate which medical devices she can cull for inspiration. Kate Sierzputowski Holden runs Delph Minatures with her business…
Our weekly picks of the best articles from around the web for photographers, filmmakers and visual artists. by Greg Scoblete Everything in the world exists… share this post…
Photographer Kerry Mansfield shows old, well-worn library books with titles ranging from Charlotte’s Web and Madeline in London to the Babar series Text by Elizabeth Stamp Photography by Kerry Mansfield Reading a book can often be a solitary venture. But reading a library book…
From Louisianan Channel: “We are so oversaturated with images, so it’s about one question: Can I hold you – can I get you to look at an image for longer than a second?” Watch Catherine Opie, Wim Wenders, Jeff Wall and 8 other artists…
Seliger has made portraits of actors, rock stars and presidents. The challenge, he says, is to “create something that’s never been done before.” A new book collects images from his last 30 years. by Ari Shapiro For decades, Americans have seen celebrities through photographer…
In 1984, feminist filmmaker Laura Mulvey made an essayistic movie about these two artists who lived and worked in post-revolutionary Mexico. Elisa Wouk Almino In my experience, it’s hard to come across an analysis of Frida Kahlo that doesn’t obsessively fixate on her biography.…
By Michael Ernest Sweet Joel Meyerowitz requires little introduction. He is a living legend in street photography. Beginning with his pioneering of color street photography, more accurately color photography in general, Meyerowitz has innovated and trail blazed his way through five decades of making…
By Grant Scott for BBC A new film, Do Not Bend: The Photographic Life of Bill Jay, is about to premiere in Bristol. It explores the life of Bill Jay, one of the most influential figures in British photography. Grant Scott, lecturer and writer…
AMSTERDAM.- The globally renowned photographer and artist, Miles Aldridge, is celebrated for his chromatically daring, highly finished works, which recall the glamour of cinema, the charge of the femme fatale set in the trappings of modern life. One of the world’s most inspiring image-makers,…