The photographic art of Thomas Ruff makes very particular demands of us and offers very particular kinds of pleasure, both aesthetic and intellectual. His work seems cold and dispassionate, willful, searching and perverse but at times surprisingly beautiful. Whether he … Continue reading
Comparatively little attention has been paid to photographically illustrated books for children. They hardly appear in the histories of photography or children’s literature. This seems like an oversight. There have been thousands published, the earliest appearing in the first decades … Continue reading
Motion Pictures An essay on the films of artist Mark Lewis. Mark Lewis’ single take film North Circular (2000) begins as a fixed shot of an empty car park. In the distance is a derelict Modernist office block. After two … Continue reading
In 2008 I curated Current History, a large show of Hannah Collins’s photographs and film installations. It debuted at Obra Social Fundación “la Caixa” Barcelona, traveling to “La Caixa” Madrid; ARTIUM, Centro-Museo Vasco de Arte Contemporaneo, Vitoria-Gasteiz; and then to the Museo de Arte de la … Continue reading
PA magazine was co-founded by David Campany and Cristina Bechtler. For each issue an artist is invited to select and sequence their own work over as many spreads as they need. They then choose a second artist who is invited to … Continue reading