The McMaster Museum of Art Presents presents Greg Staats: liminal disturbance on view January 28, 2012. Greg Staats, dark string repeat (detail of video still 2010) video installation Greg Staats is a photographer and video artist whose work combines language, mnemonics and [Read More]
Photography
The four artists shortlisted for the Deutsche Börse Photography Prize 2012 are Pieter Hugo, Rinko Kawauchi, John Stezaker and Christopher Williams. This year’s selection showcases a diversity of subject matter and photographic approaches, ranging from documentary photography and the everyday to the [Read More]
The Fahey/Klein Gallery presents a selection of photographs from Bob Gruen’s newly released monograph, “Rock Seen” (Abrams, 2011), on view December 1st – January 14th, 2012. Bob Gruen, Led Zeppelin (In Front of Plane) New York , 1973 , Silver Gelatin Photograph, [Read More]
Camera Work presents Paolo Roversi “Nudi” an exhibition on view from November 26 showing new photographs from the series “Nudi” by Paolo Roversi for the first time. Paolo Roversi, Kate, Paris, 1994. ©Paolo Roversi. For more than 25 years, the nude series [Read More]
Helsinki Photography Biennial (HPB) is being held in 2012 March and April. HPB is a series of events on photo/lens-based contemporary art, organized every two years in spring by the Union of Artist Photographers in Finland. In April 2012 the biennial will [Read More]
‘A Journey Between Two Fixed Points’ is a new video work by Oliver Michaels at the Cole gallery, London from 16 November to 17 December 2011. Michaels’ practice explores the structure and technology of film and photography, often through the prism of [Read More]
The 2011 Constantiner Photography Award for an Israeli Artist has been awarded to Ilit Azoulay (b. 1972) and Liat Elbling (b. 1980). The artists represents a significant trend prevalent recently in Israeli photography, centering on a renewed discussion of seeing, remembering and [Read More]
The August Wilson Center for African American Culture presents Teenie Memories. New Photographs by Rebecca Droke and Bill Wade an exhibition on view through February 16, 2012. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette photographers Bill Wade and Rebecca Droke follow in the big footprints of African [Read More]
Roger Ballen is regarded as one of the world’s foremost practitioner’s of black and white photography. He has been shooting in monochrome for nearly half a century, from his renowned documentary images of South African villagers to his recent extraordinary explorations of [Read More]
Robert Mapplethorpe’s shimmering and subtle Shoe (Melody) estimated at $30,000+, is expected to be the top lot in Heritage Auctions’ Nov. 19 Vintage & Contemporary Photography Signature® Auction, taking place at the Ukranian Institute of America at The Fletcher-Sinclair Mansion, 2 East [Read More]
The Centre de Cultura Contemporania de Barcelona hosts the World Press Photo exhibition on Wednesday November 23rd until Sunday December 18th, the display is designed to showcase the very best in creative photojournalism. The exhibition embarks on a global tour each year [Read More]
Art Miami announces that influential and world-renowned artist Ai Weiwei will be among the artists showcased as part of the 2011 Persol Art Video and New Media Loungeentitled “ZOOOM! Decoding Common Practice.” Curated by Julia Draganovic, the Persol Art Video and New [Read More]
Open this year from November 10th through November 13th, Paris Photo celebrates its 15th anniversary by moving to a new location, the Nave of the Grand Palais, a spectacular venue like no other in the French capital for presenting works by photographic [Read More]
The Buchmann Galerie presents an exhibition with a new series of large-scale photographs by Anna & Bernhard Blume, on view 4 November, 2011 – 14, January, 2012. Anna & Bernhard Blume Aktionsmetaphern, 2011 Installation view Buchmann Galerie TRANS-SKULPTUR is the latest group [Read More]