Monthly Archives: January 2020

Jeff Wall / Dan Graham, Sara Cywnar, Thomas Ruff, Stephen Waddell, Naoya Hatakeyama, Ines Van Lamsweerde

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Photographs and works on paper since 1960 from Swiss collection Baloise This survey of Basel-based art collection Baloise―begun in the mid-20th century by the Swiss insurance/financial services company―presents photography and works on paper from the 1960s on, including works by … Continue reading

An-My Lê

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Many of us have been waiting for a major exhibition of the work of An-My Lê. Now, two have arrived at once, albeit on different continents. The Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh is presenting On Contested Terrain, the artist’s first … Continue reading

All Art is Photography

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Part of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie – The Lives and Loves of Images, 2020, curated by David Campany Photography has two relations to art. It can be an art in itself – expressive, subjective, creative, inventive. It can be the … Continue reading

Between Art & Commerce

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Part of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie – The Lives and Loves of Images, 2020, curated by David Campany. While photography is an art form, it does not belong exclusively to the world of art. It plays significant roles in all … Continue reading

Yesterday’s News Today

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BiennalePart of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie – The Lives and Lovers of Images, 2020, curated by David Campany Artists: Clare Strand, Sebastian Riemer, Thomas Ruff, Stanley Wolukau-Wanambwa. One of the primary tasks of the twenty-first century has been to make … Continue reading

When Images Collide

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Part of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie – The Lives and Loves of Images, 2020, curated by David Campany Photography has always given rise to striking individual images, but in general it has been a medium of combination. Photographs are brought … Continue reading

Reconsidering Icons

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Part of the Biennale für aktuelle Fotografie – The Lives and Loves of Images, 2020, curated by David Campany. We are all acutely aware of the phenomenon of the iconic image. Newspapers and news websites regularly describe photographs as ‘iconic’. And … Continue reading

Ed Panar: Walking through Walker Evans

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At the recent show of Garry Winogrand’s color photography from the 1950s and ’60s, presented at the Brooklyn Museum, a woman in her seventies was surprised to see her teenage self on a sidewalk with friends. There she was, frozen … Continue reading

Conversation with John Divola

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Edition of 800 Hardcover 20x24cm 80 pages ISBN 978-88-94895-33-9 – Designed by Federico Carpani Interview by David Campany John Divola speaks with David Campany DC: John, am I right in thinking the works gathered here were made after you had … Continue reading