Unexpected juxtapositions like these appear across the photographer Ali Al Shehabi’s series “As I Lay Between Two Seas,” which documents the contours of everyday life in Bahrain. Taken over the course of three years, from 2020 to 2023, the photographs are nostalgic and often humorous, evoking the familiar comforts of Al Shehabi’s homeland in various … Read more
There’s a self-portrait that shows Peter Hujar mid-leap. The picture is taken in a room, presumably in Hujar’s own East Village loft—at a time, 1974, when it was hard to imagine that the words “East Village loft” would ever sound chic. The room looks appropriately ratty: the floor is scuffed, the radiator covered in thick … Read more
Shop for a worthy cause with 20 per cent of vendor sales- including drinks from Young Master Brewery and Crushed Wines – and 100 per cent of lucky draw ticket sales donated to Catherine’s Puppies. Admission is free and furry friends are welcome. Shelter puppies and older dogs up for adoption will also be on … Read more
Koudelka’s personal uniform featured sturdy workman’s shoes. “I wake up,” Koudelka said, at Pace. “I walk all day. Every year a new pair of shoes.” He was a lithe, muscular man who could cook and wash his clothes anywhere, mend any hole or tear, and remain agile with multiple cameras dangling from his neck. He … Read more
What was intended as a simple family photo has become a royal headache for Princess Catherine and her family, after social media users and photo experts pointed out numerous inconsistencies that suggest the photo was heavily manipulated. A disappearing sleeve, a misaligned zipper and green summertime leaves are just a few details that have raised questions … Read more
As a young photographer in the early eighties, DiRado established an approach that he would return to again and again. For months, or years, he’d immerse himself in a place that drew regulars into loose circles of camaraderie. His first major project documented the summer of 1983 at Bell Pond in Worcester, Massachusetts, an abandoned … Read more
This kind of heavy digital intervention is a first for Sherman in a gallery context, but for years she has maintained what amounts to a digital sketchbook on her Instagram account, where, to some four hundred thousand followers, she shares pictures of her face that have been mangled and distorted with various filters and A.I. … Read more
